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Check out Nessy Burger just north of San Diego, Ca. off the I-15 exit hwy 76. this place is known for it's simple but delicious fare. I've tried the rest you need to try the best! This place is a little trailer on the side of the road and you eat at picnic tables that you might share with a neighbor. Nothing special about the ambience...unless you like the great outdoors..fun place.

I don't know if anyone mentioned The VORTEX Bar and Grill in Atlanta. They claim to have the best burger in ATL. And my husband and I DO love their burgers. The two locations have a biker/goth atomsphere and its awesome. Please try "The Vortex" if you're in the ATL area.

I also love Fuddruckers, but it seems like it tasted a lil better in NM. Its got that Southwestern taste and the green chili burger, YUM! And try to review the In-and-Out Burgers (I wish we had one here). I"m craving an In and Out burger right now!

Dude, forget those above, they suck. Seriously though Ruby Tuesday's is the only chain burger that I have eaten that will not only serve it rare, the way meat was intended to be eaten. but it is also Prime. They also have one of the best salad bars I have seen.
If you ever make it out to western Montana try a place in Hamilton called Naps, they will also serve your burger rare. One of the best I have had.

When you survey the remaining restaurants be sure to include Chili's! Chili's has excellent burgers! I can honestly say I've never had a bad burger at Chili's. Unfortunately Ruby Tuesday's depends on the location.........not very consistent between restaurants. I loved the food in Bessemer AL at Ruby Tuesday's but it was HORRIBLE at the one near Loudon TN.........
For fast food, Wendy's seems to be the best. For sit-down dining Chili's is my top pick........

I don't know if there is one nearby, but oddly enough I think Logan's Roadhouse (it's a steakhouse) has excellent burgers. Ofcourse I don't think they would cook it MR, but I think they still kick toosh.

I too recommend Fuddruckers. I am not sure if this franchise is back east but Hamburger Hamlet is also a Red Robin level burger place.

I think its also important to add that at Red Robin you can order your burger Protein Style. They serve this as a low carb option (no bun wrapped in lettuce) and with a salad instead of fries.

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I simply cannot WAIT to stuff my face with one of these gems when I finally go see my first game on 4/9. Thanks for the tasty preview!

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I've been in Texas for 2 years and apparently a great Texas burger is a very thin, wide, well-done cooked piece of meat, and sometimes topped with tostadas or beans, etc (man, that's funny!)...definitely not my "thing". However, even though MOST of the folks in Texas don't seem to know much about great burgers (for god's sake Whataburger is the most popular burger chain here and they are awful). There is a really good local place that just opened up calleD BIGZ Burger Joint. Although most locals will slam the place because it's owned by a popular local gourmet chef and it caters to the local Hummer yuppie crowd, the burgers here are thick (each patty is 8 oz), cooked perfectly as a burger should be just as the menu says "with a little pink inside unless requested otherwise" , juicy and very, very tasty. It actually gives Fuddruckers, which is by far and away one of the best burgers you can get ANYWHERE, a run for its money.

Chili's, Uno and great hand ground, fresh bacon cheeseburgers at Plan B Burger, West Hartford, Ct.

Try a restaurant chain called: 'ninety-nine' or 99 - (I'm in Mass & I think they're in New York too)
I had a really great cheesburger there last week, and I was pleasantly surprised at how really great it was. Maybe I just got lucky!
And regarding APPLEBEE's... I too had my first & last burger there about a month ago. It was so salty I only ate about 3 bites and had to stop. So GROSS
PattiD

Hello
Im from Rio Grande City, Texas, but now I live in San Diego, California. I have two suggestions for the burger taste test. The first one is WHATABURGER they are found in Texas maybe one in Oklahoma some in New Mexico and Arizona. Whataburger is 100% American ground beef with the bun lightly toasted or ordered to your preference. The lettuce is always fresh as the tomatoes and the fries are great crispy and golden. I have never eaten one that i had to complain or met any one that said differently about it. Other people that I have met that are not from Texas said when they drove through Texas they tried it and they loved it I think you would be pleased after havong one. They have regular, double, triple, or WB Jr. The other one is IN N OUT Burger which i think they are mainly in California. Their burger are not as big as TGIF´s or those kinds of resturants that have big burgers, but the taste is worth every bite. They have from a regular burger to a 4x4 four meat four chesseburger. The burgers same as Whataburger, In n out burgers are made when ordered. They also make their fries they are not frozen you can even see as one the cooks slices the potatoes with the slicer. I think you should really travel down to Texas and California and have one of these burgers. Every time I go home i dont eat any other burger than WB and on the way back i pick some up for the road, but they never make it to California.