Bama loves burgers: 16 Alabama joints that get it right

By: Jennifer Kornegay / Alabama Living

Many Alabama towns boast at least one dedicated burger joint, and plenty of other restaurants — even those devoted to other culinary categories like barbecue — feature a hamburger on their menus. Every day, thousands of Alabamians file into these eateries and fill their bellies with burgers, evidence of the state’s affection for the staple sandwich.

But out of all the available options — grilled, griddled, thick, thin, layered with fancy toppings or basic lettuce, tomato and American cheese — which burger is the best? That’s a difficult question to answer, so we’re not trying to. Without the resources to sample all the burgers on offer, we can’t come to any kind of scientific conclusion. Plus, it’s not science. What puts a burger at the top of one person’s “love” list might turn another person off. Instead, we’re highlighting just a handful of the favorite burgers and burger spots based on reader feedback, online reviews and a little taste-testing research.

That these places make good burgers is a given, but most boast more than a well-seasoned, correctly cooked ground beef patty between their buns. They stuff a passion for pleasing people’s palates in every bite, too. On this National Cheeseburger Day, it’s a good time to visit one of these places.

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