Chain Reaction: Penny's Diner's Monster Burger

This classic streamline-style diner serves up diner favorites including griddle-smashed burgers and shakes at Oak Tree Inns nationwide. Their featured burger: the 2/3-pound Build-Your-Own Monster Burger, which you can customize with as many toppings as you want for no extra charge.

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3 Comments | Posted by Kat Robinson, July 1, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Chain Reaction, Dexter, Missouri, Penny's Diner, reviews

St. Louis: Carl's Drive In

Today's AHT reader recommendation comes from self-described burger addict Melissa Graham about her favorite burger joint, Carl's Drive In. We got a reader review for Carl's in 2007 as well, and a shout-out in one of our roundups of readers' favorite burgers. Thanks, Melissa! If anyone else wants to share some burger intel, email us at burger@seriouseats.com or check out our review submission form. —The Mgmt.

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2 Comments | Posted by An AHT Field Agent, April 11, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Carl's Drive In, Missouri, reviews, St. Louis

Branson, MO: Get Stuffed (Burgers) at Chester's

Chester's offers its burgers two ways: a traditional half-pound, char-grilled burger with toppings, or a Stuffy, where the ingredients are packed inside the burger before it's cooked.

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5 Comments | Posted by Kat Robinson, December 23, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Branson, Chester's, Missouri, reviews

Back Yard Burgers: Not In My Backyard

There's a drawing of a barn on the wall of the Backyard Burger on Marler Lane in Ozark, Missouri. I doubt very much that any of the beef served at Back Yard burger came from a farm that looked like that, despite it being domestic Black Angus. But then again, it doesn't appear that the burgers there are cooked in a charcoal fired kettle as the companies logo implies.

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17 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, October 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Back Yard Burgers, chain restaurants, Missouri, Ozark, reviews

Kansas City: Get One of America's Most Important Hamburgers at Town Topic

Town Topic opened its doors in 1937, but the locations hamburger heritage is even older than that—the turrets on the corners of the little shack on Broadway betray the fact that it was once a White Castle. And the hamburgers they serve there, more than 70 years later, are a cultural relic from that era: Small pucks of beef are pressed in to a searing griddle with onions, while the bun is steamed on top.

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23 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, September 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Kansas City, Missouri, recommended, reviews, Town Topic

Calling AHT Field Agents in Memphis and Kansas City

I recently took a road trip that found me, amongst other places, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Kansas City, Missouri. I ate a bunch of burgers on the trip, but there were a couple of places that I thought looked interesting...

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4 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, July 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: Kansas City, Memphis, Missouri, Tennessee

Photo of the Day: Town Topic Hamburgers in Kansas City, Missouri

[Flickr: Pete Zarria] It may not be a drool-inducing burger, but I thought this photo of the fading neon sign of Town Topic Hamburgers in Kansas City, Missouri, by Pete Zarria on Flickr was lovely enough to point out....

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 23, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Tagged: Kansas City, Missouri, Photo of the Day, Town Topic Hamburgers

Blueberry Hill in St. Louis Doesn't Stand the Test of (Burger) Time

St. Louis's Blueberry Hill is well regarded for its burgers, but they're not among the city's best. The hickory burger in particular suffers at the hands of liquid smoke. Aside from the burger, though, the restaurant is a comfortable place to hang out and features an amazing array of sports and pop culture memorabilia.

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7 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, March 1, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Blueberry Hill, Missouri, reviews, St. Louis

You Can't Go Wrong with Sliders at Eat Rite Diner in St. Louis

[Photographs: Daniel Zemans] Eat Rite Diner 622 Chouteau, St. Louis MO 63102 (map); 314-621-9621 Cooking Method: Griddled. Short Order: Budget prices, priceless experience. Want Fries With That? No idea—I haven't had the fries there in 10 years. Price: Six...

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5 Comments | Posted by Daniel Zemans, October 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Eat Rite, Missouri, reviews, sliders, St. Louis, tiny hamburgers

Burger Mobile from the Westport Flea Market Bar and Grill in Kansas City

Photograph by Chris Oberholtz of Kansas City Star Kansas City Star has awesome photos of the Burger Mobile that was unveiled yesterday at the Westport Flea Market in Kansas City, Missouri. They also have some backstory on the vehicle...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: burger weirdness, Kansas City, Missouri, Westport Flea Market