Rotier’s Restaurant Address: 2413 Elliston Pl, Nashville, Tennessee Phone: 615/327-9892 The 8-ounce burger is topped with beautifully gooey pimento cheese and served on a pillow-soft bun.
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Look for the imposing brick structure with shuttered windows on Rosewood Drive. Rockaway Athletic Club Address: 2719 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, South Carolina Phone: 803/256-1075Ĭolumbia, South Carolina has been called the birthplace of the pimento cheeseburger and one of the best can be found at this enormous, hard-to-find playroom for buzzed adults. Every Wednesday Chef/Owner Josh Keeler makes a limited number (30) of his decadent burger – a beautiful, thick, griddle-seared locally-sourced grass-finished patty topped with pickles, bacon and a rich, house-made cheddar sauce.
If you are lucky, you’ll get to indulge in one of Charleston’s worst-kept secrets. Two Boroughs Larder Address: 186 Coming St., Charleston, South Carolina Phone: 843/637-3722 Find a spot at the bar, order a burger and make some new friends, including the always affable Rocky. Alex’s serves the Greek Burger, a thick pub-style burger with a shake Greek seasoning and two types of cheese. Rocky Kasaftes took over this dark neighborhood bar from his father Alex and changed very little. And leave your phone in the car! Anyone caught yabbering away will be shown the door.Īlex’s Tavern Address: 1445 Jackson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee Phone: 901/278-9086 Wait too long, and the bottom bun will disintegrate. Duke’s adds chili, cheese, raw onion and coleslaw to a griddled patty of fresh beef. It’s not easy to pick up, but after one bite you’ll find a way to handle this beast. The result is a burger that is damn good, and good for you.ĭuke’s Grill Address: 1114 Concord Ave., Monroe, North Carolina Phone: 704/283-4960 They not only raise the cattle themselves but have also created a network in Georgia that includes a small local processor. Where others may opt for a grass-fed supplier, Farm Burger has gone much further. It may look like a squashed disaster when it arrives, but the griddle-smashed and seasoned burger, served on a buttered, toasted bun with pickles, onion, and mustard is heavenly.įarm Burger Address: 410 W Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur, Georgia Phone: 404/378-5077įinally, a burger joint that takes grass-finished beef seriously. That’s because his burgers-Frank Sinatra was a fan-are king here. Sure, Blake makes great barbecue, but I’ve never eaten one bite. The Frita is a chorizo-spiced beef patty served on a round Cuban roll with a nest of thin-sliced, fried potatoes on top.īlake’s BBQ & Burgers Address: 2916 Jeanetta St., Houston, Texas Phone: 713/266-6860 As Cubans fled to Miami during the Revolution, they brought their burger to South Florida. Apparently, the method was devised for speed, a necessity because the place is always packed.Įl Mago De Las Fritas Address: 5828 SW 8th St., Miami, Florida Phone: 305/520-9605Įl Mago serves what I call one of the most important culinary examples of the Cuban-America experience. The cook parses an unmeasured wad of beef from a large pile sitting on the griddle, and with one swift move turns that wad into a burger patty. The burger served at Herd’s, deep in the rolling hills of Texas, sure looks and tastes the part of the classic American burger, but the cooking method is unique to say the least. Herd’s Hamburgers Address: 400 N Main St., Jacksboro, Texas Ted’s tucks a fresh-beef patty with cheese inside the quintessentially crusty/soft po-boy roll from Leidenheimer Bakery. It looks impossibly large and long, yet manageable. Locals swear by the Lot-o-Burgers, but I love the Lot-o-Po-Boy. This is the last of the chain of Ted’s drive-ins that existed throughout Louisiana and Arkansas. Ted’s Frostop Address: 3100 Calhoun St., New Orleans, Louisiana Phone: 504/861-3615 When griddled, the taste is explosively rich and beefy. Owner Reid Wilkerson refuses to talk about the ‘recipe,' but it’s assumed he is sticking to tradition and serving a version of the Mississippi ‘slug burger,’ where breading is mixed into the beef. Make a detour and reward yourself with this historically significant burger. Bill’s is way off the beaten path in Eastern Mississippi, but close to Tupelo, the famous birthplace of Elvis Presley.
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