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 
$





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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-


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