Best Burgers by STATE as of 8/2015

Ranking	Restaurant	City	State	1-5 rating	Comments	Year	Dining companions
77	Kennicott Glacier Lodge	Kennicott	AK	Burger 4	Great places make great burgers	13	Kirkwoods
81	Mt. McKinnley Princess Lodge	Talkeetna	AK	Burger 3-4		13	Kirkwoods
105	West Rib Pub	Talkeetna	AK	Burger 3	Great town- good burger	13	Kirkwoods
109	The Lucky Wishbone	Anchorage	AK	Burger 2-3	what a great dive	13	Kirkwoods
97	ZaZu GastroPub	Auburn	AL	Burger 3	Burger with pulled pork- YUM	12	Suzanne, Brian Bayse & Todd
145	Hamiltons on Magnolia	Auburn	AL	Burger 2	boring	12	NCAA crew
7	Taylor's Refresher	St. Helena	CA	Burger 4	great setting, great toppings, eat outdoors	05 & '07	Summit '05
13	The Flying Pig	Oceanside	CA	Burger 5	tremendous burger, cool off the beaten track place.	14	Barb Major
17	Hodad's	San Diego	CA	Burger 4	surf joint- great setting, stand in line	08, '09	Summit '08
19	In-n-Out Burgers		CA	Burger-4	must get it animal style with fries the same way		anyone who'll go with me
30	The Counter	San Diego	CA	Burger 5	Great system, really really good onion strings	10	MoJo & Stef
31	Burger Lounge	San Diego	CA	Burger 5	Great milkshakes, onion rings are average	10	Summit '10
33	Father's Office	Los Angeles	CA	Burger 4	Bun is to big to enjoy the burger, good fries	10	Alicia Aemisegger, Cyndi Gallagher
34	Perry's	San Francisco	CA	Burger 4			Dan Veatch & Grace Cornelius
51	The Potato Shack	Encinitas	CA	Burger 3	Patty melt- top of the list!!	14	Stef Kerska
56	Epi	Palo Alto	CA	Burger 3	Kobe burger- frech house made bun- excellent	11	Tom A, Suzanne and Mitch
75	Jeffery's	Palo Alto	CA	Burger 3	great assortment of fries- good onion rings, solid shake	11	Tom A, Scott K, Suz, Mitch
83	Umami Burger	Santa Monica	CA	Burger 3-4	A bit over cooked, more hype than burger	13	Cyndi Gallagher
114	Canada Steak Birger	San Diego	CA	Burger 2	Have a body guard go with you	12	With Jim Gahen
65	Cherry Cricket	Denver	CO	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Jocelyn Petrella
29	Louis' Lunchonette	New Haven	CT	Burger 5	amazing flavor of meat	07 & '08	Phil Spiniello
72	Black Duck Café	Westport	CT	Burger 3
111	Educated Burger	New Haven	CT	Burger 2-3	a true burger dive	11	S. Yee and Jenn Labreque '03
45	Ray's Hell Burger	Washington	DC	Burger 3	Good company, good mac'n cheese	10	Gillian Marum Russelll
68	Black & Orange Burger	Washington	DC	Burger 3		14	Gillian R.
6	Le Tub	Hollywood	FL	Burger 5	outdoors on water	07 & '08	PU Coaching Staff '07 & '08
20	Rusty Pelican	Key Biscayne	FL	Burger -4	Sliders- Yum	14	$$
42	Shula Burger	Ft. Lauderdale	FL	Burger 3+	in the airport- other than that GREAT	14	$
50	Rok:BRGR	Ft. Lauderdale	FL	Burger 3	Fun place	14	PUCSDT coaching staff
54	BurgerFi	Deerfiled Beach	FL	Burger 3	nothing specil	14	$$
112	The Ale House	Palm Beach	FL	Burger 2-3	Sports Bar- locals- good char broil flavor	09	Phil Spiniello
119	Charm City Burgers	Deerfield Beach	FL	Burger 2-3	Kobe beef Emporer with truffle musrooms	09	Solo lunch run
120	Burger and Beer Joint	Miami	FL	Burger 2-3	Mustang Sally- good chili cheese fries	11	Meghan Capparell Shue
141	Big Bear Brewing Company	Coral Springs	FL	Burger 2	Nothing special, decent beer	09	PU Coaching Staff
63	The Spence	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3		13	John Brown
82	Anns Snack Bar	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3-4	a must do place in Atlanta	12	John Brown
93	Vortex	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3	Solid urger with pimento cheese	12	Marcia Wade, and NCAA Gang
118	The Varsity	Atlanta	GA	Burger 2	escaped during the '96 Olympics	96	Janet Evans
151	The Grind	Atlanta Airport	GA	Burger 1	I threw it away	14
16	Kuma's Corner	Chicago	IL	Burger 4	Biker Bar tatoos recommended for entrance!	09	Wendy Otis Ban and Jason Ban
24	Paradise Pups	Chicago	IL	Burger 4	Bacon cheddar burger charbroiled good		Tom Avishious
55	Edzo's	Chicago	IL	Burger 3		14	Wendy Otis Ban
26	Five Guys	West Lafayette	IN	Burger 4	really good backyard quality, excellent fries	10	Phil Spiniello-NC's 2010
99	Bub's Burgers	Carmel	IN	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Lisa Boyce
103	Bru Burger	Indianapolis	IN	Burger 3		13
104	RAM	Indianapolis	IN	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Lisa Boyce
113	Triple XXX Family Restaurant	West Lafayette	IN	Burger 2	Great milkshakes	10	NCAA Team 2010-Phil. Mere, Alicia
38	Bartley's Burger Cottage	Boston	MA	Burger 3	only negative is that's it's near Har----	09	Brandy Hugo, Jen Usas, Tara Martin
152	Christopher's Bar & Grill	Cambridge	MA	Burger 0	rate by food network- huge disappointment	09	solo
61	Gordon Biersch Brewery	Annapolis	MD	Burger 3	Solid burger worth going back for	14	With Princeton Swimmers at ECAC
110	Mother's	Baltimore	MD	Burger 2-3	Heart Attack on a plate- deep fried burger stuffed cheese	11	Espenshades
121	Abbey Burger Bistro	Baltimore	MD	Burger 2-3	Could have been a great burger but was over-cooed.	12	Espenshades at Easter
27	Sidetrack Bar and Grill	Ypsilanti	MI	Burger 3-4	great town, busy reataurant, solid burger	06	MoJo Isaac & Stefanie Kerska
76	Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger	Ann Arbor	MI	Burger 3	burger stays with you for a while, great zucc fries	07	MoJo Isaac & Stefanie Kerska
95	Miller's Bar	Dearborn	MI	Burger 3	Must do place! Retro waitress and honor system	09	MoJo Isaac and Erin Fitzgerald
124	Old Town Tavern	Ann Arbor	MI	Burger 2	Not so good but not awful	12	Stef Kersa
48	Ike's	Minneapolis	MN	Burger 3	a bit overcooked, good guacamole made at table		Summit Crew/Jean's Funeral
25	Gravel Bar	Ennis	MT	Burger 4	Grass Fed Beef, a hair over cooked or it would score higher	12	Milner's, Callaway's, Bruce Foster
35	The Bear Claw	McAllister	MT	Burger 4	gotta go before 5 so you can get the fries		Callaways
36	The McAllister Inn	McAllister	MT	Burger 4	worth a trip, truffle fries were excellent	15	Callaways and Milners
52	Ted's Montana Grill	Bozeman	MT	Burger 3
86	Blue Moon Saloon	Cameron	MT	Burger 3-4	you just gotta eat there to believe it	08	Callaways
89	The Town Haul	Harrison	MT	Burger 3	what a great dive!	12	Nina, Elizabeth & Kelsey
92	Burger Bob's	Bozeman	MT	Burger 3	no frills, good patty melt burger on sourdough	09	Birthday gang
133	Frosty Freeze	Drummond	MT	Burger 2	what a great dump.  Burger is Burger King'ish	11
12	Hops Burger Bar	Greensboro	NC	Burger 5	went 5 days in a row- 'nuff said	15	anyone who would go with me
59	Ashten's	Southern Pines	NC	Burger 3	Solid Burger, I'd go back	12	Beth Garrison
57	Jam's	Omaha	NE	burger 3	make sure to get it medium!	12	Olympic Trials team
94	Stella's	Omaha	NE	Burger 3	good stuff!	12	Olympic Trials crew
136	Dinkers Bar & Grill	Omaha	NE	Burger 2	go for fun	12	Olympic Trials crew
147	Upstream Brewery	Omaha	NE	Burger 1		08 & '12
153	Billy Frog's	Omaha	NE	Burger 0	don't even go there	12	OT crew
11	Next Door	Montclair	NJ	Burger 5	perfectly cooked, great cheddar and carleized onions	11	Linda Kerr Bowers
15	Bobby Flay's Burger Palace	Eatontown	NJ	Burger 4	4 people 4 burgers split 4 ways	09	Bess & marc Sully, Erin Fitzgerald
18	Stage Left	New Brunswick	NJ	Burger 4	huge burger- go hungry, amazing baked fires	09	Phil Spiniello
28	Smashburger	Newark Airport	NJ	Burger 3-4	dammmmmn good burger, especially in an airport!	11	self
32	Salt Creek Grill	Princeton	NJ	Burger 4	Kobe Sliders or Kobe burger, eat in the bar	08, '09	Phil, Emily, Brandy
43	Left Bank	Jersey City	NJ	Burger 3		14	Suzanne
46	Elevation Burger	Cherry Hill	NJ	Burger 3	get a double cheese and cheese fries	11	Mitch Dalton & Suzanne Yee
47	Ruths Chris Steak House	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	eat in the bar	10	Phil Spiniello
58	The Rocky Hill Inn	Rocky Hill	NJ	Burger 3		11	Phil Spiniello, Aly Goodner & Paul Daniels
60	Agricola	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3		13	Aly Goodner & Seb
62	Frank & Bills Burger Shack	Ewing	NJ	Burger 3		14	PUCSDT Staff, Kristy, Craig
64	Whitherspoon Grill	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	Good company, good burger, burger bun is the downfall	10	McNulty Family
66	Madison Bar & Grill	Hoboken	NJ	Burger 3		13	McNulty family
67	Olivers a bistro	Bordentown	NJ	Burger 3	Solid burger, terrible bun	15	Brandy
71	Zinburger	Cherry Hill	NJ	Burger 3	1st burger brought out was rare so kinda ruined the moment	14	Kristy Mc
73	KC Prime	Hamilton	NJ	Burger 3	eat in the bar	08	Phil Spiniello
74	Americana Diner	Hightstown	NJ	Burger 3-4	ate this after beating harvard- not sure which is better		Phil Spiniello
80	Alchemist & Barrister	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	a safe bet	12
85	Metro North	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	great bun	11	Roland
91	White Manna	Hackensack	NJ	Burger 3	the cutest small diner EVER	08	Bobby & Linda Bowers
96	The Black Swan	Lambertville	NJ	Burger 3		09	Vince & Dee Piacente
101	The Palmer House	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	solid burger	12	Roland & Michelle
116	North End Bistro	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3		13	Phil Spiniello
123	Triumph	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	One of the few burgers in P'Ton
125	Old Man Rafferty's	New Brunswick	NJ	Burger 2		14	Rutgers Swim & Dive Staff
126	Jakes Wayback	West Windsor	NJ	Burger 2	geasy	13	Mitch Dalton
137	The White Rose Diner	Linden	NJ	Burger 2	Known for their sliders- not worth a return trip	12
146	Cheesecake Factory	Menlo Park	NJ	Burger 1		12	Karen and Linda Kerr
148	Rossi's	Trenton	NJ	Burger 1	to BIG	09	Heidi, Louise, Cora
5	BURGR -Gordon Ramsey	Las Vegas	NV	Burger 5	Awesome	14	$$
22	Holsteins	Las Vegas	NV	Burger 4		14	$$
1	Peter Lugers	Brooklyn	NY	Burger 5	classic steakhouse	08	Phil Spiniello & Bess Frank Sully
2	Minetta Tavern	New York	NY	Burger 5	Wow!  A burger that needs no condiment or cheese	11	Nikki & Ben Laffel Kaufman
4	Burger Joint	New York	NY	Burger 5	ideal setting	07 & '08	MoJo, Bess, Erin Fitz
8	BLT Burger	New York	NY	Burger 5	Cheers type place, Kobe burger and fired pickles	09	Bess & Marc Sully, Phil, Bowers
9	Shake Shack	New York	NY	Burger 5	best damn cheese fries and carmel shake ever eaten!	10	Maggie Anderson
23	Corner Bistro	New York	NY	Burger 4	Good Stuff, a Lindsay grimm Favorite	09	Erin Fitzgerald
41	J. G. Melon	New York	NY	Burger 3+	juicy, good flavor, would do it again	09	solo
44	Rare Bar & Grill	New York	NY	Burger 3	a lot of burger- good but truffle fries are better!	09	Erin Fitzgerald
69	Bar Breton	New York	NY	Burger 3		11	Suzane Yee
98	Dumont Burger	Brooklyn	NY	Burger 3	Could have been awesone if not overcooked	12	Mitch, Miles and Suzanne
100	DBGB Kitchen and Bar	New York	NY	Burger 3	meat good, bun no good, great company!	09	Steph Hsiao July '09
107	The Spotted Pig	New York	NY	Burger 3	solid burger- over priced- fun place	09	Bess, Marc, Erin Fitz, Tim Frank
115	The Little Owl	New York	NY	Burger 2	Just "ok"	11	Nikki Laffell and Erin Fitzgerald
14	Sketch's Burger	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 5	Kobe Burger excellent- Bun perfect	11	Arlene, Chris, Peter & Kids
21	Emeril's Burgers and More	Bethlehem	PA	Burger 4	Solid burger	14	$
39	Royal Tavern	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3+	juicy, messy, smoked gouda, bacn, carmelized onions		solo
49	Village Whiskey	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3			Suzanne Yee/Penn PU Basketball game
53	LOSPIEDO	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3	Good burger!	15	Brandy & Yen
78	Rouge	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 4	stuffy setting		College roommates '06
129	The Twisted Tail	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2+	Great southern digs- burger a bit overcooked but good	12	Aly's Philly Crew
138	White Dog Café	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2	just ok, but good fries	11	Elizabeth Sinclair, Aly
142	Good Dog Bar	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2	Wait staff is down right mean	11	Courtney kilkuts
127	Luxe Burger Bar	Providence	RI	Burger 2-3	just not special	14
149	Union Station Brewery	Providence	RI	Burger 1	bad!	14	Princeton Swim team post championship
84	High Cotton	Charleston	SC	Burger 3-4	Jazz bar with a gret menu, solid burger	15	Jessup
88	Husk	Charleston	SC	Burger 3	Just ok- not as good as reviews.	15
Best All Round Burgers		City	State	Burger 1-5	Description	Year
70	Dead End BBQ	Knoxville	TN	Burger 3		14	Callaways, Nina & Mike
79	Tupelo Honey	Knoxville	TN	Burger 3	Was overcooked or it would have been great	12
117	Litton's Restaurant	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2	Great bun, outstanding onion rings	10	Frank, Kathryn & Eleanor Callaway
122	Old College Inn	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2-3			Callaways
130	TC Grill	Maryville	TN	Burger 2+	a true dive	12	Kathryn Callaway and Jerry Sinclair
143	The New Brewery	Kingston	TN	Burger 2	Classic Dive	13	Callaways & Sinclairs
144	Ruby Tuesday's	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2	I always get stuck in this airport so there is no choice!		solo
150	Pete's Breakfast & Lunch	Knoxville	TN	Burger 1		13	Patty Bowlin
3	LUKE	San Antonio	TX	Burger 5	Awesome!	15	Tom A & Mark H
90	The Tavern	Austin	TX	Burger 3	sports bar	11	UCLA, MICH- NCAA's
102	Maple & Motor	Dallas	TX	Burger 3	good times- solid burger	11	Karen kerr & friends
108	Chicken Oil Company	College Station	TX	Burger 2-3	Awesome setting, great fried pickles	09	Phil Spiniello & Alicia Aemisegger
131	Hill-Berts	Austin	TX	Burger 2+	a great classic dump	11	Suzanne Yee- NCAA's
132	Abel's on the Lake	Austin	TX	Burger 2	great being on the lake		The Water's, NCAA's
134	Keller's Drive-IN	Dallas	TX	Burger 2	Just gotta go cause it's a drive-in!	10	Karen Kerr Romaine
135	J G's Old fashioned Burgers	Dallas	TX	Burger 2		10	Karen Kerr Romaine
139	Zax's	Austin	TX	Burger 2	the only thing worth the trip is the onion rings	11	NCAA's 2011, Megan, Mere, Suz
140	Shady Grove	Austin	TX	Burger 2	Wish I could've had a beer but I was with athletes!	11	NCAA's 2011
10	Lunchbox Laboratory	Seattle	WA	Burger 5	Great roadside dump, eat outside, GREAT sides	09	Paul Daniels & Sloan DuRoss
40	Red Mill Burgers	Seattle	WA	Burger 3+	another great roadside classic, really good onion rings	09	Lindsay Grimm
128	Blue Moon Burgers	Seattle	WA	Burger 2		13	Sloan, Paul, Charles
106	Fred's World's Best Burger	Burlington	WI	Burger 3		12	Goodner-Daniels Wedding party
37	Billy's Burgers	Jackson Hole	WY	Burger 4	awesome retro place -eat at the counter	08	Karen Kerr Romaine
87	The Granery	Jackson	WY	Burger 3-4	No btter view anywhere	yearly	Karen and Hank Romaine