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Aaron Garman
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From: Toledo, OH USA
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posted 05-12-2011 11:01 PM

I dunno why I thought of posting this, but I did a search and couldn't find a related thread. Anyhow, who do you think has the best hamburger out there?

I know it's sometimes hard to compare say a McDonald's to a pub burger, but let's say overall who has the tastiest.

I have two favorites, and they are both in the state of Michigan:

-Redamaks in New Buffalo, MI: perfect any day or after a visit to Lake Michigan.

-Miller's Bar in Dearborn, MI: they don't even have a menu. You order your burger, pick a cheese, and add toppings. Heck, they even work on the honor system and you tell the bar tender your order before you leave.

AJG

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Tom Petrov
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posted 05-12-2011 11:30 PM

I would have to say Apache Burger in Etobicoke Ontario.

They have a wall of photos with all of the famous hockey players who have made sure to stop by on a road trip, eat a burger and take a photo.

Brett Hull, Brendan Shanahan, coachs, someone once actually brought the Stanley Cup by.

As for fast food, Burger King all the way, but sometime I like a Double 1/4 pounder.

Your looking at $6 a burger.

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Bobby Henderson
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posted 05-13-2011 12:06 AM

I can't remember for sure where this was discussed (recently). It might have been a bit of off topic drift in the Chipotle thread. Sonic was a big part of the discussion. Lots of different burger chains were mentioned.

I don't eat many burgers since my cholesterol tries to run a bit high if I'm not careful about what I eat and slack off on the exercise. But I do love burgers and I especially love steaks.

Here in Lawton I prefer Waynes Drive-Inn. The Meers Store nearby in the Wichita Mountains is a popular tourist stop and when the restaurant has its A-game going their original blood line Longhorn beef burgers are AWESOME. Food Network ranked the Meers Burger in the nation's top 10. The place can be inconsistent at times. Burgess Grill is another local restaurant that makes a great hamburger. Sometimes the service sucks though. Out of chains operating here I think Whataburger does the best job. We have several Sonic locations in the area.

In-N-Out Burger is extremely popular on the West Coast. The company just opened a distribution center in the Dallas Fort Worth metro and is in the process of opening 8 restaurants in the metroplex. In-N-Out never freezes its beef, so all its locations must be within a day's drive of the distribution center. Lawton is a 3 hour drive from Dallas. Hopefully that may lead to an In-N-Out location opening here within the next few years.

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Richard Hamilton
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posted 05-13-2011 05:00 AM

quote: Aaron Garman
who do you think has the best hamburger out there?

grillin' season has just begun in Indiana [Smile]

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Don Furr
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posted 05-13-2011 05:59 AM

My favorite burger comes from a neighbor pub called The Brake Pad. Located very close the the Atlanta International Airport the Pad is an old Texaco gas station converted to a restaurant!! The burgers are always cooked exactly like you order. A+ in my book. [thumbsup]

Don

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Bruce McGee
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posted 05-13-2011 09:48 AM

I've eaten there, Don. The burger was GREAT. It's all I could afford after the last warehouse visit I did with our friend Newton!!

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James Wallor
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posted 05-13-2011 10:32 AM

I greatly enjoy In-N-Out Burger, but I doubt it will ever come this far out because of the no frozen beef policy.

As far as chains go, Five Guys has a pretty good burger. And the triple prime from Applebees is pretty tasty too.

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Mike Blakesley
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posted 05-13-2011 12:02 PM

Hudson's Hamburgers in Couer d'Alene ID is a little burger store that has been in business since the early 1900s. You order a burger, they patty and grill it right in view. You usually have to wait for a seat in there. Here's a clip from a Yelp review that says it better than I can:

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You all don't need me to tell you how amazing Hudson's is because you know it. Double cheeseburger with raw onions and pickles that create a groove in the cutting board (that changes every 8 months), fresh meat with each patty made to order, horseradish sauce that goes on to make the burger perfect, tradition, excellence, and a piece of homemade pie to top off the meal. Its worth the wait, we all know.

What you don't know is that I once drove 3 hours (each way) in early December just to have one of these hamburgers. YES. They. are. that. good.

Around here you can't get a good burger at all -- or sometimes you can (Speedway, right Mark?) but the quality is not consistent and sometimes you wait 45 minutes or more. We have no chain stores here except DQ and their burgers are OK for fast-food burgers.

Nope, if you're in Forsyth, MT you have to drive 45 miles to get a guaranteed good burger -- either Miles City (the 600 Cafe) or Ingomar (the Jersey Lilly, a place you will definitely never forget).

Of the chains, if we're in Billings I like Fuddrucker's.

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Paul Mayer
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posted 05-13-2011 12:13 PM

I too now have to watch my cholesterol levels and so can't eat red meat burgers any time I feel like it without a lot of exercise to burn off the consumed fats. But still, if you find yourself in the West Los Angeles area, the Apple Pan is the place. Hand formed patties and cooked to order, plus a slice of apple pie to go with it if you like. To paraphrase the old Magnavox TV commercials, "Expensive, and darn well worth it."

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Matt Fields
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posted 05-13-2011 12:22 PM

Best chain burger I've ever had is Five Guys.

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Jason Burroughs
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posted 05-13-2011 12:25 PM

quote: James Wallor
I greatly enjoy In-N-Out Burger, but I doubt it will ever come this far out because of the no frozen beef policy

You never know, In-N-Out just opened 2 locations in the Dallas area (Frisco and Allen) with a slew more on the way. Just depends if there's a market big enough for a distribution center.

There were people camped out for days in anticipation of those locations opening. Lines were several hours long opening day.

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Rick Raskin
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posted 05-13-2011 01:13 PM

quote: Matt Fields
Best chain burger I've ever had is Five Guys.

Ditto

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Mark Lensenmayer
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posted 05-13-2011 02:36 PM

I'm with Matt & Rick on this one...Five Guys is one tasty burger, and the best for any fast-food chain.

But my most favorite burger is the Triple Prime Burger at Ruby Tuesday's.

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Michael Coate
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posted 05-13-2011 02:43 PM

quote: Paul Mayer
if you find yourself in the West Los Angeles area, the Apple Pan is the place

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Bill Enos
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posted 05-13-2011 03:10 PM

Five Guys is OK if you stick with the small burger. If you opt for the bigger ones they just stack more of the scrawny small patties, they also only offer what they call cheddar cheese (actually rubber and tasteless "american" cheese.

One that I haven't seen mentioned here is Cheeburger,Cheeburger.
Their patties are made in store from fresh ground meat by hand--no patty presses and cooked to order, not to a corporate office doneness. Burgers are 1/3 lb. to 1 lb. and made from a single patty so the big ones take a lot longer to come out. They have several cheeses and many, many toppings. Worth trying if there's one in your area. And yes, that's Cheeburger with no SE

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