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The Daily Meal presents the 40 best burgers in US and top 10 chain burgers in US
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I don't like Daily Meal but that's a great fucking list. I eat a Luger Burger about every three weeks.
I love Five Guys (I used to frequent the Chinatown spot back when there were five locations), but there's no contest. If they hadn't divided the list as they did, I think a couple Shake Shack burgers easily could've made it into the proper top 20.
I love Five Guys (I used to frequent the Chinatown spot back when there were five locations), but there's no contest. If they hadn't divided the list as they did, I think a couple Shake Shack burgers easily could've made it into the proper top 20.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Apparently, I should have included this part of the opening article in the OP:
And this part I did include in the OP:
Any Sacramentans know which Squeeze is the best? I tried to go to the one on Power Inn, but I arrived minutes after closing. What burger joint closes at 6 PM on a weekday...
Glad I'm not the only one. I always forget about Smash because there's an In-N-Out and Habit much closer, but Smash has the tastiest patty I've had at a chain burger joint, good fries, plus all the toppings any reasonable person could want.
I thought it sounded crazy until a year. Then, holy shit, my life was changed forever.
Glad I'm not the only one. I always forget about Smash because there's an In-N-Out and Habit much closer, but Smash has the tastiest patty I've had at a chain burger joint, good fries, plus all the toppings any reasonable person could want.
BAH! Foodie hogwash. I stand by my earlier statements!
Ugh. This is why I don't participate in GAF food threads.
We need one of these lists for the UK. Its pure pot luck here whether you get a genuinely decent burger or not depending on where you go. More often than not, it's disappointing.
my local pub does brilliant burgers though. And as for store bought ones, Marks and Spencer do fresh steak ground burgers with herbs and cheese that literally kick the living shit out of most restaurant burgers I've had here. They're absolutely incredible.
my local pub does brilliant burgers though. And as for store bought ones, Marks and Spencer do fresh steak ground burgers with herbs and cheese that literally kick the living shit out of most restaurant burgers I've had here. They're absolutely incredible.
This. nom nom nom feed me shake shack all day!
And Five Guys and Steak 'N Shake in top 5? Come on son!
They look fine,but I wouldn't pay over $5 for any of them.
mattiewheels
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The Varsity......ha, that place had a baaaad reputation when I went to college next door to it. The Vortex though, that's a really good burger. I don't know what this Holeman & Finch place is, but the description alone doesn't make me think it's great.
And fuck Shake Shack, that was pretty overrated every time I tried to get one. No way is that the best I've had. Oneburger and Lokal, both also in Miami, kill Shake Shack.
And fuck Shake Shack, that was pretty overrated every time I tried to get one. No way is that the best I've had. Oneburger and Lokal, both also in Miami, kill Shake Shack.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Yeah, I'd trust any expert so open-minded in trying things out.
On another note you had mentioned, I had co-workers originally from Wisconsin who are now pretty good wine experts because they became interested and, gasp, went ahead and learned about the subject and tried a bunch from around the world. One's actually a winemaker now. Saying you're from somewhere and saying that's reason enough alone to make you a subject matter expert or not qualified for something else is such a crutch.
But whatever, enjoy your status being from the alleged "origin of the hamburger," which apparently was just a meatball flattened between two pieces of bread because the guy couldn't sell his meatballs at a fair and didn't think of putting them on a stick.
Apparently anyone who expresses more than a simple casual interest in food is some hippie elitist foodie blogger. Doesn't matter if you're a chef or whatever else.
Really, one can travel and become exposed to new things, take an interest, and then become an expert? I had no idea.
Come on dude. You sound like a pompous douche here. Half the fun of these lists is being a loudmouth about who got left off, who doesn't deserve to be there, etc. Should I have just come in here and said "I agree." and then left the thread?
I'm a huge hamburger fan. I've traveled the world as a professional cyclist and been exposed to lots of new foods and wonderful things. What do I love to get at a new restaurant? Cheeseburgers. Its my standard that I judge places by. So yeah, I'm passionate and its annoying when I see food dorks try to reinvent the burger with nonsense and then act like I'm a grub with a limited palette because I say they don't know what they're doing.
Also, don't talk shit on Wisconsin's claim to the burger. We take that seriously like our cheese, brats, beer, and Packers.
You realize that the list of chain burgers, right? What do you think is a better chain burger, the Whopper?
Power Inn was good when I went there, never got to visit the original. Living in Elk Grove is great for burgers - The Habit, In-N-Out, Smashburger, and Five Guys on the same street.
Fucking this. I am two blocks from dick's right now and I wouldn't eat there unless I was taken at gunpoint.
Dicks is only good if you are wasted. It is an a objectively terrible and low quality burger whose saving grace is that it's cheap and quick. 90% of its customers wear Adidas shower flip flops and the other 10% drive Ford F150s and only drove to Seattle to be racist.
samus i am
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Glad to see Ray's at number 4. It really is amazing.
The fact that the Varsity and Vortex are on this list make me think that it is just a hype list. Both of those places are not good. Shakeshack is horrendously overrated and overpriced. If you are in Atlanta and want a burger go to Grindhouse.
Davey Cakes
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Not much in the Boston area but maybe I'll try out Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage one of these days when I have a hankering for a burger.
Fuck the other place at number 31, though. I'm revolted at the idea that a cook will only make 18 burgers before stopping all burger orders. "Get there early." No, stick it up your butt.
Fuck the other place at number 31, though. I'm revolted at the idea that a cook will only make 18 burgers before stopping all burger orders. "Get there early." No, stick it up your butt.
starchild excalibur
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Yes.
The burgers are good, but they're expensive compared to better burgers like In-N-Out. I have some friends who always seem to wanna go there when burgers are mentioned and I don't understand it.
Yeah that's some soup-nazi shit right there. As if the world would implode if 19 of their precious fucking burgers were made because the universe simply couldn't handle all that awesome in one night. That's the kind of pretentious crap that I hate about places that do it. It makes you want to go order one, eat it, then insist it was "okay" when they look for validation and expect you to do a Goddamn backflip.
OneEightZero
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Work Time Fun, Jim-Denny's is barely the best burger place on that street. If you're looking for a good local burger in Sacramento, everybody knows you go to the Squeeze Inn. What y'all know 'bout cheese skirts?
It is exactly the thing that it sounds like it is.
Yeah, I was sort of surprised this one didn't make the list.
Those cheese skirts look gnarly. I've got a buddy in Sacto. Next time I'm visiting, we gotta go there.
Also, Hodad's in San Diego (other locations as well, I think) should be somewhere on the list.
And if you've ever been in Wisconsin, stop at Tom's Drive In and get a burger with some fried cheese curds. As far as fast food places go, Toms and Culvers are top-tier.
Also, Hodad's in San Diego (other locations as well, I think) should be somewhere on the list.
And if you've ever been in Wisconsin, stop at Tom's Drive In and get a burger with some fried cheese curds. As far as fast food places go, Toms and Culvers are top-tier.
Yeah this is truth. Some Five Guys burgers have been amazing to me and are capable of surpassing in-and-out while others have been merely "good" and can't hold a candle to in-and-out. While every in-and-out burger tastes like an in-and-out burger because they don't franchise and maintain quality controls.
jordan0386
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Scrolled looking for Shake Shack. Did not leave disappointed.
Lexington Ave, for the win.
Lexington Ave, for the win.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Funny, that's how your posts came across to me with the whole "this is how things are properly made and anything else are food dork nonsense" attitude.
There's a difference between arguing about the specifics of the list and completely dismissing the entire thing as some random foodie blogger nonsense when it was stated in the article how they got their results. I have no issues with standard smack talk. Like you said, that's where the fun in the discussion is, and why I make these kinds of threads in the first place.
So some smack talk is okay but not others? Good to know.
Kitsunebaby
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As someone who hates cheese on my burger these lists always leave me disappointed as that always seems to be the main focus for most of these burgers. I'm very happy to see Ray's so high on the list. Was quite sad when their first two locations went out of business due to landlord-tenant disputes.
Also, I'd say my favorite two chains are Cheeseburger in Paradise and Fuddruckers. I'd take both of those over any of those other chains that I've tried.
Also, I'd say my favorite two chains are Cheeseburger in Paradise and Fuddruckers. I'd take both of those over any of those other chains that I've tried.
Are there even any decent BBQ places in the city? Ever since I've come back I've been craving a decent BBQ. I mean, what's summer without it?
Devolution
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Gonna compare five guys and in n out today, at the same time. We'll see which is better.
captmcblack
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Shake Shack is best?
So, so overrated.
Really good, but fuck...best in America? Nah, chill.
Corner Bistro is real, though.
So, so overrated.
Really good, but fuck...best in America? Nah, chill.
Corner Bistro is real, though.
List is automatically obsolete for not including anything from B-Spot.
http://bspotburgers.com/menu/
The New Jack City from there is fucking delicious.
Serpentine
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Fuck, I could go for a burger now. From all 50, i've only ever had Fatburger and In N Out.
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