# Best Burgers **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058 "2003-07-08T18:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/1 "2003-07-08T18:55:27Z")
What fast food joint has the best burgers? Notice they never look as good as they do in the commercials? My vote is for Wendy’s ---
**Author:** ![merge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@merge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merge)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/2 "2003-07-08T19:05:55Z")
I would also have to go with Wendy’s… with Burger King a close second… Although they are disgustingly horrible for you so I haven’t eaten either in a long time… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/3 "2003-07-08T19:16:06Z")
I suggest reading “Fast Food Nation”. It will put you off fast food burgers for life. How about a thread for best burger joints in America? One of my favorites is Five Guys in Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/4 "2003-07-08T19:26:20Z")
Wendy’s ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/5 "2003-07-08T19:29:15Z")
We get our best burgers from a delivery outfit that’s been through all sorts of name changes. Steak Around, Off The Grill, others. Big patty, well cooked, lots of extras. Beats the other fast food outfits that I have long since quit subsidizing. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/6 "2003-07-08T19:32:42Z")
Wendy’s are good, but the new Angus Beef[SUP]TM[/SUP] burgers at Hardee’s aren’t too shabby either. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/7 "2003-07-08T19:38:33Z")
I had an Angus beef burger at a place called The Backyard Grill. I didn’t think it was all that good. I did notice that the burger was solid and didn’t easily tear. I didn’t think it was worth the $6. What makes Angus beef so great anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/8 "2003-07-08T19:40:16Z")
**Fatburger**. Better than In-N-Out, and better fries to boot. ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/9 "2003-07-08T19:52:48Z")
Does Fudruckers count as Fast Food? IF not, I go with Rally’s. Big and Sloppy, just how I like my…anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/10 "2003-07-08T20:01:54Z")
“Fatburger. There is no substitute.” ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/11 "2003-07-08T20:09:53Z")
At 3:00 AM after drinking your weight in beer, the only answer can be **White Castle.** ---
**Author:** ![Eman\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Eman\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/12 "2003-07-08T20:39:46Z")
Another vote for Fatburger. Although if you don’t like waiting, In-N-Out will do… ---
**Author:** ![greck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@greck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greck)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/13 "2003-07-08T20:42:17Z")
I don’t think Fuddrucker’s is fast food, but they are the best. Fast food? -Wendy’s If it doesn’t have to be national or international, then Blake’s Lottaburger -found in New Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/14 "2003-07-08T22:22:30Z")
I gotta say Harvey’s, though I agree with Fatburger when in Los Angeles. (I never got to try a Big Kahuna Burger, I hear they’re some tasty burgers…) ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/15 "2003-07-09T00:02:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*I suggest reading “Fast Food Nation”. It will put you off fast food burgers for life. How about a thread for best burger joints in America? One of my favorites is Five Guys in Virginia. \*\* Chefguy, I thought I was a lonely voice, shouting the praises of Five Guys burgers all by myself. I’m glad there’s someone else who recognizes burger genius. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/16 "2003-07-09T00:43:23Z")
If you’re ever in Davis, CA, go to Redrum Burger, formerly called Murder Burger. It’s to kill for. I’m also partial to Red Robin. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/17 "2003-07-09T00:52:38Z")
In N’ Out. no contest, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/18 "2003-07-09T00:54:32Z")
\*_Swenson’s_ double cheeseburger in Akron, OH. Endorsed by The New York Times(actually writer Johnny Apple) as the best burger in America. Also endorsed by **Ukulele Ike** as a damn good burger. ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/19 "2003-07-09T00:57:10Z")
When I first moved to California, I was amazed by the fact that the Hamburger Habit, Fatburger, and In N Out (in that order) all had better hamburgers than any of the more nationally-known chains. Jack’s Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger is good, but how many multi-thousand calorie hamburgers can you really eat in a month? The double-charburger at the Habit is a great once-a-week burger. -lv ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/20 "2003-07-09T01:08:33Z")
**Hamburger Habit** does indeed have an excellent burger! And their fries cooked in canola oil are the best. But **Fatburger** gets the nod over both HH and **In-N-Out**. I like they way the meat is seasoned. IMO In-N-Out is only voted “the best” so often because there are more of them around than Fatburger. Fatburger is the best. No contest. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058.md?page=2)