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    Local Chain - Grindhouse Killer Burgers

    Regional - Culver’s

    National fast food - Wendy’s

    National fast casual - Five Guys / Shake Shack

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      I agree with all of this except local because that ain’t in my locale.

      For me, local would go to Tasty Burger in Boston, when I lived there.

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      This is the first sane answer I’ve seen. Shake Shack has a drive thru where I live, and puts all other drive thru burgers to shame. Also Whataburger is very mid. Texans need to get out more.

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    Double steakburger with cheese from steak n’ shake.

    Smash burgers are the best burgers and steak n’ shake makes a decent one at a decent price.

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    Whataburger is my favorite place if I’m only counting large chains with drive through windows and other fast food restaurant features.

    The food is almost always fresh, plenty of customization options like grilled onions and jalapeños. Almost everything on the menu is good quality for fast food. Being open 24 hours is a nice bonus.

    If small regional chains count Burger Street is the best, really good burgers, great curly fries and delicious frozen lemonade.

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      +1. Best bang for buck chain drive-thru burgers. When I want a fastfood burger to actually make me feel full, that’s my go-to.

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    Dip N Burger, McAllen TX. #4. Burger patty, cheddar, swiss, pickles, chorizo, spicy mayo on Texas toast. No lie, best burger I’ve ever received through a window.

    As for what makes it so great, weren’t you reading? I said chorizo.

    If you’re talking about chain fast food, then:

    Whataburger. #5 (regular burger plus cheese and bacon.) You can add an egg to this between 11pm and 11am. And should.

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    Five Guys, best ingredients by far, especially the veggies. Lettuce and tomato are always perfect. Quite a bit more expensive than most of the competitors though.

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    Haven’t tried any of these local places, but of the big burger joints, I’m going with the Whopper because mayonnaise.

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    They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m personally very partial to white castle. Those onions just do it for me.

    Out of the big players, in general I like Wendy’s, but they almost fall into an uncanny valley sort of thing where they’re so close to being a real (not fast food) burger, but not quite there, so I kind of have to be in the mood.

    IMO burger king has the best veggie option in the impossible Whopper.

    If we’re going to count it as fast food, 5 guys is top notch. Similarly for shake shack, they also get bonus points for their shrooms burgers for the best veggie option overall, it doesn’t try to be a regular burger, and is probably actually more unhealthy than one too.

    Getting into weirder local chains, Cook Out is pretty great if you find yourself in the parts of the south that have them.

    If we want to talk chicken sandwiches, Popeyes is the undisputed king and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. McDonald’s crispy chicken gets honorable mention for being a solid alternative for people like me who refuse to eat at chick fil a, and the McChicken for being cheap and satisfying if not technically good.

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      True story, when I was young my family stopped at a White Castle on a cross country road trip and got some food that was so bad our dog wouldn’t eat it. This dog loved to eat garbage and cat crap at every opportunity but drew the line at White Castle burgers.

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    Jack’s Ultimate Cheeseburger. I just prefer their patties over anyone elses. It kinda has a sausage taste that I like.

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    See a lot of five guys but no wayback burger and I’m sad. Killer burgers and excellent fries for way cheaper.

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    Local joint down the street. Very simple burgers, no salad, tomatoes or fucking avocados. Only good toasted bread, excellent burger and home made sauces. Some have pickles or onions in different forms (grilled, glazed,…). And excellent homemade fries too.