I have to say, most burger places suck. Frankly the best burger chain burger I’ve ever had was a Canadian chain, Lick’s, that recently went out of business. Their burgers in pretty much every survey, came out on top. Unfortunately being a small Canadian chain of around 20 locations in Ontario, it’s tough to compete with the advertising of the bigger chains.
First off, my preference - flavourful burger…not just plain beef, but I like a bit of flavour. I also like flame/char grilled. I don’t care much for these flat greasy frying surface burgers like McDonalds or five guys does. I tried in and out with the JHM guys in California last year, and it was pretty solid. Animal style I think they called it. I still prefer a flame grilled burger though. I also know that White Castle is just plain garbage…and I don’t understand how they’re in business. Five guys opened up here last year or so, and it’s just OK. Not great. Price was shocking…cheeseburger, fries and drink was $15!
Chipotle is pretty decent. A local chain I think has the best burrito I’ve ever tried, but chipotle (and frankly all of them) are decent. Hard to mess up a burrito.