Do you know how they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris?:D

Best Ever: Holy Cow Burger; Albuquerque, NM

NYC: 5 Napkin Burger

They call it a Royale with Cheese.

But what do they call a Whopper?

La Nourriture Abominable Que Vous Ne Devriez Pas Manger
(ordering that will get you pretty much anything on the menu in either McDonald's or Burger King)

I dunno, I didn't go into a Burger King. But you know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?

Mayonnaise

Check out the big brain on Brett!

I second that. they grind their own meat - a mixture of brisket chuck and short rib. its blasphemous to put anything on it.

Brett? Me? Nope. Or did I miss something? :confused:

Yep. You joined in on a string of quotes from Pulp Fiction. Thought you knew....

Agreed.

Darn, went right over my head. Crap!

But I couldn't really quote the next line now, could I? Would get me banned.

I need to cast my vote for Shake Shack in NYC. I wouldn't be surprised if they sprinkled some crack on that thing it's so good.

I've been thinking of this thread during my trip to NYC. My verdict:
Shake Shack: Awesome burger with cheese, but the bun is just so sweet that it's unpleasant to my European taste buds. Expectation fail
De Santos: NYC Brunch place with "unlimited" champagne cocktails (until you finish their champagne - oops) does a really phenomenal burger. The best I've had in the last year. High quality, done medium rare, full of flavour.

The Burger Joint in NYC if you can find it. Ignore the man behind that curtain.

Gotts in Napa used to be Taylor's refresher I think. They had to change their name as the original Taylors is still in St.Helena. Good burgers but my favorite is Andies burgers on Freeway Drive just North of the Outlet Shops.
My wife says Buckhorn in Downtown Napa has the best burgers @ $6.99

I go once a month to Phylises ( sp ) in Novato for a mushroom burger. Its good! with a retired friend of mine. We have been in more burger joints than the average person.

And, as several folks have mentioned, I cook a good burger myself!

Cheers!

Hands down Chuckbox in Tempe, AZ

(http://www.thechuckbox.com)

Flame-broiled. Delicious. Maybe my flight home from ATL will divert quickly so I can grab one ;)

As an Arizona State graduate I smile when I think of that place. I certainly wouldn't call it the best burger in the world but I've walked and driven past it so many times so thank you for the good memories

IMO, veggies have no place on a burger. Start with the basics, meat, cheese and bun. If anything is added to this, it must not be healthy, it must contribute to clogging your arteries. More cheese? Heck yeah. Chili? Bring it on. Tomato? No way. Pickle? Evil!

Never really talked about by burger seekers, but there's a small place in lower Pac Heights, SF, that serves up the best burgers I've ever had: Curbside Cafe on California St (by Mollie Stone's). You would never know it from the look of the place or the menu, but the burgers are incredible.

I had a memorable burger at Gramercy Tavern in NYC last week that ranks right up there in my books with any I've had anywhere ever. ^

The grilled cheesus is pretty amazing in PDX :)

"The Original Cheesus
The Now-Famous Burger Behemoth. We've done away with the bun and replaced it with two grilled cheese sandwiches. That's right, two of them. One on top, another on the bottom. Pickles and American Cheese in one, Grilled Onions and Colby Jack in the other. Lettuce, Tomato, Ketchup, Mustard and 1/3lb Burger in between. You won't need to eat again for 2 days. Comes with potato chips and napkins."

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/q...Le20Select.jpg


A little dive on St. Barts...

Original Hamburger Works at 15th Ave. and Thomas across from Phoenix College (community college) is owned by the same family.

Has anyone tried Fergburger in Christchurch? Pretty good, but wouldn't beat In N Out, IMO.

I like the breakfast burger at the NYC Hilton Fashion District Hotel in their RARE restaurant. It is a burger wrapped in an omelet with a nice berry fruit side. It is about $12 but best of all it is available for free to staying Hilton Gold/Platinum members as a free breakfast benefit (along with other breakfast options). I ordered mine rare (trusting it was a proper high-end burger and steak joint) and I wasn't disappointed, great burger.

Mini cheeseburgers in the bar at the Paris Park Hyatt. Everything, including the tiny rolls were hand made. Perfect in every way ^

I'll have to try that next time I stay there. I thought about ordering it before.

A little off topic, but have you had their desserts? I spend my birthday there last year. We had champagne and dessert there several nights. That Chocolate Bomb was amazing.

The unofficial spokesman for the infamous Las Vegas restaurant Heart Attack Grill has, you guessed it, died of a heart attack.

9000 calories. Good to the last bite.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/0...#ixzz2KkKcEoxg

Slightly off topic, but just how big a burger (patty only) is "just right?" 1/3 lb? 1/2? 2x1/3 patties? more?

Assume whatever ratio of meat::accompaniments seems reasonable.

For me, 1/3-1/2 lb is just about right. I can get a good char without overcooking the middle and it leaves enough room on the bun for a large grilled portobello mushroom, peppers, etc., etc., etc.

I like 1/4 to 1/3. I'm going to take a wild guess that most others would like it bigger

1/3 to 1/2 for me. Anything bigger get's too big to easily eat.

That's about right for me too.

I guess that would make it the 7/24 burger! Hopefully my math is right

Really do like the smaller, simpler burgers: Shake Shack and In-N-Out.

But also like the burgers at Kettle Black in Brooklyn. Great Delmonico steak burger.

Mine is from the Philippines! Not to be biased but in Cebu, there's a restaurant named Casa Verde and they've got this really huge burger. 9" and 5" big. It's mouth watering. The patty have been grilled perfectly and it compliments with its sauce and the tomatoes and lettuce. Just thinking about it makes me hungry. hmmm..

Definitely one of our faves in the states when it comes to a classic American-diner-style burger. But I think part of what makes it so good might include figuring out the damned curtain! Then waiting in the very long line. Then hoping to snag a table. By the time you bite into it, you feel like you've gotten a prize!
:-D

Kuma's in Chicago is by far the best I have ever had. And I currently live in NYC where my favorites are Shake Shack, Burger Joint, and Island Burgers and Shakes.

In Sao Paulo (my hometown) I really like the Pic Burguer (hamburguer of picanha, the best cut of beef http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picanha) at The Fifties.