Just a few weeks ago I had my best burger ever from a Durham food truck (think it was Bull City Street Food).
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Spinoff: Best Burger You've Had
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Agreed, I rotate between the kangaroo and bison. Throw in their sweet potato fries and you have a winner.
And also keeping it local, when I lived in Lex, I thought Shamrocks had the best burgers.
In the Charleston area:
Fancy burger: Husk
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Mid price: The pimento burger at Fiery Ron's.
Local dive: Breck's in North Charleston. Out of town: Curly Burger at the Dairy O in Orangeburg, SC (1 hr from Charleston)
Fancy burger: Husk
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Mid price: The pimento burger at Fiery Ron's.
Local dive: Breck's in North Charleston. Out of town: Curly Burger at the Dairy O in Orangeburg, SC (1 hr from Charleston)
Surprisingly the best tasting burger I have ever had was a double cheeseburger from Denny's in Gatlinburg. Probably the best meal I had while there (didn't eat anywhere fancy). I missed out on the Papa John's down there that would have likely topped it.
Copied these posts from the other thread.
Mighty Fine Burgers has been serving hamburgers and fries since at least 2009 and are operated by the same folks who own Rudy's BBQ. Pricing is more upscale. Great quality.
Top Notch on Burnet Road is my current local fave for non-gourmet burgers. They've been around since '71. My wife grew up on their fare.
I may hit up Dan's tomorrow for lunch. Nearest location is 3/4 mile north of our complex, within easy walking or cycling distance.
Great discussion so far. I'll have much more input in a few. Gotta get back to work.
Thanks! A few smaller chains in Austin, which began operations over the past two years, are of particular interest: Hat Creek Burgers and P. Terry's Burger Stand. Hat Creek offers $1 craft beers on draft every Thursday. Burgers are good, but very small.
Mighty Fine Burgers has been serving hamburgers and fries since at least 2009 and are operated by the same folks who own Rudy's BBQ. Pricing is more upscale. Great quality.
Top Notch on Burnet Road is my current local fave for non-gourmet burgers. They've been around since '71. My wife grew up on their fare.
I may hit up Dan's tomorrow for lunch. Nearest location is 3/4 mile north of our complex, within easy walking or cycling distance.
Great discussion so far. I'll have much more input in a few. Gotta get back to work.
Ha! That's the one. I can't stand that ***** either.
Butter was in the downstairs of our hotel (Cassa) when I went up to watch us lose to Ohio State a few weeks ago.
We snagged lunch there after we checked in. Just sat at the bar. It really was a fantastic burger.
It tastes like heaven sprinkled with a few spices. The burger is extremely juicy cooked medium. Not gamey or dry at all. Honestly, if somebody stuck it in front of you and didn't tell you what meat it was, you would assume it's a lean beef.
Dammit, I'm in the middle of a weight loss competition at work. Talking about this isn't helping.
Big Dipper in Owensboro, double cheeseburger through the garden. I don't know what they put in their burgers, but it's the bomb.
Were you living in O'boro @25 years ago when Little T's Diner was there on 2nd St across from the soybean plant ? They were open for lunch only. Awesome burgers.
No love for Terry's Turf Club? I can't remember which burger I had when I was there a couple of years ago, but I remember it being one of the best I'd had.
Terry's is very good. I've been twice… the first time was ok, the 2nd was great. The first time I wasn't aware of all the choices.
Definitely a contender. I need to go back.
Definitely a contender. I need to go back.
Oh yeah, we went there a lot, the damn burgers were the size of a pizza pan. Did you ever make it to Ruth and Bob's, the greasy spoon in a trailer off, 5th street I think.
Wife was over in Germany training for a new job and had 'Roo steak, which surprised the hell out of me, given she cries over the littlest thing with animals. She loved it, said it was very good.
PTerry's is the only place I've never been. We moved from Austin to NY in 2011, I've heard good and bad about them. Hat Creek was fine, not a big fan of Mighty Fine, found it to be bland. Top Notch is outstanding, good charbroiled flavor and I'm a big fan of their Fried Chicken. Dan's remains our favorite, we hit one up every visit to Austin. Sandy's is real good, give it a shot whenever you're down that way, good frozen custard also.
You Lex. folks, no love for Parkette? Went many times as a kid and will stop by there every once in a while when back in the homeland.
Whoppers, like all chain burgers back in the day, used to be good. The last Whopper I tried to eat I threw half of it away. You would have to be well in your 40s to remember when chain burgers were actually good.
A little hole in the wall bar in the French Quarter called Yo Mama's. Could've been the hangover I was nursing, but damn good burger.
The last time I stopped by Ferrell's in Hoptown they put Ketchup on the burgers unless you requested only mustard. When did that start happening?
You may have whatever you want (or don't want) on them, learn how to order food.
I dont recall that one. I left O'boro in 86 when I went in the Navy, only to return for occasional visits.
The awesome power of suggestion. I'll ride over to Dan's on North Lamar near Koenig within the hour. Can't wait until tomorrow. Thanks!
Sandy's on Barton Springs = crazy good. On a group bike ride, I dined there once during summer 2013. Incredible burgers and custard available. Definitely heading back.
This is a great topic. Much more to come. Disclaimer: I'm a longtime Wendy's shareholder and still consider their offerings the best of the "Big 3" (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's) mass-market burgers. But mom and pop shops can definitely produce some most excellent creations.
@starchief5 brings up a good point. If I'm not mistaken, quality has devolved and seems problematic within the Big-3. Wendy's now offers smaller buns on singles, doubles and triples than 5 years ago.
I personally like Red Robin and dine there 2x yearly. More on that chain after lunch.
We lived in Pflugerville, so that's usually the one we'd hit up. Their breakfast is always solid and loved their CFS, but the burger was what we got 99% of the time.
Have always liked Wendy's, been disappointed on my last few visits, patties too dry and salty.
No, they're served however you like them -- just like at any restaurant.
Mine come with Cheese, Onions, and sometimes an egg. You can let the lady who takes your order know how you'd like your burger, and if she's worth any count, she'll ask you herself.
Try it, works every time. You can also choose to add fries, some chili, or your choice of drink if you're thirsty.
Louisville - Corbett's
This is a fine restaurant and you can only order the burger if you are sitting in the basement, in the bar or on the porch. I live close to there - a nice move is to head up there, sit at the bar, turn on the game, have a bottle of red and knock out the burger.
This is a fine restaurant and you can only order the burger if you are sitting in the basement, in the bar or on the porch. I live close to there - a nice move is to head up there, sit at the bar, turn on the game, have a bottle of red and knock out the burger.