The Habit in CA is worthy of inclusion.

Is Backyard Burger still around? I used to enjoy their burgers and waffle fries back in the early 2000s, but all of the stores near us (Olathe/OP) went out of business years ago.

How is that possible? He posted a simple sentence. Your reply with the gif blew everything up.

He quoted the gif, but broke the html in the quote, so it showed up as a blank quote box in his post and the huge gif on top of the page.


(as you can see, I edited his post to fix it, not mine)

I haven't had some of these...

I will say In-n-Out is super over-rated. bleh

I'd say the BEST I've had on the list is Five Guys.
Culver's is also pretty solid.


My Favorite changes over the years, but currently it's Wendy's.
Because it's cheaper, has a drive-through, is rarely busy, and is super close to my home and work.


Whataburger coming soon to MetroNorth, so that will be interesting.... I've not had it yet.

Someone tell me about Arctic Circle. Ive never heard of it

The local mom and pops are still better than any on this list and their not chains. Very few chains I can stand. I loved Whataburger in Texas and Oklahoma but the ones that have opens in KC area don't seem to have it down yet.

And sadly, two of my favorites in KC no longer exist... Swagger and Blanc Burgers (of course, Blanc would also cost you like $60).

Back in the day there was none better for me than Four Winds in Cusseta, Ga.

Ranger burger, pound of meat, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion with fries and a sweet tea for $5.25.

Even further back in the day it was Calvin's Hamburger Haven in Wichita, Ks. Way back when it was in a old shack on the corner of Harry and Seneca.

Nothing compares now as I can make anything better than I can order.

Blanc was awesome! Bummed that they went out of business

Your wife still takes 5 guys home all the time.
So so easy

Fraud Guys? Seriously? ROFL

Similar in quality and taste to Dairy Queen, not bad but not too special. Has pretty good shakes. They are mainly in Utah and Idaho I think, I have one about three miles up the road from me.

Yeah, loved everything about it. Good craft beer list and I think they had a lot of uncommon soda bottles. Great burgers, including a blue cheese stuffed burger that was really damn good, and a rib meat stuffed burger. :drool: They had adult milkshakes, too.

Think I only went a handful of times as it was a bit of a drive for me and of course a bit pricey after having all of the above.

Steak and Shake checks all the boxes. It wins.

That blue cheese stuffed burger was dangerous. Had to let it cool for a bit else that first bite = seared face/lips/tongue.

They had killer truffle fries and onion rings as well. Man, that place was the tits.