For my money i must know that the place grinds their own meat from reputable cuts of meat. I still have a pink slime issue.
“As Adam Berger travels from town to town recruiting hockey players, he also seeks out the best hamburgers wherever he goes.
“There is nothing better than a simple char-grilled burger with cheddar cheese and fresh-cut fries,” says Berger, the assistant hockey coach at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. “It’s always interesting to try the different grinds and creations.”
A puck of beef means a lot to the aptly named Berger and to many other frequent business travelers. A well-made burger is not only tasty, but is often a quick meal for a tight schedule and easy on a travel budget.
Next time burger-loving business travelers crave a fix, why not head to a place considered among the best?
Restaurant guidebook and online publisher Zagat makes that possible by identifying for USA TODAY the top burger joints in or near 25 cities.
Nearly all are inexpensive, and many may not be suitable for entertaining a client. They were selected for their mouthwatering burgers. And at some, be prepared for rude or surly service, only counter service, no dinner hours and no credit cards. There is no bathroom at Zagat’s choice in Boston, for instance, and its selection in Las Vegas is a food truck.
In Atlanta, Zagat’s top-rated burger joint, the Vortex Bar & Grill, has its own unique vibe.
Besides delicious “food-coma-inducing burgers” and an “amazing selection of beers and single-malts, the restaurant has a “vintage Goth décor, a sexy biker vibe” and “customer-isn’t-always-right service from a punk-rock staff,” Zagat and its reviewers say.
In the Kansas City area, the “bustling” vibe at Burger Stand at the Casbah, a “cool” Lawrence, Kan., joint, “feels vital without being obnoxious,” Zagat and its reviewers say.
The joint has “outstanding gourmet burgers and the best sides,” including truffle and duck-fat fries.
The secret is out
New York’s top hamburger restaurant, the Burger Joint, is an anomaly, and, according to Zagat and its reviewers, the city’s “worst-kept secret.”
It’s a “burger speak-easy hidden behind a giant curtain” in the luxurious lobby of the Le Parker Meridien hotel, where the daily room rate exceeds $325. The speak-easy “flips damn-fine patties in tacky digs,” lacks service, has long lines and a cash-only policy, Zagat and its reviewers say….”
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