http://www.timeout.com/chicago/restaurants/best-burger-restaurants-burger-joints-for-cheeseburgers-and-fries


Pretty cool to see Red Hot Ranch top the list. Its not as fancy as a lot of burgers out there, but I gotta agree with them, it tastes the best.

Some surprising chains on there like M Burger which seems way too high at #2.

Kuma's down at #10.

Edit: It appears the article is ranking "burger joints" whatever that means, but that explains why Au Cheval isn't on the list as well as some other places I guess.

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No reason our board's own BRG (Leadbelly) Burger couldn't be on that list

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Ate at Good Stuff Eatery when I was in DC late last summer. Very good made to order burger but it was pretty expensive. I think two burgers and two shakes were $35.

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I was very underwhelmed when I tried DMK a few years back.

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Eschequer has great burgers

In the picture for Butcher & the Burger, the bacon looks raw...yuck.

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The estate of Robert Johnson sued to keep them off this list.

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Ate at the Lombard location Friday -- it was a very good burger, but I don't know that I would go out of my way for it at that price point.

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Ate at the Lombard one and was very disappointed.

Off the beaten path, there's a place called Sutherland's on Irving in Portage Park that has great burgers.

If you're ever in Hazelhurst, WI near Minocqua there's a place called Whitman's that is stupendous.

http://www.whitmansbarandgrill.com/burgers/1273888

http://www.sutherlandschicago.com/Home.html

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I really enjoyed DMK.

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All burgers are the same. It's just hamburger cheese Juan and and a bun.

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I hate when someone says you can substitute a grilled chicken breast for the meat and then they call it a chicken burger. At that point it is just a grilled chicken sandwich. Let's be real.

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Wisconsin - now there's burger country. Damn.

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The Organzation That Mocks Frank & Then Possibly Eats & Rates Hamburgers.

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Shakes....you're on a Northshore guy, correct?

Curious where you'd put Charlie Beinlich's on the burger list. I worked for years in the North Shore and some locals had insisted it was the greatest every. It was good, but didn't rock my world as promised.

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Yep, my office is at 900 Skokie Blvd and before that we were at 450 Skokie Blvd for a very long time so Beinlich's has been a neighbor of ours this entire time.

I agree with your assessment. Very good burger, but in today's landscape of gourmet burgers it doesn't stand out like it did, say 30 years ago.

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Exchequer on Wabash and Jackson?

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My favorite burgers in no particular order, both Chicago and Burbs:

1) Twisted Spoke Fatboy
2) Palmer Place Benchmark Burger or Texas BBQ Burger
3) The Assembly
4) Paradise Pup

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My office was at 633 for a couple years and at the corner of Lake-Cook before that. Beinlich's is great. Shrimp cocktail, cup of chili, cheeseburger with raw onion. Awesome.

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On Barrington Rd? That place makes a mean burger.

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I'd put Paradise Pup on the list instead of DMK. Haven't been to a few of the others, but I found DMK Lombard to be overpriced and not that great of a burger. As in, a Portillo's double cheeseburger would be preferable. Paradise Pup burger with cheddar and grilled onions on dark rye is a great burger. It's a long drive for me, so if I go there, I usually get an extra one and bring it home and put it in the refrigerator for the next day. When a burger is even excellent when cold, it's a great burger.

I've been to Edzo's. It was ok, but I was in a bad mood. I'd like to try it again this spring. I've been to the Assembly and enjoyed it, but it's been at least a decade.

RHR is on my Chicago cheap food bucket list, but I need to lose some weight first.

When I was a kid, we were a Hackney's on Harms family. I have been at both Harms and Lake St. Hackney's once each in the last year with others, and have been so sad afterward.

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I don't see a baconator on this list...

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Tough for a Burger place to be pretentious, but they pull it off! and really expensive.

I knew I should have ran out when I saw 3 girls splitting a burger !!

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if Kuma's corner is actually only the 9th best burger place int he city we are a lucky city.... btw i'd pick kumas over m burger pretty much every time but what do i know

Paradise Pup would be near the top of my list. I wouldn't even mind a long drive. It's the long line that stops me from going more often. At least it's not exacerbated by a guy playing grab ass like Hot Doug.

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While I think Kumas is overrated, I agree on the M call.

The Select Cut burger needs some love on this list. Maybe not a fast food place, but just a solid, great burger, no frills BS like some chefs tried to add a Burger only at Lunch on fridays just for the pub. LOTSA MEAT

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