Best Burgers as of 8/2015

Best All Round Burgers		City	State	Burger 1-5	Description	Year
				Atmosphere 1-5			$
	As of 8/2015
1	Peter Lugers	Brooklyn	NY	Burger 5	classic steakhouse	08	Phil Spiniello & Bess Frank Sully
				Atmosphere 5	great meat		$$$
2	Minetta Tavern	New York	NY	Burger 5	Wow!  A burger that needs no condiment or cheese	11	Nikki & Ben Laffel Kaufman
				Atmosphere 5	great fires as well.		Marc & Bess Sully  $$$
3	LUKE	San Antonio	TX	Burger 5	Awesome!	15	Tom A & Mark H
				Atmosphere 4	Swtich fries for grits!		$$
4	Burger Joint	New York	NY	Burger 5	ideal setting	07 & '08	MoJo, Bess, Erin Fitz
				Atmosphere 5	great burger, fries, mustard		$
5	BURGR -Gordon Ramsey	Las Vegas	NV	Burger 5	Awesome	14	$$
				Atmosphere 5			Jen Fox-Kansas
6	Le Tub	Hollywood	FL	Burger 5	outdoors on water	07 & '08	PU Coaching Staff '07 & '08
				Atmosphere 5	Huge burger cooked perfectly	09, '10, 11	$
7	Taylor's Refresher	St. Helena	CA	Burger 4	great setting, great toppings, eat outdoors	05 & '07	Summit '05
				Atmosphere 5	Branch in San Fran Ferry Bldg not as good		$$
8	BLT Burger	New York	NY	Burger 5	Cheers type place, Kobe burger and fired pickles	09	Bess & Marc Sully, Phil, Bowers
				Atmosphere 5			$$
9	Shake Shack	New York	NY	Burger 5	best damn cheese fries and carmel shake ever eaten!	10	Maggie Anderson
				Atmosphere 5			$$
10	Lunchbox Laboratory	Seattle	WA	Burger 5	Great roadside dump, eat outside, GREAT sides	09	Paul Daniels & Sloan DuRoss
				Atmosphere 5	a must do over		$$
11	Next Door	Montclair	NJ	Burger 5	perfectly cooked, great cheddar and carleized onions	11	Linda Kerr Bowers
				Atmoshere 2	carmelized onion risotto app with blue cheese-dynamite!		$$
12	Hops Burger Bar	Greensboro	NC	Burger 5	went 5 days in a row- 'nuff said	15	anyone who would go with me
				Atmosphere 5			$$
13	The Flying Pig	Oceanside	CA	Burger 5	tremendous burger, cool off the beaten track place.	14	Barb Major
				Atmosphere 4	mac-n-cheese to die for, great truffle fries		$$
14	Sketch's Burger	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 5	Kobe Burger excellent- Bun perfect	11	Arlene, Chris, Peter & Kids
				Atmosphere 4+	Green chili cheese fries a must		$
15	Bobby Flay's Burger Palace	Eatontown	NJ	Burger 4	4 people 4 burgers split 4 ways	09	Bess & marc Sully, Erin Fitzgerald
				Atmosphere 4	that's the way to do it!		$$
16	Kuma's Corner	Chicago	IL	Burger 4	Biker Bar tatoos recommended for entrance!	09	Wendy Otis Ban and Jason Ban
				Atmosphere 5			$$
17	Hodad's	San Diego	CA	Burger 4	surf joint- great setting, stand in line	08, '09	Summit '08
				Atmosphere 5			$
18	Stage Left	New Brunswick	NJ	Burger 4	huge burger- go hungry, amazing baked fires	09	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 2-3			$$
19	In-n-Out Burgers		CA	Burger-4	must get it animal style with fries the same way		anyone who'll go with me
				Atmosphere-2	only 6, 799.99 calories		$
20	Rusty Pelican	Key Biscayne	FL	Burger -4	Sliders- Yum	14	$$
				Atmosphere-5			Brent Matheson, Suzanne Yee, JD
21	Emeril's Burgers and More	Bethlehem	PA	Burger 4	Solid burger	14	$
				Atmosphere-3
22	Holsteins	Las Vegas	NV	Burger 4		14	$$
				Atmsphere 5			Suzanne Yee & Teri McKeever
23	Corner Bistro	New York	NY	Burger 4	Good Stuff, a Lindsay grimm Favorite	09	Erin Fitzgerald
				Atmosphere 5			$
24	Paradise Pups	Chicago	IL	Burger 4	Bacon cheddar burger charbroiled good		Tom Avishious
				Atmosphere 5	Triple stack fries better than sex (bacon, s.cream, cheddar	09	$
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
				Atmosphere 3
26	Five Guys	West Lafayette	IN	Burger 4	really good backyard quality, excellent fries	10	Phil Spiniello-NC's 2010
				Atmos[here 3			$
27	Sidetrack Bar and Grill	Ypsilanti	MI	Burger 3-4	great town, busy reataurant, solid burger	06	MoJo Isaac & Stefanie Kerska
				Atmosphere-5			$$
28	Smashburger	Newark Airport	NJ	Burger 3-4	dammmmmn good burger, especially in an airport!	11	self
				Atmosphere- 0			$
29	Louis' Lunchonette	New Haven	CT	Burger 5	amazing flavor of meat	07 & '08	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 5	served on toast, know how to order		$
					before you go, coupon on line
30	The Counter	San Diego	CA	Burger 5	Great system, really really good onion strings	10	MoJo & Stef
				Atmosphere 3			$$
31	Burger Lounge	San Diego	CA	Burger 5	Great milkshakes, onion rings are average	10	Summit '10
				Atmosphere 3			$$
32	Salt Creek Grill	Princeton	NJ	Burger 4	Kobe Sliders or Kobe burger, eat in the bar	08, '09	Phil, Emily, Brandy
				Atmosphere 5			$$
33	Father's Office	Los Angeles	CA	Burger 4	Bun is to big to enjoy the burger, good fries	10	Alicia Aemisegger, Cyndi Gallagher
				Atmosphere 5			$$$
34	Perry's	San Francisco	CA	Burger 4			Dan Veatch & Grace Cornelius
				Atmosphere 3			$$
35	The Bear Claw	McAllister	MT	Burger 4	gotta go before 5 so you can get the fries		Callaways
				Atmosphere 5			$
36	The McAllister Inn	McAllister	MT	Burger 4	worth a trip, truffle fries were excellent	15	Callaways and Milners
				Atmosphere 4			$
37	Billy's Burgers	Jackson Hole	WY	Burger 4	awesome retro place -eat at the counter	08	Karen Kerr Romaine
				Atmosphere 5			$$
38	Bartley's Burger Cottage	Boston	MA	Burger 3	only negative is that's it's near Har----	09	Brandy Hugo, Jen Usas, Tara Martin
				Atmosphere 5	no alcohol served; look out for Cali coach Terry Stoddard		$
39	Royal Tavern	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3+	juicy, messy, smoked gouda, bacn, carmelized onions		solo
				Atmosphere 3	chili mayo, roasted hot pepper/ good fries	09	$$
40	Red Mill Burgers	Seattle	WA	Burger 3+	another great roadside classic, really good onion rings	09	Lindsay Grimm
				Atmosphere 5	go early or wait in line		$
41	J. G. Melon	New York	NY	Burger 3+	juicy, good flavor, would do it again	09	solo
				Atmosphere 4			$
42	Shula Burger	Ft. Lauderdale	FL	Burger 3+	in the airport- other than that GREAT	14	$
				Atmosphere 2			Suzanne Yee
43	Left Bank	Jersey City	NJ	Burger 3		14	Suzanne
				Atmosphere 2			$
44	Rare Bar & Grill	New York	NY	Burger 3	a lot of burger- good but truffle fries are better!	09	Erin Fitzgerald
				Atmosphere 4			$$
45	Ray's Hell Burger	Washington	DC	Burger 3	Good company, good mac'n cheese	10	Gillian Marum Russelll
				Atmosphere 5			$
46	Elevation Burger	Cherry Hill	NJ	Burger 3	get a double cheese and cheese fries	11	Mitch Dalton & Suzanne Yee
				Atmosphere 1			$
47	Ruths Chris Steak House	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	eat in the bar	10	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 3			$$
48	Ike's	Minneapolis	MN	Burger 3	a bit overcooked, good guacamole made at table		Summit Crew/Jean's Funeral
				Atmosphere 4			$$
49	Village Whiskey	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3			Suzanne Yee/Penn PU Basketball game
				Atmosphere 4-5	Duck fat fries with cheddar sauce and brisket- unbelievable!	11	$$
50	Rok:BRGR	Ft. Lauderdale	FL	Burger 3	Fun place	14	PUCSDT coaching staff
				Atmosphere-4
51	The Potato Shack	Encinitas	CA	Burger 3	Patty melt- top of the list!!	14	Stef Kerska
				Atmosphere 2			$
52	Ted's Montana Grill	Bozeman	MT	Burger 3
				Atmosphere 3-4	Fries are fair-burger is excellent. Blue chees rocks!	11	solo $$
53	LOSPIEDO	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 3	Good burger!	15	Brandy & Yen
				Atmosphere 5			$$
54	BurgerFi	Deerfiled Beach	FL	Burger 3	nothing specil	14	$$
				Atmosphere 2
55	Edzo's	Chicago	IL	Burger 3		14	Wendy Otis Ban
				Atmosphere 5			$
56	Epi	Palo Alto	CA	Burger 3	Kobe burger- frech house made bun- excellent	11	Tom A, Suzanne and Mitch
				Atmosphere 2			$$
57	Jam's	Omaha	NE	burger 3	make sure to get it medium!	12	Olympic Trials team
				Atmosphere 2
58	The Rocky Hill Inn	Rocky Hill	NJ	Burger 3		11	Phil Spiniello, Aly Goodner & Paul Daniels
				Atmosphere 2			$$
59	Ashten's	Southern Pines	NC	Burger 3	Solid Burger, I'd go back	12	Beth Garrison
				Atmosphere 5			$$
60	Agricola	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3		13	Aly Goodner & Seb
				Atmosphere 5
61	Gordon Biersch Brewery	Annapolis	MD	Burger 3	Solid burger worth going back for	14	With Princeton Swimmers at ECAC
				Atmosphere 3			$$
62	Frank & Bills Burger Shack	Ewing	NJ	Burger 3		14	PUCSDT Staff, Kristy, Craig
				Atmosphere 3			$
63	The Spence	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3		13	John Brown
				Atmosphere 4-5			$$
64	Whitherspoon Grill	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	Good company, good burger, burger bun is the downfall	10	McNulty Family
				Atmosphere 3+			$$
65	Cherry Cricket	Denver	CO	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Jocelyn Petrella
				Atmosphere 4			$$
66	Madison Bar & Grill	Hoboken	NJ	Burger 3		13	McNulty family
				Atmsophere 3
67	Olivers a bistro	Bordentown	NJ	Burger 3	Solid burger, terrible bun	15	Brandy
				Atmosphere 2			$
68	Black & Orange Burger	Washington	DC	Burger 3		14	Gillian R.
				Atmosphere 1			$
69	Bar Breton	New York	NY	Burger 3		11	Suzane Yee
				Atmosphere 3			$$
70	Dead End BBQ	Knoxville	TN	Burger 3		14	Callaways, Nina & Mike
				Atmosphere 3			$
71	Zinburger	Cherry Hill	NJ	Burger 3	1st burger brought out was rare so kinda ruined the moment	14	Kristy Mc
				Atmosphere 2			$
72	Black Duck Café	Westport	CT	Burger 3
				Atmosphere 3	A floating barge restaurant, burger oversooked	13
73	KC Prime	Hamilton	NJ	Burger 3	eat in the bar	08	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 2			$$
74	Americana Diner	Hightstown	NJ	Burger 3-4	ate this after beating harvard- not sure which is better		Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 4		07	$
75	Jeffery's	Palo Alto	CA	Burger 3	great assortment of fries- good onion rings, solid shake	11	Tom A, Scott K, Suz, Mitch
				Atmosphere 4	burgers cooked to perfect request		$$
76	Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger	Ann Arbor	MI	Burger 3	burger stays with you for a while, great zucc fries	07	MoJo Isaac & Stefanie Kerska
				Atmosphere 5	get more than one or a dbl		$
77	Kennicott Glacier Lodge	Kennicott	AK	Burger 4	Great places make great burgers	13	Kirkwoods
				Atmosphere 5
78	Rouge	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 4	stuffy setting		College roommates '06
				Atmosphere 2	Solid burger- great cheese, great fries		$$
79	Tupelo Honey	Knoxville	TN	Burger 3	Was overcooked or it would have been great	12
80	Alchemist & Barrister	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	a safe bet	12
				Atmosphere 4			$$
81	Mt. McKinnley Princess Lodge	Talkeetna	AK	Burger 3-4		13	Kirkwoods
				Atmosphere 5
82	Anns Snack Bar	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3-4	a must do place in Atlanta	12	John Brown
				Atmosphere 5			$
83	Umami Burger	Santa Monica	CA	Burger 3-4	A bit over cooked, more hype than burger	13	Cyndi Gallagher
				Atmosphere 3			$$
84	High Cotton	Charleston	SC	Burger 3-4	Jazz bar with a gret menu, solid burger	15	Jessup
				Atmoshere 5			$$$
85	Metro North	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3-4	great bun	11	Roland
				Atmosphere 3			$$
86	Blue Moon Saloon	Cameron	MT	Burger 3-4	you just gotta eat there to believe it	08	Callaways
				Atmosphere 5			$
87	The Granery	Jackson	WY	Burger 3-4	No btter view anywhere	yearly	Karen and Hank Romaine
				Atmosphere 5	get the truffle fries		$$
88	Husk	Charleston	SC	Burger 3	Just ok- not as good as reviews.	15
				Atmosphere 4			$$
89	The Town Haul	Harrison	MT	Burger 3	what a great dive!	12	Nina, Elizabeth & Kelsey
				Atmosphere 5
90	The Tavern	Austin	TX	Burger 3	sports bar	11	UCLA, MICH- NCAA's
				Atmospehere 2			$
91	White Manna	Hackensack	NJ	Burger 3	the cutest small diner EVER	08	Bobby & Linda Bowers
				Atmosphere 5	White Castle style burger- stays with you for days		$
92	Burger Bob's	Bozeman	MT	Burger 3	no frills, good patty melt burger on sourdough	09	Birthday gang
				Atmosphere 3			$
93	Vortex	Atlanta	GA	Burger 3	Solid urger with pimento cheese	12	Marcia Wade, and NCAA Gang
				Atmosphere 4			$
94	Stella's	Omaha	NE	Burger 3	good stuff!	12	Olympic Trials crew
				Atmosphere 4
95	Miller's Bar	Dearborn	MI	Burger 3	Must do place! Retro waitress and honor system	09	MoJo Isaac and Erin Fitzgerald
				Atmosphere 5	to pay for your meal. NO MENUS!		$
96	The Black Swan	Lambertville	NJ	Burger 3		09	Vince & Dee Piacente
				Atmosphere 5			$
97	ZaZu GastroPub	Auburn	AL	Burger 3	Burger with pulled pork- YUM	12	Suzanne, Brian Bayse & Todd
				Atmosphere 2
98	Dumont Burger	Brooklyn	NY	Burger 3	Could have been awesone if not overcooked	12	Mitch, Miles and Suzanne
				Atmosphere 4	Great real-fresh cheese for burgers, solid mac-n-cheese
99	Bub's Burgers	Carmel	IN	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Lisa Boyce
				Atmpsphere 4
100	DBGB Kitchen and Bar	New York	NY	Burger 3	meat good, bun no good, great company!	09	Steph Hsiao July '09
				Atmosphere 4	NY Times rated, Daniel Boulad Restaurant		$$
101	The Palmer House	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	solid burger	12	Roland & Michelle
				Atmosphere 1
102	Maple & Motor	Dallas	TX	Burger 3	good times- solid burger	11	Karen kerr & friends
				Atmosphere 4
103	Bru Burger	Indianapolis	IN	Burger 3		13
				Atmosphere 2
104	RAM	Indianapolis	IN	Burger 3		13	Suzanne Yee & Lisa Boyce
							$$
105	West Rib Pub	Talkeetna	AK	Burger 3	Great town- good burger	13	Kirkwoods
				Atmosphere 4
106	Fred's World's Best Burger	Burlington	WI	Burger 3		12	Goodner-Daniels Wedding party
				Atmosphere 4
107	The Spotted Pig	New York	NY	Burger 3	solid burger- over priced- fun place	09	Bess, Marc, Erin Fitz, Tim Frank
				Atmosphere 5			$$$
108	Chicken Oil Company	College Station	TX	Burger 2-3	Awesome setting, great fried pickles	09	Phil Spiniello & Alicia Aemisegger
				Atmosphere 5	cheese fries and onion rings		$
109	The Lucky Wishbone	Anchorage	AK	Burger 2-3	what a great dive	13	Kirkwoods
				Atmosphere 4
110	Mother's	Baltimore	MD	Burger 2-3	Heart Attack on a plate- deep fried burger stuffed cheese	11	Espenshades
				Atmosphere 3	Chili cheese fries are only ok		$$
111	Educated Burger	New Haven	CT	Burger 2-3	a true burger dive	11	S. Yee and Jenn Labreque '03
				Atmosphere 4			$
112	The Ale House	Palm Beach	FL	Burger 2-3	Sports Bar- locals- good char broil flavor	09	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 3-4			$
113	Triple XXX Family Restaurant	West Lafayette	IN	Burger 2	Great milkshakes	10	NCAA Team 2010-Phil. Mere, Alicia
				Atmpsohere 4+	Drive in restaurant		$
114	Canada Steak Birger	San Diego	CA	Burger 2	Have a body guard go with you	12	With Jim Gahen
				Atmosphere 3-4			$
115	The Little Owl	New York	NY	Burger 2	Just "ok"	11	Nikki Laffell and Erin Fitzgerald
				Atmosphere 2
116	North End Bistro	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3		13	Phil Spiniello
				Atmosphere 2			$
117	Litton's Restaurant	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2	Great bun, outstanding onion rings	10	Frank, Kathryn & Eleanor Callaway
				Atmosphere 3+			$
118	The Varsity	Atlanta	GA	Burger 2	escaped during the '96 Olympics	96	Janet Evans
				Atmosphere 5			$
119	Charm City Burgers	Deerfield Beach	FL	Burger 2-3	Kobe beef Emporer with truffle musrooms	09	Solo lunch run
				Atmosphere 4	Classic Dump/served on Brioche- to much bread		$
120	Burger and Beer Joint	Miami	FL	Burger 2-3	Mustang Sally- good chili cheese fries	11	Meghan Capparell Shue
				Atmpsophere 4			$$
121	Abbey Burger Bistro	Baltimore	MD	Burger 2-3	Could have been a great burger but was over-cooed.	12	Espenshades at Easter
				Atmosphere 3-4	Great service and they have nacho tatertots!		$
122	Old College Inn	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2-3			Callaways
				Atmosphere 3			$
123	Triumph	Princeton	NJ	Burger 3	One of the few burgers in P'Ton
				Atmosphere 3			$$
124	Old Town Tavern	Ann Arbor	MI	Burger 2	Not so good but not awful	12	Stef Kersa
							$
125	Old Man Rafferty's	New Brunswick	NJ	Burger 2		14	Rutgers Swim & Dive Staff
				Atmosphere 3
126	Jakes Wayback	West Windsor	NJ	Burger 2	geasy	13	Mitch Dalton
				Atmosphere 1			$
127	Luxe Burger Bar	Providence	RI	Burger 2-3	just not special	14
				Atmosphere 2			$
128	Blue Moon Burgers	Seattle	WA	Burger 2		13	Sloan, Paul, Charles
				Atmosphere 1			$
129	The Twisted Tail	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2+	Great southern digs- burger a bit overcooked but good	12	Aly's Philly Crew
				Atmosphere 4			$$$
130	TC Grill	Maryville	TN	Burger 2+	a true dive	12	Kathryn Callaway and Jerry Sinclair
				Atmosphere 4
131	Hill-Berts	Austin	TX	Burger 2+	a great classic dump	11	Suzanne Yee- NCAA's
				Atmosphere 4			$
132	Abel's on the Lake	Austin	TX	Burger 2	great being on the lake		The Water's, NCAA's
				Atmosphere 5		11	$
133	Frosty Freeze	Drummond	MT	Burger 2	what a great dump.  Burger is Burger King'ish	11
				Atmosphere 5	skip the fires and get two burgers
134	Keller's Drive-IN	Dallas	TX	Burger 2	Just gotta go cause it's a drive-in!	10	Karen Kerr Romaine
	Dallas, Texas			Atmosphere 6			$
135	J G's Old fashioned Burgers	Dallas	TX	Burger 2		10	Karen Kerr Romaine
				Atmosphere 3			$
136	Dinkers Bar & Grill	Omaha	NE	Burger 2	go for fun	12	Olympic Trials crew
				Atmosphere 5
137	The White Rose Diner	Linden	NJ	Burger 2	Known for their sliders- not worth a return trip	12
				Atmosphere 1-
138	White Dog Café	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2	just ok, but good fries	11	Elizabeth Sinclair, Aly
				Atmosphere 3
139	Zax's	Austin	TX	Burger 2	the only thing worth the trip is the onion rings	11	NCAA's 2011, Megan, Mere, Suz
				Atmosphere 1			$
140	Shady Grove	Austin	TX	Burger 2	Wish I could've had a beer but I was with athletes!	11	NCAA's 2011
				Atmosphere 4			$
141	Big Bear Brewing Company	Coral Springs	FL	Burger 2	Nothing special, decent beer	09	PU Coaching Staff
				Atmsphere 3			$
142	Good Dog Bar	Philadelphia	PA	Burger 2	Wait staff is down right mean	11	Courtney kilkuts
				Atmosphere 2	Burger stifed with Blue cheese, over cooked		$$
143	The New Brewery	Kingston	TN	Burger 2	Classic Dive	13	Callaways & Sinclairs
				Atmosphere 2
144	Ruby Tuesday's	Knoxville	TN	Burger 2	I always get stuck in this airport so there is no choice!		solo
				Atmosphere 1			$$
145	Hamiltons on Magnolia	Auburn	AL	Burger 2	boring	12	NCAA crew
				Atmosphere 2
146	Cheesecake Factory	Menlo Park	NJ	Burger 1		12	Karen and Linda Kerr
							$$
147	Upstream Brewery	Omaha	NE	Burger 1		08 & '12
				Atmosphere 2-3
148	Rossi's	Trenton	NJ	Burger 1	to BIG	09	Heidi, Louise, Cora
							$
149	Union Station Brewery	Providence	RI	Burger 1	bad!	14	Princeton Swim team post championship
				Atmosphere 2			$
150	Pete's Breakfast & Lunch	Knoxville	TN	Burger 1		13	Patty Bowlin
				Atmosphere 2			$
151	The Grind	Atlanta Airport	GA	Burger 1	I threw it away	14
				Atmosphere 1
152	Christopher's Bar & Grill	Cambridge	MA	Burger 0	rate by food network- huge disappointment	09	solo
				Atmosphere 0-	disappointing at best/ threw it away after 2 bites		$$
153	Billy Frog's	Omaha	NE	Burger 0	don't even go there	12	OT crew
				Atmosphere 0-