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tion at Taboo. Feel like breakfast with your burger? Order
the Tropic Thunder with two quarter-pound patties, hash
browns, sausage gravy and Swiss cheese. The Nightmare
burger is not for the faint of heart. A half pound of beef is
topped with onion rings, salsa, Swiss cheese and Wildside
sauce - Taboo's housemade, not-so-secret hot sauce.
The Orahoskes offer more than a dozen sandwich
options including a French dip, BLT and Banana PB&J.
Taboo also offers a pair of pasta options for those not
wanting to eat with their hands. Their burger meat is used
to make the meat sauce for their spaghetti dinner and the
sauce in their fettuccine Alfredo is housemade.
The menu is rounded out with their Chicago-style hot
dog. A butterflied Nathan's beef dog is grilled and topped
with tomatoes, banana peppers, onions, relish, black
pepper and mustard. If you're visiting with your kids or
grandkids who eat with their eyes more than their mouths,
order the OctoDog. A hot dog is cut about three-quarters
vertically into slices mimicking the look of an octopus' legs.
Condiments finish off the face before it's sent to the dining
room. " I wanted to create a hot dog that wasn't boring, "
David says with a smile. " I'm always sure to tell them these
are fresh caught. "
Sticking to their cabana roots, Taboo uses Central Dairy
ice cream to create classics such as milkshakes, malts and
banana splits and unique items such as the Mountain Dew
Milkshake. If you took on the 2-pound Quad Dinkum and
still have room for more, you must order the Silverback
featuring all nine flavors of ice cream and all the toppings.
The Orahoskes have ingrained themselves in the community
through events such as scavenger hunts, motorcycle
cruises, Jeep jamborees and their annual holiday
hayrides. Their cozy dining room opens up out back to
ample patio space, including a dog park.
" Owning the restaurant has given us the freedom to do
things we maybe couldn't before, " Kim says. " I love doing
all the community stuff. This started with us visiting with
people at a festival and now we're not just serving them
burgers. "
David says he wants their restaurant to stand out from
the moment you walk in the door. " We want to be taboo;
we want to be something a little different, " David says.
" That's why we add these different ingredients we've picked
up from our travels or modify classic burgers. I want you
to try something you don't get at other places. "
Taboo Gourmet Burgers and Ice Cream
Specialties: Burgers including the Big Chief Burger, Fair Dinkum, Wimpy and Tropic Thunder. Sandwiches
including the grilled Spam, French dip and BLT. Hot dogs including the Chicago-style dog and OctoDog.
Price: Burgers from $7 to $22. Sandwiches and dogs from $6
to $11. Ice cream from $3 to $10.
Details: Open Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Nonsmoking. Located at 200 N. Main St. in Laurie. Contact at
573-207-5202 and on Facebook.
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Taboo sources their ice cream from Jefferson City-based Central Dairy
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