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I love the idea of more "fast casual" burger places but I wish that people would have a normal burger on the menu if they're also going to experiment. Regular bun (ciabatta or sourdough is really hard to bite through and sends the ingredients fleeing out the sides), regular cheese (even Anthony Bourdain agrees[0], use something that melts like American or some other "fake" cheese), regular toppings (you can experiment with the other stuff but have lettuce, tomato, pickle, uncooked sliced or diced onion, and mustard/mayonnaise/ketchup available), and for all that is good and wonderful REGULAR MEAT (80/20 ground chuck with nothing "ground in," please).

I'm not saying that's the perfect burger, I'm saying it's becoming increasingly difficult in Seattle to find that as a "normal" burger. Something without the addition of kale, beets, sprouts, buffalo/bison/turkey/emu mix, or on some unholy bread that was never meant to sustain the stuff on a regular burger. Two places do an amazing job of "your basic burger and fries for a good price with nothing crazy" that I've found so far: A Burger Place and Burger/Kabob Hut, both in the U District.

0 - http://store.anthonybourdainontour.com/product-p/burger-prin...

Oh exactly, the place I went to last time, which does a rotating menu, didn't even have a beef burger. Only beef sliders, and then various variations on burgers.

I don't know if they're in Seattle, but Smashburger has a "classic" burger that's as plain as possible -- American cheese, lettuce, tomato, meat, ketchup, and mustard on a bun you can bite through.

Disagreed. Lil Woodys, 8 Oz, Great State, etc.

Also Red mill. And super secret the burger at Nordstrom #1 grill (downstairs) makes the best medium 1/2 lb burger in town. At least when I frequented it.

Dick's is pretty good if you want something (very, very) straightforward

With a name like that, and a description like that, you gotta tell us more.

Dick's is just a regional (Seattle-area) fast-food burger chain, vaguely similar to In-N-Out. They make really good, cheap burgers (for fast food), have incredibly greasy fries, support the community and all that good small local business stuff.

It also lets you make an incredible amount of jokes about eating Dicks that makes non-Seattle people look at you funny.

I live in Arizona and we're in a similar epidemic. Even places that offer a more traditional burger feel the need to 'elevate' it by putting it on an 'artisan' slice of brioche, using arugula instead of lettuce, and some kind of aioli.

To be fair, it sounds easier here than in Seattle, and everybody here has their favorite spot to grab a good normal burger, but it's an odd concept to me that we have to have recommendations for that menu item lol

I'm a fan of Rain City Burgers just north of the U-District, at 65th and Roosevelt. Also, the happy hour burger at Jak's steakhouse near U-Village is great.

Ok, yes, but have you had Lunchbox Laboratory's 'Dork' (duck and pork) burger?

Best burger in Seattle is at Two Bells in Belltown. Start with the Tavern Burger.

The Swinery in West Seattle

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