The best fast food burger?

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:49 am

scumdevils86 wrote:Green chiles always make a burger better

I've never known green chilies to make a burger less soggy...

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:50 am

Ain't doing it right then. I wonder when/if that Blake's lotaburger will open in Tucson

pokinmik · Post by **pokinmik** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:55 am

I prefer getting the little cheeseburger at Five Guys, and by little they really mean normal. Keeps it less greasy that way. The regular cheeseburger is a double. Bun:meat ratio should be 2:1 for a burger. Or if you're feeling frugal, get the regular and ask for an extra bun to make two less-sloppy burgers. The seasoned fries are great too, I can down a brown bag of those no problem.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:58 am

pokinmik wrote:I prefer getting the little cheeseburger at Five Guys, and by little they really mean normal. Keeps it less greasy that way. The regular cheeseburger is a double. Bun:meat ratio should be 2:1 for a burger. Or if you're feeling frugal, get the regular and ask for an extra bun to make two less-sloppy burgers. The seasoned fries are great too, I can down a brown bag of those no problem.

Yeah I always get the small burger there.

Macho Grande · Post by **Macho Grande** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:01 am

rgdeuce wrote: Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.

Looks like they wanted to concentrate on just the fast food chains. The kind of places that usually have a drive thru. Red Robin is more of a sit down, order, and wait type of place like Chili's, Applebees, etc.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:05 am

rgdeuce wrote:Whataburger is pretty good, definitely not the best though. Their A1 burger and the green chile are pretty damn good, but only a once in a while type thing for me. Five Guys is hit and miss. Sometimes it is outstanding, other days its ehh. In N Out was the greatest ever til it came to Arizona. The novelty wore off, but when it was an only when you are in California thing I would have probably had it number 1.

Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.

Probably because Red Robin isn't a fast food restaurant? But I agree, their burgers are really good especially the one with an egg on it.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:18 am

Chicat wrote:
pc in NM wrote:
Chicat wrote:
Merkin wrote:Only been to Five Guys once since there are none around here, was not impressed wither. Much rather get the double double protein style with grilled onions at In'N'Out.
I'm like your polar opposite. Had In N Out a couple of times and thought it was totally overrated and overhyped. I'd much rather eat a Five Guys burger.
Five Guys doesn't have green chiles - Disqualified from consideration...

... though, what they do have ain't all that bad.
If this was a "Best Fast Food Burger in New Mexico" I'd be inclined to agree with your disqualification.

In the other 49 states the presence (or lack thereof) of green chilies is not a deal-breaker for most people.

Who gives a good shit about "most people"???

"Best" means "best", no matter where you are...

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:22 am

I'm on my way now to Culver's where there is no need to have a secret menu or provide hyper-regional ingredients to produce the best fast food burger in America. Peace out suckas...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:24 am

I've never ordered anything from the In n Out "secret" menu. Just the standard double double with onion. No light salt or extra frying or animal style or protein or any of that. Just the standard. And it is the best.

Culvers is my second favorite though (neck and neck with Whataburger btw).

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:24 am

Enjoy that extra butter on your burger, Chi.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:33 am

I don't get the butter thing at culvers. Burgers there are too greasy. I just end up getting chicken when I'm there.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:35 am

Butter is fat and fat is flavor.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:40 am

I often butter my buns (hamburger buns that is) and put them on the grill. Real butter of course.

scumdevils86 wrote:Green chiles always make a burger better

When I make burgers at home I often chop up green chilies and onions and put them in the ground beef. Delicious. Even works for ground turkey.

OSUCat · Post by **OSUCat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:52 am

North Star has the best vegetarian burger. Is this the right place to mention this?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:56 am

OSUCat wrote:North Star has the best vegetarian burger. Is this the right place to mention this?

There is never the right place (or time) to mention a vegetarian burger.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:03 am

catgrad97 wrote:Enjoy that extra butter on your burger, Chi.

It was so fucking delicious.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:34 am

Merkin wrote:I often butter my buns (hamburger buns that is) and put them on the grill. Real butter of course.

scumdevils86 wrote:Green chiles always make a burger better

When I make burgers at home I often chop up green chilies and onions and put them in the ground beef. Delicious. Even works for ground turkey.

Going to try this. My burgers always come out meh.. Might get the fattier meat, too.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:47 am

Smash Burger today. Pretty good.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:15 pm

Macho Grande wrote:
rgdeuce wrote: Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.
Looks like they wanted to concentrate on just the fast food chains. The kind of places that usually have a drive thru. Red Robin is more of a sit down, order, and wait type of place like Chili's, Applebees, etc.

azgreg wrote:
rgdeuce wrote:Whataburger is pretty good, definitely not the best though. Their A1 burger and the green chile are pretty damn good, but only a once in a while type thing for me. Five Guys is hit and miss. Sometimes it is outstanding, other days its ehh. In N Out was the greatest ever til it came to Arizona. The novelty wore off, but when it was an only when you are in California thing I would have probably had it number 1.

Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.
Probably because Red Robin isn't a fast food restaurant? But I agree, their burgers are really good especially the one with an egg on it.

See, and I originally thought that. But why are Bob's Big Boy, Johnny Rockets, and Fuddruckers on there then? Those are all sit down and some actually slower than Red Robin.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:28 pm

rgdeuce wrote:
Macho Grande wrote:
rgdeuce wrote: Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.
Looks like they wanted to concentrate on just the fast food chains. The kind of places that usually have a drive thru. Red Robin is more of a sit down, order, and wait type of place like Chili's, Applebees, etc.

azgreg wrote:
rgdeuce wrote:Whataburger is pretty good, definitely not the best though. Their A1 burger and the green chile are pretty damn good, but only a once in a while type thing for me. Five Guys is hit and miss. Sometimes it is outstanding, other days its ehh. In N Out was the greatest ever til it came to Arizona. The novelty wore off, but when it was an only when you are in California thing I would have probably had it number 1.

Final four in no order: Culver's, Fuddruckers, Big Boy, and Red Robin (why the hell isnt it in that bracket?). Red Robin is the best overall for me. I was eating there twice a week for months during my wife's first pregnancy, was very thankful for that particular pregnancy craving.
Probably because Red Robin isn't a fast food restaurant? But I agree, their burgers are really good especially the one with an egg on it.
See, and I originally thought that. But why are Bob's Big Boy, Johnny Rockets, and Fuddruckers on there then? Those are all sit down and some actually slower than Red Robin.

My logic isn't always clear.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:43 pm

I feel like Johnny Rockets and Fudruckers are still in the QSR (Quick Service Restaurant - aka: "Fast Food") category while Red Robin and Bob's Big Boy are in the Fast Casual (sit down table service) category.

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:33 pm

You guys don't have a Fatburger in Tucson?? But one in Chandler, another in Lavee Village?

Chicago? Kanye West had a chain ov-em there, but shut down?

Hey: https://www.fatburger.com/menu/

I got one down the street in Redondo Beach. I head over there a say "Make mine an XXL, put a nice fried egg over it, the chile next, then cheese, onions; and gimme a skinny chile fries on the side. Buncha mayo and a few drops of A-1 if you got it. Also , a choc shake and five bucks of quarters for the juke box. Shout out EOCT, huh?"

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:41 pm

EOCT wrote:You guys don't have a Fatburger in Tucson?? But one in Chandler, another in Lavee Village?

Chicago? Kanye West had a chain ov-em there, but shut down?

Hey: https://www.fatburger.com/menu/

I got one down the street in Redondo Beach. I head over there a say "Make mine an XXL, put a nice fried egg over it, the chile next, then cheese, onions; and gimme a skinny chile fries on the side. Buncha mayo and a few drops of A-1 if you got it. Also , a choc shake and five bucks of quarters for the juke box. Shout out EOCT, huh?"

There's been rumors of fatburger but not yet

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:18 pm

I had Fatburger in Canada a couple if years ago. Now that I think about it, better than any burger in this thread that I've had. Smash. In n out. 5 guys.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:20 am

Fat burger is good, and might be the best burger after a night of drinking.. Don't know what it is, the egg?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:23 am

There were a couple Fatburgers in the Phoenix area that went out of business. According to their website two casinos in Phoenix have them now.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:43 am

Yeah, there used to be a Fatburger out at Desert Ridge in north Phoenix on Tatum. Ate one after a late night of teaching, and while I enjoyed it, it wasn't worth the price even with the half-off coupon.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:30 pm

pokinmik wrote:I prefer getting the little cheeseburger at Five Guys, and by little they really mean normal. Keeps it less greasy that way. The regular cheeseburger is a double. Bun:meat ratio should be 2:1 for a burger. Or if you're feeling frugal, get the regular and ask for an extra bun to make two less-sloppy burgers. The seasoned fries are great too, I can down a brown bag of those no problem.

This, but I have to share the fries.

We have one Fatburger, also in a casino. Haven't been.

Kiyama · Post by **Kiyama** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:24 pm

As far as fast food... I would say Whataburger is among the better ones. I did have an Asada Burger at Ziva's in Tucson the last time I was there... not your typical burger place but it was amazing!!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:47 am

Ive been wanting to try Zivas but always get talked into something else when I am on that side of town. damn

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:38 pm

Am I the only one that really likes Fat Burger?

Also, In-N-Out is solid, but definitely not as good as its made out to be. However, I also dont eat McDonalds or any of that shit.

I mainly eat at local burger restaurants. If you come to San Diego, dont miss Hodad's.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:49 pm

A couple of weeks ago we stayed at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. When my wife and I went out to dinner with the group at Risky Business my son stayed at the resort and ordered room service. He ordered a cheeseburger, fries, and a coke for the incredibly low price of $32.00. It was the best burger I've ever tasted though.

Macho Grande · Post by **Macho Grande** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:27 pm

TucsonClip wrote:Am I the only one that really likes Fat Burger?

Also, In-N-Out is solid, but definitely not as good as its made out to be. However, I also dont eat McDonalds or any of that shit.

I mainly eat at local burger restaurants. If you come to San Diego, dont miss Hodad's.

Tried it a few years ago. Was not really impressed. I figure I'll give it one more chance someday before placing it into the "meh" column.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:56 pm

Blake's Lotaburger opening in Tucson at 2810 E. Speedway on 4/1:

http://tucson.com/business/local/blake- ... 05231.html

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:59 pm

I drove by Blake's last week. It's near Tucson on Speedway.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:14 pm

Hodads in San Diego. Triple thumbs up

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:02 pm

They're building another Blake's at Midvale/Valencia in Tucson.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:58 pm

Jefe wrote:http://tucson.com/entertainment/blogs/c ... f887a.html

Graze Premium Burgers opens at 11 a.m. today at 2721 E. Speedway, in the former home of fro-yo purveyor BTO By Choice.

Graze is owned by Paolo DeFilippis, and Jeff and Fran Katz — the folks behind the healthful-leaning Choice Greens chopped salads and sandwiches shops.

Graze’s burgers are made from antibiotic- and hormone-free Niman Ranch beef and there is a grass-fed beef option on the menu. Kennebec potatoes — the taters of choice for finer restaurants nationwide — are hand-cut Belgian-style and double fried. They also serve free-range chicken, organic sugar cane sodas and organic soft serve.

Graze is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Follow them on Facebook.

We went here yesterday and it was amazing. I had the Chorizo Burger with several different sauces. Sriracha Mayo, Curry Ketchup, and Sweet Chili. Ranch dressing is free too. Winning! Its across the street from Blakes...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:19 pm

I love graze

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:40 pm

I'm pissed that Meatheads changed the graphics and layout of their menu. When you're perfect, change nothing.

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:48 pm

Shake Shack opened up on Central Ave/Camelback last week in Phoenix. I found the burgers high quality, the custard shakes are good but very expensive, and they serve beer and wine. I might go back on rare occasions, but my favorite place is still Habit Burger Grill.

Coop Cat · Post by **Coop Cat** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:10 am

Blake's Lotaburger opening April 1st in Tucson. I grew up on Blake's in Albuquerque. Will be stopping by for sure next time I am in town.

Folks in Tucson, Arizona, will soon know what a Lotaburger is. Blake's Lotaburger will open its first Arizona location there on April 1, expanding its burger empire to three states.

The restaurant is famous for its green chile Lotaburger, breakfast burritos and seasoned fries, but you don't have to tell New Mexicans that — the company has 75 locations throughout the state.

Last year, we reported Blake's Lotaburger originally planned to open its first Tucson location by midsummer. The company already has plans to open its second Tucson location by the end of May.

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/ ... ml?ana=fbk

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:23 am

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:20 am

Five Guys is overpriced mediocrity

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:38 am

Main Event wrote:Five Guys is overpriced mediocrity

*same kind of price as anywhere else pretty-good is what you mean

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:08 pm

Had Smashburger yesterday in Oro Valley. I liked it and will go back.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 3:01 pm

Irish27 wrote:Had Smashburger yesterday in Oro Valley. I liked it and will go back.

The Illinois tradition of the smashburger that the chain Smashburger is based on has blown my mind. You drive out to these really old burger stands in these small towns and experience those perfectly built cheeseburgers, with their patties smashed thin so they caramelize into crispy "meat chips" at the edges, which unites with the melted cheese to become amazing perfection.

Here's one from Just Hamburgers in Paxton, Illinois:

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:08 pm

^

No good burgers where I live, so I just do In'N'Out.

This still won't get me into McDonalds though:

Here's Where You Can Get All-You-Can-Eat McDonald's French Fries

http://fortune.com/2016/04/18/mcdonalds ... ted-fries/" target="_blank

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:26 pm

Shake Shack is so expensive it's crazy. Their custard shakes are over $5 for a small cup. A regular cheeseburger is over $5. A 16 oz draft beer is over $5. Only Five Guys has prices that outrageous.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:30 pm

Catintheheat wrote:Shake Shack is so expensive it's crazy. Their custard shakes are over $5 for a small cup. A regular cheeseburger is over $5. A 16 oz draft beer is over $5. Only Five Guys has prices that outrageous.

I ate there in Manhattan years and years ago. I had no idea they had become a chain until your post and I googled it.

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