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For reasons due as much to geography as anything else, I usually make a beeline for the Twisted Spoke when I’m craving a fistful of ground beef on a bun — and a Fatboy (medium rare, swiss, grilled onions, no ketchup) rarely fails to satisfy. But after an excursion to Kuma’s Corner last week, I gotta say that if I ever move to Logan Square I’ll be able to forget the Spoke in a heartbeat. Kuma’s serves whopping hunks of juicy, lightly seasoned meat on delicious, chewy pretzel rolls in 15 metal-themed iterations (the Motorhead, the Mastodon, etc), each also available as a chicken sandwich or veggie burger. My Iron Maiden burger, topped with a sinus-clearing load of cherry peppers, chipotle mayo, and pepper jack, was filling yet oddly clean-tasting– refreshing, even, for meat. It was so good I almost forgave the kitchen for running out of avocado.
