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i looked for a 'Best Burger' thread, not 'Best Fast Food Burger', and couldnt find one.

anyway, i was in NYC this week and i had the BLACK LABEL BURGER at MINETTA TAVERN and, as always, it was incredible.

in fact, this is the fourth trip in a row to NYC where the first thing i did when i got there was head straight to Minetta for my two martini's and a burger.

absolutely delish - i highly recommend anyone who's in the Big Apple to stop by and try the burger.

I'm sure some people will say it's overrated, but I had a burger at Au Cheval in Chicago in September and it was so amazing.

IMNSHO, any burger lacking green chili is disqualified from serious consideration....

pc in NM wrote:IMNSHO, any burger lacking green chili is disqualified from serious consideration....

Green chiles are one of the top burger toppings possible...but they don't work on all burgers.

Reminds me. I went to one of the new Blake's lotaburgers in Tucson a while back...and it was quite possibly one of the worst burgers I've ever eaten. Just awful. Almost no mustard or condiments on it. Minimal green chile. Tasteless tiny patty and the bun was massive. It was like 80% bun. It was truly awful. I feel bad for the people of New Mexico if that's their go to burger place.

97cats wrote:i looked for a 'Best Burger' thread, not 'Best Fast Food Burger', and couldnt find one.

anyway, i was in NYC this week and i had the BLACK LABEL BURGER at MINETTA TAVERN and, as always, it was incredible.

in fact, this is the fourth trip in a row to NYC where the first thing i did when i got there was head straight to Minetta for my two martini's and a burger.

absolutely delish - i highly recommend anyone who's in the Big Apple to stop by and try the burger.

A martini man, eh? Gin or otherwise, and how do you specify it?

BLACK LABEL BURGER
selection of prime dry-aged beef cuts with caramelized onions and pommes frites 33

In Melboune for the last few years, every time a small shop comes up for lease and the landlord can't get any "traditional" business to take it up right away, they somehow manage to land a Massage shop usually run (certainly staffed) by Asians. They are everywhere now, two sometimes three to a block in "slow moving" shopping strips. (It is theorized that it is a cheap way to satisfy the immigration requirement to contribute to the economy - by opening a business).

Anyway, that seems to have all changed now.

There are "boutique" burger shops opening up all over the place, again sometimes two to a block. Most of the places I've tried are pretty good, but they never seem to have any customers - WTF?

They all seem to have various unnecessary marketing schticks - for example, one has a boxing theme where each burger variant is named after something to do with boxing. Their hot dog is called 'Hit me below the belt' (no I can't remember their burger names). Cutesy maybe, but definitely stoopid.

Burgers are the new massage?

The Au Cheval burgers from my Chicago trip

dovecanyoncat wrote:
A martini man, eh? Gin or otherwise, and how do you specify it?

Grey Goose, up, one olive, super clean

scumdevils86 wrote:I'm sure some people will say it's overrated, but I had a burger at Au Cheval in Chicago in September and it was so amazing.

Au Cheval is fucking awesome. Glad you got to go there.

ASUHATER! wrote:

pc in NM wrote:IMNSHO, any burger lacking green chili is disqualified from serious consideration....

Green chiles are one of the top burger toppings possible...but they don't work on all burgers.

Reminds me. I went to one of the new Blake's lotaburgers in Tucson a while back...and it was quite possibly one of the worst burgers I've ever eaten. Just awful. Almost no mustard or condiments on it. Minimal green chile. Tasteless tiny patty and the bun was massive. It was like 80% bun. It was truly awful. I feel bad for the people of New Mexico if that's their go to burger place.

The franchise owner has a lot to do with the product that the customer receives; there are some acceptable Blake's when one is in dire need...

... but, Blake's is not on any New Mexican's top-ten as far as I know. Blake's and the Owl Cafe are more for tourists (Though I was birding at Bosque del Apache three weeks ago, and that day the Owl was better than I had had there recently...)

My own top five at present (affected by where I'm hanging around - usually get different food when in 'Burque):
1. Sparky's - Hatch
2. Big D's Downtown Dive - Roswell
3. Buckhorn Tavern - San Antonio
4. Santa Fe Bite - Santa Fe
5. Pecos Flavors Winery - Roswell

Just stepped inside Harvey's Wineburger. Can't wait to eat one.

azgreg wrote:Just stepped inside Harvey's Wineburger. Can't wait to eat one.

I've always wondered about that place with the purple sign. Let us know.

Longhorned wrote:

azgreg wrote:Just stepped inside Harvey's Wineburger. Can't wait to eat one.

I've always wondered about that place with the purple sign. Let us know.

Me too

Longhorned wrote:

azgreg wrote:Just stepped inside Harvey's Wineburger. Can't wait to eat one.

I've always wondered about that place with the purple sign. Let us know.

I've eaten here a half dozen times and it's the best burger I've ever had.

Wow! I can’t believe I’ve never been. My dad and I drove past so many times on our way to Original Hamburger Works, which really isn’t very good.

Never tried them. The next time I'm in that area I'll give them a go.

No. Don’t. That’s the point.

They grill your burger dry and then you go to a fixings bar to load it up. What is this, Fuckrudder’s?

Has anyone tried Divine Bovine on Speedway and Wilmot yet?

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Im a sucker for the chorizo & green chili burger at Graze. Add an egg if you have access to a shower

scumdevils86 wrote:Has anyone tried Divine Bovine on Speedway and Wilmot yet?

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Yep! Amazing smells and great burger. You can build it however you want

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Jefe wrote:Im a sucker for the chorizo & green chili burger at Graze. Add an egg if you have access to a shower

scumdevils86 wrote:Has anyone tried Divine Bovine on Speedway and Wilmot yet?

https://www.divinebovineburgers.com" target="_blank

Yep! Amazing smells and great burger. You can build it however you want

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I went last week and thought the burger was really good, my wife and son thought it was just OK. Fries with the green chili cheese dipping sauce was awesome.
Good fountain drinks from Rocky Mountain Sodas and teas as well.

The best burger(s) I've had recently were both in San Antonio. One was a lamb burger with a slab of perfectly soft on-the-edge-of-melted brie with a large dollop of fig jam on top. The other was a brisket burger at a BBQ joint. The test of greatness IMO is whether the juice makes it all the way down your forearms to your elbows before you're even tempted to put the burger down. Wife's reactions are a bonus, of course.