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Regional Burger Styles

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Burger Style
Origin City
Patty Style
Bun
Key Toppings
Known For
Smashburger
Oklahoma, USAThin ball smashed on griddleSoft potato bunAmerican cheese, pickle, onionMaillard crust from smashing, popularized by Shake Shack and In-N-Out
Oklahoma Onion Burger
Oklahoma, USASmashed with shaved onionSteamed bunMustard, pickle, cheeseGreat Depression era, shaved onion smashed into patty, caramelizes into meat
Juicy Lucy
Minneapolis, USACheese-stuffed interiorPlain white bunOnion, pickleMolten cheese core, Matt's Bar and 5-8 Club both claim invention 1950s
Butter Burger
Wisconsin, USAGriddled beefButtered toasted bunAmerican cheese, onion, pickleSolo's and Kopp's Milwaukee, bun slathered in butter, sometimes pat on patty
Slider (White Castle)
Wichita, Kansas, USASmall square with holesSteamed mini bunOnion, pickle1921 White Castle founding, onion-steamed squares, America's first fast food chain
Jucy Lucy (Matt's)
Minneapolis, USACheese-stuffed interiorSquishy bunOnion, pickleMatt's Bar spells it Jucy without the i, claims 1954 origin
Detroit Slider
Detroit, USAThin square smashedSteamed square bunOnion, pickle, mustardTelway and Motz's Coney-style, smashed and steamed under dome
Pimento Cheeseburger
South Carolina, USAGrilled beefSoft bunPimento cheese spread, baconSouthern icon, also served at Augusta National Masters concession stand
Green Chile Burger
New Mexico, USAGrilled beefSoft bunHatch green chile, cheeseHatch Valley chiles, Buckhorn and Owl Bar legendary versions
Slopper
Pueblo, Colorado, USAGrilled beefOpen-faced bunGreen chile gravy smotheredKnife-and-fork burger drowned in Pueblo green chile, Gray's Coors Tavern origin
Loose Meat Sandwich
Iowa, USACrumbled ground beefSoft bunMustard, pickle, onionMaid-Rite 1926 Muscatine, not technically a burger but its Iowa cousin
Tavern Burger
Sioux City/Quad Cities, USALoose-meat crumbleSoft bunMustard, pickle, onionRegional loose-meat variant, Ye Olde Tavern since 1934
Steamed Cheeseburger
Connecticut, USASteamed beefHard rollSteamed cheddar cubeTed's of Meriden, steamed in custom cabinet since 1959
California Burger
Los Angeles, USAGrilled beefSoft bunAvocado, lettuce, tomato, sproutsHealth-conscious West Coast style, avocado and veggies mandatory
Patty Melt
Southern California, USAGriddled beefRye bread (not bun)Grilled onion, Swiss cheeseTiny Naylor's 1940s LA, diner classic, grilled-cheese-burger hybrid

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