The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die

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The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country—with one goal: to find you the best ****ed assemblage of ground beef and buns this country serves up

The hamburger is a symbol of everything that makes America great. Straightforward, egalitarian, substantial, and good-natured, it is also a little bloody at times.

It may come big and ungarnished, the East Coast ideal, tender and untroubled by bones or gristle, everything you look for in a filet mignon but seldom find. It may be the West Coast model, swelling with vegetation, brimming with health and well-being, piled high with all that a seed catalog can provide. A great burger, regardless of regional differences, instills a sense of optimism and fulfillment, that all is right at the table or the counter or the woodgrain, screwed-to-the-floor, fast-food booth.

At its best, it eliminates the need for conversation or the urge to glance up at the TV over the bar. If you find yourself eating silently, eyes closed, ignoring everything around you, even the unavoidable burger-joint din, you have come upon a burger that can be pronounced a success.

Here are the 20 best burgers in America

20. Hamburger Sandwich
Louis' Lunch
New Haven, CT

19. Our Famous Burger
Sidetrack Bar and Grill
Ypsilanti, MI

18. Hamburger
Poag Mahone's Carvery and Ale House
Chicago

17. Double Bacon Deluxe with Cheese
Red Mill Burgers
Seattle

16. Hamburger & Fries
Burger Joint
San Francisco

15. Build Your Own Burger
The Counter
Santa Monica

14. Hamburger
J. G. Melon
New York City

13. Cheeseburger
White Manna
Hackensack, NJ

12. Hamburger
Bobcat Bite
Sante Fe

11. Grilled Bistro Burger
Bistro Don Giovanni
Napa, CA

10. Number Five
Keller's Drive-in
Dallas

9. Cheeseburger
Burger Joint, le Parker Meridien Hotel
New York City

8. Hamburger
Miller's Bar
Dearborn, MI

7. Buckhorn Burger
Buckhorn
San Antonio, NM

6. California Burger
Houston's
Santa Monica

5. Kobe Sliders
Barclay Prime
Philadelphia

4. Rouge Burger
Rouge
Philadelphia

3. Not Just a Burger
Spiced Pear Restaurant at the Chanler Hotel
Newport, RI

2. Luger Burger
Peter Luger Steak House
Brooklyn

1. Sirloin Burger
Le Tub
Hollywood, FL

 

[Pablo]

I haven't had a one! (on the list)

 

[Al]

That guy is a wuss. Denney's Beer Barrel Pub in Pa. rules. http://www.nbc10.com/news/4447861/detail.html

 

[sprintman]

Gross!

 

[robbobster]

At Denney's Beer Barrel Pub in Pa., the burgers eat you!

 

[Papa Bear]

Al.....We had lunch in E'town and one of the things on the menu was something like "The Garbage Can" . Had like a burger, a hot dog and some other things, almost like going into the garbage to get them (maybe they did !!??) Wish I could remember the name of the place.

P.B.

 

[Al]

PapaBear: Was it in town? (Market Street) Was it just off of 283? Hennigans, ClearView, Flavors, LC Jordon's, TJ Rockwell?

Thanks for dropping some bucks in the local economy.

 

[Bob Woods]

You left out Meers, OK the home of the 7 inch burger. http://www.meersstore.com/main.html

 

[AmericaWestCMH]

The Upper Deck restaurant at the Las Vegas Club downtown LV has a 9lb burger, $50. Free if one person can eat it within 24 hours. 12 slices of cheese, 2 tomatoes, half a head of lettuce.

 

[Slick17601]

Papa Bear, was it the Watering Trough?

 

[Papa Bear]

Slick & Al......going through the Visa receipts. Oct 3 supper T.J Rockwell Oct 3 lunch Watering Trough, Mount joy but we had lunch in E'town on the 2nd. I think the meal was called "The Garbage Plate", paid cash, no receipt. Still can't remember the name of the restaurant. I believe it was on N. Market, East side of the street ??!!
Gettin' old sucks...had a great time and can't remember where....worse than when I was drinkin' !!
Mama Bear and I had a great time in PA in Oct. We drove all over the state and seldom went on the freeway. Great scenery, great people !!
P.B.

 

[simple_gifts]

FYI, Louis Lunch in New Haven is one of the three places claiming to have invented the h-burger.

 

[Joe1]

Number 13,white manna, yummie..... Walking distance from me

The place has atmosphere and great burgers.
link

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

This topic should be renamed to: "Eat these 20 hambugers and you'll die"

 

[methusaleh]

Best burger I've had in my life was The Elvis Burger at Nickels in Montreal.

Best in the USA is the mass-produced burgers sold by the Cookout chain in the Winston-Salem, NC, area.

Best private restaurant burger in the USA would be The Colonial Restaurant on route 193 in Webster, MA.

 

[DaveInLA]

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At Denney's Beer Barrel Pub in Pa., the burgers eat you!

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I actually LOL'd when I read that.

I haven't had a single one of those, but I think I saw 2 of them in Santa Monica, which is about 20 miles from where I live-- monster of a drive with on the 10 west with all the traffic, though. And traffic?

How about pizza?

 

[Shannow]

snopes article on the Denny's burgers. I was sent the pictures of the small lady who was the first to eat one of these.

 

[Al]

[/b]Slick & Al......going through the Visa receipts. Oct 3 supper T.J Rockwell Oct 3 lunch Watering Trough, Mount joy but we had lunch in E'town on the 2nd. I think the meal was called "The Garbage Plate", paid cash, no receipt. Still can't remember the name of the restaurant. I believe it was on N. Market, East side of the street ??!!
Gettin' old sucks...had a great time and can't remember where....worse than when I was drinkin' !! [/b]

Probably Flavors..(Large brick building).It used to be called "Black Bear Inn". That was one of the first buildings in E-Town. TJ Rockwell is probably the best place in E-Town. Glad you made it there. Did you notice all of the Muriels in E-Town on many buildings. They are painted by Wayne Fettro who has done dozens of muriels in the area.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I know the project was to try ground beef burgers . . . but the best burger I've ever had was a bison burger!

Yes, bison -- the American buffalo -- is popular out in Denver. There are several restaurants, not all expensive, that serve it. It's smoother in texture than ground beef, and by all reports lower in fat, too.

 

[Papa Bear]

Loved the murals and enjoyed T.J.'s. A guy could get lost trying to get to T.J.'s...lots of hills and curves !!
We stayed at Cameron Estate Inn in Mount Joy on Oct 3rd, it was our 35th Anniversary. Mama Bear & I have been together a LONG time.

We have a teddy bear store called The Teddy Bear Abbey (Mama Bear makes her own teddies) and we visited some very nice teddy stores in Manheim and Lititz. Google our store name to see some of Mama Bears CHERBEARS.
We are always on the lookout for great teddies, great scenery, great burgers and great people (like BITOGers). PA is always a fun trip.
P.B.