Time for Plan B – made-to-order burger joints

The smart restaurateur always has a Plan B filed away for activation in times of economic drought, when Plan A begins to wither on the vine. In Northern Colorado, the B stands for Barbecue – and Burgers.

The recent florescence of BBQ in the region has been well documented in this space. Purveyors of smoked meats seem to be holding their own, although the long-awaited Nordy’s in Old Town Fort Collins does not seem to want to open. Now it’s time for the custom hamburger joint to step up.

Back in the day – the mid-1990s – there…