Top 5 Hamburgers

My next 5, outside of Cali, that nobody has shouted out yet:

Burger Bar, Roy UT
Casper and Runyon's Nook, Minneapolis
Johnson's, Siler City, NC
Triple XXX, West Lafayette, Indiana
Txikito, NYC

This is a public service anouncement.

What qualities make a burger a "top burger"?

It's not something that can be determined with measurements! :^) It's more a sense that you know it's right when you taste it.

OK, for me a great burger starts with the freshest meat possible (not frozen). A good amount of fat is required for flavor. Lean ground beef doesn't cut it. The patty is loosely formed rather than smashed into a dense pancake, and it's thick so that the flavor of the meat comes through and there's something to chew besides bread and toppings. The patty is not overcooked so that it's dry. Moisture is extremely important.

I came to enjoy the simple goodness of a cheeseburger without anything else on it except maybe grilled onions.

Which is all pretty ironic since these days I rarely eat red meat and no longer eat cheese.

Tvad you got me salivating, and I am talking about your burger description (not your Audio Note speakers...)

;^D