Best Damned Burger In the Area?

[Mark]

If you ever visit the DC area and need a good burger, I know many ENWorlders can back me up on this one, hit up Five Guys... gives In and Out Burger a run for its money.

Taking my cue from this quote in the BK thread, what's the best damned burger in your area?

 

[diaglo]

she doesn't know what she's talking about.

the best damn burger EVAR in DC is from The Little Tavern.

 

[nakia]

They opened up a Five Guys here a few months ago and I just got around to eating there Saturday. They are quite tasty and HUGE.

But my favorite Charlottesville burger comes from Riverside Grill. Hand ground beef, cooked right there where you can see it, a perfect size that leaves one full but not in need of a wheelbarrow to exit the place, and simple condiments. Sublime. Plus their fries are really good and you can get Coke in a glass bottle.

 

[EricNoah]

A local place called Dotty Dumpling's Dowry was king of burgers for some time. I haven't been to their new location. They had a lot of really interesting specialty burgers. However, burgers and fries are not something I generally eat a lot of any more; we have a lot of nifty restaurants with different kinds of cuisines nearby, and a burger just doesn't seem all that special any more. Plus the little "diet angel" on my shoulder reminds me that they generally have the wrong kind of carbs and the wrong kinds of fats... :/

 

[Hand of Evil]

The best burger I have ever had was from 1976...just got my night permit for driving, it was a Friday night date, ah, the taste of freedom was in that burger. Rush's was the place.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

They opened up a Five Guys here a few months ago and I just got around to eating there Saturday. They are quite tasty and HUGE.

But my favorite Charlottesville burger comes from Riverside Grill. Hand ground beef, cooked right there where you can see it, a perfect size that leaves one full but not in need of a wheelbarrow to exit the place, and simple condiments. Sublime. Plus their fries are really good and you can get Coke in a glass bottle.

I'll second both of these, but I have to give the edge to Five Guys. But the Riverside is a great hometown burger place. I'm not as keen on their frys as Nakia is, however. Good, but not the best. I also like the burgers at Northern Exposure quite a bit. I head there for lunch on occasion, it's only a few blocks walk from work. I don't know what they season the burgers with, but they are really good.

 

[Darrin Drader]

The best damn burgers I've ever had are from Cougar Country (named after the WSU university mascott) in Pullman Washington. Every other one I've ever had has paled in comparison.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

<smiling> I don't think I've ever inspired a thread before! I'm so excited!!

Yes indeed, Five Guys is the best burger in the DC area... back home (South Dakota) we've got a lot of local joints that have some bitchin' burgers, but my favorite chain is probably Culvers... any place I can get a fried cheese curd is heaven for me.

 

[Jdvn1]

Houston's a big city, so it contains a lot of areas. If you're in the SW area, though, Sandwich King and Fudrucker's probably have the best burgers. When I was in Dallas, the title probably would've gone to JC's.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

The best burger I have ever had was from 1976...just got my night permit for driving, it was a Friday night date, ah, the taste of freedom was in that burger. Rush's was the place.

This reminded me of a wonderful experience I had with The_Universe when we had only been dating a short time...

There's a place in Kansas City called Texas Toms... if you've spent all day at a concert and haven't eatten in approx 12 hours... I assure you Texas Toms is the most golorious fried deliciousness EVER.

she doesn't know what she's talking about.

the best damn burger EVAR in DC is from The Little Tavern.

Pish posh. Not only do my midwestern roots make me an excellent judge of burgers, I am Queen Dopplepopolis... that means I'm always right.