Over the last year our staff went out and tried to find the best cheeseburger in Austin. Here are some of the places that stuck out to us:
Best Cheeseburgers:
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P. Terrys – 4/7
Good burger for the price. The line moves swift and the food is always hot. The patties are small but the special sauce and good buns make up for that. The fries are good but nothing special. Iced Tea is on point! These serve as a good middle of the road burger.
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Hillberts – 6/7
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Bad Larry Burger Club – 6/7
The new pop-up burger sensation is absolute incredible. Sloppy, cheese covered meat on a delicious bun. It isn’t everyone’s type of burger but worth trying because of the novelty slide alone. He makes the best smash burgers but you have to find him (usually at Little Brother Bar on Rainey)
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Cenote – 4/7
The bread, veggies and condiments taste incredibly fresh. The patty, however was a bit dry.
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El Casino Camino – 6/7
It doesn’t really get better than this (especially the PITTS Burger). The only place that might be able to compete is the Tap Room in San Marcos (but I haven’t eaten there in years). If only the staff didn’t make you feel like shit for daring to enter their establishment you yuppie tourist fuck! Come back when you are cooler.
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Whataburger – 5/7
Everything about a Whataburger is just fantastic. The luscious patty grilled to juicy perfection, the crisp lettuce and onions, the toasted bun and the – wait – did they fucking but mustard on my damn burger again when I asked them not to? Every time. Oh and my tea is fucking sweet. DAMMIT
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Shortstop – 4/7
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Ken’s Tacos – 4/7
When you think of Ken’s, you probably think of their amazing breakfast tacos or delicious subs. However, they also make a pretty good hamburger. The Iced Tea isn’t bad either!
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Dans – 4/7
Small but good and well priced burgers. Fast service as well! Iced Tea smells like the fryer.
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Mighty Fine – 5/7
Thick patties, solid burger and good taste. Skip the iced tea and get a shake.
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Hat Creek – 6/7
These burgers are just a cut above the rest.
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Huts – 4/7
Good but thin and sloppy. RIP :/
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Phils – 4/7
Solid eat but nothing special. Fresh veggies stuck out to me!
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Top Notch – 4/7
A good fast food burger but not much else going on.
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Sandys – 3/7
Again, a good burger and cheap but thin patty and nothing special.
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Culvers – 5/7
Good sloppy burgers! A lot of cheese and flavor but maybe too sloppy?
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Five Guys – 4/7
Decent but overpriced.
Other Categories (coming soon)
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Best Dive/Pub Burger
Examples: Casino El Camino, Jackalope, Tap Room (San Marcos)
This type of burger is typically found at your neighborhood bar, gas station, small restaurant or dive. They usually have a typical burger, made very simplistically. They often have a house or specialty/exceptionally unique burger as well.
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Best Gourmet Burger/Restaurant Burger
Examples: Hopdoddy, Parkside, Max’s Wine Dive, Twin Peaks, Five Guys
This burger would be found at a nicer, sit down bar or restaurant. It’s usually a little more expensive but still unique compared to chain restaurants etc.
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Best Drive Through, Cafe or Fast Food Burger
Examples: P Terry’s, Fran’s, Dan’s, Whataburger. Mighty Fine, Short Stop
If you don’t always have time to dine in and it only takes a matter of minutes to get your burger -then this is the place you go.
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Wild Card
This includes food trailers and restaurants not know for burgers that make a mean one.
Other Random Categories:
Best Overall-
Best Mushroom Swiss-
Most Unique Burger-
Best Veggie Burger-
Best Undiscovered Burger-
Best Side-
