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The Best Burger in Town: Part Deux.
Matthew
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Okay, I've decided to start up a new version of this thread,
Previous version found here: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/95618/the-best-burgers-in-town-wheres-yours/p1
Why start this new one? I just got back from a week long trip to St. Pete Beach in Florida, and I went to my favorite place to eat there, Woody's Waterfront.
http://www.woodyswaterfront.com/
A lot of the seating is outdoors, and you get a wonderful view of the ocean, and I love the burgers they serve there. The double cheese burger is almost too big, but they give you a knife to cut it in two. The fries are good (though not outstanding but good enough), and they have multiple drinks on tap. It's a great place to go by yourself, with a date or family. My uncle Kerry took me and my mother there a few years ago, and I fell for that place instantly. Everything together was just great.
OKay, it's been awhile since the last thread, so how have your favorite burger places changed? Or are they still the same? Has your own personally made burger gotten better than any restaurant? Tell us how.
Previous version found here: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/95618/the-best-burgers-in-town-wheres-yours/p1
Why start this new one? I just got back from a week long trip to St. Pete Beach in Florida, and I went to my favorite place to eat there, Woody's Waterfront.
http://www.woodyswaterfront.com/
A lot of the seating is outdoors, and you get a wonderful view of the ocean, and I love the burgers they serve there. The double cheese burger is almost too big, but they give you a knife to cut it in two. The fries are good (though not outstanding but good enough), and they have multiple drinks on tap. It's a great place to go by yourself, with a date or family. My uncle Kerry took me and my mother there a few years ago, and I fell for that place instantly. Everything together was just great.
OKay, it's been awhile since the last thread, so how have your favorite burger places changed? Or are they still the same? Has your own personally made burger gotten better than any restaurant? Tell us how.
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Cahoots:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cahoots-middlesex
And Buzzy's:
http://www.buzzyspub.com/
I'm a big fan of local vs Chain places.
Now that I live down by DC, haven't quite found similar places.
5 guys is pretty good, excellent as far as chains go.
Some of the local places have decent burgers, but they tend to be too expensive, especially given the quality.
That said, Gordon Biersch sometimes has a burger on a pretzel bun that is fantastic.
As far as chains, Red Robin makes a pretty tasty fancy burger. I went recently and tried their new southern charm burger, which was delicious.
The ingredients are extremely fresh, the beef is grass fed, and all the sauces are made from scratch there in the restaurant. So are the sodas.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
http://8ozburgerbarsea.com/
Runner-up, Seattle: Burgermaster. Not the second best burger I've had in Seattle, but the best for value and lack of bullshit. Basic burger served in a 50s-style drive-up. Multiple locations, all on the north and east sides. Sorry, Tacoma, you get no love today.
http://www.burgermaster.biz/
Least favorite burger, Seattle: Dick's. Dick's sucks. The only thing good to come out of that chain was Gianna Michaels's acting career. (SFW)
Favorite burger in SF bay area: Burgermeister. Also pricey, also into the grass-fed no-antibiotics beef and such, but a little less hipster than 8oz. Great sweet potato fries, too. Handful of locations around the bay.
http://burgermeistersf.com/
Second favorite burger in the SF bay area: Bullshead. Bison, motherfuckers. 'nuff said.
http://www.bullsheadsf.com/
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I will fite you irl
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
My favorite Seattle local burger joint is Zippy's. Two locations, both in South Seattle (Georgetown and White Center). The line gets long on summer afternoons and the kitchen doesn't really operate at a fast food pace, so call ahead. But the burgers are worth the wait.
http://zippysgiantburgers.com/
The Red Mill is pretty good - I think these get a little more praise than they maybe deserve, but it's a pretty quality burger.
http://www.redmillburgers.com/
co-sign with @Feral on Burgermaster. Best no-frills old school fast food burger done right in the area. I like them, my wife looooves them.
And I will always be in the tank for Five Guys, because in 1999 in Virginia my buddy and I lived in an apartment that was about a mile from the original (and at the time, only) Five Guys Burger & Fries. When they didn't even have a dining area, just an area where you could stand and eat unshelled peanuts while waiting to pick up your burgers to go.
Hi5 on Burgermaster.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Brennan's in Amherst also makes a pretty mean burger.
Weird. I've been to that Clyde's, but not in about 15 years, and I'm not sure I ever had a burger there. I used to wait tables at a now-closed California Pizza Kitchen up the street.
Shake Shack
Started as a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park run by a restaurant guru (Meyers), turned into a multi-location institution in the city. Going to Shake Shack at least once is almost a requirement if you tour the city. Great griddle-style, maillard heavy burgs made with nothing but quality ingredients, and tasty crinkle fries.
Harlem Shake
Harlem Shake is not the easiest burg to grab in the city, but it is of the same family of burgs as smash burger, only in my opinion much better. I've only gone once, and I plan to return. The burger is more maillard than meat and it's just an amazing experience.
Jackson Hole
The polar opposite of the two burgs above, Jackson hole throws it's big meat around and demands you take all of it. These burgers are messy, enormous, amazing monsters that will make you regret your poor life decisions some time later, but leave you in total greasy bliss while you eat.
These are a few of my favorite burgs.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Kuma's Corner
The original Chicago heavy metal/burger bar. Every burger is named after a heavy metal band, and has amazing themed toppings. From the Pantera (Housemade Ranchero Salsa, Bacon, Monterey Jack, Roasted Poblano, and tortilla strips) to the Led Zepplin (Bacon, pulled pork, BBQ sauce, sharp cheddar, and pickles) (Pictured) this place has some rockin burgers.
Au Cheval
Chicago's hipster throw back diner, this place serves up some serious comfort food. They are often featured as Chicago's best burger. It is damn tasty, but with wait times of up to 3 hours on primetime weekend hours, it's often not worth it on the weekends. But it's definitely worth a try if you have time during the week or in the afternoon.
Dryhop Brewery
I saved my personal favorite for last. This is a small micro-brewery on the north side that does some amazing things with their beef. They use a house-ground mixture of brisket and short rib to come up with a simple and elegant, and more importantly tasty burger. Paired with the constantly rotating selection of amazing brews, this place is a great find.
Grass fed beef (I think they get it from Rainshadow, the butcher shop all of a one minute walk away)
A "build your own" menu.
Uniquely buttery buns from some mystery location in Tacoma
Some really unusual specials (though 90% of them have bacon because PNW...sigh).
I had a kimchi burger there once, and more recently a banana and peanut butter burger (I decided against the doughnut bun replacement).
Most of their burgers are $8-$9, but they have a L'Il Woody special that's all of $4.50.
You can definitely get fancier burgers - this is basically a hole in the wall place - but the yum-per-dollar is pretty fantastic.
They do the fancy theme burgers too, but their plain regular burger is 10/10. No fancy necessary.
I miss it, I was a regular while Lady Raven lived in Edinburgh. :<
Kept us waiting, huh?
From Rain City Burgers near the U District in North Seattle. I wouldn't necessarily call them my FAVORITE, but they are quite tasty, and fairly cheap!
I love Zippy's!
Also you can get Molly Moon's ice cream as a dipping sauce. They have a special order of fries with the ice cream and they call it "Crack."
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Also they have free burger days, for example, Memorial Day, where you can get a freebie. The time slot is limited and there will be a huge line, but still.
Best place around here is Squeeze-Inn. They're owned by my uncle-in-law, but I'm being objective - they're pretty rad. They're known for the "cheese skirt" on their burgers; they throw a pile of cheese on the burger while it's on the grill that melts into this sheet of cheese and the whole thing is just fucking delicious.
They also make excellent tacos. I actually like their tacos more than their burgers, but everything there is great.
There's another place in Davis that used to be called Murder Burger, but they were forced to change their name because apparently there's another Murder Burger somewhere. Now they're called Redrum Burger. Their burgers are damned good, though really the star of their menu is their milkshakes. Lots of flavors, real ice cream, super tasty.
I could never turn you down...
I will try this.
The Espy on Portobello beach does an excellent burger also, and their chips ought to be worth a Michelin star on their own. Plus you can have a beer with your food.
Red Hot & Blues' "All-In" burger.
- burg patty
- smoked cheddar
- pulled pork
- BBQ sauce
- fried onions
- cornmeal-dusted bun
Not too shabby.
Some places are good like Wynkoop. Smashburger is out of Denver. And of course we have Five Guys. But there are a few more special places.
First up is Crave:Real Burgers. The burgers are delicious. The truffle fries are to die for. And the shakes are damn good. But they don't do the simple burgers. And what my be considered blasphemy here the portobello burger is one of the best things on the menu.
Some examples though:
The Colorado. This burger has avocado, shredded lamb, poblanos, onions, pepper jack, chipotle mayo and tomatoes. The lamb alone is worth it but combined this beast will destroy you.
The New Mexico relleno. Has poblanos, queso fresco and green chili.
The slopper is their version of a Mexican Hamburger. A burger over a grilled cheese smother in green chili with other stuff.
This is the Boulder which is the portobello burger. Try it. It will blow your mind.
The other I will throw up is Bud's Bar in Sedallia. Where Crave is fancy Bud's is the most basic place ever. Using the same grill for longer than most of your parents have been alive this biker bar makes simple delicious burgers. They come with just a bag of chips and cost pretty much a few bucks. The cherry coke is great there as well.
The Primetime, Hopdoddy, Austin TX.
Anyways, Shakespeare's Pub in Sarasota, FL does a really good caramelized onions and brie deal. Everything else is eh.
They're both small joints and don't really have any fancy pictures of their food.
Steam: pandas_gota_gun
Well done
I really like the Bistro Burger at Corner Bistro -- thats a staple
Minetta Tavern does good luxury burgers
there's also Island Burger
the Luger burger at Peter Luger
The Burger Joint in Le Parker Meridien hotel
and Five Napkin Burger
and wow NYC has a lot of burgers and I have eaten a lot of them and there are still like 20 places I need to try. ffffff
edit: apparently pat la frieda is behind 3 of the best burgers in the city: minetta tavern, shake shack and perla burger http://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/the-top-21-burgers-in-nyc
This place is like 5 minutes from where I live.
And that's bloody dangerous.
Grilled mild green chiles, pepper jack cheese, sauteed mushrooms, crispy onion strings and our Chipotle Aioli sauce.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pablocampy
You've sentenced me to a deliciously cholesterol filled summer.
You owe it to yourself to try Jackson Hole then.
It is just a completely different burger experience than any of the other places in the city. I won't say superior - its different, and amazing. Just this massive heaping burger, made tons of different ways and just completely satisfying.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
The burgers are simple, but so good. And pretty cheap too if you're just getting a regular burger or cheeseburger.
I went to Five Guys the other day, and while I like their food, I realized it's one of the most self-centered restaurants I've ever been in. Their entire decor is red, white, and positive reviews.
But that said, In N Out for life. *mike drop*