It’s hard to be in the general vicinity of an outstanding burger these days. America’s love for all forms of beef between buns has grown so passionate that any opening restaurant seems obliged to put a burger on its menu. It’s great and all, but sometimes you don’t want a chef-driven $18 creation because you want something made in a place where ground meat lives and breathes. Restaurants listed here make burgers the show’s unquestionable stars. For their epic rank as America’s best burgers, you’ll find some of the gems chosen by our national burger critic Kevin Alexander and some other places that continuously excel in the burger game.
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Bill’s Hamburgers | Los Angeles, California
This small burger shack, dubbed as one of the best burgers in Los Angeles by our unrelenting burger critic, and one of California’s old-school, nonsensical burgers, served by his name Grillmasters, who spent half a decade flipping deliciously things and juicy burgers to serve them with a side of endearingly crotchety attitude. Consider this charming extra gruffness to add to the flavor of a well-worn flat top, which imbues those burgers with their buttery greatness. Go for a double stack of grilled onions, American molten cheese, and iceberg.– Andy Kryza
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