Tara Massouleh McCay

Ive never been precious about where I dine.

Here, the term gas-station restaurant is a little misleading.

When I bit in, everything tasted exactly as it should.

NFA Burger

Credit:Tara Massouleh McCay

The real star, though, was the lacey almost caramelized patty skirt.

Eventually, he developed a recipe for his own ultimate burger.

After a few friends raved about it, he experimented bringing it to pop-ups around Atlanta.

Over the next few years, the business blossomed both locally and nationally.

Weekend lines often extended into the parking lot and regulars grew at an alarmingly rate.

The other day, a mom brought her son and mother in for lunch, Kramer toldSouthern Living.

The child was picking at his grilled cheese and not real happy.

Picking up on his tone, I went inside and made him a kids version of our burger.

As it turns out, it was his very first burger.

They will always remember that…and so will I.

In 2023, the operation relocatedbut they didn’t move far.