Kobe sliders and foie gras–fortified expense-account monsters may get all the press, but nothing beats a slab of good old-fashioned ground chuck on a toasted bun (with maybe a little onion and tomato thrown in for good measure). With that in mind, we scoured the country from Cali to New Haven to find the best of the basics (plus, okay, a couple tolerable examples of the kobe-and-foie-gras genre). Agree with our best-burger picks? Let us know. Disagree? Don't be shy. Hold to the ludicrous belief that succulent, flavorful cows are somehow not meant to be eaten? You're on the wrong Web site, pal. Oh, and if you'd like to suggest an addition to the list, feel free to send us an e-mail. Whatever you do, just remember not to read what's ahead on an empty stomach.
Southern California has two notable burger chains—Fat Burger and In-N-Out. While the former is...
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Beef isn't exactly environmentally friendly (even Al Gore gets criticized for his, ahem, "meat...
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Among hard-core burger fans, things can get pretty heated when the old ketchup-versus-mustard...
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While the neighborhood surrounding Town Topic has recently become KC's gentrifying "Crossroads Art...
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It's hard to imagine a crunchy town like Seattle being a great place for juicy slabs of meat, but...
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New York's Corner Bistro is a perennial inclusion on "best of" lists (the ones about burgers, not...
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When it opened in 1926, Martin's Kum-Bak Place bucked prevailing hamburger trends (not to mention...
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Did Louis Lassen invent the hamburger? Folks at the restaurant say so, and we believe 'em (and so,...
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The "pub burger" at J.G. Melon is a thick, eight-ounce hunk of ground beef—shaped like a pincushion,...
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Ordering a burger at a Chicago steak joint might seem like going with a grilled cheese at a Mexican...
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