The Best Burger in Illinois
Looking for the best burger in Illinois? It is hard to beat a mouthwatering, melt in your mouth burger. One that has been seasoned and grilled to perfection and topped with flavorful cheese and dressed with your all time favorite fixings. Whether those are crisp lettuce and juicy tomato slices or crunchy pickles and onions, we usually each have our idea of the perfect burger.
Here, we have struggled through our differences of opinion to bring you the most regionally acclaimed burgers we could find in Illinois. To make our top burger list, these burgers had to consistently receive top marks taste test after taste test! This was research we didn’t mind doing, these burgers also were liked by the widest palette of tastes. So give our burger list for Illinois a try. If you find a better burger in Illinois let us know and we will make sure to try it out and weigh it against the competitors.
Also, we would love to hear what you think the best burger is to you, what qualities do you think are most essential? Or do you know of a burger joint that is the best kept secret in Illinois and you want to share your love with the nation? We want to hear it, what you have to say is important to us!
Lotawata Creek Southern Grill
Fairview Heights, IL
Lotawata Creek Southern Grill offers their famous giant fresh ground 10 oz burger, which was voted Best Burger by the local newspapers. The giant hamburger and sandwich buns are made from scratch and are freshly prepared in their own bakery.
Big Mama’s BBQ Express
East St Louis, IL
Big Mama’s offers full services catering for any event. They can do a buffet style BBQ grill-out or they can offer full table service. They have 12+ years experience catering business functions, family reunions, anniversary parties, weddings, funeral luncheons, birthday celebrations, fundraisers, tournaments and much more.
Augie’s Front Burner
Springfield, IL
At Augie’s Front Burner, they strive to provide you with a fine dining experience beyond your expectations. Let Chef dazzle you with innovative flavor combinations that are comfortable, yet exciting, in a vibrant & colorful setting in historic Downtown Springfield.
Five Guys
Springfield, IL
Over 20 years after Five Guys first opened, there are over 1,000 locations nationwide and over 1500 units in development. Five Guys continues to receive media attention and has grown a cult-like following around the world. The overwhelming success of franchising a local restaurant made national news with articles in trade publications such as Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Business Magazine, and the Franchise Times.
Fast Eddie’s Bon Air
Alton, IL
Fast Eddie’s Bon-Air started as a drinking establishment in 1921. They have now added grilled burgers, shish-kabobs, bratwurst, and boiled shrimp to their selection. Also, the restaurant is now twice the size as it was before.
Burger Bar Chicago
Chicago, IL
Krekel’s Custard and Hamburgers
Grandview, IL
Their burgers, paired with our handmade shakes and fries are a combination not to be matched elsewhere. Fresh never frozen, ground beef smashed onto a sizzling hot griddle; hand made shakes in 16 flavors, chili made daily with their own special meat and piping hot fries are the staples that have made Krekel’s a Central Illinois tradition.
Kuma’s Corner
Chicago, IL
Kuma’s Corner prides itself for offering the finest fare for burger lovers in all of Chicago. Their Kuma Burger is the most popular choice of regulars. The restaurant is also known for its heavy metal culture.
DMK Burger Bar
Chicago, IL
Following a year long expedition across America to find the best burgers in the USA, restaurateur David Morton and 5-times James Beard-nominated Chef Michael Kornick opened the first DMK Burger Bar in 2009. Proudly serving 100% grass-fed beef patties, Colorado lamb, and all natural turkey and veggie burgers paired with its legendary artisnal buns, DMK Burger Bar has been featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, awarded Best Fries in Chicago by Chicago Magazine, named the Best Veggie Burger in Chicago by the Chicago Tribune, named one of the 10 Best Burgers In America by Fox News, highlighted as one the 5 Best New Burger Concepts in America by Bon Appetit, and named Chicago’s Most Iconic Burger by Eater.
Charlie Parker’s Diner
Springfield, IL
Charlie Parker’s Diner was established in 1991. Charlie Parker’s Diner is a proud, locally owned, independent restaurant that has been in the same location since 1991.