Top 5 Hamburgers

Five Guys, here in NJ (a good chain on the East Coast)
Miller Burgers (Miller's Bar) in Dearborn, Mich. (I don't know why, but a plain Wonder Bread roll and a burger fried on a greasy grill, but they taste great!)

Armadillo Willy's in Cupertino has an incredible burger!
One of the best in Silicon Valley. Sam's Barbeque on Bascom Avenue San Jose is also very good. Both of my recommended burgers are of the charbroiled variety.

fine everybody, just rub my nose in it!

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all we have (SW Michigan) is BW3 and Culvers - ugh!

Bongofury

"Apple Pan is great."

Like Musso & Frank's it's a time capsule. When I lived in La La land we would go there for the atmosphere. I don't think the food is anything special, and I've had most everything on their menu. I read somewhere that a couple of Apple Pan employees had been working there since the Nixon administration. My all time best burger was at the 21 Club in NYC circa 1980's, but that's an unfair comparison against diner/fast food varieties.

Larry's Famous Hamburgers in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Just a little hamburger shack on the highway. I have traveled far and wide for a great burger. This is tops in my book, especially while enjoying rides on our motorcycles through the mountains.

Whatta Burger, Russellville, Arkansas

CJ's Burger Boy, Russelville, Arkansas