Where to Find the Best Burger in Chicago
The question of the best burger in Chicago depends on whom you ask and what burger joint they may have just walked out of. Chicago is usually associated with pizza when the dining scene comes to mind but Chicagoans take their burgers just as seriously.
A few weeks ago, USA Today had a state-by-state article of where to find the most mouth-watering burgers. Chicago was chosen the best place in Illinois to get such a burger. The Avondale neighborhood bar called Kuma’s Corner, according to USA Today is the place to find the best burger in Chicago. The "Famous Kuma Burger" is served with bacon cheese and a fried egg on a pretzel roll.
The more traditional burger can be found at the Billy Goat Tavern made famous by John Belushi in several Saturday Night skits with the line "Cheezborger, Cheezborger!" The Billy Goat was also the favorite haunt of newspapermen with the most notable being the late and great Mike Royko who mentioned the Billy Goat Tavern in several of his columns. 
The Original Billy Goat is located under Michigan Ave across from the Tribune building. Do not expect to be pampered; it is a bare-bones establishment that serves cheap, greasy, but delicious burgers.
Chicago Cubs fans usually head over to Murphy's Bleachers outside Wrigley Field's right field wall where they can get the half-pound "Murphy's Famous Burger" for 8.50. Murphy's Bleachers is a fairly good size bar with huge crowds on game days that spill out onto the sidewalks and small beer garden attached to the bar. Expect long lines to sample a burger.
Another contender for best burger is the Hop Haus with two locations that offer over 20 different gourmet burgers and 32 different brews. The Hop Haus also pairs their burgers with different brews. Customers get a wide range of common and not so common toppings for their burgers and a choice over 20 different kinds of cheese.
The DMK Burger Bar restaurant's claim to fame is that they only serve grass-fed beef. DMK was proclaimed one of the top ten new burger joints by a leading food magazine. DMK Burger Bar is a very causal place where diners mingle together with the tables lined up close next to each other.
All burgers are eight bucks.
Finding your favorite burger in Chicago can be a tasty challenge. The places mentioned in the article are just a few of the dozens, if not hundreds of bars and restaurants that proclaim "Best Burger in Chicago."
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