Massive Burgers at The Blue Rooster in Flora, Mississippi.

When a burger's so big that a fork is the only real tool you should consider in consuming it, that's a big burger. Watch our Instagrams unfold as Grav and I dig into a couple of the utterly massive cooked-to-order burgers at The Blue Rooster.


We were at the end of our trip, one that had started with a lengthy, languid venture from Little Rock to New Orleans, included several days in the French Quarter during the Southern Foodways Alliance Summer Field Trip, and stretched into a relaxed drive along US Highway 90 from there to Biloxi. Now it was time to head home.

You know us. We had to bring up food. In this case, it was following the recommendation of my phone to head to a non-chain burger joint off US Highway 49 - a shuffle into small town Mississippi, a slide into the gravel surrounding a little long brick building right by the tracks in Flora, an exhausted crawl inside. And this is what happened.

Inside the Blue Rooster #bluerooster #flora #mississippi #burger

A photo posted by Grav Weldon (@lordgrav) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:17pm PDT

We've stopped at this little place in Flora, MS called the Blue Rooster. The waitress just described eating one burger here as trying to eat a castle. I am nervous. #burger #burgers #bigburger #florams #visitmississippi #mississippi #sfanola #US49 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Kat Robinson (@tiedyekat) on Jun 29, 2015 at 5:52pm PDT

The Big Nasty and the Ryan-Oh at the Blue Rooster #bluerooster #flora #mississippi #burger #cheeseburger

A photo posted by Grav Weldon (@lordgrav) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:31pm PDT

This is the Big Nasty at the Blue Rooster in Flora, MS. It's two 8 ounce patties of chopped sirloin with bacon, pepper Jack cheese, pickles, lettuce, tomato on a cheddar jalapeño bun with mayo. #burger #burgers #bigburger #bignasty #bluerooster #florams #visitmississippi #mississippi #sfanola #US49 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Kat Robinson (@tiedyekat) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:47pm PDT

And this is the Ryan-Oh, a one pound sirloin patty on a crispy bun with two different types of cheese, onion ring, tomato and 1000 Island dressing at the Blue Rooster in Flora, MS. #burger #burgers #bigburger #florams #bluerooster #ryanoh #visitmississippi #mississippi #sfanola #US49 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Kat Robinson (@tiedyekat) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:52pm PDT

The Big Nasty with two 8oz patties at the Blue Rooster #bluerooster #flora #mississippi #burger #cheeseburger

A photo posted by Grav Weldon (@lordgrav) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:29pm PDT

A little restaurants by the tracks - and off the beaten path - serves up fantastically fat-pattied burgers in downtown Flora, MS.

The Ryan-Oh with 16oz patty at the Blue Rooster #bluerooster #flora #mississippi #burger #cheeseburger

A photo posted by Grav Weldon (@lordgrav) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:21pm PDT

I asked for pink. This is the rarest burger I have had in the past year. #burger #burgers #bigburger #florams #bluerooster #ryanoh #rareburger #visitmississippi #mississippi #sfanola #US49 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Kat Robinson (@tiedyekat) on Jun 29, 2015 at 6:54pm PDT