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The pastrami burger that Lexalpha mentioned has been refined to perfection in the Salt Lake City area, where one-off restaurants and local chains started by Greek immigrants have made it their signature specialty. No hamburger aficionado has truly lived until he/she has experienced a Crown Burger.

Now that was by far one of my favorite burger posts I've seen! Way to get them all in one blog.

@everyone: Thanks for the kudos! This was a lot of fun to put together, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm sorry if it made you hungry, but dems da breaks!

@KingT: What would you say makes a '30s-style burger? Given what I've read about burger history, I'd guess it would either be a slider (since White Castle all but revolutionized burgerdom in the late '20s and up to WWII) or a slider-style burger (a little larger but cooked in a similar fashion).

@shanella: I'm only responsible for the first photo; the rest are Flickr Creative Commons–licensed or used with permission of the photographer. I know that any of Nick Solares's or Robyn Lee's are dSLRs (Nikon D300 and Canon 20D, respectively). For any of the others that link to Flickr, you can click through and look to see if the photographer has EXIF data for the photo. That should tell you camera make/model.

What about the 30's style? did I miss that?

Very educational for us foodies Adam. Thanks for pointing out the difference between a slider and a mini burger...i always thought they were the same. I like the part about the fast food burger! lol! I think you're right about the kobe burger cause i enjoy the slight rubberiness of the minced meat against the soft bread in a regular burger...the kobe has enough brilliance to stand on it's own! What they call pimento cheese in the U.S. is what we call cheese paste in caribbean, and is often a combination of grated cheddar, mayo, grated onion, diced peppers and hot sauce, and is usually slathered between sandwich slices, cut into cute bite size triangles and served at parties.

I realise that this is about American burgers, but just for interest: in Australia it's an "Aussie" burger if it has sliced beetroot on it (and probably onions too, though possibly raw). However, the essential ingredient to make a pizza an "Aussie pizza" is egg cracked over the top just before it's put in the oven.

We're a weird bunch.

"I would eat ANY of these marvelous burger creations except for the guberburger....peanut butter on beef? Not feeling that one at all!"

lol... This is the most appealing burger on here IMHO...

"How about the "other than beef" catagory....turkey, bison, etc."

and to that, I second HeartofGlass-- I'm vegan. There are a ton of veggie burgers out there, both "fast food" and grocery store options

http://www.vegcooking.com/gb_vegburgers_chain.asp
http://www.peta.org/feat/goldbun/1.html
http://www.vegcooking.com/gb_vegburgers_can.asp

In any case, I think it's the toppings that make it exciting, and the ethnic variations give you alot of options. One simple one I don't see here is the diner option topped with a big fat onion ring. The best veggie burger I ever had was at Kelsey's, when I had it it was served on a sourdough chiabata-style bun with smoked mozzarella & garlic mayonnaise

Oh, and one other thing. I may be wrong - I may be crucified and permanently banned from this blog - but I love Bubba Burgers. Yes, they're frozen, but I think they're delicious.

Don't everyone rush me with torches and pitchforks all at once.

my mother is from the south, so i grew up on doughburgers, but ive never in my life seen a doughburger like what is pictured here. ew.

GIVE ME A WELL COOKED AND PREPARED BURGER ANY DAY AS LONG AS IT'S DRIPPING JUICY TO THE ELBOWS IS THE GOAL WITH ANY BURGER! There were a number of "I gotta have one now" burgers pictured sorry NO fast food burgers don't cut it!
Those monster burgers are disgusting looking and couldn't possibly taste good at all way too much of a good thing.Does the world record desire correlate to national exposure and is it actually worth wasteing that much food ?

The best burger I've ever had was at a Carl's in CA. It was a special promotion, and I've never seen it on the menu again. A double cheeseburger with a hefty layer of pastrami! Sort of a burger, patty melt, reuben effect, hold the sauerkraut.
I was in heaven, and didn't need to eat anything else for about 24 hours.
Lex

Impressive list and great photos. Well done.

Awesome post! You could make an argument for a general category of "ethnic" burgers. I've seen the good ole American burger re-purposed in many an ethnic restaurant, adding elements of different cuisines to make the burger more exotic. Off the top of my head, Cuban burgers, Korean burgers, Tuscan burgers, Mexican... Thai... Jamaican... ad infinitum!