The Best Burger in Every State

Flip Burger Boutique in Atlanta and Birmingham serves up designer burgers that are not limited to beef patties. Look for fish, shrimp, and vegetarian versions with a creative array of toppings.

Nothing goes better with a great burger than great beer. Get both at The Last Frontier Brewing Company in Wasilla. The signature burger features ham, reindeer sausage, a fried egg and four types of cheese.

Monkey Burger in Tucson piles everything onto their "Kitchen Sink" burger-including the house-cut fries. If flaming hot is more your style, try the burger they call "Madness."

It may be tough to choose between the chicken and waffles and one of the three supreme burgers on the dinner menu on the menu at Tusk and Trotter, but rest assured that the burgers are not an afterthought at this top-ranked brasserie in Bentonville.

Six lowercase letters followed by a period: burger. And they mean business. With locations in Santa Cruz and Aptos, the toppings include house-made chili, artichoke hearts, and fried pepper jack cheese.

5280 Burger Bar, with a location in Denver and one in Westminster, serves hand-crafted gourmet burgers from locally-sourced meats and house-made buns and condiments. It doesn't get any fresher than that.

How about a dry-aged beef patty dressed with Guinness butter, caramelized onions, and garlic aioli? Artisanal Burger Company in Manchester has your burger, along with an extensive menu of equally creative choices.

For locally-sourced food on a bun and a selection of Delaware beers on tap, you can't go wrong with Restaurant 55 in Dover. Top-of-the-menu burgers include the NFB with a fried egg and the Cajun-seasoned Black and Bleu burger.

Tucker Duke's, in Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach, is famous for local ingredients piled high on house-made buns, but if you can handle it, try the burger named "Tanner and the Unicorn," featuring a huge beef patty and toppings served between two grilled cheese sandwiches.

At Grindhouse Killer Burgers, you get to pick your sauces and toppings from an extensive list, or choose from some creative designer burgers with names like "Apache" and "Cowboy." With five locations, including the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, it's the easy way to get your burger fix in Atlanta.

Create your own burger or go with an eclectic array of designer burgers that include toppings like grilled pineapple, Kona coffee rubs, and guava jam at Honolulu Burger Company.

If you like your burger piled high and made from well-seasoned freshly ground meat, then The Brakeman American Grill in Victor has what you are looking for. Try a burger made from elk, buffalo, or turkey for something different.

Burger Bar Chicago has a few unusual meat choices on its menu, including a wild boar-bacon burger and a barbacoa burger combo that comes with house-made Frito-style chips. Yum!

Looking for a spicy burger? Step into one of five Indiana locations of Bru Burger Bar and order the "Melt Your Face" burger with habanero hot sauce, habanero Havarti cheese, jalapenos and habanero mustard.

Zombie Burger serves up an interesting selection of gourmet burgers featuring toppings like fried jalapenos, truffle mayo, and their own special Zombie sauce that might bring you back from the dead.

B.R.G.R Kitchen and Bar in Prairie Village will top your burger with Midwest favorites like fried cheese curds, Wisconsin Swiss, or steak sauce. And if burgers aren't enough, they also feature build-your-own mac & cheese.

At Grind Burger Kitchen in Louisville, you can build your own or trust the chefs with one of three gourmet burgers that feature toppings like habanero jam, pimiento cheese, or Capriole goat cheese.

Bayou Burger in New Orleans will slap a grilled cheese sandwich in the middle of your burger stack if that suits you, or try a deep-fried burger stuffed with pepper jack cheese.

Obviously when you are in Maine you will be eating lobster, but when you need a break from it, try Nosh Kitchen Bar in Portland for a burger you won't soon forget. From a burger served on pizza slices to one topped with crispy pork belly, fois gras pate and mayo cherry jam, it may be tough to choose.

Mother's Grille in Baltimore takes burgers to new heights with burgers topped with crab dip or pulled pork. Yes, really.

At Eagle's Deli in Brighton, there are burgers, and then there are gigantic burgers. Consider the Eagles Challenge: five pounds of burger, 20 pieces of bacon and 20 cheese slices.

Schuberg's Bar & Grill in Big Rapids serves up a menu of 22 different gourmet burgers, with toppings ranging from bourbon glaze to pesto mayo.

From Southwestern-style toppings like green chilis to Midwestern cheese curds, you can get almost anything you can dream up added to your burger at Burger Jones.

Neon Pig is a no-nonsense kind of burger joint where there are two choices: the Famous Smash or the leaner Bash. Both use locally-sourced beef and pork and house-made sauces.

If you find yourself in Branson hungry for a burger, Danna's BBQ & Burger can fix you up. Look at the Danna Burger, featuring a 6 oz patty and chopped pork. Now that's a combo.

At The Burger Dive in Bozeman, choose from award-winning burgers like "The Date With Jim Beam and Coke" burger, featuring smoked gouda and garlic basil mayo in addition to the bourbon date and coke barbecue sauce.

Sinful Burger has all the top sins covered, including Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Wrath. And then there's the Rapture-smothered in garlic cheese sauce on top of the bun.

Parisians love a good burger and fries, so why not join them at Burger Brasserie Paris Las Vegas? For a real splurge, try the $777 Kobe beef and lobster burger or stick with a basic burger and fries that comes with free beer for a modest $21.95.

From whiskey gravy to house-cured bacon, the burger toppings at The Barley House Restaurant and Tavern are both creative and mouthwatering. There's even a "Hangover Burger" featuring peppercorns, a potato cake and a fried egg.

Urban Burger in Cranford, has a memorable menu of both burgers and shakes. And what you stack the burger on is as important as the stack itself. The Lincoln Continental comes piled on waffle buns, for example. Maple syrup anybody?

There is only one thing you need to know about eating burgers in New Mexico-they must include green chilis. With that in mind, Santa Fe Bite has the most famous green chile cheeseburgers in the state.

The Spotted Pig is a James Beard Award-nominated restaurant that just happens to serve a burger so good that it has no need of fancy toppings competing for your taste buds. It's all about the meat, the cheese and the huge stack of shoestring fries piled next to it.

Burger Warfare is serious about burgers. From a burger called "Memphis Belle" with Southern toppings to "Hell in the Pacific" loaded with toppings designed to set fire to your mouth, these are way beyond ordinary sandwiches.

Sickies Garage in both Bismarck and Fargo, piles burgers with everything from fried appetizers to pepperoni. Croutons on a burger? It could be the crunch your burger has been missing.

You know you've always wanted to put tater tots on your burger. They do it for you at Burgers 2 Beer. Or how about a burger served on French toast or topped with peanut butter? Nothing is out of the question here.

In Oklahoma, they do this thing called an onion burger and some of the best are served up at Tuckers Onion Burgers. There's no need for weird or wacky toppings-the flavor is all about the meat and onion combination.

The name Junkyard Extreme Burgers and Brats conjures up meaty images, doesn't it? And the meat is the secret. No need for much in the way of extraneous toppings when the meat is custom blended for juiciness and flavor.

Sometimes the name is all you need to know to determine the quality of a good burger joint. Any place that dares call itself Burgatory is worthy of a closer look. And the variety on the menu is enough to keep you coming back for more.

Wait, what? "Burger" and "juice bar" don't seem to go together, but Crazy Burger Cafe and Juice Bar has managed to pull it off. Besides dozens of meaty versions, the menu includes five vegan burgers.

Grape jelly-caramelized onions on your burger? It's a South Carolina thing, and Pawley's Front Porch has it mastered along with sweet potato fries tossed in cinnamon sugar.

Black Hills Burger & Bun Co. in Custer features fresh-ground beef and buffalo. Top it yourself or choose from a selection of interesting designer burgers like "The Hot Granny," which comes with bacon, cream cheese and jalapenos.

In Chattanooga, the burger to try is at Urban Stack. Certified Angus beef comes topped with everything from pastrami to peppercorn bologna.

Talk about a tough choice; in Texas burgers are almost as sacred as steaks and barbecue. In Fort Worth, give Dutch's a try for a burger that holds up to the state's standards for good meat. Consider the "Country Fried Dutch" that comes smothered in homestyle gravy.

Another burger joint where the name pretty much seals the deal is Chedda Burger. Get really crazy with a burger topped with fried guacamole or one served on a Krispy Kreme donut.

The Farm House Tap and Grill invokes images of burgers topped with freshness and that is exactly what you will find. Look for ingredients that include farm-fresh eggs and cheeses.

The menu at Citizen Burger Bar is as loaded with information about the locally-sourced ingredients as the burgers are with interesting toppings. Black onion anyone?

Tipsy Cow Burger Bar serves grass-fed beef patties in eight amazing versions topped with drool-worthy ingredients like fried bacon and triple cream brie.

Go for basic or go for different, either way Fat Patty's has got your burger. Add-ons include marinara sauce, grilled ham and cream cheese.

In Wisconsin you kind of expect loads of cheese on your cheese burger. The second thing to look for is butter dripping from the bun and the patty. Yes, butter. Kroll's in Green Bay is the spot to look for a butter burger. You know you've found the right spot when the ingredient list on every burger ends with "butter."

The oldest brewery in the state is a good bet for a great burger. At Snake River Brewing choose the basic "Big Hole Burger" or go for bison, topped with white cheddar, caramelized onions, and Dijonaise sauce.