The Burger Bucket List by Burger Beast has been in full effect for more than ten years. As a result, I’ve been able to cross off some spots and immediately replace them with an extensive list I’ve compiled.
I usually add restaurants the minute I find out about them and remove them when I finally visit. This is never-ending but in a great way. I hope to eventually see them all cause if I don’t, I won’t be able to live with myself.
Now, the question to you is, what are your ten burger bucket list burgers? How’s your list looking?
What are my Burger Bucket List Burgers?
The Apple Pan
The minute I look at the SteakBurger from the Apple Pan, my mouth starts watering.
The Apple Pan has been on my bucket list for years. Although, in my defense, I haven’t been to the west coast of the U.S. since 2007.
I’m unsure how much longer I can put off a rendezvous with Apple Pan.
The Apple Pan
10801 W Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
*picture courtesy of Cesar Hernandez
Bronco’s Hamburgers
Everything about the WORLD FAMOUS Big Bronco Burger calls out my name in the middle of the night. I mean, what exactly is there not to like?
At over 60 years old, Bronco’s Hamburgers still understands the importance of fresh beef & quality ingredients. I can think of a handful of restaurants that should take a page out of their book.
Bronco’s Hamburgers
4540 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, NE
*picture courtesy of Bronco’s Hamburgers
Crown Burger
In Utah, the two things I’m looking to eat are burgers topped with pastrami & fry sauce. It is a quarter-pound hamburger patty on a sesame seed bun with fry sauce, lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, with lots of hot juicy pastrami.
Fry Sauce was popularized by another local Utah burger chain, Arctic Circle.
Crown Burgers
377 E 200 S
Salt Lake City, UT
*picture courtesy of Jeff Terry
Owl Bar & Cafe
The Green Chile Cheese Burger was birthed at the Owl Bar & Cafe. The Green Chile Cheeseburger is a cheeseburger topped with chopped green chiles or a green chile sauce.
In 1948 at the Owl Bar & Cafe, the scientists from the Manhattan Project were rumored to be enjoying Green Chile Burgers nightly after long days working on the atomic bomb.
Burger List Add-on: Visit the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail
Owl Bar & Cafe
77 Us Highway 380
Socorro, NM
*picture courtesy of NewMexico.org
Solly’s Grille
I’ve eaten a few Butter Burgers, but I’ve never eaten THE Butter Burger from Solly’s Grille. Solly’s are the originators of the Burger Butter in 1936.
It’s simple, knife a giant smear of real-deal butter on the top bun and cover your burger. Then watch as the magic happens.
Solly’s Grille
4629 N. Port Washington Road
Milwaukee, WI
*picture courtesy of Solly’s Grille
Top Notch Hamburgers
Top Notch first came to attention when it appeared in one of my favorite films, Dazed and Confused. In my mind, I’ve visited many times, but it seems the planets have never aligned themselves properly to make this happen.
I will pull right into the drive-in, put my window down, order, and enjoy a burger, fries, and chocolate shake one day.
Top Notch Hamburgers
7525 Burnet Road
Austin, TX
*picture courtesy of John Sanchez
Crossed Off The Burger Bucket List
K’s Hamburger Shop
UPDATE: Visited K’s Hamburger Shop on June 20th, 2022
Since 1935, K’s Hamburger Shop has been serving burgers from meat ground on-site. Breakfast is served all day, which is very attractive to me since that’s my wife’s favorite meal, the whole happy wife thing, you know.
But let’s get back to that burger; it looks great, doesn’t it?
K’s Hamburger Shop
117 E Main St
Troy, OH
NFA Burger
UPDATE: Visited the NFA Burger on May 6th, 2023
I must come clean here; I’ve eaten NFA Burger several times. The first time was when they participated in my Hamburger House Party.
We partnered at one of his pop-ups a month after that, and I signed a few of my books. I ate two NFA Burgers on that celebratory occasion. Can you blame me if I’d like to eat one in its natural habitat?
NFA Burger
5465 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA
The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery
UPDATE: Visited the Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery on June 14th, 2022
I became acquainted with Chef Bobby Marcotte and his Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Guy Fieri christened him Bobby the Butcher, and I was intrigued by his Carnivore Emporium.
I’m dying to walk into the Butchery portion of the building but even more ecstatic to enjoy a burger made from their freshly ground beef.
The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery
58 NH-27
Raymond, NH
White Rose Diner
UPDATE: Visited the White Rose Diner on June 13th, 2022
I fell in love with the Jersey Dawg food truck that brought New Jersey-style sliders to Miami a few years back. He introduced me to a slider topped with Taylor Ham (a bologna-esque sliced pork product) along with those delicacies.
The White Rose Diner in Linden, New Jersey, created the Jersey Burger, adding Taylor Ham to their 2 oz slider.
White Rose Diner
1301 E Elizabeth Avenue
Linden, NJ
Tommy’s Burger Stop, Anchorage Alaska. Continuously wins best burger contests in media. I think business actually went up during the pandemic as all orders had to be to-go (they’re really careful with distancing, masks, etc).
I gotta add it to THE list!
YOU GOT TO, GOT TO, get to Tuckaway. Regardless of your expectation, it WILL BE exceeded!