Doss' Old Fashioned Ice Cream: Cheeseburger

Where: Doss' Old Fashion Ice Cream, Kernersville, NC

What: Cheeseburger
Build: 1/4 lb burger flat-grilled. What a nice find this place was... passed by it while visiting my brother in North Carolina. Great stuff here, burger had crispy crust from flat grill that brought back that old-time burger flavor. The people behind the counter could def have been friendlier, but I rate burgers only, I don't give a darn about attitudes or ambiance (lucky for them). 8/10

Alex's Cafe: Cafe Burger

Where: Alex's Cafe Winston-Salem, NC

What: Cafe Burger

Build: Grilled mushrooms and onions with lettuce, tomato and mayo on fresh burger bun with provolone cheese. 
Comments: The presentation and ingredients were fresh and the service was good, but my med/rare order was delivered well done.  : (   That was worse than Santa Claus forgetting batteries on Christmas morning.  6.5/10 

Solly's Grille: Cheesehead Burger

Where: Solly's Grille in Milwaukee WI
What: Cheesehead Burger
Build: 2 - 1/3 lb patties w/ 1/2 cup butter. So much butta! -There's also a good amount of grilled mushrooms, onions, and Wissconsin swiss and american cheeses. And of course NK!

Homemade: Luther Burger

Where: Homemade

Name: Luther Burger (after Luther Vandross)

Build: Cheeseburger using grilled glazed donut as bun - bacon (egg over easy optional) - (we stuffed ours with blue cheese). Suggest adding Hellmans' but NK

My Grill at Home: The Classic Griddled Double

Where: My Grill last summer...
What: My Classic Flat-Grilled Double 
Build: 2 - 6oz (80/20) burgers w/ American cheese and chopped onion on buttered toasted Calandra's roll (Local North Jersey Italian Bakery)

Jake's Wayback Burgers: Big Jake Cheeseburger

Where: Jake's Wayback Burgers, Elkton, MD
What: Big Jake Cheeseburger
Build: 3 burgers, cheese (duh!), pickles and raw onion 
Comment: This burger took me back to my childhood. The beef tasted like it could have been a 72/25 meat/fat ratio. Between the perfectly crisp pickles, fresh roll, burger, lack of ketchup, and consistent quality, Jake's has never disappointed.... Strongly suggest NK. 10/10

Park Wayne Diner: The Miami Burger on French Toast

Where: Park Wayne Diner, Wayne NJ

What: The Miami Burger on French Toast

Build: This burger rounds out the Park Wayne Trilogy - 8oz's of fresh ground beef, ham, swiss, mayo, mustard & pickle slices, waffle fries on french toast.
Comments: This was my son's creation and I was stunned at how well all the flavors blended so nicely. This was a very different type of Luther Burger but the savory/sweet scenario works perfectly! Burger was ordered med/rare, but as you can see we were delivered a med/well patty - it was good, but it kept this burger from receiving a 9/10.    8/10

The Park Wayne Diner: Monterey Jack Cheeseburger

Where: Park Wayne Diner, Wayne NJ

What: Monterey Jack Cheeseburger

Build: Melted jack cheese, avocado, arugula, red onions & honey mustard

Comment: Great specialty burger from the diner... the toppings on this one had been given some good forethought - they all worked together very nicely. Doneness was perfect and the roll was very fresh. 8/10

The Park Wayne Diner: Grilled Cheese Burger

Where:  Park Wayne Diner, Wayne NJ

What: Grilled Cheese Burger

Build: Fresh 80z burger tucked inside a classic American grilled cheese.

Comment: Click on the photos to see this baby up close and personal - Great burger, perfectly cooked med/rare, just the right amount to butter on fresh bakery white bread. 9/10

Dizzy Whizz Drive-In: Double Whizzburger

Where: Dizzy Whizz Drive-In, Louisville, KY
What: Double Whizzburger
Build: 2 1/4lb pattys, american cheese, lettuce, special sauce.
Comment: Picture doesn't come close to doing this baby justice... this burger was excellent! The special sauce was some kind of Louisville tartar sauce with a twist but it worked and the staff couldn't be nicer. You need to get to Dizzy Whizz. Strongly suggest NK. 8.5/10

Powers Hamburgers: Cheeseburger

Where: Powers Hamburgers, Fort Wayne, IN
What: Cheeseburger
Build: Burger, grilled onions, mustard
Comment: As much onion as meat? Yes, and it works... fantastic burgers, bring lots of napkins and don't even think about K in this place - They'll tell you K is for sissy's. 8/10

 

The Cloverleaf Tavern: The Classic

Where: The Cloverleaf Tavern, Caldwell, NJ

What: The Classic 

BurgerBuild: 8oz fresh ground burger topped with cheddar and raw onion.

Comment: This was a damn good burger, coarse ground meat, done a perfect med/rare on an awesome fresh baked Italian roll. 8/10 Thanks Aunt Barb!