Tried 5 Guys, it was OK, but the burger I had last week at a Wendy’s was a bit better. Enjoyed Fuddrucker’s in the past because you could add a bunch of fixins’, etc. Most chains
do have the assembly line approach, get it to you fast (OR leave burgers lying around for awhile and then they grab one etc.)
Other places —NON-CHAIN— may charge more for a burger and you get better quality; recently I was up in Concord NH and went to a bar and grille called Cheers Downtown (no relation to the TV series) and had a pretty good burger, but again not as cheaply priced as fast food (salad was good too). Bonus here:
unlike fast food places, you could treat yourself to
an adult alcoholic beverage... But again, not a chain.
I’m with you! The only place I would order a burger out would be at a regular restaurant, not a fast food place. You want a seriously good burger (I’ll bet you’ve had ‘em) - Frank’s Steakhouse on Mass Ave in Cambridge. Nearly impossible to top that. Another place where you can get a great burger (in the South) is Doe’s. Again, it’s a steak place, and they serve burgers only at lunch. A steak place is probably a pretty good guarantee of a great burger.