The double Lotaburger with cheese, bacon and green chile. Nothing will ever come close.

Definitely burger fuel. Limited to NZ unfortunately :(

I really like BK's Steakhouse burgers.

The McDouble.

It's cheap, nutrient dense, simple.

Tough choice

Five Guys has what I would argue are the best burgers, but they are expensive and a heartattack on a bun. You get what you pay for, healthy food is not on their menu.

In-&-Out is also up there but more how they run their resturants. They are still unimpressive but above average fast food, but I feel that is how a fast food joint should be managed.

Pal's Sudden Service in east TN/NC also is a notable mention as the food travels best. No other fast food place has a burger that is reheatable, truely a rare thing to find. Also their old buildings are the old style of fast food, drive through only with silly colors to get your attention from the road, A+ in my book.

Best mom&pop / non-chain shops is a toss up. Melt - Leesburg VA Pops Kitchen & Diner - Easton PA

Best chain burger I've ever had came from a little chain restaurant in Sausalito California, in the Corte Madera mall. I think it was The Counter. I seem to remember the menu mentioning counterburgers.

Both California and Florida have this amazing ability to get fresh toppings and it makes the food so much better. I see a lot of people digging smashburgers and I like smash burgers but they're just not good quality hamburgers. I like to see 1/3 of a pound still a little pink in the middle, Good shower fresh toppings fresh bun.

Unfortunately I'm stuck in the Atlantic where we can't seem to get fresh vegetables unless I'm getting them directly off of Farmer's cart and even then they probably came from another state.

Does Killer Burger count as fast food?

big fan of Harvey's burger, better than A&W or MCD(not hard to beat lol). Been a while since i went to a burger king

Seeing all these comments for places not available to me sucks lol. All my "city" has is A&W, Timmie's, McDonald's, Dairy Queen and KFC. A&W has the best fast food burgers of the options available to me but I prefer KFC when I have a fast food craving.

Northern Canada fucking sucks.

Locally biased, but I'll die defending a burger from Runza as the best burger you can get in a drive through. I think it's the bun that really sets it apart; it's so soft.