| Chicago is known today as the Windy City. | | | | You can expect a very long wait and blaring punk |
| But it wasn't too many years ago that it was known | | | | music -- but, believe me, the burger is worth it. The |
| as the "Slaughter House of the World" and the | | | | menu has started to include many creative additions |
| stockyards stood proudly beside the lake. | | | | lately, but the Kuma Burger is still tops. Ten ounces, |
| This dedication to all things meaty and delicious is | | | | with cheddar cheese, applewood-smoked bacon and |
| expressed today in these four delicious hamburgers. | | | | a sunny-side-up egg on a thick roll is worth even the |
| Some of them are from fancy upscale restaurants -- | | | | occassional split eardrum. |
| some are from downtown joint. All of them are just | | | | Kuma's Corner is at 2900 W. Belmont Ave and the |
| exactly what a hamburger should be -- big, meaty, | | | | protein monster is $10. |
| juicy and absolutely delicious. | | | | 3. The Deluxe Beefburger at Top Notch Burgers |
| And not a one of them has a "Mc" before their name. | | | | This little dingy diner in Beverly is not a place you might |
| In no particular order: | | | | ever discover by accident. But the Beefburgers are |
| 1. The Top Sirloin Burger at Prairie Grass Cafe. | | | | well worth a special trip. As the name implies the beef |
| Recently picked as the #1 burger in Chicago by Jeff | | | | is the star here and the 1/2 pounder is rich, juicy... and |
| Ruby in Chicago Magazine, this charbroiled hunk of | | | | only $7.25. |
| prime beef is simply amazing. After the beef is grilled | | | | FInd Top Notch Burgers at 2116 W. 95th St. |
| to perfection, a generous helping of Amish Blue | | | | 4. Wagyu Beef Burger at Yoshi's Cafe |
| Cheese is melted on top and a couple of slices of | | | | After Top Notch maybe you want something a little |
| tomatoes and onions are thrown on the grill. The entire | | | | more upscale and closer to downtown. I have just the |
| creation is a thing of beauty and absolutely delicious. | | | | place. Marbled wagyu beef makes a beauty of a |
| Prairie Grass Cafe is at 601 Skokie Blvd in Northbrook. | | | | pattie. And at 10 ounces there is plenty of this burger |
| The burger is $15 and worth every penny. | | | | to enjoy. This is easily the thickest burger in Chicago. |
| 2. Kuma Burger at Kuma's Corner | | | | But it is tender and melt in your mouth delicious. |
| Perhaps the most famous "burger joint" in Chicago, | | | | Yoshi's Cafe is in Boystown at 3257 N. |
| Kuma's Corner does not disappoint despite the buildup. | | | | |