You Can Has Cheezburger: A Semi-Definitive Tier Ranking of Burgers Across America

God bless you, cheeseburger, especially ye what hail from In N Out
Photo Credit: TH

The hamburger/cheeseburger has roots in German cuisine (look up the Hamburg steak), but the sandwich as mostly everyone knows it is an American invention. Whether you believe it was created in Texas or New Haven, CT or wherever, the burger is in the American Food Pantheon along with the hot dog and the apple pie. It's perhaps the most ubiquitous fast food in the country, whether in pure fast food places, mid-tier, quasi-sitdown joints, or as the "fast" or "cheap" option at a regular restaurant. So needless to say, America has an overabundance of burgers. Granted, everyone has their favorite local burger joint. Every town has a great place to get a piece of ground-up meat slapped inside a bun with cheese and possibly other toppings. However, some joints are nationwide or at least partially nationwide. I will attempt to rank the ones you can get in more than just a few locales.

Cheeseburger Paradise - Lucky's Last Chance: Philadelphia, PA

When you can get the tots, always get tots
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What: Lucky's Last Chance
Where: 4421 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA
Website: luckyslastchance.com
Order: Bacon Egg and Cheese Burger, Classic Tots

Philadelphia is a sandwich town, but the sandwiches its most known for are the cheesesteak and the roast pork sandwich. Both are noble creations, don't get me wrong. However, Philly can definitely stake a claim as an A+ burger town as well. Whether it's the proliferation of mid-level chain places like Bobby Flay's Burger Palace and Shake Shack or the various mom 'n pop joints that dot the landscape, one can do no wrong getting a burger in and around the City of Brotherly Love. Main Street in the Manayunk section is one of the hippest streets in town, so you know it has to have a joint for beef patties in between a bun. Lucky's Last Chance fits that description.

Cheeseburger Paradise - P'Unk Burger: Philadelphia, PA

Mmm, cheeseburger
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What: P’Unk Burger
Where: 1823 E. Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Website: punkburger.com
Order: Big Man on Campus Burger with sea salt seasoned fries and Maine Cane cola

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