The Vitals: the spot: J.G. Melon 89 MacDougal st. NY NY 10012  other locations in upper east side(original) and upper westside the eats:Cheeseburger the bucks: $12.50 the full nelson: one of NYC’s most celebrated burgers is worth a visit The J.G. Melon burger has been on my radar for years now as it consistently makes the best of NYC burger annual round ups. Another classic example of the NYC pub style burger, much like Corner Bistro and PJ Clark’s, expect to ...

The Vitals: the spot: Cassell’s Hamburgers 3600 W. 6th St Los Angeles CA 90020 the eats: Cheeseburger featuring 1/3lb Meyer Angus Beef with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and Thousand Island dressing the bucks: $11.75 the full nelson: A burger sequel that is better than the original Once upon a time hamburgers were a simple affair. The very best ones were anointed so mostly because of the size and quality of the beef. Cassell’s Hamburgers was such a place, especially ...

The Vitals: the spot: Joe Junior 167 3rd Ave New York NY 10003 the eats: Cheeseburger the bucks: $5.85 the full nelson: can a burger with the appeal of a picky 5 year old indeed be the best burger in NYC? Joe Junior has been on my burger radar for quite some time, in no small part due to the adoration of Nick Solares, host of Meat Life, The Meat Show, writer for Eater NY and Serious Eats, and author of ...

The Vitals: the spot: Hampton + Hudson 299 N. Highland Ave Atlanta, GA 30307 the eats: Smoked Shitake Chicken Burger the bucks: $12 the full nelson: first non beef burger on Bang. best recognize why.

The Vitals: the spot: Holeman and Finch 2277 Peachtree Road Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30309 the eats: The H and F burger the bucks: $14 the full nelson: they make 24 of these burgers a night. and it tastes as special as that sounds. These days I find myself enjoying burgers priced in the mid teens more and more. Could it be that Cheap Eats has changed my palate? Or is it my wallet? Heck, it’s both. While I believe that the ...

The Vitals: the spot: Hightower 1209 E. 7th St. Austin TX 78702 the eats: “Burger” the bucks: $9 the full nelson: one messy steal of a burger that is worth the extra napkins Austin is an unpretentious food town, and Hightower’s dimly lit interior and casual service set you up perfectly to be surprised by a dynamic menu wrangling in Mexican and Asian flavors in a small plates format sized for tipsy appetites. Every time I eat there I like it ...

The Vitals: the spot: Contigo 2027 Anchor Ln, Austin, TX 78723 the eats: Burger w/ cheese and fries the bucks: $16 the full nelson: one of the best burgers in Austin An article came out in Bon Appétit magazine last year describing Contigo as a restaurant “locals bring out of towners in order to convince them to move here”. I would go a step further and say it is a place to bring your friends visiting from Brooklyn, Silver Lake or San ...

The Vitals: the spot: Launderette 2115 Holly St. Austin TX 78702 the eats: Plancha Burger the bucks: $9 the full nelson:  A chef driven take on a classic comfort food burger I have been living in Austin for a little over two years now and while I feel comfortable waxing poetic on some obvious edible essentials like La Barbecue, P. Terry’s or Taco Deli; the fine dining scene eludes me. Part of it is because since having a kid, my wife ...

Four burgers in five days pretty much screams meat sweats even if brisket isn’t part of the equation. But sometimes you gotta take advantage of your burger surroundings and so here ya go – 4 epic burgers meals in the city that never sleeps. Unless you happen to eat four burgers in five days of course.

Ali Khan Eats at Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Austin TX where he lands on his must try burgers of the expansive burger menu