One of the items I’m retrieving from my defunct previous blog is my Burger List. In a nutshell, the BL is a list of places I created based on several “best burger in Chicago(land)” lists from Grub Street, Chicago Magazine and Metromix. These are places I want to try a burger. It is my mission to try them all! The list is as follows, including my current progress toward my goal (*’d places are on the two original lists; the Metromix list was of new places, which I added in 2010):
- Hot Chocolate*
- Kuma’s Corner*
- David Burke’s Primehouse *
- The Capital Grille
- Hop Haus
- District Bar
- Duchamp *
- Smalll Bar
- Flub a Dub Chub’s
- Cross-Rhodes – Actually in Evanston, but I get up there from time to time
- The Counter
- Feed
- Green Door Tavern
- Jury’s
- Medici
- Rosebud Steakhouse
- Wiener & Still Champion – Another Evanston location, the only burb to make my list.
- J. Wellington’s
- The Portage
- Revolution Brewing Co
Places I’ve already checked off my list:
- Billy Goat Tavern – It’s not bad…the cheezborger would be much better if they used actual cheese
- The Gage – Not the best I’ve ever had, but a very strong contender.
- The Twisted Spoke – Haven’t been there for awhile. I need to go back for a Fat Boy.
- Marc Burger* at Seven on State – Good, but messy and spendy for basically a fast food burger.
- Yoshi’s Cafe — Good, not amazing.
- Five Guys Burger and Fries* – Yum! Among the best of the fast food type burgers in Chicago. Great fries, too.
- Epic Burger* – Overrated. Pricey, greasy and bland. The toppings do all the work.
- Custom House — Fine but not particularly memorable.
- Naha — Pretty good, but not cooked to order & over-priced. There are much better values.
- Bull & Bear — Kobe beef, good stuff. Not cheap but you get a lot for the money.
- Paramount Room — Had this a long time before updating this list and can’t remember much about it now. Also may have been tipsy at the time.
- Sola — Excellent burger. Properly cooked, good flavor, great toppings, on a perfect pretzel roll. Top 10!
- Benny’s Chop House — Wow! Fried Egg and Truffle Aioli Burger, one of the best! At least as good as The Gage burger, and a tad cheaper.
- Sable Kitchen & Bar — Good, but again not memorable (and I wasn’t drinking this time).
- M Burger — Just had another one tonight. Among the best for a fast-food style burger.
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