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A big juicy burger topped with tomatoes, arugula, bacon, sliced avocado, sharp cheddar and chili mayo. DeLish! I use a fresh onion bulkie or sour dough bread to hold that baby together.

Mos Burger from Japan with Mos sause!

Buffalo burger. Nothing but lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup, and some Dijon.

Ahi Tuna Burger (with spicy asian slaw) from Taylor's Automatic Refresher in Napa/St. Helena. Yum!

Good beef, no additions other than salt and pepper.

Top with Italian Fontina

Lettuce

Mustard

Quality bun, toasted.

in a good burger... brie stuffed in the middle with arugula and fresh tomatoes! i also like a bit of pesto mayo!

I had a nice blue cheese burger this weekend, perhaps not my favorite.. but very, very tasty!

Best burger I ever had was at this little Mom & Pop place in the middle of nowhere. It had "50's sauce" (some sort of thousand island dressing?), cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and dill pickle, and the burger itself was juicy and delicious. Oh, and it came with seasoned lattice fries. SO GOOD

My perfect hamburger would just have lettuce, tomato, and LOTS of ketchup.

Freshly ground, not too finely, lots of fat with the beef sirloin, 2 inch thick, flame grilled on the outside and juicy, beefy, rare interior.

Grilled, buttered onion bun of medium thickness.
Liberally sprinkled with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. And finally, I will apply several thick slices of bacon.

I got this burger in Ypsilanti, Mi and it was to die for. It was a freshly ground all beef patty that they seasoned heavily with cracked black pepper. They topped it with a thick slice of Smoked Gouda and Apple-Wood Smoked bacon with the juiciest slice of tomato ever. I usually need to smother my burgers in Ketchup but I ate this burger 'straight-up'.

Sadly I have never been able to recreate this burger at home. :(

siracha, mayo, cheddar. YUM.

PJ Clarke's in Midtown is one of my faves. Pretty much any burger that is just beef, salt, and pepper, no bigger than 5 oz, medium rare inside is delicious to me.

My alltime favorite is a jalapeno bacon cheeseburger. Ive been making it for years. Its the most amazing thing.

veggie burger!

drewjsph02: Did you have that burger at Sidetrack? Their burgers are awesome!

in n out :)

I've yet to find a contemporary version.
Years ago I found my favorite burger in a fern bar right next door to the laundromat I frequented.
I'm now partial to bacon and bleu cheese, but can be manipulated.

I love a nice small slider with onions, pickles, and Dijon mustard.

I can has bacon swiss cheezbrger plz

Thin, grilled, medium-rare. Mustard, tomato, onion, pickle.

fresh ground beef + roasted red peppers + provolone

Just recently enjoyed an outstanding burger at Red Coat Tavern in Royal Oak, MI. Friggin fantastic. It was juicy, cooked to order and came with this delicious zip sauce.

My favorite burgers are plain — just ground beef topped with American cheese. I do like fancier toppings sometimes too (caramelized onions and bacon are great), but plain burgers are my favorite.

Portobello "burger" from the cheesecake factory. suprisingly delicious!

Kobe burger at the Cheesecake factory -- also surprisingly delicious!

Ground pork sweetened a little with maple syrup and spiced up with some jerk seasoning. Served with some applewood smoked bacon and smoked cheddar cheese. A green apple slaw on the top, or on the side. Is delicious!

medium rare chuck burger with american cheese, ketchup, yellow mustard, A1 steak sauce, caramelized onions and dill pickle slices. deeeeeeeeelish.

My favorite is the one I grill myself.

Can't think of an all-time favourite but my current beloved is from a Serbian grill place run by a butcher-shop owner - veal/pork burger on a lepinya (flat, crispy-edged bun) with lots of veggies and their house sauce which is mainly roasted peppers, onions and feta. Nom.

I recently had the best hamburger at a Mexican restaurant-GRINGOS called the La Bom-bah burger. 1/2 lb Angus charbroiled, Monterey Jack, crumbled bacon, pico de gallo, avocado, green sauce (tomatillo based).

Normally i would say mustard, onion, tomatoes, chopped lettuce, pickles, jalapenos, thin beef patty. I like charbroiled best.

Double meat, Double cheese is really good though I seldom eat cheeseburgers.

Sometimes I go on a chili burger binge.

Hands down, my favorite all time burger is a green chile cheeseburger from Blake's Lotaburger in New Mexico.

turkey burger with swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms, and bacon.

That would be a bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, ketchup, and mustard from Five Guys.

A huge burger from le Tub with swiss cheese is the best

Lately I've been enjoying a burger that's made of lean, but not too lean, ground beef seasoned with A1 and Stubb's Spicy BBQ sauce, S&P, grilled over charcoal w. Provolone, dill pickles, mustard, onion, lettuce and tomato. I recently had provolone on a burger in desperation and realized that I think I prefer it to cheddar! So smooth and melty and delish!

My favorite burger is grilled at home on the weber topped with pepper jack cheese, bacon, avocado and a dash of sirracha.

Skyline Tavern's burger.

My favorite burger is more about the place and the people than the meat. Give me a grilled burger on a late summer evening with a toasted onion bun, a cold beer, laughing friends and a pack of fireflies over a gourmet masterpiece every time. Of course, a slightly under medium, juicy, spicky patty with some crisp mustard doesn't hurt either.

Either buffalo sauce, bleu cheese crumbles, and watercress (as I tried at BBP) or teriyaki sauce and pineapple (veggies optional). Sesame seed bun is a must! And as far as a basic burger is concerned - ketchup with extra amount of extra garlicky pickle chips. Yum!

The first time I had Shake Shack, no doubt

Shack Burger from Shake Shack and the Frenchie (6oz of beef, arugala, dijon mustard, and crisp pork belly on top) from DBGB are on top. The original five napkin burger served rare is a close 3rd.

beef patty (medium rare) with cheddar cheese and my own maple smoked bacon...with Heinz ketchup of course

I call it a "deconstructed guacamole burger" - red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime mixed in with the meat, grilled to perfection with pepper jack cheese, avocado and tomato on top. DELICIOUS!

Great question!

First, I start with grassfed 75/25 ground beef. Then mix in some chili salt, marash and aleppo peppers and tomato powder. I cook it to a rosy medium rare, slather it with a blanket of cheese during the last 2 minutes of cooking (mozza or marble will do) until it's completely covered.

Once it's cooked, I top with green chile and a little mayo on a sesame seed bun.

Nom!

medium rare with blue cheese, lots of pepper, lettuce and tomato!

Wow. This one's getting a lot of play. Bobby certainly has his followers... The foodies are probably going to hate me, but I love Fuddruckers burgers. Fresh, good texture, cooked perfectly to order, and a buffet of fixin's so you can do whatever you want. I usually go for grilled onions, mayo, shredded lettuce and tomatoes.

The Columbus OH staple The Thurman Burger would take my top sot. "3/4lb burger overloaded with ham, mozzarella, american cheese, lettuce, tomato, mushrooms, sauteed onions, pickle, peppers, and mayo with chips and a pickle spear." BEST BURGER EVER!

Buffalo burger with bacon and sharp cheddar on a toasted bun with mayo, mustard and burger relish and a tiny peice of crispy lettuce.

medium with fried onions, mushrooms & swiss cheese on a whole wheat sesame bun.

cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, ketchup, and nicely medium cooked patty in a bun... i need one now actually

The Delano Burger at the Peppermint Twist in Delano, MN. Triple decker with cheese, fried onions, bacon, and mushrooms. Second favorite, the burger at Vincent in Mpls. A burger stuffed with braised short ribs and smoked gouda, served on a challah bun.

Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger taught me how to make a burger during a cooking demo. Shallots are cooked down with a WHOLE bottle of red wine with some thyme leaves thrown in, then mixed with blue cheese and stuffed inside of a burger and cooked as you wish. Delectable!

Mickey Gannon's Pub in Scranton Pa
bacon cheese burger and a side of fries
on a toasted National Bakery Hard Roll.
They know great bar food!

Caramelized onions, gorgonzola, and bacon on top of the patty, and arugula underneath on a lightly toasted bun.

Just last week I made turkey burgers. BF made the request but truth be told, I had a craving for one. I usually get ground turkey from Fresh Market but that's a drive from here so I made my own.

I ground 2 turkey thighs ($2.53) from Publix and added:

diced poblano
diced carrot
diced red pepper
diced red onion
ground cumin
chili powder
chopped cilantro

Each burger weighed 8 oz. I wrapped the burgers and froze them, thawing as needed. To grill, lightly oil and sprinkle S&P. Grill until cooked through, add a slice of cheddar if desired. Top with a slice of nice ripe tomato, lettuce and hot pepper rings. Full of flavor and not resembling the thin cardboard usually sold as a turkey burger. Rounded out the meal with sweet potato oven fries.

ketchup, mustard, pickles. love it simple

beef burgers stuffed with cheddar and blue cheeses. and the beef is mixed with Italian bread crumbs so it makes the burger hardy. the usual pickle, mustard, and avocado slice on top.

mushroom burger with swiss, preferably from an all-night diner in the wee hours of the morning

Mushroom and swiss cheese burger, with sliced pickles.

I like mine medium rare with guacamole and onion rings on top!!!
I love hamburgers!!!

my fantastic butcher once sold me a blend of ground beef, pork and veal, which made for the most delicious home-made burger I've eaten. save for when I added some chopped bacon right into the blend... gone. died. heaven.

Dick's Deluxe here in seattle. Served best at the end of a night of adult beverages.

Cheeseburger with lettuce, tonato, pickles, mushroome and grilled onions from Five Guys (and of course, the FRIES!).

Open faced lamb burgers on grilled sourdough with a apricot (or peach) pistachio relish. It was from a bon appetite a few years ago. Yum and yum.

my husband's homemade. although, he probably has nothing on Bobby Flay.

Our favorite burger is homemade actually. Ground turkey to cut down the calories, 1 egg, Italian seasoned bread crumbs, dill weed to taste, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Grilled till done. With various accompaniments - pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese to make a pizza burger; chili and cheddar cheese to make a chili cheese burger.

Any burger off the grill at my grandparents' house.

cheeseburger medium rare with extra pickles at corner bistro in new york, preferably consumed between midnight and 3am.

Mine! Filled with a good tablespoon of spiced butter. Or in-n-out's double double...

It's probably been said, but Dick's in Seattle makes THE best burgers.

Worcestershire sauce in the patty, with sauteed onions, swiss, lettuce, and tomato on the bun. Its how my dad has made them since I was a little girl. So delicious!

I make them myself at home. Take 1/3 lb of smoked bacon and freeze it. Take 1 lb of sirloin and run it through a meat grinder. Take the bacon out and slightly thaw. Chop the still slightly frozen bacon in a food processor. In a bowl mix the finely chopped bacon with the sirloin. Run this mixure through the meat grinder a second time. Chill in the fridge. Take it out and form into whatever size patties you prefer. Cook to your desired doneness. Griddled or grilled this is the most juicy, delicious burger ever. You can even smell the bacon aroma as you bring the burger to your mouth.

Cheddar, Bacon, Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, and Onion

Ground beef cooked Medium.

BCB - Bacon Cheese Burger !

Add slice of Vidalia Onion, Lettuce and Tomato on a Hard Roll - And there you have it.

I made one yesterday using ground blade steak (from the chuck and 90% lean (I checked).
I used my food processor and pulsed until I got the right consistence.

Grilled to Medium Rare perfection.

I can't choose just one: pimento-cheese burgers, feta-stuffed burgers with Tzatziki, and cilantro turkey burgers are three of my favorites.

Plato's diner in College Park, MD- the Hellenic burger with feta cheese, red onion, and oregano.

Inn-N-Out cheeseburger with grilled and raw onion.

Whole food has pretty awesome salmon burgers with a smoky chipotle sauce.

When I make my own burgers I like a toasted sesame seed bun, a heap of red onion, cheddar, American or a smoked cheese, a tiny bit of lettuce or argula. Medium well.

In n Out cheeseburger. Or a mushroom and swiss burger with plenty of mayo.

oh man, the last great burger i had was from lunchbox laboratory... sooo huge, soo tasty...

Charcoal grilled, rare, with blue cheese, and smoky bacon. Can't get much better than that.

My favorite restaurant burger was the double cheeseburger I had at Shakeshack a few weeks ago.

My favorite homemade burger would be my dad's burger which contains worcestershire sauce and red onion topped with cheddar and ketchup on a nondescript roll.

A buger medium/med rare with pepperjack , thick cut bacon, avocado and BBQ sauce. perfect!

I find it incredibly hard to resist the patty melt. There's just something about that buttery rye bread and melting cheese... and it better me rare!

My first introduction to serious burgerage was in college. I don't remember the name of the diner in my quaint small New England collegetown. But I do the remember the name of the burger "Bacon Cheese Truck Burger." It had bacon, cheese and a fried egg on top. It was very juicy and "cured" hangovers.

My grandfather was a self proclaimed grill master. One of his many specialties was a burger with a little cheese and bacon mixed into the patty. He would even make smaller ones for the kids. I wish I was old enough to appreciate the craft of cooking when he was still alive because I have been searching for a burger that good my whole life and still havent found it.

in n out.

I think my favorite burger would have to be the one I make. Get 80-20 ground beef mixed with egg, worcestershire, garlic and onion powder, and of course salt and pepper. Grilled to a nice medium rare on a good bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles. Oh and a nice sharp cheddar cheese.
Sounds simple, but man is it good!

Medium rare on a toasted english muffin, american cheese, ketchup. Pretty classic!

Picking a favorite burger is like picking a favorite child -- impossible! My preferred summertime choice is ground beef with DH's mix of spices, topped with onions that have been brushed with barbecue sauce and then grilled and finished with a little roquefort mayo on a healthy onion roll. The healthier choice is turkey burgers spiced with thyme and lemon peel, stuffed with goat cheese, topped with homemade red pepper relish (and maybe a smidge of mayo) on a nice ciabatta roll.

I love a good beef burger with bacon, cheddar cheese and fried onions. (I like the fried mushrooms too but they make the burger slippery and I like it to end up in my mouth so I opt not) Has to have a pickle, a couple hoops of red onion, some garlic mayo and ketchup along with the usual lettuce and tomato. Bibb if I get to choose.

one of my favorite burgers is a cheeseburger from the edison diner in new york. yeah there were a lot of great upscale burger places in new york, but this is a solid burger with no wait.

A burger from Sun Tavern in Union. A thick burger on a small hard roll, steak fries, cold beer, and good friends.

Simple . . . . Onions, mustard, lettuce and maybe a tomato. Garlic butter melted on top adds to it as well! And sharp cheddar of course.

50% sirloin, 50% chuck seasoned with a heavy pinch of salt. Formed into 1/2 lb patties and cooked 4 minutes each side in a cast iron skillet. Topped with a thick, hand cut slice of American cheese and (sometimes) sauteed button mushrooms and sweet onions. Placed on a lightly toasted French hamburger roll with nothing but a swipe of mayo on the bun. Absolutely amazing.

There is a place in Newport RI that made one of the best burgers I've ever eaten in my entire life. It's called Yesterday's and it was just an amazing burger. Unfortunately years later (ie now), they've pulled it from their menu. But it really was phenomenal.

that being said - Make a nice 1/2 fresh patty of 80/20 chuck, add a little Guiness, a touch of breadcrumbs to hold it together, and a splash of Worcestershire sauce, and let it sit for at least an hour. Heat up your coals, throw it on and grill it up. Oh, don't forget to toss a few slices of Taylor Ham on the grill to top it off (a breakfast meat - think of it like bacon on your burger). Smear a little Horseradish on your toasted bun and enjoy!

Medium/rare backyard cookout fresh beef on a lightly toasted whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, swiss, and 1/2 an avocado.
On the side: sweet potato fries and a chocolate malt shake

homemade, 80/20 mix, coarse grind, grilled medium rare, american cheese, hard roll for a bun. No ketchup, just salt and pepper.

1/3 lb burger from the cherry cricket with avocado and pepper jack. Although I did really really like the damn jack in the box burger with the grilled bread...

the burger at father's office in santa monica is pretty fantastic.

So many favorites...Father's Office is the best gourmet burger in the world. But there's something to be said about a simple beef burger with just cheddar cheese and ketchup. Tilamook cheese makes it even better. I also tried a chipotle pork burger recently that was incredibly delicious. Read about it here: http://dinnerblogging.blogspot.com/2009/05/chipotle-pork-cheeseburgers.html.

Nothing beats a burger with guacamole on it!!

My mom's venison burger. They're fantastic!

Barbeque, bacon and cheddar cheese

A place called The Beaver Valley Inn. The grill is behind the bar, the bartender does the cooking. Cheeseburger with jalapenos. The bartender is on the phone arguing with her boyfriend, smoking a cigarette, eating the errant jalapenos that fall off the burgers. Hilarious. Great burger.

I love burgers from the grill topped with fresh lettuce, cilantro, sliced green olives, dill pickles, ketchup, mustard and caramelized onions on a toasted bun. Yum!

My favorite burger has to have caramelized onions and mushrooms. I don't care about anything else. Yum. That said, for a standard burger I haven't been wowed by anything yet. Shake shack is fine for a decently priced burger in NY, I suppose.

I think the absolute best fries I've had came from Gene's Haufbrau here in Charleston, SC. Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The best.

Redcoat Tavern in Royal Oak, MI!

Midtown Billiards, Little Rock, AR - hands down.

Whitespot mushroom burger with extra triple O sauce and bacon!

good quality beef with grated onion, salt and pepper, cooked to medium-rare perfection. Only to be topped with superb provolone cheese, carmalized onions, chipotle ketchup and a toasty bun. Accompined by Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside french fries and an ice cold ginger ale with a twist of lime to wash it all down. This would be my last meal on earth.

I ground up 2 rib eye steaks and a small top sirloin roast one day. Cooked medium rare on the grill, and topped with pancetta, brie, some caramelized onion, and some mushrooms.... on a soft roll from a bakery just down the street... fantastic. With some home made fries and an ice cold beer. perfect.

Faux Kobe beef burger with carmalized onions and good blue cheese.
Or a choice sirloin burger with carmalized onions, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber slices, sharp cheddar, bbq sauce, and a sauce made with mayo, ketchup, and horseradish all on a sesame seed bun.

Medium well, juicy beef with cheese, mushrooms, and BLT!

The roll is actually very important too, long as its soft and hugs the meat, I'm fine!

Fresh thyme, rosemary and a little bit of garlic and salt and pepper on plain old ground round.

homemade of course. slowly cooking on a backyard grill or very short cooking in a scorching hot skillet. patty size roughly 1/3 LB is my favorite.
inside soft, pink, crumbly, course grind. soft, pillowy bun with sesame or something a bit chewier can work too. .

essential: raw, grilled or fried onions, mustard.
optional but nice: cheese, lettuce, and my homemade "sauce" made of mustard, mayo, chopped onions and chopped pickle.
never: tomato or any tomato related product like ketchup. yuck!

Although I have eaten burgers all over the world, but as a Southside Chicago native I would have to say my fave burger is from Top-Notch Beefburger.
The meat is fresh and cooked to order.
My sister and I love to share the 1/2 pound Western Burger with fresh tomato, lettuce, Jalepeno cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce, grilled green pepper and grilled onions.
Mmmmmmmmmm...

Not diet food for sure, but a wonderful treat once or twice a year.
The best burger in the city of Chicago bar none.

turkey burger with warmed avocado, fresh ripe tomato slice, and basil leaves

a jucy lucy from Matt's in Minneapolis!

I still miss the burgers cooked on the blackened flat top at my parents' restaurant. The freshly ground patty would be seared to a still-juicy medium, the dark crust taking on the flavors of the sirloin steak, the pork chops, the bacon from breakfast...whatever had been cooked on the grill! The edges were crispy and black, salty and crumbly. The oversized bun would also spend time on the grill, getting a drizzle of butter and yes, all those other wonderful juices. Cheese? Sedonia would always put the cheese on too early, making sure it would melt and run off, creating a fabulous, gooey mixture of burnt cheese and grill runoff. You felt lucky if you had all those crunchy bits of goodness on your burger.

As someone originally from San Diego I suppose I'd have to say the In-N-Out double double...but the royale with cheese at Royale on Ave. C is honestly the best burger I've had in the city...and I've had my fair share here. Perfectly cooked to order medium rare and proportioned to the toasted sesame seed bun. I hate when the meat overtakes the bun.

Best burger I remember was from a Harvey's in an airport. Maybe I was just really hungry.

I'm going to cheat: I have two favorites! 1) The Carl's Jr. Double Six-dollar western burger is AMAZING (even more amazing that it falls into the "fast-food" category!) Tangy BBQ sauce, melty cheese, bacon, and onion rings make this oh-so good. But, no surprise, it is not the healthiest option...

Which leads me to 2): A kobe-beef burger topped with melted gruyere cheese, caramelized onions and arugula, on a toasted garlic bun ... I had this at a Spanish-American restaurant last week, and made me re-think that burgers can be "fancy food" as well as delicious!

ooh this is difficult. i'd have to say this burger at my family's restaurant, Boondockers. it's got cilantro, pepperjack cheese, and garlic chipotle aioli on a burger patty with lettuce, onions, and tomatoes on a kaiser roll. mmmmmm.

a simple grilled patty made with 50% ground chuck and 50% ground buffalo between 2 leaves of iceberg lettuce. No bun, no condiments, no toppings. Let the meat speak for itself. Yum.

I have a special love for the standard diner burger, and I finally found a place that makes them to perfection.

Burger should be cooked no more than medium.

Cheese has to be yellow. Mild cheddar or colby preferred, but American would work in a pinch. Ketchup, tomato, lettuce, and a thick slice of raw onion are a must. Speaking of must, mustard, mayo, and grilled onions are optional. If you want to be really fancy, grilled mushrooms.

Ground beef, red onion, plenty of pickles, sharp cheddar and hot sauce....still mooing.

I LOVE Five Guys... but my best ever burger was at Hubert Keller's joint Burger in LV. Kobe burger on onion bun with foie and shaved truffles and a sauce from heaven. simply awe inspiring.

Seasoned ground beef topped with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion with mustard and ketchup on a toasted bun.

I don't eat meat anymore, so my favorite burger is made from rice, oats and veggies with lots of shallots crisped for the top. I've also made some pretty tasty falafel burgers topped with grilled eggplant and tahini that win every time.

Why, a homemade Hamburger Fatty Melt, of course! I skip the bacon, though.

I actually don't eat burgers that often...don't really know why because I do like them...maybe health reasons? Or maybe it's just that it's rare that I find one that blows me away. Anyway, the last one I had (several months ago, and I couldn't tell you when I had one before that) was amazing, but that could have been because I had really been watching what I ate for about a month before that - meaning high fat, high calorie, and high carb items were extremely limited and burgers didn't make the cut. Anyway, my perfect burger is on a soft bun that's been toasted, beef cooked to medium, a homemade bbq sauce (sweet, hot, & tangy simultaneously), perfectly cooked bacon, grilled sweet onions, a perfectly ripe tomato slice, and some kind of melty cheese (Cheddar? smoked Gouda maybe?). Homemade pickles and fresh fries/homemade chips on the side. And an old-fashioned milkshake to wash it down.

Yea, A Red Coat Tavern Burger in Royal Oak, MI with Zip sauce! Hands down!

The best burger is fresh made with a ground chuck patty about an inch thick cooked on charcoal medium rare / medium with a little char on the outside. Put it on a toasted sourdough bun with yellow mustard. Serve it with a cold beer and a green onion picked from the garden. Alternate between bites of burger and onion and sips of beer.

Ground chuck, seasoned with salt and pepper, formed into a thick patty, and placed on a screaming hot grill till it's just warmed through. Quite rare!

Like many others here, I am partial to Shake Shack (on the occasions I am in NYC), but in my current hometown of Madison, WI, there is a little locally-famous bar called the Blue Moon that serves delicious burgers. My favorite is the Blue Moon Burger which comes with blue cheese, garlic and raw onions. (I loathe onions - sorry - so I leave them off when ordering.) And you can order it medium rare too! Their fries are also crispy and delicious.

I've recently been digging the burger that's made at a little cafe in the hospital I'm currently doing a rotation ate. Of restaurant burgers, I kind of like the Tons of Fun burger from Cheesecake Factory.

But homemade with a crust on the patty, American cheese, fried egg and fry sauce. That is good stuff.

1/2 pound burger at W.W. Cousins in Louisville, KY. They butter the bun and there's a 30 foot long toppings bar with everything form lettuce and tomato to relish, horseradish, hot peppers, crushed peanuts and back in the day: coconut. Best burger in KY!

Homemade grilled burger on a sesame bun topped with ketchup, tomato, purple onion, lettuce, and a slice of dill pickle.

Bacon and cheddar on a medium burger

A bacon, swiss cheese topped, blue cheese stuffed grilled burger on a fresh roll. Affectionately known by me as the cardiac arrest burger.

Sourdough bun
Avocado Spread
Turkey patty
Roma Tomato
Lettuce
Stone Ground mustard

Green & Hot Buffalo burger from Ted's: Guacamole, jalapeños & Monterey Jack cheese. Spicy and cool at the same time

Maybe it's childhood nostalgia, but my favorite burger ever was from the Fireside Pizzeria in Schenectady NY. It was as big as a dinner plate, on a big doughy roll, and covered in mozzerella cheese. Yes, absolute blasphemy based on the usual criteria for a good burger, but it was a fantastic mix with excellent fries, and one of the best pickles ever.

Turkey burger with peanut sauce, green onion & cilantro. Mighty tasty.

Ground Chuck mixed with red onion and a little hot sauce. On top a slice of Gruyere and all on a fresh baked brioche. Yum.

ground chuck made into a thin patty, cooked on the griddle, topped with bacon & blue cheese. mmmmmmm

the best burgers are always at home...but i highly recommend cheeseburger baby in south beach florida!!! fresh made sliders come in a 6 pack and are so filling, my boyfriend and I didn't even finish one order. comes on a buttered, toasted bun, with chopped dill pickles, shredded lettuce, your choice of cheese, mayonaise and a slice of tomoto. they're cooked on the grill right in front of you and are perfect!!

The best burger I've ever had was made with ground chuck with some garlic powder and barbeque sauce mixed in, cooked to a mouth watering medium rare on the grill and topped with a bit of blue cheese which just starts to melt as the burger makes its way from the grill to the table. Pair that with some crispy matchstick fries and that is one tasty meal.

The original Lion's Tap burger in Shakopee, MN. Simple perfection.

ground beef seasoned well on both sides with salt and pepper.
grill medium
top with...
ketchsup
mustard
thin sliced onion
pickels

Cheeseburger (medium rare) with cheddar cheese, lettuce tomato and raw onion at Fairway Cafe...mmmmmmm.....

Stanich's in Portland, OR - World's Greatest Hamburger.

http://portlandhamburgers.blogspot.com/2007/08/stanichs.html

Can't vouch for it lately, but in the 80s it was the top!

Nap's Grill in Hamilton, Montana makes the best burger!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/naps-grill-hamilton

Best burger I ever had was at the Washington House in Mt. Joy, PA in 1969. This was an old "hotel" now called a bar and grill. A friend and I got the house cheeseburger - a char broiled 1/2 pounder that was so marvelous, as we were finishing we both looked at each other and said, "that tastes like another!" Which is what we did.

Homemade, with American cheese, ketchup, mustard, and Klaussen's pickle. Mmmmm.

Big medium rare all ground beef patty with onions and worcester sauce mixed in on a potato bun with onions, bacon, cheddar and tangy, spicy BBQ sauce.

I'm usually all about the beef, but I made some peanut turkey burgers the other day.... and let's just say yum.

A Culver's ButterBurger... I'm from Wisconsin, so of course, that has to be it. With cheese, please. I didn't eat red meat for ever and ever, but this won me back.

The "No Rules Burger" at Outback. Blue cheese, sauteed onions, mushrooms, bacon, cheddar, lettuce, and bbq sauce. Medium rare.

Favorite burger? Medium Rare, Grilled Onions, Crumbled Blue Cheese, LOTS of Cracked Black Pepper

I have a place in my heart for In n Out's Double Double animal style. The only thing I would add is a couple strips of bacon. Yum, I'm hungry.

My favorite burger is topped with swiss and bacon and fresh tomatoes and lettuce. Yum!

oddly enough it was at the soho house in london -- it was on a house-made bun with a tomato compote on top. so good i had TWO. medium rare. yummm.

My favorite burger is medium rare, with aged Wisconsin cheddar, applewood-smoked bacon, a slice of raw, red onion, a little mayo & chipotle ketchup on a toasted whole wheat bun.

Best burger I've ever had was at a place called Patio Grill in Edmond, Oklahoma when I was going to school there in the late 80's/early 90's ... drowned in gravy ... Last time I visited there it was either gone or just wasn't the same ... but that's been 10 years ... haven't been there since. Drooling just thinking about it.

I'm partial to my own grilled burgers - cheddar cheese, a good bun and bacon. That's all one needs.

My favorite burger from recent times is a buffalo chicken burger - ground chicken breast (i ground it myself to guarantee yumminess), celery, green onions, some spices, some bbq sauce, breadcrumbs... brush on some more bbq sauce, grill, and serve with blue cheese, tomato slices, and lettuce. Absolute heaven. I had this twice in one week.

I love eating a mushroom and swiss burger with barbecue sauce. I usually get it from Taco Mac along with a pitcher of beer to share with my husband.

I'm happy with Jack in the Box sirloin burger!

Any burger on the 4th of july by my father-in-law the former butcher.

There was a burger walk up place in Highlands, NC about 40 years ago. I think it was called TasteFreez. The burger was always juicy and hot, wrapped in the white wax paper. Came with mayo/mustard, tomato, lettuce, pickles and onion. Very simple but have yet to have one as good.

medium, with lettuce, tomato, jalapeno, pickles and mustard

My all time favorite burger is Mushroom and Swiss. Love 'em.

I usually like my burgers simple...just some cheese and ketchup!!! But I've been aching to try these chili-stuffed burgers I've heard of...

a local place Ron's Place does an awesome steak burger on a eggy bun. its got blue cheese and i think they mix the meat with Worcestire sauce and garlic???i dont know but its AMAZING!!!

My favorite All time Burger Is from a place called Five-Guys on the east coast. Started off as 4 locations and has expanded into many many more. Nothing Fancy about it, just a great all around SOLID burger! YUM, Im going to go get one right now. Cheers

My newest creation, a turkey burger grilled with sliced roasted red pepper, melted pepperjack cheese and parmesan peppercorn mayo.

To me, my dad makes the best burgers. He buys the finest meat, uses great potato rolls, and makes sure that he cooks it perfectly. All it needs is a slice of American cheese.

cooked onions, bleu cheese, crisp lettuce all on a burger

Rossi's in Trenton, NJ is my current favorite burger, but the burger at Trinity in Keyport, NJ with a slice of foie gras on top is pretty good too.

My new favorite burger is a nice juicy med rare beef burger topped w/ tziki, tomato, onion and gyro meat. I thought it was crazy when I first heard about it, but you have got to try this!

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My favorite burger are Kobe Burger Sliders!

I love a burger on the grill, with a pad of frozen butter in the middle, perfectly medium rare, with lettuce, ketchup and some good mustard and pickled.

For store bought the best I have had was a place called Charcoal in Hollywood that closed before it's time, but Houston's makes a pretty good burger.

Ground beef stuffed with gruyere cheese in the middle. grilled on the bbq slabbed in the middle of a buttered grilled bun and topped with caramelized onions.

Yum!

Red Mill (in Seattle) Bacon Deluxe with Cheese! With a solid shake for dessert!

beef, cheddar, a good homemade barbecue sauce and a good homemade bun. Bacon would be nice, too.

a straight up thick medium-rare patty w/ , pickles, ketchup, onion, ranch dressing, and any kind of cheese, but it must be on a potato roll... if i'm feeling wild i might add lettuce, sauteed mushrooms, fried onions, grainy mustard, or bacon!

Well done beef patty, cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce, onions, tomato, ideally on an onion bun, but won't turn it down on a regular bun. YUM!

I'm pretty partial to a burger with oatmeal and ground peppercorn mixed in. Grilled w/ cheese, mustard & onion. mmmmm

BBQ burger with cheddar cheese, bacon, and bbq sauce. With a side of seasoned waffle fries. And now I'm hungry.

Corner Bistro in NYC. Five Guys in the South.

A cheeseburger with mustard, relish and extra onions.

First, Medium Rare. Then Havarti, Bacon, Horseradish Mayo and Guacamole

Nothing better than a grilled hamburger from dad. No frills, just meat and cheese.

My dad made the best burgers. I'm not sure what were in them, but I think one of the ingredients was oyster sauce. They were oh, so, scrumptious!

Ground chuck, medium rare, with grilled Vidalia onion, sauteed mushrooms, cheddar cheese, and a giant slice of homegrown tomato on a toasted buttered bun. Heaven!

Bacon, swiss, fried onion, mayo, cheese and just a regular all-American burger!

Made with locally-raised pastured beef, not too lean. Topped with sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, bacon and sharp cheddar. Sandwiched between a homemade sesame seed bun...so good!

bison burger with carmelized onions and mushrooms!

there are so many to love! My favorite is the one my dad made me special as a kid! Grilled onion and bacon cheese burger- the bacon and onions sauteed up and served UNDER the cheese! Yum, and to complete the meal- always eaten on a large english muffin- perfection!

I also don't think that a burger has to be huge, just good meat and good ingredients, no need for anything half pound for me!

i like them plain -- with just some cheese (i can do without too), cold crispy lettuce piece (not shredded) and a slice of ripe tomato. pickles optional, ketchup (squeezed on the top bun only) is a must :)

Burger with garlic aioli and fresh local arugula from a tine restaurant in Blue Ridge, in the North Georgia mountains. Too bad they took it off the menu under the new chef :(

A little horseradish mixed into the meat, patty stuffed with bleu cheese. Mayo & bacon, grill the bun.

Depends on when you ask me. Some days, the bacon cheeseburger with hot sauce from Five Guys is just right (and right around the corner). I will also make the drive to a Red Robin for some crazy thing with blue cheese, bacon, and onion straws; or to Cheeseburger in Paradise for a Pressed Burger-- kind of like a Fatty Melt.

burger with american cheese, pickles, mustard, a tomato. and a whole lot of baked beans, with a toasted bun...yumm

I like a very rare burger topped with cheddar cheese, mild horseradish sauce, and onion straws.

Love Bacon Cheesburger with lots of Red Onion,
YUMMY

Angus beef, bacon, cheese, buttercrunch lettuce, mayo, and a fresh dill pickle, yum!

I wish my favorites were from a restaurant, just because I hate cleaning up, but homemade just can't be beat. Very lean, but fried with a bunch of butter in a pan, seasoned heavily with onion and garlic powder and hot sauce (and salt and pepper) while cooking. Pretty much any melty cheese will do--generally get pre-sliced cheddar. On a toasted and buttered croissant. They're so fragile that the croissant usually shatters before it gets to my mouth, but whatever bits do survive the trip are just so dang tasty.

nice juicy burger with saute soy and wine marinated mushrooms and truffle oil, bacon, arugula, horseradish sauce, on a toasted bun.

The best burger I ever had was at Prune in NYC. They blend the beef with lamb, and must cook it in about a pound of butter. It is served on an english muffin. The meat is so rich and good that it's almost a sin to put condiments on it.

Pretty much any burger from Five Guys or Fudruckers.

My favorite burger: grilled, bacon-wrapped with cheese inside.

A-1 burger with sharp cheddar melted on top

My dad makes the best burgers - ground beef, beaten egg, bread crumbs, onion soup mix, and his secret spices (well, not so secret, I know what they are, but I won't tell!)

Chipotle Bacon Cheddar Cheese Burger, now being served as the special at the Empire Grill, the movie set in Skowhegan, Maine for the HBO Miniseries "Empire Falls." This burger is yummy and the atmosphere is real Maine.

The Paris Burger at Barney's in San Francisco.

Red Robin - Blue Ribbon Burger, no pink, no lettuce and tomato and swap the onion bun for sesame seed. My favorite.

my burger with grilled onions on whole wheat roll

Take Angus Beef, mix it with chopped onions, a little paparika and cardomen. Then grill it and top it with Jarlesburg Cheeese. You can't beat it.

There is a little drive-in in the town where I grew up-they make the BEST cheeseburgers in the world! They are grilled to perfection, and they put a blob of butter on the bun! Oh wow! Carlorific and delicious! Thank you!

I'm happy with a good bakery bun, cheese, crisp lettuce, mayo, pickle, onion and homegrown tomato - hold the beef.

As long as the beef is fresh from the local butcher shop and it's not overcooked, all I need is a little mustard and I'm happy.

Wow... I actually don't eat burgers very often, but am finding myself craving them more now than I ever have in my entire life after reading this post and seeing all of the recipes being posted from this book.

My favorite burgers are and will always be the ones grilled by my father... made from ground sirloin, cooked all the way through (I know, I know, I'm sorry... I just can't seem to appreciate "rare"; just the thought of it makes me a little squeamish), on a "mountain roll" (basically a soft white bun with flour sprinkled on top) with nothing but ketchup and mustard. A slice of cheese is optional.

I am surprised by how much I want this book. Yum...

My favorite burger is a chili cheeseburger from The Beacon in Spartanburg, SC (second largest drive-in in the U.S.). I've loved it ever since I was around 9 years old (am 28 now), and it still tastes just as wonderful now as it did then. The burger is super thin (the only way I'll eat them), the chili is awesome, and with the melted cheese on top... perfect! No need to add anything here - it'd just get in the way.

My all-time favorite burger is the Bull Burger from Bullfeathers in Washington, DC.

It's a fresh (not frozen) patty topped with Swiss cheese, cole slaw, Russian dressing, lettuce and tomato, served on a toasted bun.

When we lived in DC, we lived half a block away from Bullfeathers and Monday night was half price burger night. Guess what I did almost every Monday night?

The best burgers are the ones cooked in the backyard with family and friends, and a cold beer in your hand!

Fav Burger is grass fed beef topped with caramelized onions, BBQ sauce, and a potato roll, toasted of course.

Fuddruckers is a yes! also the more cheese and bacon you can add always helps

Green Chili Cheese Burger from a local diner. Ground chuck, cheddar cheese, green pork chili, grilled onions, jalapenos, shredded jack on a toasted onion bun. Best eaten with chili cheese fries and a full tree's worth of napkins.

Currently I am very into this burger at a local restaurant which is bison, goat cheese and banana peppers. Simple and so good.

Dairy Queen makes a flame thrower burger that is pretty rockin. Also, the Juicy Lucy is a amazing burger.

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My favorite's blue cheese and carmelized onions. Yum!

bacon bleu cheese burger, FTW!

simple.
beef, real cheese, lettuce, homegrown tomato, bacon, mayo, ketchup

while I love a simple med rare burger with cheese and bacon I make a kick butt chevre stuffed turkey burger seasoned with lemon zest and juice and thyme. I found the recipe on epicurious a while back and could eat them every week. I also make a bbq bacon cheddar stuffed burger with provolone on top. huzzah!

Smelling the burgers on the grill, toasting the bun, throwing on some grilled onions, blue cheese and hickory BBQ or North Carolina BBQ sauce. Plus, the perfect fry...

I love the pork burgers from Suzanne Goin's Sunday Suppers -- smoked bacon, chorizo, and ground pork all rolled into a delicious grilled patty, topped with delicious manchego and a little salad with avocado. Yum!

A $2 burger with pepper jack cheese and a side of tots at the Lion Head Pub in Lincoln Park (Chicago) never failed to hit the spot.

I don't think I've ever met a burger I didn't like, but the best in recent memory was a big, drippy, wonderful muffaletta burger at the Hubcap Grill in downtown Houston. So tasty...

My favorite burger consisted of a charbroiled beef patty, lettuce, pickles, tomato slice, avocados, and sauteed mushrooms, between fresh baked buns w/o sesame, with mayonnaise, ketchup and a bit of mustard.

Good beef, nice char and smoke flavor from the grill.

Grilled, medium rare. Toasted bun, ketchup mayo and mustard. Home grown tomatoes, lettuce and onions sauteed in TONS of butter.

Grilled on a Weber Grill with Hook's 3-year aged cheddar and some spicy whole grain mustard from Boetje's.

Grilled with Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. With sliced tomato and onion.

Wow. This really depends on my mood and my adherence to health. Let's say I'm in a great mood and also in denial about my heart disease - then let's have a black and bleu burger with roquefort, jalapeno's, applejack bacon, red onion, swiss chard and a perfect slice of tomato finished with cilantro mayonnaise. I feel guilty typing this.

2 thin patties, with a little crust from the hot griddle, melted american cheese on each, served on a toasted and buttered plain white bun. mustard and pickles. killer!

mushroom, swiss, and caramelized onion burger with a little bit of mayo smeared on both sides of the bun. perfect!

Always, In-N-Out!

Buffalo burgers with ketchup and mustard-although a side of plantains sounds delicious.

For juiciness and goo, I really like a Fuddruckers hamburger, but homemade always tops anything purchased

The patty has an inner pocket of goat cheese. On the outside of the patty there are spinach and basil leaves in a mustard vinaigrette, and heirloom tomato slices. Simple and juicy!

My favorite burger would be well done topped with a slice of American cheese. some sauteed onions and fresh mushrooms, dill pickles sliced, a little ketchup, mustard, a slice of tomato, leaf of lettuce on a freshly baked hamburger bun!

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My favorite burger is Hardee's Mushroom & Swiss burger.

Boy I love that book, I really wanna win this, anyways, here goes!

Here are my favorite ingredients on a burger: Guacamole, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Bacon, AMERICAN cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, that's it! Nothing else will do! There are rumors A1 sauce is great with burgers, but I have yet to try that out. I get the impression fried plantain would be good too, fried, thin and juicy! The most important thing in a burger is well-seasoned, tasty meat. For some reason, Canadian burgers taste better, and I have no idea why.

One time I asked this waitress in Australia for American cheese on my burger, and I got the dirtiest look! I didn't have decent burgers for one month there. I don't count McDonald's and Hungry Jack's as decent burgers, none of the decent places had that cheese. It really is the best cheese for burgers IMO, and I'm not being jingoistic or anything, so don't hate me!

IMO, the less sophisticated burgers are, the better. That's my opinion!

If it's done right, I've got a soft spot for a mushroom and Swiss burger. Otherwise, a mild cheddar with the standard lettuce, tomato, pickle and (sometimes) ketchup works for me. No mayo, though.

My Uncle's Billyburger. Fried onions on it to make the bun fall apart. The sign of a good burger is when the bun falls apart.

The best burger was, surprise, when I was very hungry. It was a thick and juicy burger with swiss cheese, grilled onion, and a bit of shredded bacon. Food can taste so good when you are hungry.

A White Man(n?)a burger or three with onions always hits the spot for me.

Bacon, cheese, ketchup, mustard. and when I'm feeling frisky, fried egg.

Shake shack burger - i just love the potato bread that they use!

last night in preparation for the 4th, I made 1/3 lb. burgers with organic beef stuffed with a fat piece of stilton bleu and topped with grilled onions, arugula, beefsteak tomato, and sweet/spicy mustard with sweet potato french fries. The meat was perfectly pink on the inside, with the bleu cheese just oozing out with every bite.
Probably one of the best outdoor meals i've experienced EVER.

Quarter pound of medium well burger with lettuce and tomatoes.

hmm mushrooms, swiss cheese, and carmelized onions...even though I have to say that avocado also makes everything yummier.

The burger from the Red Coat Tavern here in Royal Oak, MI. Best burger you can get anywhere.

Anything yummy and cooked on the grill with lots of red onions and cheddar cheese!

My favorite burger is a Garlic and Onion Burger. It has roasted garlic and chopped onion mixed in the meat. Yum!!
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I have always been a big fan of mushroom and swiss burgers, so I ordered them a lot when I was little. I don't remember where this was or how old I was, but the first time I was ever asked how I wanted my burger cooked I said medium since that is how my dad always got his steaks cooked. My parents said to make it well done and I protested. The waitress told me to listen to my parents and then proceeded to order it medium for me. It wasn't all that special, but it was the juiciest burger I had ever had since my dad usually overcooked burgers and smashed the juice out of them. Needless to say, when I cook burgers now, I cook them the way I like them, medium!

president's choice makes a mean frozen thick+juicy bison burger.

I love a big juicy burger topped with pickles, onions, lettuce, mayo, kechup and mustard.
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Costco ground beef, softly made into a burger patty, fire up the BarBee.... medium hot, grill for about 4-5 minutes on each side, do not press it down!!!.... put cheddar cheese on it for the last minute of cooking....put that on a great sweet bun, with grilled onions, mayo, BBQ sauce, sliced sandwich pickles, lettuce, and tomato.... plain and simple, fab!

My favorite burger- 1/3 lb patty grilled on the BBQ on a toasted onion roll with a leaf of Romaine , a slice of tomato, some mayo and a dollop of homemade guacamole.

I like mine with some fresh salsa, a slice of sweet onion and a scoop of guacamole.

A New Mexico classic: A green chile cheeseburger! You can get them anywhere here, even McDonald's, so you have to know where to look to find the best. Santiago's butters and grills the bun, and tops their delicious beef patty with cheese and green chile just perfectly.

On the 4th, I grilled us up some burgers from store bought frozen burger patties. The above are everything a burger purist would never do. But, something about the 4th of July, hot weather, and the company made it all, well, perfect!

bacon, cheddar cheese & bbq sauce

For the Fourth I tried hamburgers with grilled red onions, gorgonzola cheese and a tarragon, rosemary, garlic aioli. I must say, it was one of the best homemade burgers I've made yet. Definitely will be using the homemade aioli again!

It must have been said before, but Minetta Tavern NYC. Good Lord! That's last meal on Earth material. But the Mesa Grill Burger with that delicious horseradish sauce ain't nothing to shake a stick at either.

I love hamburgers that have had TONS of tenderizer put on it.

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I love a nice medium beef burger, one slice of fried green tomato, a few slices of avocado, a little red onion, and some hot sauce...preferably on a soft potato roll. mmm mmm mmm

AHI BURGER: Fresh Ahi tuna seared rare with ginger wasabi mayo & asian
slaw on a toasted egg bun.

Mine is grilled medium rare, topped with thinly sliced onions and cheddar cheese. Yummy!

Grilled burger with a toasty bun. Topped with ketchup, lettuce, and tomato and cheese.

Homemade ground sirloin burger

We actually made our favorite burger recipe for the 4th of July. It is a simple Blue Cheese Burger Recipe. We season the ground beef and add chopped onions and green pepper to the mixture. We sprinkle in some breadcrumbs and add an egg. We grill the patties and top them with blue cheese crumbles and bacon.

I love a burger with bacon, pepper jack cheese, a bold, rich bbq sauce and that's it. Simple, spicy, and oh so right.

The best burger I had was the one made by my daughter-in-law at a family cookout...it had swiss cheese (my favorite) and a big slice of grilled onion on top!
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I like a Turkey burger with Turkey bacon, Cheddar cheese, fresh tomato, lettuce, pickles, onion, and mustard.

This is a tough one! There have been many "best " burgers but they would always have to have been juicy rare with oozing cheese, S+P, sauteed onions, and friends around the table laughing and having a great time.

I love the Rincon Burger at Islands!

My all time favorite burger is a quarter pound all beef bacon cheeseburger with hot sauce and blue cheese--buffalo bacon cheeseburger.

Once I had the oppurtunity to obtain some fresh road kill.Cant say what kind it was for fear of offending dog lovers,but i cleaned the meat up,removed any obvious road debris,boned it out.Ground it up with a coarse blade,mixed some fine pig fat in with it for moistness and flavor,then proceeded to make the worlds best onion burger,on a toasted sesame seed bun with pickles an special sauce. MMMMM

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