My dearest friend's birthday is on July 4th, so of course we always barbecued! During our high school days, we created a recipe using onion soup mix, diced sun-dried tomatoes, and a little bit of liquid smoke. Sometimes we mixed in pickle relish too. Add whatever garnish (lettuce, pickles, corn relish, etc.) and condiments you like, and these burgers were delicious. Oh, and definitely cheese!

Port of Call in New Orleans. Burgers and giant loaded baked potatoes...yum!

Sunshine Coast oyster burgers

{Homer}...ooooyster buuuurgeeeer... *drools* {/Homer}

Best burger I ever had was the Prime Cheeseburger made with American Kobe-style beef at Wolfgang Puck at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.

Vegan sliders at Vegetate in DC. SOO good! Veggie burger with pickled red onions, greens & citrus aioli and hand cut fries tossed with chipotle oil & chives.

Bartley´s in Harvard Square... so good, and with lots of fries

Burger House here in DALLAS, TX.

I dont like thick burgers with all the toppings. Im simple. Bun, THIN piece of meat, lettuce and mayo only. Burger House makes the kind of burger I like perfectly.

My favorite "burger" is the spicy black bean
veggie-burger

jasmav that veggie burger you described sounds sooo good!!
I wish I was in DC today!!

when i did eat meat i could say that Jackson Hole here in NYC had amazing burgers. they were very big and juicy and always cooked well. i think that the other piece of it is that if you didn't get a classic burger, you could get something that was great on top of it - mushrooms, onions or whatever and it was always perfect.

The cheeseburger at Pie 'n Burger in Pasadena, BUT the hygiene there is so horrible I cant even go in there anymore.

My favorite burger (besides the fabulous ones I make at home) is from a local place in my hometown called Charlie's Pizza. It's a hamburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo wrapped up in a pizza crust. It's so amazing that it's called the ultimate.

I've had a summer love affair with sliders, of any sort really

IN N OUT!!!!! whoo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whataburger is pretty darn good for a cheap burger and so is Sonic. As for restaurants...probably Longhorn Steakhouse...their black & bleu burger and their mushroom swiss are very good!

Lions Tap in Eden Prarie, MN. People drive hours for their burgers. Second place would have to go to Matt's Bar, in Minneapolis, for their "Juicy Lucy"...a burger stuffed with molten cheese. NUM!!!

Red Robin has amazing burgers. Mmmmmmmmm

Clau91 has the right idea - Mr. & Mrs. Bartley's Burger Cottage in Harvard Square makes the most obscene burgers ever. They're thick, juicy, loaded with goodies, and with silly names. How can you not love it.

That, unfortunately, was by my *old* home. Where I'm at now, we've got Crazy Jim's Blimpie Burger (search youtube for it, a clip of Diners Drivethru's and Dives with Guy Fieri will come up: resolution's horrible, but you get the general idea). Best burgers in Ann Arbor, and the best thing after a horrible exam gone wildly wrong.

The bleu cheese burger at Lucky Buck's down here in San Diego. The burgers are absolutely delicious, and they don't mind serving them to me super, super rare the way I ask

I am told that Five Guys burgers is the closest thing we have here to In-N-Out Burger. Five Guys is pretty darn good.

Oh I miss living near a Five Guys, but I love Red Robin SO much! That place is the spot to satisfy a burger craving.

A HUGE Bison burger at Helen's (home of the hateful hamburger!), I miss those rare occations when we would get Helen's. Oh so good!

best burger i have ever had: the spotted pig in greenwich village. so simple, just bun, meat, and cheese. so amazing.

I'm with moonlisa. Port of Call New Orleans. Can't wait to get back and have one!

I definitely agree, Port of Call in new orleans have the best. also, before Katrina there was Michael's Mid-City Grill--the big bucks burger was so fun ($100 dollars)

Probably this blue cheese burger my husband gets from this emo cafe. I'm not big on burgers (unless I eat them w/out the bread), but that one is yum.

My husband LUVS that heart attack burger with the fried egg and bacon on it from Red Robin too, lmao - ICK. (We don't eat a lot of the same things. I nibble off his plate, but man I can't stomach half the crap he eats.)

the office burger @ father's office in santa monica, ca

Snuffer's (Dallas, TX, baybee!). SALTY. Mustard, finely-diced lettuce, melllllted cheese, pickles. Deeeeelish. Oh, and made medium. Juuuice-aaaayyy!

Such a hard question, but LOVE Father's Office SO MUCH! Seriously, I'm obsessed with that place.

For veggie burgers I love the Big Mac Daddy at Tiny's Giant in NYC. Mmmm, I'm going to keeping thinking about this one...

In Edinburgh I had a burger with bacon (Canadian/British style) and a thick slice of haggis on top. YUM!

Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. They have hundreds of possible combinations... parmesan, spinach, sour cream, and the usual array of chili, cheeses, etc. Quite an institution for almost a century.

They have opened a couple other locations as well, but West Hollywood is the original, and was a stop on the old route 66.

How could I forget...Hodaddy's in Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA area! HODADDY'S HODADDY'S HODADDY'S!

This is so difficult since I'm such a burger connoisseur. It's one of my absolute favorite foods.... I'd say the top 5 would have to be -

StripBurger in Las Vegas. They make a bleu cheese burger with friend onion straws on it that is amazingly good.

Burke's in Baltimore - The place is a complete dive, but serve up some of the greatest, cheesiest burgers ever.

The Burger Joint in NYC - A secret spot at the Le Parker Meridien. Insanely good.

White Castle in NJ - Being an original Jersey-girl, I had to represent!

Sign of the Whale in D.C. - Great selection of burgers with tons of ingredients. Delicious.

After this post, it looks like I'm taking an early lunch and going out for a burger!

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Best burger ever is at Toro Bravo in Portland, OR. Yes, they're known for their spanish tapas, but their burger is incredible!!

i love a great big burger off a grill on a summer night!
my dad and fiancee make some awesome burgers...
but the best burger i have ever had outside of my family's kitchen would have to be burger heaven in NYC on madison avenue! nothing better in NYC then a burger heaven burger for breakfast!
also capital grill makes a killer kobe beef burger... but i tend not to want a burger in such a fancy place!!

For me, any older style greasy spoon (if you can find them) or bowling alley. They have always made the best, in my opinion, since I was a young girl. I grew up in bowling alleys and their burgers are always just slightly crunchy on the outside, greasy and seasoned just right. I figure if I'm going to eat a burger, I'm not concerned with it being good for me.

And for a fast food burger, which I know wasn't supposed to be included, but Whataburger is the best. Only had it once and it was in South Padre Island, Texas. Fantastic

Oh my God, Rancher's Girl, you're so right! Hodaddy's ROCKS!

my personal fave: in NYC--> db burger-->sirloin burger with short ribs, foie gras and black truffle served on a parmesean bun and seriously yummmm fries....

daniel bouloud's db bistro in nyc
http://www.danielnyc.com/dbbistro/

otherwise...any backyard bbq w/ family and friends always makes for a good burger!

Around here (Gville FL) I like Backyard Burger, Fatburger in Tampa, and on the road Whataburger with Extra jalapenos.

I've had no luck with Southern California Fatburgers. DRYburger, more like.

There's a pizza place near by called Village Host that puts burgers on french rolls which I love. Alpine Inn and Dutch Goose has those too so those come a close second.

Burger Lounge (La Jolla, CA) has the best burgers in the world. They make them with organic grass-fed beef grilled to a medium rare temperaturett. Absolutely the best burger....They have fabulous salads too.

yep, i'd say Rosamundes is about the best you can get.

My Dad makes a good home made one with onion, cheese, and mushrooms inside the hamburger patty. Simply Burgers in Bedford TX is good. I love their guacamole cheeseburger with sweet potato fries.

ShopGIrl123--right on!!! In'n'Out is HANDS DOWN the best burger!! It's so fresh, savory, delicious. . . Better than any other, more expensive burger joint. Mmmm, especially 'animal style' or just grilled onions!!! Now I'm hungry