The Complete Burger Encyclopedia — Regional Styles · History · Tested Recipes · Best USA Spots
Burger Category
From century-old coal-fired tavern counters to West Coast drive-thru legends, explore where to eat the finest burgers in the USA.
Salt Lake City, UTExploring wasatch valley pastrami-crowned drive-in burgers — spotlighting griddled pastrami and fry sauce and sesame drive-in bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Boise, IDExploring treasure valley ranch-raised beef and finger-steak side diners — spotlighting smoked Idaho cheddar and fluffy potato flour bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Billings & Missoula, MTExploring big sky bison, ranch beef, and nutburger diners — spotlighting roasted peanut-crushed mayo topping and scratch bakery honey bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Omaha, NEExploring cornhusker dry-aged butcher burgers and historic counters — spotlighting black pepper cheddar and crispy shallots and hearty toasted egg bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Des Moines, IAExploring heartland loose-meat tavern maid-rites and steakburgers — spotlighting dill pickle spears and brown mustard and steamed plain hamburger bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Charleston & SavannahExploring lowcountry smash counters and bourbon bacon bistro burgers — spotlighting benne-seed spread and pimento cheese and brioche potato blend roll. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Charlotte & Asheville, NCExploring carolina all-the-way chili slaw diner burgers — spotlighting beef chili, coleslaw, mustard, onions and steamed white Carolina bun. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Baltimore & Washington, DCExploring chesapeake crab-house adjacent bars and mumbo-spiced smash — spotlighting sharp cheddar and Old Bay-dusted fries and lightly griddled Chesapeake roll. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
Portland, ME & Burlington, VTExploring northern new england grass-fed & maple-bacon craft burgers — spotlighting 18-month Grafton cheddar and Vermont buttermilk potato roll. Complete editorial guide covering ratios, techniques, benchmarks, and serving standards.
