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I know folks who prefer the cheeseburger because it tastes better than the double cheeseburger.

I have to say the McDouble works for me because the one slice of cheese allows for the meat flavor to come through more than on the double cheeseburger.

I know this is off the subject, but the new Angus Mushroom & Swiss is good!

I want to know why the double cheeseburger was cheaper than the cheeseburger for a while. does anyone remember that? one was $1 and the other $1.29

I've eaten countless Ted's burgers. I love them. I do agree with SOME of your gripes. However, the moistness of the burger is perfect if it's served when ready. It's prepared in STEAM man..it loses the fatty liquid but gets infused with H20 in the process which creates moisture. So I disagree with your opinion there. The shape of the burger is something I've always disagreed with. It does not fit the bun correctly. A simple adjustment to the shape of the "tray" that the burger is steamed with will solve this issue. It needs to be more square to fill out the surface of the bun. Besides the shape issue, the burger is fantastic. The cheese is unique and combines with the meat better than any other option. The bun may be a bit overized and "fluffy" but it does a good job containing the gooiness. You need a tougher bun than usual when dealing with melted cheese. I'd assume the shape issue has alot to do with not changing the rich history of the burger and restaurant. And that is what Ted's offers..a classic, unchanged experience. Overall, the Burger is unique, MOIST, and extremely delicious. A definite must have for burger lovers looking for something different.

I realize that I'm going to upset a lot of people, but I ate here last week, after reading the slew of favorable reviews and truly believe that this place is a triumph of hype over content. I'm from out of town, out of state, in fact out of country, but I've been coming to your fair city for almost thirty years now and I used to rate the burgers at the late lamented McHale's as the best in town, so was interested to try this company's much-lauded offerings. I ordered a cheeseburger, medium, with fries, a root-beer and retired to wait for the pager to buzz. (Side note to the owners: when there's a long line, it doesn't sit well with the other customers when a friend of the serving staff wanders in off the street, goes up to the counter, engages three of the staff in conversation and gets his burger almost immediately while people waiting on line are ignored.) By the time I got my order, I was pretty hungry and found a place to sit and eat. What I encountered was a mouthful of heavily salted greasy sludge in a cheap bun, with the cheese as a fatty and tasteless covering. The fries were also smothered in salt, but otherwise tasteless and if I hadn't already guessed that they were frozen, the guy wheeling the piled-high cartons labeled "Frozen Potato Products" or something similar around the kitchen would have given me a big clue.

The root-beer, despite far too much ice, was actually rather good, but the rest of the meal made me feel decidedly queasy. If this is really what you consider to be a great burger, then I fear for your nation's health. A better name for this place might well be Heart-Attack Shack.

(I should mention that I also find the burgers in Le Parker Meridien's Burger Joint to be overrated, but they don't seem to suffer from the same sort of mania that this place generates and they're far, far less greasy.)

I'm traditional. Lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheddar cheese, and some condiments. Nothing exciting here.

A tribute the the great and thrice greasy Roy Rogers Double R Bar Burger. Thinly sliced ham and aged cheddar topped with and sauce of dijon mustard, honey and mayonnaise.

Cheese

grilled onions, lettuce, and black pepper kettle chips.

I can be all over the board, depending upon what type of burger I am building, but the one constant is some variety of cheese.

A not to sweet hickory sauce and a fried onion! I'm salivating just thinking of it.

avocado

blue cheese and carmelized onions!

Cheese is a must and lots of it. American, cheddar, gruyere, monterey jack. Ketchup, mustard, tomato, lettuce and raw onions. That's my ideal burger with the toppings that makes the burger.