All 833 rated mentions, most helpful first
“I had a chance to spin by there this past weekend and it was excellent. For about 20 bucks (not including tip) I got a freshly grilled double cheeseburger with all those glorious fried onions (I'm told this is "Oklahoma style"), shoestring fries, and a giant, ice-cold Coke. It was all pretty damn good.”
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“The fact the onions are thinly sliced and essentially become part of the burger crust makes this just work.”
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“This leads to some interesting contrasts in each bite, leading to a pretty unique burger.”
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“The undressed smash burger represents an almost geometric purity; the fried-onion burger, on the other hand, is deliriously impure.”
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“that day just so fantastic. No frills warm bun.. onions on the outside slightly dark and inside just on the turn of caramelization and not too sweet. Service was great!”
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“I will tell you now that I have never enjoyed a hamburger more than I did here.”
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“Burgers came straight off the flat top onto a plate and was slung my direction. Almost too hot, but so good.”
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“I really enjoyed their onion burger, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat it again.”
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“it really is great. It only has normal ingredients, but everything is dialed into perfection in flavor, texture, and composition.”
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“Went there last night and it was a mess. 2 out of 6 burgers served cold, patties ranging from well done to medium rare, no sear or crust, flavorless beef and no sauces or spices to hide its cheap quality.”
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“Mine was kinda cold too, which- I have to say was baffling.”
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“That said the line while fast moving was long, 30 mins to order and worse, 30 mins to get it- it was very tasty but here’s what really got to me:”
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“It's good, but not worth waiting in line for.”
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“I sat at the counter for my burger and it tasted terrible.”
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“I went a few weeks ago and was underwhelmed. Motz wasn’t at the grill, so maybe that had something to do with it. Onion burger wasn’t as onion-y as I expected it would be and didn’t have the crust of a good smash burger.”
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“both very tasty. fries were good and they bring them out to you the second they're ready so they're piping hot. not a horrific price either, $7 for a single burger. would definitely eat again.”
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“I guess my problem with HA is that it doesn’t have the charm that the places it was modeled after have. Its like a burger museum.”
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“Hamburger America is a true classic burger. It's just the simplicity of the ingredients. Seasoned well. Succulent.”
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“It’s good because it’s simple but almost too simple. Had it at counter and while nice and hot, mine was way too salty. All I tasted was salt.”
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“I thought they were Ok and wud give slight edge to classic burger though it tastes somewhat too salty.”
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“Probably one of the most mid burgers that exists in the city, like you said no sauce, offensively under salted and with almost no toppings other than the slightly bitter onions.”
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“I just don’t think they smash the burger enough to get the maillard reaction, and the last two times, the burger was overcooked.”
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“Having incredibly consistent high quality food and reasonable pricing (price point is about similar to fast food, at far higher quality) are the main reasons I am a regular at Hamburger America - I always sit at the counter and it's always been good even if Motz isn't present, plus the monthly limited run regional burgers have been fun to try”
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“hamburger America wasn’t good. The burger was small, dry and the only taste is ‘sour’ because of the mustard and pickles.”
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“Hambuger America's Onion burger is solid”
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“There are just too many of these mediocre and generic Pat LaFrieda blend on Martin's roll smashburgers and Hamburger America does nothing to differentiate itself other than the having the backing of Goerge Motz. Who I think is great fwiw, but that doesn't make it a great burger.”
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“the rotating regional burgers are the most interesting part of Hamburger America and he makes a lot of effort to reproduce these burgers: fun for learning and def great for discovering different burgers, however they are definitely hit or miss”
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“My most recent visit has made me label them as inconsistent.”
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“9-10. Hamburger America - smash burger with cheese + fries”
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“Fried onion burger from Hamburger America by George Motz. 5 ⭐️s”
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“It was tasty, but honestly, your basic classic Hamburger America smashburger with cheese is just as good.”
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“my favorite is hamburger america.”
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“Hamburger America imo is where you're going for the best burger.”
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“it was so dry and it just wasn’t good as I had hoped.”
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“Hamburger America (Repeat): 8/10 - I went to try the special Butter Burger they had this month. I was tasting butter in my mouth for days, but it was still excellent. I love this place and actually bumped it up to crack my top ten.”
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“For Smashed: Hamburger America, 7th Street Burger.”
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“Just went to hamburger america and it lived up to the hype. Possibly the juiciest smash burger I've had”
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“It’s fine. A casual spot with friendly service and decent smash burgers but a lot of hype”
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“Try Hamburger America or Gotham Burger Social Club for better smashburgers.”
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“One of the smash burger places (7th St, Hamburger America, etc)”
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“It's greasy delicious beef, what's not to love?”
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“Hamburger America was surprisingly good. Usually i avoid social media bait places like that, but i was on the way to Raku and they had space. The least saltiest smash burger I’ve had”
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“Definitely hamburger America for smash, or Gotham social.”
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“Hamburger America was so ok. Definitely not worth a trip.”
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“Hamburger America - Burg”
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“Disappointing. The fried onion was more burnt than fried, but I hear the regular smash burger is better so might give this another try.”
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“Wait a second.. what about hamburger America? Get the onion burger if your okay with no frills.”
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“It’s wildly under seasoned.”
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“The regular burgers are pretty good, but they also have rotating burgers from across the country every week or so”
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“I love HA's stuff in general--they're the closest thing to L.C.'s Hamburgers in Kansas City, where I've eaten the best old-fashioned greaseburgers I've ever had--but this one was a bit of a letdown.”
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