Terry's makes a great burger. If you're picky about atmosphere, you'll love it or hate it. Basically like eating in the middle of a circus.
In&Out Double Cheese Burger
Steak and Shake Steak Burger
Big Mac
Wendy's Classic Single
Whopper/Double Whopper
White Castle Mini Burger
JackNThe Box Grilled Sourdough Burger
Rally Burger
5 Guys Cheese Burger
Hardees Thick Burger
Quarter Pounder W Cheese/Double Quarter Pounder
Sonic double bacon cheese burger
What-A Burger
Red Robin Build-A Burger
Fudruckers Bacon Double Stack Cheese Burger
Terry's makes a great burger. If you're picky about atmosphere, you'll love it or hate it. Basically like eating in the middle of a circus.
I can honestly report that I've eaten burgers from every single option in this poll, and I can also honestly report that I like them all. From the budget slider at White Castle to the high-rent burger at Five Guys, there isn't one on the list that I wouldn't eat.
My vote went to Whataburger. Not only do I think they deliver the best-tasting burger, but they offer a variety of fixings at a fair price. It's too bad their franchises are scattered about the South. I'd choose it over In n Out every time, and I like In n Out. (Just not as much as the cult following ... they're good, but not THAT good.)
Going off the list: I agree with Doug. Gotta love a Frisch's Big Boy. I also love that Zips burger and I've yet to try the one at Terry's.
For a hole in the wall option, go to the Tiltin' Hilton at Indian Lake. Biggest burger you might ever eat -- and the hamburger basket with fries is only $4.25. Add in an ice cold beer on the lakefront setting in a tiny little hamburger shack with a floor that is truly tilted and you're in burger bliss.
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I'll add one more thing to Roy's law of goodness....
Like pizza, beer, and sex, even when burgers aren't very good, they're still pretty good.
Best burger I ever had was at the beach grille at the Hotel Del Coronado in SD.
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*BaseClogger* (07-24-2013),redsfandan (06-12-2013)
Of the list:
Never been to In n' Out
Steak & Shake is good, but not great.
I've only had a Big Mac once; can't say I can judge it as it was a long time ago
Wendy's classic single is great, probably my favorite of the "cheap" variety.
Not sure if I've ever had a whopper, can't judge
White Castle is great, at 3:00 am stone cold drunk, I'll leave it at that.
Never been to jack in the box
Never been to rally's
5 guys is overrated IMHO. Its OK, better than fast food but not what its made out to be. They actually downsized the one by my house after about a year, which speaks to its quality in my opinion (how many restaurants downsize?)
Hardee's I've had once, though I doubt I had the thickburger, so can't judge.
Quarter pounder, my go to item at Mcdonald's is ok. its reliable, consistant, but from from great and really shouldn't be on any list of "best burger"
What a burger I've only had for breakfast (or was that taco cabana?) once, can't judge
Red Robin, and Fudruckers I like very much. and would probably sit at the top of this list for me.
Of those not mentioned in this thread, I think my favorite is Smash Burger, particularly the Buckeye burger. I'm not sure how much that chain has spread out.
I've only had EO burgers once (based in ann arbor) but it was pretty good.
Of those mentioned, I rarely get a big boy at frisches, which nothing against that burger, just a lot of things on their menu I'd prefer.
Zips is awesome.
Terry's Turf Club is awesomer.
I've had burgers from the stand in Miamisburg, been about 20 years, and several ownership groups since then. Can't say anything for the quality of what they do now, but love the concept.
I think Red Robins Royal Robin burger is the best. I loved that egg on the burger.
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I'm probably the only person in the universe that doesn't like In n' Out. I've had it many times, but I've never cared for it. To each their own I guess.
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
For those of us midwesterners who do not have access to the legendary "In N Out" hamburger, how would you describe it or what other hamburger would you compare it to?
My vote is for 5 Guys.
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Swensons up in Akron and Kewpee in Lima both have some great burgers.
Yachtzee (06-12-2013)
I appreciate what Terry's is trying to do, but I've found their burgers to be too messy. I've eaten there several times, and I always end up with a soggy, disintegrating hamburger bun before I'm even halfway through my meal and half of my burger on the plate.
It's a tasty burger, no doubt -- but if I'm going for a burger, I prefer one of the other places I've listed.
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Need separate lists for fast food places and restaurants. Of the ones listed, I would go:
1) Red Robin
2) 5 Guys
Two of my other favorites in Lexington are Hugh Jass Burgers (where Tally Ho used to be) and Backyard Burgers on Waller Ave.
Another place I'm wanting to try next time I travel if I end up near one is Shake Shack. I'm sure one you east coast RZers has been there?
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