{"id":459,"date":"2015-10-21T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/best-burgers-in-america\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T01:11:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:11:36","slug":"best-burgers-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.co.nz\/stories\/best-burgers-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"America’s best fast food burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve got a confession to make. A deep, dark and terrible secret.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve travelled all over the world, to some of the classiest cities, and have been lucky enough to eat in some of the world\u2019s most impressive restaurants. But at the end of the day, there\u2019s nothing I enjoy more, nothing that satisfies my insatiable appetite for meat and carbs, than a good hamburger. There\u2019s something about the guilty pleasure of juicy, hot ground beef, fresh salads, saucy toppings dripping from a tender bun\u2026it\u2019s just\u2026 I can\u2019t\u2026 it does things to me.<\/p>\n

And so, a great deal of my travels involve searching out the best hamburgers a country has to offer. And of course, in the\u00a0United States<\/a>, you\u2019re expecting only the very best of hamburgers.<\/p>\n

You can get fancy burgers with all the gourmet trimmings and latest fads, like kale and quinoa on a wholemeal brioche, but when it comes down to it, we all have a need for just a good, decently priced hamburger.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019ve seen it as my responsibility to travellers all over the globe to put my stomach on the line in search of America\u2019s best fast food burgers. That is, hamburgers you can buy from a fast food chain that cost less than $10.<\/p>\n

Yes, I know that my top four list will cause controversy \u2013 I\u2019m expecting a parliamentary inquest and federal level investigation into my findings as a result. But, regardless, here are my own personal top four burger chains that travellers need to check out when visiting the USA.<\/p>\n

Five Guys<\/h2>\n

Washington DC<\/a>\u00a0based chain, Five Guys has to be up there as one of my very favourite burger chains in America. It\u2019s an incredibly simple set up. They just sell good hamburgers, with stuff on them. And by that, I mean they sell their basic hamburger, which you can get as a double, and it\u2019s up to each customer to choose what toppings they want on their burger. The best part is it\u2019s all the same price \u2013 if you get one topping or all toppings, it\u2019s the same price. I\u2019ve been told that there\u2019s over 250,000 different combinations that can be made from the 15 different toppings. Sounds like a bit of a challenge, if you ask me.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not enough, each Five Guys store also has a huge box of peanuts for customers to munch on while they wait, for free. Talk about getting your money\u2019s worth! A huge favourite of mine are the Cajun fries \u2013 they\u2019re seriously addictive, and I\u2019ll confess, have often become a meal of their own for me\u2026<\/p>\n

One disclaimer \u2013 Five Guys burgers aren\u2019t the fastest burgers in the world, which I personally see as a good thing. All the patties are cooked to order, and the burgers are put together carefully by their staff. The food is presented simply, which is part of their old school appeal. Burgers are wrapped in foil, which keeps them moist and warm, and then stuffed into a plain brown paper bag and the fries are served in a large paper cup. It\u2019s a big feed and you\u2019ll always be able to get variety here, by mixing up your burger toppings. Depending on how many toppings you get, the burgers will get rather messy \u2013 but I\u2019m not complaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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