Last week, I visited Elevation Burger, an organic burger chain from Falls Church Virginia, The Counter, a high concept design-a-burger chain from California, Go Burger, a brick-and-mortar version of the truck based on a Los Angeles burger joint, and Smashburger, the rapidly expanding Denver-based chain that just opened its first New York location in Brooklyn. At each restaurant, I ordered a few burgers, tried all of their sides and special menu items, as well as a milkshake. How'd they compare to each other, and more importantly, are they going to be key players in the New York burger landscape? Let's take a look at them one at a time and see. More

The expansion of Shake Shack is a double-edged sword. With four Shake Shack locations in Manhattan, the average New Yorker is now closer than ever to juicy, gooey, beefy, cheesy bliss. On the other hand, the real question is whether or not quality will suffer with the expansion. Is it possible to cook burgers that are not only the best in the city, but consistently the best in the city in four different locations? I took it upon myself to find out. More

California-based build-your-own-burger chain The Counter is opening their first location in New York City next Monday, December 20, in Times Square at Broadway and 41st Street. 1451 Broadway, New York NY 10036 (map); 212-997-6801; thecounterburger.com; Opening hours: Sun. to Thurs.... More

After Burger King's successful debut of their modernized Whopper-centric restaurant concept Whopper Bar last March at Universal CityWalk in Orlando, they've since opened Whopper Bars in South Beach, Memphis, Spain, Venezuela, Singapore, and their latest, largest, two-story flagship location in New York City by Times Square. What's special about the New York location? Giant pizza burgers. More

Photograph at top left by Raphael Today, as part of an image makeover, Ruby Tuesday is going to blow up the last of its old-style locations at 3 p.m. ET (you can watch, live, online at rubytuesday.com). We figured... More