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

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