The Burger Issue
Your guide to Chicago’s best burgers.
You talk a big game, pretending to waver between the scallops and the veal. But you know what you really want: the burger. And it’s a good move, because chefs are putting more thought, energy and time into their burgers than ever before, piling on the primo ingredients yet typically selling the finished product for less than anything else on the menu. Here, we celebrate patties both high-end and low, including the best five burgers in Chicago:
Two burger lovers debate thin and griddled versus big, fat and cooked-to-order.
Traditionalist Eddie Lakin of Edzo’s Burger Shop walks us through building your own burger.
These spots team classic smashed patties with punched-up ingredients.
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