Dont say Hueys. Maybe this belongs in the Food and Drink thread. Maybe there is a thread there already.

Of course the soul burger. And the cheeseburger from the corner store on Eparkway and central that burned down. My new favorite is from Allstars Jumbo Cheesesteaks on N. Cleveland. Whats some freak nasty shit offered on burgers here? Sketchy location/meat is a plus. Discuss.

alex's tavern at about 5 am
their burgers really are the tits!

yep. Soul Burger.
love a Belmont Burger add the kitchen sink.
Tops makes a great one too.
of course, the Hi-Tone's doesn't suck either.....

Tops is my favorite. Cheeseburger with mayo and onions. Cures anything.

I'm partial to the burgers at Murphy's. Nothing fancy, but good meat, and the price is right. Go on Saturday afternoon when Candice is working.

Shit, just realized Candice doesn't work @ Murphs anymore. Disregard that part. Still good eats.

Patty melts count too. Adding hashbrowns to the CKs patty melt rules. I'll have to try the Tops burger.Gotta be more!

Soul Burger - be careful, i used to be the butcher at the place that sold EH their meat. I would describe the rankness that goes into that burger but dont wana vomit on the computer.

Tops - rules

Hitone - really the best in town as long as Youngblood is on the grill

unnamed deli across from easyway on Main St. - good burger, I think its some style brought down from yankeeland but they throw pot roast on the burger patty. worth trying.

The best burger in Memphis is gone. RIP Miss Shirley.

The best burger in Memphis is gone. RIP Miss Shirley.
Yep. RIP

cheeseburger from the corner store on Eparkway and central that burned down

"Kwik Shop Grill"? haven't been since the fire but that was definitely my favorite burger in town... thanks for starting this thread and making me realize what I have to do this week!

woodstock deli has the best buger you'll find around here.

same goes for their bbq.

wheres that?

woodstock- cuba road.

near shelby forest.

http://www.southernbbqtrail.com/tn/woodstock/woodstock.shtml

great burgers- but the bbq is the best i've ever had.

agrreed jd

that place on main st is called Joey's

just had a cheeseburger from topps, so so

Has anyone ever tried the Burger from three little pigs in east memphis, everything else there is so good.

three little pigs in east memphis

Everytime I go in there I'm amazed that I only weigh 1/2 as much as everyone else eating there.

^ krystal double stacks for xmas^

Santa leaves a slimy brown trail.

you're a slimy brown trail

Gotta try Woodstock!!

Burgers in Memphis has been discussed on the food forum.
However, I might have to amend my list to include Uncle Lou's.

Damned good cheeseburgers.

dixie queen

dixie queen
on Mt Moriah!

The Local on Main street served up a weak ass burger. The regular dressings were included, BUT the bun was a huge dinner roll cut in half and was sweet, like those honey rolls or something. The handcut fries were great but man cannot live on fries alone.

huge dinner roll cut in half and was sweet

puke!

since this is a food thread, anybody had the muffaletta from jerrys sno cones?

six bucks and really, really good!

going to give their cheeseburger a try tomorrow.

Believe it or not, while their "Mexican" food is definitely lacking, Molly's La Casita has a damn fine burger. It's got pico de gallo on it. Pro tip: Ask them to put the fajita seasoning on the fries.

Agreed about the Mexican food at Molly's. Will definitely try the burger though. More pro tips encouraged!

Joeys on Main or three little pigs today..will report soon.

Agreed about the Mexican food at Molly's.

I am a Memphian, but I have been out of the country for the past 10 years so my vote would be .........(drum roll)

Krystals.

Marty's hamburgers at the P and H were wonderful too, before the judicial system sent her to parts unknown.

Had the Tops burger. Wasnt that impressed by it. Even the guy I was with said it looked weak...

Krystals??

I do wish we had a Jack in the Box here or even better DEL TACO.

Fast food burger is a separate category. Best fast food burger is Sonic!

agree with Scott on this one, Sonic is the best fast food burger. Not that Tops takes very long at all, but quality wise its really the same shit. Better flavor etc. at Tops! Glad nobodys been ridin the Hueys train on this topic. Last one I had was some dried out, flavorless bullshit!

I always get the steak sandwich at Huey's with onion rings. Their burgers haven't be a draw for years. Top's burgers rule.

Tempo Market on Cleveland. ask for jo jo. It's so massive it takes 2 pieces of american cheese to cover it.

Yeah jojo hooks it up. The seasoned wings at tempo market are legit.

EVERY one I had was some dried out, flavorless bullshit!

as a relatively newbie memphian, I simply do not understand the Huey's hype. Their fries aren't even that awesome either.

hitone burger is amazing. They are seasoned/cooked like the burgers my mother makes, and that makes me very happy.

even though cafe society on evergreen and poplar is a den of yuppie decadence, they have a real great burger and spectacular (in quantity and quality) thin-cut fries.

How are Danver's' burgers these days?

Used to be my fast food favorite as a kid but haven't back to try one since the early '90s.

I already know a lot of old people go there on Sundays. Just wondering about the burgers.

How are Danver's' burgers these days?

Dried out and overcooked, just like the once excellent Backyard Burger.

just like the once excellent Backyard Burger.

yeah, what happened there?

bought by the folks that own Arbys some years back...i think.

I do wish we had a Jack in the Box here or even better DEL TACO.

I lived in Las Vegas near a Jack N the Box and found them to be of poor quality. If it was in Memphis, it would not stand out from any other place.

don't know if it's been mentioned, but i've never had a bad burger at half shell.

Elliot's! V tore up a cheeseburger there today. I had a double bacon cheese that was about 6" high. It was huuuge. And awesome. And a dude that buses in there has an eye patch. It's like having Slick Rick refill your tea.

MURPHY'S!

Patty melt at Barksdales was great. Double meat is needed.

saw a greasy joint at the corner of chelsea and hollywood today that claimed to have " the biggest burger in town"

may give it a try tomorrow.

The Bing burger at Caritas Village. Awesome. On Harvard off Hollywood in Binghampton.

saw a greasy joint at the corner of chelsea and hollywood


Did it also promise BBQ? I saw a BBQ joint there the other day that looked very promising indeed!

Did it also promise BBQ? I saw a BBQ joint there the other day that looked very promising indeed!


don't remember that, but right across the street from the burger place is a great sandwich shop next to the furniture store.

most unfulfilled promise: the pimento-cheese burger at Trolley Stop.

SICK

The store at Central and parkway, hands down.

The store at Central and parkway, hands down.

Before or after the fire?

Burger at the Castle (Park & Getwell) is decent.

Brookhaven Burger

What a garbage dump of a burger from the bar that has a signed picture of Cannon Smith hanging up for all to see (WOOF)

Includes special dipping sauce "brookhaven sauce" duh, that tasted more like arby's sauce than vinegar, but only slightly.

I hate to say it, but 3 Angels Diner has a pretty fucking awesome burger. I usually don't care for a gourmet burger. Usually I would prefer one from the Lamplighter, but this one was pre-tty, pre-tty, good.

beth burger @ the lamplighter!
cant beat a burger made by a friend with love...

my first burger at 3 Angels had almost a half dozen inedible bits in it. yukko. Yet everything else I've eaten there rocks the llama's ass. shrug.

inedible how? that sounds fucked up.

How do people eat in smoke filled bars? Whenever I'm drunk enough to go to Side Street I'll always see someone eating like a pasta dish or something. Theres always so much smoke in there its like the place is gonna burn down again! HA! YES!

Has anyone tried lotta-burger on south Third? Heard good things
from folks at work.

Wimpy's on Winchester in Hickory Hill

Lot-A-Burger is good but insane with grease. Like even more than Dyers.

I've gotta try South Memphis Grocery (aka Fatburger) at Mallory and Florida later this week. Office folks talking it up a lot.

Holy Crap.. how did I miss this thread?
Without a doubt. Hands down.. the best cheeseburger in Memphis is at
Cafe 1912 -- the bacon and bluecheese burger. Its more expensive than most of the places, but Damn, its good. I've tried to replicate it at other restaurants by ordering a burger on sourdough with bacon and bluecheese crumbles, but its not the same. Wash it down with a Duvel.

Mary doesn't like bluecheese, so she gets the other cheeseburger, and she likes it just as much. Damn, that burger wins. Its also the cheapest thing on the menu.

I second the Bing burger @ Caritas. Anybody try the new place on Madison - Burly's?

5 Guys Burger opening soon on Poplar Pike. Just today was rated the best burger in the country. We'll see.

its pretty good, but not off the charts

Burleys wasn't that great. The onion straws weren't fried, plus they were out of ice cream for shakes. How are you out of ice cream at 3pm on a Tuesday?

Tops has my favorite burger in Memphis. It cheers me up on days I don't wanna be in Memphis.

Tops has my favorite burger in Memphis. It cheers me up on days when the idiocy of this city is particularly high.

so, you eat at tops every day?

I tried Burly's a couple days after it opened. There was something wrong and funky about it, like it was a bad burger imitating a good one. Dell's Food Xpress had just about the same awful flavor issue. They may have been the exact same burger/meat source, wouldn't surprise me.

Maybe they've fixed some things, because people at work like them, who knows.

Also, if you're ever out in Oxford, Boure (just off the Square) has incredible burgers. Style-wise the place feels too ritzy for it's own good (it is the City Grocery dude's version of a pub after all), but damn if the guy doesn't do good food. The big challenge is the Double Bacon Cheddar Burger - one pound of disgusting gluttony that you'll probably have to carve up.

Still loving the angus burger at the Kwik Shop on Central/E.Parkway.

The pimento cheeseburger at sweet grass is really, really, good.

I'd put the Brushmark's cheeseburgers head to head against 1912, Hemant!

burger off!

burger off!

it's on!!!

I had the Belmont for lunch today and I've got no complaints. In fact, I've got praise. It was delicious.

The Belmont indeed has a great burger, just a tad on the small side for the price

The Belmont indeed has a great burger, just a tad on the small side for the price

This is a universal truth about all burgers.

Okay, did the South Memphis Grocery/Fatburger thing. It was good, a little crispy and HUGE for the price. They actually reminded me of Tops burgers a bit, with a little bit more grease and meat, but with a little less pepper. Seasoned fries are okay, but they give you a ton of them.

Also they're one of the only places I know of that you can get 69 cent cans of Double Cola, which is one of the best Pepsi knockoffs out there. Lots of people also swear by their tamales.

think they have one at fuel, and possibly one at the place out near the cove, can't think of it's name

3 Angels?

The Belmont indeed has a great burger, just a tad on the small side for the price
Yeah, they raised their prices up a bit a few months ago.

think they have one at fuel,
Fuel does have a Bison burger as well as some great bison chili. I had one when they first opened and it was pretty dang great. The only problem is that the burger is $12 now.

3 Angels?

yep, not sure if they do, but i think i heard that in passing somewhere, scrogers maybe(?)

The pimento cheeseburger at sweet grass is really, really, good.


it is really great. not available on the restaurant side though. only the Next Door side.

Coney Island south of Norris and Elvis Presley goes on the Not Good At All list. It's like an off brand version of Dixie Queen, but somehow worse?

Don't do it.

Had one there about a decade ago. Thanks for the update.

Coney Island south of Norris and Elvis Presley goes on the Not Good At All list. It's like an off brand version of Dixie Queen, but somehow worse?

Think you might need to pack some heat if you want to eat there.

Think you might need to pack some heat if you want to eat there.

I didn't get hassled, but then again I didn't stick around after I got my food. It wasn't the worst environment that I've ever bought a burger in.

Also I tried the All Stars on N. Cleveland burger earlier this week, and that was awesome as advertised.

Coney Island south of Norris and Elvis Presley goes on the Not Good At All list. It's like an off brand version of Dixie Queen, but somehow worse?

Haven't had the burger, but the Polish sausage is great! Awesome shakes & malts & whatnot too. Much better than Dixie Queen!

Huey's

I gotta represent the Wally burger, yo

The best cheeseburgers are right here in Midtown at the Kwik Mart or whatever it's called at the corner of central and Parkway. I work at Toof Printing and eat there a lot, so I can say they are damn good. All his food is.

Yeah that place is the shit. Im house sitting in the burbs so if I see anything other than OCharlies I'll see whats up.

It's kwik shop. They actually serve a very large veggie burger as well. Only 3 bucks and I think it's also vegan. Very good burgers

just had a double cheeseburger from Tops...damn I love those burgers. Still the best in my book.

5 Guys Burger opening soon on Poplar Pike. Just today was rated the best burger in the country. We'll see.

its pretty good, but not off the charts

I agree with this.

Rockbert's burgers at the Blue Monkey are incredible.

Three Little Pigs burgers are pretty damned good.

New question. Lettuce and tomato, or not?

Tomato. No lettuce.

Don Don's Hot Wings, Burgers, and Seafood on South Third

Their jumbo burger is just right, it's huge with decent seasoning. Fries are fries, nothing special.

Bonus note for pinball heads: Don't even bother with the Cue Ball Wizard machine, the right flipper is busted to hell.

Tomato. No lettuce.

backwards.

The proper toppings for a burger are pickles, onions, cheese and either mustard or mayo.

The proper toppings for a burger are pickles, onions, cheese and either mustard or mayo.

Yes. I agree whole-heartedly. However, I do enjoy the pulled pork and cappicola on the Black Tusk burger at the Hi-Tone.

Reese's on Winchester and perkins. that place has a good burger.
i will always be partial to alex's though. best late night burger ever.
Although, a two way burger would definitely fit the bill when they were open.

Reese's on Winchester and perkins. that place has a good burger.

and it is enormous.

Ubee's on Highland. Greasy but good.

Reese's on Winchester and perkins. that place has a good burger.

and it is enormous.

Agreed, tho last time I was in there it appeared half the patrons were packing heat.

Ubee's on Highland. Greasy but good.

Have yet to order anything from that place that didn't make me sick.

Whataburger

Whataburger


where is one in Memphis? There used to be one in Frayser, but I thought it was kaput. Loved Whataburger when I lived in Texas...double with cheese and jalapenos...prolly the best fast food chain burger out there

where is one in Memphis? There used to be one in Frayser,

I think the one in Frayser is still open (On Thomas?), and there's one right across the street from Interstate BBQ.

I think the one in Frayser is still open (On Thomas?), and there's one right across the street from Interstate BBQ.


no shit? Now that I think about it, every single time I have had Interstate BBQ, it was to go and someone else picked it up for me...no wonder I didnt know about that location.

i thought the one in frayser has been closed for a long time. At least the one i used to go to has been. It's now a catfish place.

was at the intersection of frayser blvd and watkins?

Yeah...I know the one in Frayser is a fish place now and has been for years. Pretty sure the one out by I-State Q is something else as well. That chain isnt here anymore at all.

had one at Broadway Pizza today. generous, juicy patty, but could have definitely used more seasoning.

Not on burgers, but I have to say Panchos on Perkins.. oh man, it cannot be beat.

Cafe Eclectic has great burgers, but everything else there is suspect...

Been there 3 times and still never been waited on. Never go back.

like I said, EVERYTHING else is suspect... service, coffee, other food.... solution? sit at the counter.

Cafe Eclectic sit-in!

Holler for Karen Foster and get FIRST CLASS service... other than that, dunno.

bob barksdale killed it

I withdraw my praise for Ubee's. Seems to depend on who is doing the cooking. The person doing the cooking last Sunday sucked.

New suburban contender: Hubba Bubba's in Southaven on Hwy 51 north of Rasco Rd.

Big juicy patty that's super delicious, especially with their in-house BBQ sauce (had to try it since I heard good things about the BBQ from family). Also tasty dirty seasoned fries.

Tried that Burly's place.

It was pretty tasty.

Hubba Bubba sounds cool.

Gave Burly's a shot this weekend. I thought it was pretty tasty, although I'm not a huge fan of the thick Angus burgers. They cooked it just a hair past what I would have liked, but the bacon made up for that.

One of my dinner companions was regaling us with stories of crazy shit that used to happen in that space. Glad I didn't find out about the severed deer parts incident until after I ate.

Hot dog at Five Guys is wonderful. It's a hot dog, not a damn sausage. Grilled, split, and dressed to order. Did not like the fries much. Burger was greasy and messy and declared delicious by the guy I had lunch with.

Burly's got a second chance today. I guess I'm one of their fans now too.

I talked to the guy there, and how he put it, they didn't really have a handle on the recipe in the first week - they'd mix 100 lbs of meat with seasoning, so there'd be a lot of unseasoned burgers and a lot of burgers that were too overloaded. So what they did was drop it to 20 lb mixes. The seasoning was a lot more bearable this time. The fries were a lot better too.

http://www.bestmemphisburger.com/

Someone's taking suggestions and trying burgers from everywhere in town.

He hated Kwik Stop and Belmont.

Wow. I disagreed with every single review. He loved what I hated, he scorned what I enjoyed. Maybe simplistic, but I see two major types of burger - thich and juicy (Belmont) and thin (Tops, Ubees).

http://www.bestmemphisburger.com/


that guy is an idiot, he likes lame burgers and hates good ones.

plus he says "convenient store"

moron.

he seems to have something against messy, juicy burgers. what a dainty lil man

he seems to have something against messy, juicy burgers. what a dainty lil man


I thought the same thing as well, he's like a little girl.

Next time you find yourself at Huey's check out their sliders, the Little Miner's Trio. I've had them a few times and they are juicy little flavor bombs. Better than the full-size burgers in my opinion. Now if we could only get them to make decent fries or onion rings that aren't ridiculously huge.

hey that dweeb stole my idea

Now if we could only get them to make decent fries or onion rings that aren't ridiculously huge.

They now have these "onion straws" that are decent. Very thinly sliced and fried up well. They come with a remoulade-type sauce ...

No. Wrong. Those are disgusting, like solidified onion salt.

that guy is an idiot, he likes lame burgers and hates good ones.

plus he says "convenient store"

moron.

Looks like your comment won't be posted, Ritchie.

http://twitter.com/MemphisSeth
First flame blog comment received. Do you moderate comments b4 the go live or let them roll?

Just a tool pointing out a typo and and telling my that I suck.

I think it's probably a jealous Memphian, sad they didn't have the idea I had first.

I just don't see the point of giving flamers a platform. There is no conversation.

that guy is an idiot, he likes lame burgers and hates good ones.

plus he says "convenient store"

moron.

Looks like your comment won't be posted, Ritchie.

http://twitter.com/MemphisSeth
First flame blog comment received. Do you moderate comments b4 the go live or let them roll?

Just a tool pointing out a typo and and telling my that I suck.

I think it's probably a jealous Memphian, sad they didn't have the idea I had first.

I just don't see the point of giving flamers a platform. There is no conversation.


he made that "typo" 5 times

however, I didn't try and comment on his blog...must of been another person with taste and intelligence.

Do not let this man judge your food for you.

So, in his post about the Kwik Shop, did the memphis best burger guy say "Convenient" store? Because, if that is the case, he went back to the post and changed each instance to say "convenience".

^hahhahaha.

The guy is like 45 years old and just now set his foot in Ernestine & Hazels for the first time to try a soulburger. Judging by his twitter comments it's like he went into another world.

He may have fixed the typo, but he still sucks.

I gotta say my last 2 burgers at RP Tracks were pretty kick ass...got the "smokehouse" (although I '86 the smoked gouda and replace it with cheddar, the fake smoke flavoring kinda fucks things up) and add bacon. They do a great medium rare (fully pink with a smidgen of blood in the center) and the sauteed mushrooms are tasty. However, with it being medium rare with the mushrooms makes it one messy-ass burger...so I dont think our delicate flower of a burger blogger would like it.

so I dont think our delicate flower of a burger blogger would like it.

Let's not be too hard on him. After eating Huey's for years and thinking it was the best in Memphis he accidentally branched out and tried a non-chain restaurant burger once. Now he's a professional on all things bovine-related.



/sarcasm

Shelby Forest General Store- great breakfast, too.

Fuck that burger blog bullshit. My thread is the original.

I went to a badass burger place in Nashville but i forgot what it was called last month. Definitely top 5 I've had. University of Memphis food stations have these little cheeseburgers in plastic that are like cafeteria throwbacks, but you have to eat at least three.

Dumbest thread EVER

Been to Stuffy's five or so times. Pretty good. Big bun, soaks up any liquid. Doesn't seem to be a choice of "done" - medium well is the standard. Cash or credit. Sometimes there is a line, sometimes there isn't. Fries are hit or miss.

Three Little Pigs was the worst burger I've had that wasn't from Burger King. They gave me what I ordered, but it sucked. Thin patty, no grease. Tasted like freshly unfrozen beef that probably comes with sheets of freezer paper between the patties.

IThree Little Pigs was the worst burger I've had that wasn't from Burger King.

I've had a couple there, and they've always been good; I'm sorry your experience was different!

Went to 5 guys last week...way over rated and expensive...loud Rock 103 type music blaring...the fries were grease bombs...won't go back.

anybody been to yo mama's on jackson?

Jeff, I've been to the 5 Guys in Memphis twice, and both times were bad.

I've been to other locations in other cities that were good.

All Stars next to the Piggy Wiggly on Perkins at Knight-Arnold. Killer and huge.

What a jerk