![]() ![]() He also adds onions so caramelized they look nearly black and an absurdly soft bun made by his pastry chef, Angelyne Canicosa. That means he uses excellent beef from CDK Angus and bacon that he smokes himself. When he decided to create one for Vistro, his casual bistro in Hinsdale, he delivered a version that hits all the key points of the classic - juicy beef paired with salty pork - while also letting his unique style shine through. Prime’s burger at Stefani PrimeĬhef Paul Virant, best known for his passionate embrace of local produce and serious pickling skills, loves bacon cheeseburgers. Don’t forget to check out my original list. Here are my top 20, with the list of the other places I went at bottom. But this burger obsession chose me, and I feel completely unable to resist.Ĭhicago’s best french fries under $5 - our 20 top picks after trying 106 restaurants I realize that’s an insane number, and I don’t even want to think about what my doctor would say about the feat. In the end, I tried 60 suburban burgers for this list, which brings my 2019 total to just over 130. Whether it was dreaming up interesting topping choices or making sure to grind all the beef in house, they serve burgers that will make your city-dwelling friends jealous. We ranked 26 fast-food fried-chicken sandwiches (including Popeyes)įortunately, as I moved past the obvious picks, I found a crop of newcomers, along with a couple of elders of the scene, who served burgers with serious culinary chops. (For what it’s worth, the last one served my least favorite burger of 2019.) This problem afflicted a number of established places like Brandt’s of Palatine, The Assembly and Hackney’s on Harms. If they were skinny little patties draped in salty cheese, that would be one thing but these were half-pound monsters of unseasoned meat. But most of these burgers were cooked with little to no salt. While not my favorite style, I can appreciate them when done well. For whatever reason, a lot of suburban restaurants feel the need to serve outrageously huge burgers, often with patties that weigh in at 8 to 10 ounces. After three frustrating burgers in one day, I tweeted out the following message: “Maybe most suburban burgers are bad?”īefore the hate mail floods in, let me explain. The vast scope of the suburbs excited me so much I decided to limit my next burger quest to finding the best one outside the city.Ĭhicago’s best burger - from dive bars to fancy hotels, one reporter tries 71 in search of excellenceĪ week in, I wondered if I’d made a huge mistake. Of the 9.5 million people who live in the Chicago metropolitan area, more than 6.8 million are in the suburbs. Thing is, a lot of people live in Chicago’s suburbs. I’d included four suburban restaurants in my original list, but I’ll readily admit that the majority of my time was spent feasting within the city limits. If I’ve learned anything from my food writing career, it’s that there are always more burgers to try.Īs I gathered up recommendations from readers and from online research on my own, I noticed one dominant theme: Most places I wanted to try were in the suburbs. Who cared that I devoured 71 burgers in less than a month? I had apparently missed a few places. Dozens upon dozens of people sent screeds angrily pointing out that I had skipped their favorite joint and was therefore an idiot. For one glorious minute I sat content at my desk, happy that I got the chance to highlight what I thought were the meatiest and most alluring burgers in the area. With beef grease still coursing through my veins, I released a list of the best burgers in Chicago back in February.
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