# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/41 "2003-07-09T18:48:18Z")
What? All these posts and no one has said Milo’s? Please tell me that the South isn’t the only place that has Milo’s? If so, then I might have to buy a truckload and send them out to you poor deprived people. 😉 In fact, I’m dripping one all over my keyboard right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/42 "2003-07-09T18:52:04Z")
Another Whataburger fan here, though it’s been years and years since I’ve had one (1991? 1992?). ---
**Author:** ![Vevila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@Vevila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vevila)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/43 "2003-07-09T18:59:38Z")
For a Colorado chain, I’ve gotta vote for Good Times. Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/44 "2003-07-09T19:13:59Z")
**Dick’s** in Seattle. I don’t want to know what they put in their burgers, but they’re addicting. So addicting I think I need a roadtrip to Seattle now… ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/45 "2003-07-09T19:20:59Z")
I’m in the south and NEVER heard of Milo’s ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/46 "2003-07-09T19:44:43Z")
I’m partial to Carl’s Jr., and I’m stuck in a state that has no Carl’s. ☹ If Red Robin counts, though, that’s my vote. Sadly, we have none of those restaurants here, either. ---
**Author:** ![Squooshed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Squooshed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squooshed)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/47 "2003-07-09T19:45:48Z")
I spent three years in the DC area and nothing on earth beats Five Guys’ burger and fries. The last time I was in DC I stopped there on my way from Dulles to my hotel. Damn you all for making me think about them. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/48 "2003-07-09T22:07:18Z")
definitely Burger King plain ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/49 "2003-07-10T00:38:12Z")
**Burger Street** has great burgers! **Braum’s** is really good, too. **Whataburger** is next on my list. **Sonic** ain’t bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/50 "2003-07-10T00:42:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by medstar \* > \*\*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. \*\* Half-pound of ground beef on a bun! Gotta love Five Guys, I used to be able to walk to one. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/51 "2003-07-10T12:22:25Z")
The one on Rt. 7? That’s the one I go to all the time. The only complaint I have is that since some stupid Govt. thing came out, they started overcooking the burgers a bit, IMHO. Can’t I sign a waiver? ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/52 "2003-07-10T12:25:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Isabelle \* > \*\*I’m in the south and NEVER heard of Milo’s \*\* My husband told me last night that apparently Milo’s is a Birmingham thing. I had no idea. Pity. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/53 "2003-07-10T15:33:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > **The one on Rt. 7? That’s the one I go to all the time.** The Five Guys that had been at the Westmont Shopping Center (Glebe & Columbia Pike). I lived off Glebe & S. 9th for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/54 "2003-07-10T16:10:48Z")
Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bill Thomas’ Halo Burger in Flint, Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![EMW2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@EMW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMW2)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/55 "2003-07-10T16:27:40Z")
Five Guys is by far the best. I would venture all the way from Bethesda when I lived there. Good Eats! Although not fast food, Outback Steakhouse also has good burgers. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/56 "2003-07-10T16:42:44Z")
Outback’s Burgers suck! (at least in the south) I wouldn’t feed that burger to my dog. ---
**Author:** ![EMW2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@EMW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMW2)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/57 "2003-07-10T16:57:25Z")
Never been to one in the south. Only the North. I would like to say it’s a regional thing but I suspect they would be similar. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/58 "2003-07-10T17:07:21Z")
As mentioned earlier, if you’re in Seattle, it’s hard to go wrong with Dick’s. But you can do better – Red Mill Burgers is super tasty, although there are only two locations. Dick’s has better fries, but Red Mill has somewhat better burgers, really good onion rings, and a variety of shake flavors to choose from. (I go for chocolate/butterscotch, myself.) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/59 "2003-07-10T17:56:12Z")
I liked Dick’s for the atmosphere (how many burger joints get mentioned in Sir Mix-a-lot songs?) and the food was decent, but is Burgermaster still around? Really good grub and they would hang the tray right on your car window. I haven’t noticed any New Englanders in this thread. Not too surprising, I guess; I haven’t been able to find a good burger since I moved here. ---
**Author:** ![available\_light](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@available\_light](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/available_light)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058/60 "2003-07-12T23:49:33Z")
Not fast food, but another vote for Red Robin’s. Their burgers are SO tender. I know, not the word you normally think of for good burgers, but they really are fantastic. Plus, who else would think to put a fried egg on a burger? Sheer, mad genius, I tell you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-burgers/187058.md?page=4)