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If you're the kind of person who can't resist ordering "the burger" at restaurants, you must be eating a lot of them these days. They're everywhere—from a much-hyped $26 version at a Manhattan tavern to a classic California-style one at an emerging Los Angeles mini-chain. Here are 10 must-try versions.
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At chef Jose Garces's upscale pub, order the eight-ounce Village Burger served on a sesame roll with house-made Thousand Island dressing.
Grass-fed beef and custom-made buns are the foundations for chef Michael Kornick's burgers, including the roasted Hatch green chile version.
In-N-Out may be the iconic L.A. burger, but the SoCal Burger with house-made cheese and caramelized onions at this mini-chain is getting raves, too.
If you've never tried a burger topped with ingredients like fried salami, coleslaw, pulled pork, or bologna, remedy this at the latest from celebrity chef Michael Symon.
Fast-food mini-burger fans love the fresh-ground beef sliders with caramelized onions from local chef Bryan Caswell, best enjoyed with a White Russian milk shake.
Burgers here taste of local artisanal ingredients: house-ground beef from Lindsey Ranch, Beecher's cheddar, and Rogue Creamery blue cheese.
Chef Richard Blais's cooking tends to be experimental—so at his "fine dining between two buns" eatery, toppings include smoked mayo as well as kimchi and green tomato ketchups.
Pricey hamburgers are usually all style and no substance, but it's difficult to have any beef with the $26 Black Label burger made with prime dry-aged cuts at this hot spot.
The organic Steak House BLT, Sweet and Spicy, and Peppercorn Crust burgers are cooked in specially made coal-fired 1,000-degree ovens, then topped with locally grown veggies.
Purists will dig the build-your-own burger options (Harris Ranch beef, available in three sizes: 1/4 pound, 1/3 pound, 1/2 pound), while more adventurous types should try the Croque (ham, fried egg, Swiss).
