Tenth on the list was KoJa Kitchen in Berkeley, a local Korean-Japanese fusion chain with locations in San Francisco, Alameda, Cupertino, and more. The restaurant’s burger features fried garlic rice cakes instead of the traditional bun, with proteins including grilled Korean short rib and miso-coconut-braised pork.
Also on the list, at No. 14, was Bear Beatz in Newark. This East Bay restaurant also has a unique approach to its burger: each beef patty is wrapped in a French patty instead of a bun.
The first bite is crunchy crust and buttery flavour, [followed by] the [taste] “And the juices of the meat,” Chef Bliss Atay told Yelp. “When it hits your taste buds, it’s like a beautiful tango of flavor.”
Also included in the list are two non-local series with Bay Area locations. The Counter, an Arizona-based customizable burger chain, came in at #16 for Santana Row in San Jose. Five Guys, which is based in Virginia, ranked 38th for its San Jose restaurant.
The #1 burger location on the list was Fox Bros. Bar-BQ, a Texas-inspired barbecue spot in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yelp compiled the Top 100 Burger List by first identifying restaurants with a high number of reviews mentioning “burgers” and then ranking them by ratings and review volume. For restaurant chains that appeared more than once on the list, only the highest rated location was included.
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