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Tiger2003

gorocks99;1371988 wrote:TBDP is good, Matt's is a different experience IMO. Matt's is as basic as you can get, the only choice is whether you want fried or raw onions really. TBDP gives you a bunch of options if I remember correctly (kind of like 5-8). It comes down to personal preference but for me Matt's is the best.

Yah that sounds right Gorocks.

Crimson streak

Bar 145 in Toledo. Create your own burgers with over 75 toppings and I believe 30 different sauces.

GoChiefs

bases_loaded;1371989 wrote:Limby's Tavern in Dover, simple as it comes...but damn good.

Absolutely love their steak sandwiches. Marge sure can cook!

Heretic

thavoice;1371986 wrote:Ha. Excellent wings as well if the right person is cooking them. Would say they are my favorite if done right!

Only been to 5 guys twice and wouldnt say they were terrible. I thought they were pretty good.

5 Guys is respectable, but doesn't really fit with the thread as I gather it, as it's talking more about local places with good burgers and not chains that just happen to be local.

Where I live, there might be a decent place, as I have gotten a good burger from a local restaurant before. But I usually just cook my own at home. Cheaper and little/no diminishment of quality.

thavoice

Local place called CTown wings has excellent burgers as well. 1/2 lb or maybe bigger...over a wood fire grill. Just had their bleu cheese and wing sauce one last night..

OSH

I always enjoy this topic.

Already mentioned:
Matt's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Terry's Turf Club - Cincinnati, OH
Thurman Cafe - Columbus, OH

Add to the list:
Red Lion Grog House - Indianapolis, IN
Bub's Burgers & Ice Cream - Carmel, IN
B Spot - numerous locations in Cleveland-area (opening one in Columbus in 2013)

ptown_trojans_1

In the DC area, there are a ton:
Two of my favorites:
Quarry House Dive bar in Silver Spring, MD
Great 1/3 and 1/3 burgers and awesome tots.
Plus, a great beer and scotch selection

And Tonic near George Washington Campus.
Same, great tots, but they have a burger with an egg on it, that is awesome.

se-alum

Locally, we have a place called Carl's Townhouse that has really good burger, and the Cozy Inn has the Cozy burger that is good.

mucalum49

Tiger2003;1371995 wrote:Doesn't compare.

That sucks. Really wanted to check out Matt's but got talked into TBDP instead. Really liked MPLS though, might be worth a return trip to check it out.

Enforcer

The Pub in Athens has a good Burger

said_aouita

I remember when Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers opened up across from Wright State. All their beer was on ice (don't know if they still do that) and the burgers were not bad.

Now it seems theirs a chain of CBaC's around Dayton area.

said_aouita

Zeke's restaurant in Dowagiac, Michigan.

Bottled beer menu is listed by country. Last time I was there it was around 300 different bottled beers.

This is just their draft beer menu.
1. BASS ALE 15. OKTOBERFEST
2. DOS EQUIS AMBER 16. LION STOUT
3. MOOSEHEAD 17. SAM ADAMS CHERRY WHEAT
4. LABATTS ALE 18. WARSTEINER DUNKEL
5. ROLLING ROCK 19. OVAL BEACH BLONDE
6. HARPS 20. PILSNER URQUELL
7. NEWCASTLE BROWN 21. BLUE MOON
8. SMITHWICKS 22. BUD LIGHT
9. AMSTEL LIGHT 23. BELLS OBERON/ AMBER
10. HEINEHEN 24. GUINESS
11. STELLA ARTOIS 25. KILLIANS RED
12. ANCHOR STEAM 26. FOSTERS
13. GOOSE ISLAND HONKERS ALE 27. MILLER LITE
14. SAM ADAMS LAGER 28. BLACK & TAN

Oh yea, pretty good food too.

like_that

ptown_trojans_1;1372070 wrote:In the DC area, there are a ton:
Two of my favorites:
Quarry House Dive bar in Silver Spring, MD
Great 1/3 and 1/3 burgers and awesome tots.
Plus, a great beer and scotch selection

And Tonic near George Washington Campus.
Same, great tots, but they have a burger with an egg on it, that is awesome.

DC hasn't really struck me as a burger city, but I might have to check these out sometime.

One of the best burgers I had was at a gastro pub in Santa Monica. It is called the library ale house. They don't let you modify their burgers.

slingshot4ever

Perrysburgers

ptown_trojans_1

like_that;1372389 wrote:DC hasn't really struck me as a burger city, but I might have to check these out sometime.

Yeah, one of the nation's fittest cities, does have some good ones, actually some great ones.
During my years at Maryland, my classmates and I would have a burgers and beer night every month and try different places in the DC area. There are a host of solid places.
It is the birthplace of Five Guys after all.

Four others:
The famous Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, VA
BGR (The Burger Joint), in Dupont Circle and other places around the city.
Elevation Burger, Fall Church and Arlington, VA.
Good Stuff Eatery: On Penn Ave, SE between 3rd and 4th: Former Top Chef contestant place's.

Laley23

Around here:
Perrysburgers - Perrysburg, OH
Bar 145 - Toledo, OH
Nick and Jimmys - Toledo, OH

Not around here:
Spikes Keg 'O' Nails - Grayling, MI
Bubs Burgers - Carmel, IN
Bears - Bloomington, IN
Kilroys - Bloomington, IN

Spikes is by far the best burger Ive had. Stop in almost everytime Im up in Grayling at my cottage. http://www.spikes-grayling.com/ Kelso on That 70's Show actually wore a shirt from Spikes. Bonnie Turner who created the show is from Toledo and vacationed up in Grayling once and went to Spikes. Love it so much she had a shirt worn in the show (as I said, by Kelso).

Sonofanump

said_aouita;1372245 wrote:Zeke's restaurant in Dowagiac, Michigan.

Bottled beer menu is listed by country. Last time I was there it was around 300 different bottled beers.

This is just their draft beer menu.
1. BASS ALE 15. OKTOBERFEST
2. DOS EQUIS AMBER 16. LION STOUT
3. MOOSEHEAD 17. SAM ADAMS CHERRY WHEAT
4. LABATTS ALE 18. WARSTEINER DUNKEL
5. ROLLING ROCK 19. OVAL BEACH BLONDE
6. HARPS 20. PILSNER URQUELL
7. NEWCASTLE BROWN 21. BLUE MOON
8. SMITHWICKS 22. BUD LIGHT
9. AMSTEL LIGHT 23. BELLS OBERON/ AMBER
10. HEINEHEN 24. GUINESS
11. STELLA ARTOIS 25. KILLIANS RED
12. ANCHOR STEAM 26. FOSTERS
13. GOOSE ISLAND HONKERS ALE 27. MILLER LITE
14. SAM ADAMS LAGER 28. BLACK & TAN

Oh yea, pretty good food too.

Very weak draft beer selection. You'd think that they would have more than one Bells and some Founders.

vdubb96

Ctown does have good burgers. Still waiting to see someone do the challenge.

SnotBubbles

Had my first "Thurman Burger" yesterday. It was pretty damn good. Not sure I've ever had a better burger.

I still feel like shit today because of it, but it was definitely delicious and lived up to the hype.

Gblock

SnotBubbles;1372550 wrote:Had my first "Thurman Burger" yesterday. It was pretty damn good. Not sure I've ever had a better burger.

I still feel like **** today because of it, but it was definitely delicious and lived up to the hype.

was it a long wait?

Flash

Had Thurmans, any other good burger joints in Columbus?

Fab4Runner

Laley23;1372456 wrote:Around here:
Perrysburgers - Perrysburg, OH
Bar 145 - Toledo, OH
Nick and Jimmys - Toledo, OH

Not around here:
Spikes Keg 'O' Nails - Grayling, MI
Bubs Burgers - Carmel, IN
Bears - Bloomington, IN
Kilroys - Bloomington, IN

Spikes is by far the best burger Ive had. Stop in almost everytime Im up in Grayling at my cottage. http://www.spikes-grayling.com/ Kelso on That 70's Show actually wore a shirt from Spikes. Bonnie Turner who created the show is from Toledo and vacationed up in Grayling once and went to Spikes. Love it so much she had a shirt worn in the show (as I said, by Kelso).

Loooove Nick and Jimmy's burgers. By far my favorite, but I am only in Toledo once or twice a year these days.

Gblock

Flash;1372564 wrote:Had Thurmans, any other good burger joints in Columbus?

to me its kinda hard to find burgers around columbus that dont start as a frozen patty...most places that serve good burgers are in german village/short north

press grill
bar 185
Rustic Skillet
Mohawak

if you are ever out in the arena district late night the hungry monkey food truck has a great selection of burgers and cheesteaks

sleeper

Sonofanump;1372484 wrote:Very weak draft beer selection. You'd think that they would have more than one Bells and some Founders.

Lol this. I know a bar in DC that has about 30 beers on tap, 25 of which no one outside of the special microbrew club has heard of.

Flash

BJ's brewhouse wasn't bad either.

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