New York Magazine's food blog Grub Street, now expanded to five other cities across the country, features slide shows for the most notable burgers in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York. If you don't want to click through their 82 (82?) notable burgers in New York City, Adam Platt of New York Magazine also lists his picks for best 15 burgers as part of the Eat Cheap 2009 issue.
After the jump, the full burger lists with links to reviews on AHT (visit Grub Street for accompanying burger porn):
Billy Goat Tavern
The Bristol
The Counter Burger
David Burke's Primehouse
Duchamp
Epic Burger
Eve
Feed
Five Guys
Green Door Tavern
Harmony Hamburgers
Hot Chocolate
Jury's
Kuma's Corner
Marc Burger
The Medici
Moody's
Naha
Paramount Room
Prairie Grass Cafe
Province
Rosebud Steakhouse
Schoop's
Sola
That's-A-Burger
The Gage
Top Notch Beefburger
The Twisted Spoke
Vie
Weiner and Still Champion
Barclay Prime
Butcher & Singer
Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar
Devil's Alley Bar & Grill Good Dog Bar & Restaurant
Grace Tavern
Honey's Sit 'n' Eat
Le Bec-Fin
London Grill
Matyson
Noble American Cookery
N. 3rd
Oyster House
Parc
Pub & Kitchen
Rouge Royal Tavern
Silk City Diner
Snackbar
Standard Tap
Varga Bar
Village Whiskey
While the Billy Goat is a Chicago institution, I wouldn't call its burgers sensational.
To be fair though, sometimes you just want a little greasy pill to swallow. The local bowling alley in Chicago (South Suburbs) did a fantastic burger, probably frozen, definitely fatty, with American cheese and pickles and nothing else. I wouldn't serve it to royalty but it was delicious. Perfect for where it was, and it cost about $2.50. Griddle-fried with lacy edges, well-melted cheese, and a soft plain bun. Add some over-cooked fries, and you've got a meal made of nostalgia.
Thanks for compiling this list, Robyn. Nice to be able to see it all in one shot. I'm surprised at how many we've got intel on—and how many we still need to fill in!
I'm going to echo Dlevine1781 and ChiefHDB here. This list is weird. And it almost seems random and more like "82 Burgers We Have Burger Porny Photos of in Our Archives," since shit like Better Burger made it on. SRSLY?
I will respectfully disagree with ChiefHDB on Zaitzeff, though. Come on! How can you not like that burger?!? Did you do the East Village one or the FiDi?
@Adam: Yeah I agree; it's a random list. And 82 is...er, excessive. But at least it reminds me to go back to Ruby's and Westville for their burgers. And I haven't been to Zaitzeff yet!
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While the Billy Goat is a Chicago institution, I wouldn't call its burgers sensational.
To be fair though, sometimes you just want a little greasy pill to swallow. The local bowling alley in Chicago (South Suburbs) did a fantastic burger, probably frozen, definitely fatty, with American cheese and pickles and nothing else. I wouldn't serve it to royalty but it was delicious. Perfect for where it was, and it cost about $2.50. Griddle-fried with lacy edges, well-melted cheese, and a soft plain bun. Add some over-cooked fries, and you've got a meal made of nostalgia.
NotAmerican at 2:07PM on 07/13/09
How does JG Melon not make the cut in NYC? Even Carnegie Johns and La Cense Burger Truck are listed. I've got no respect for these rankings.
Dlevine1781 at 2:20PM on 07/13/09
The very first slide in the Chicago feature is the Billy Goat, and it says their patties are 8 ounces. That's absolutely untrue.
But unlike NotAmerican above, I do think Billy Goat's burgers are sensational.
jjchampion at 6:25PM on 07/13/09
I noticed the jg melon omission too...weak sauce. Zaitseff may have been one of the worst burgers I ever ate!
ChiefHDB at 9:05PM on 07/13/09
Thanks for compiling this list, Robyn. Nice to be able to see it all in one shot. I'm surprised at how many we've got intel on—and how many we still need to fill in!
I'm going to echo Dlevine1781 and ChiefHDB here. This list is weird. And it almost seems random and more like "82 Burgers We Have Burger Porny Photos of in Our Archives," since shit like Better Burger made it on. SRSLY?
I will respectfully disagree with ChiefHDB on Zaitzeff, though. Come on! How can you not like that burger?!? Did you do the East Village one or the FiDi?
Adam Kuban at 11:51PM on 07/13/09
@Adam: Yeah I agree; it's a random list. And 82 is...er, excessive. But at least it reminds me to go back to Ruby's and Westville for their burgers. And I haven't been to Zaitzeff yet!
Robyn Lee at 11:57PM on 07/13/09
JG Melon's must have been an accidental omission
burgerluver at 10:49AM on 07/15/09
82 Burgers? really?
RobertoRx at 10:56AM on 07/16/09
Kumas is a must try in chi town! fo sho.
listlessinchitwn at 8:48PM on 07/16/09
You Must Try the Tall Grass Burger at The Grocery Bistro in Chi Town
rachel69 at 1:30AM on 07/26/09