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Elevation Burger Opening in NYC Next Month

[Photograph: Elevation Burger] In 2009 Virginia-based organic burger chain Elevation Burger announced plans to open in Lower Manhattan by the end of the year, then changed the plan to open near Union Square by May 2010. And then...that didn't... More

Smashburger Coming to Brooklyn Next Year

[Photographs: Nick Solares] Popular Denver-based burger chain Smashburger is opening three locations in Brooklyn next year, the New York Times reported today. The exact when and where have yet to be revealed, but now you know you won't have... More

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. More

Reality Check: Carl's Jr. Philly Cheese Steak Burger

The notion of dropping the entire contents of another iconic sandwich on top of my burger doesn't seem like the best of ideas. Of course, fast food chains aren't always trying to make something delicious. Rather, they're just trying to tempt us to come in again when they offer up things like Carl's Jr.'s most recent experiment: the Philly Cheese Steak Burger. I took the bait and stopped by to see how this new burger compares to its beauty shots. More

Reality Check: A&W BBQ Bacon Crunch

It's been a while since I've checked in on a fast food burger, but a recent work trip that took me through Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma inspired me to get back to it. On my way back to Kansas City, Missouri, from Jennings, Oklahoma, along route I found myself overwhelmed with fast food options. I settled on an A&W burger because it had been a long time since I'd had one. More