Detroit's Best Burgers

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Forget the fact that the Freep (Detroit Free Press) has titled the article “Here are 25 of Metro Detroit’s Best Bugers”, when in fact they have listed 40, but I love articles like this.

I’ve tried 12 of the 40 burgers listed…which kind of surprised me since I fancy myself as some sort of hamburger connoisseur. I can pretty much guarantee that I’ll never try the Red Chile Salmon Burger at the Fly Trap in Ferndale, but this article reminded me of some of the best places to eat in and around Detroit. It is worthy to note that most of the burger joints I’ve tried have a “seedier” edge to them, but that’s pretty cool – Checker Bar, Nemo’s, The Detroiter, etc…just fantastic – burger and a beer for less than $10.
The Emory in Ferndale was left off the list, by the way.

The only other cool place that this article reminds me of is Lafayette Coney. While they don’t serve burgers, the food is awesome. Plus, they have a waiter that looks like Magglio Ordonez that does cool tricks with silverware and toothpicks.