Your Picks for Best Burger
September 3rd, 2009Burgers are the hot trend of the moment, at least in this area. This summer, approximately 347 burger joints have opened in the Delaware Valley alone – from chains like Elevation Burger to indie joints like Downingtown’s Doghouse. Despite their trendiness, however, burgers are no tapas – they always have been a part of our lives and always will be. Still, we at MLD not afraid to jump on a good trend when we see one.
When riding home after experiencing Butcher & Singer’s “Best of Philly” $6 burger special (which was very good but unlikely the actual best in Philly), we got thinking about where one would find the best burger on the Main Line. Magazine Main Line Today recently crowned TJ’s in Paoli the winner, which, out of the ones we’ve tried, is a solid choice. But what of the ones we haven’t tried? Surely there are some other contenders out there.
So… To the point: we’re on a mission to find the Main Line’s very best burger, and we need your help. If you have a favorite burger, post a comment below with where to get it and why it is so great. This fall, we’ll try to eat as many as we can (prioritizing the most compelling descriptions below) and pick our winners at the end of the year.
Oh, and one more thing: No chains. We just can’t be bothered with that.
Go!
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I agree with Duster, the BRGR joint is awesome. You can say what you will about cooking burgers to temp, but fresh meat cooked right is always better than frozen pattys cooked medium rare. Their burgers are two pattys, and you can put a fried egg on it, which surprisingly, is amazing. Besides they have sweet fries, chili cheese fries, all stuff you can’t get at the other places.
I have been all around the country via the US Navy and I have experienced a lot of great tasting burgers from What-A- Burger down in Pensacola to the usual Krystal Burgers and White Castles across America. Heck, I even love the Good Dog Burger down in the city but for local flavor- The BRGR Joint in Bryn Mawr, PA has my vote… They serve on heck of a burger and the sweet potato fries…. whatyakiddnme? They are amazing…
I just a great burger at Ryan Christophers in Narberth. The meat was just as I asked – medium and the way the bun, cheese and burger came together was absolutely both texturally agreeable and delicious. I’m definitely going back.
Um, HELLO!?!? Roache & O’Briens on Lancaster in Haverford! Totally unfussy and a REAL burger! They make it to order right there. It’s delicious and a perfect dinner any night of the week. Not to mention it’s giant.
Kellys in Bryn Mawr is the best around. Selection of specialty burgers is awesome. Try the one with 2 patties bacon and crumbled bleu cheese. Heart attack waiting to happen.
I agree wih the other Grog fans – always juicy, seasoned well, served on a yummy Le Bus roll. Mmmmmm!
Larry’s suggestion of The Grog is right up there. The Great American Pub is Narberth makes a BBQ/Bacon Cheeseburger that is darn good.
Not sure if you consider Exton too far from the main line or not but give America Bar & Grill on Pottstown Pike a shot they’re my local favorites. Plus they have 20 or so beers on tap to wash it down with.
My vote is for the special Kobe burger at Gullifty’s, Rosemont. It’s not just any old Kobe, it’s craftfully put together with ginger, guyere, and their own home-made wasabi…UNMATCHED and UNFORGETTABLE!!
Great American Pub–BEST flavor and large!Has been consistent for the last 8 yrs–
Hands down, the burger at Meredith’s in Berwyn. 2nd Place I’d give to Teresa’s Next Door. But a distant 2nd.
The best local burgers can be found at The Grog in Bryn Mawr. It looks and tastes how a burger should.
SquareBurger – Franklin Square
I’m with Gladwyne Mike on the “no chains” rule — the favorite burger in our household is Elevation Burger by far! Add the delicious fries and a vanilla shake with fresh bananas and you’re set.
Elevation Burger by no means compares with the Butcher & Singer burger, but I haven’t found anything close to the B&S quality on the Main Line. So for now, Elevation Burger gets my vote.
I guess we’ll just include the Big Mac and the Whopper as well. Weak!
You may want to hold your horses on the no chains rule. With a 5 guys in Bala Cynwyd and another in Gatway, they do bookend the Main Line rather well
There’s no doubt 5 guys makes a decent burger. But the best? Come on now.
This is not hand-crafted, lovingly-made food. It’s just fast food that they make for you when you order it.
All 5 guys burgers are cooked to well done… that just doesn’t cut it. The best burger out there is charred on the outside and pink in the middle.
and cheese filled and wrapped in pepper smoked bacon……..
I’ve only been to one Five Guys (Broomall) but I’ve never gotten a well done burger there. They’ve all been medium. For $4 or so, it’s a good basic burger that — at least I think — is not meant to compete with “fancy” gastropub burgers.