The best topping for a burger is cabernet onions and blue cheese. mmmm...I'm hungry now! Thanks!

Pepper Jack Cheese, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onions, Jalapenos, Pickles, Chipotle Mayo.

Thats my Fav

Bacon jam? That is brilliant. I'm not usually a fan of the whole "bacon on anything" trend, but that is a great idea.

I like french dressing on my burgers!

Skillet is excellent. Another great Seattle burger is from Lunchbox Laboratory. They make a Dork burger; duck and pork. It has aged cheddar, maple bacon, sauteed onions, and their zillion island dressing on a great kaiser roll. Tasty.

Fresh sage is a very under appreciated topping for burgers, I crush it with my fingers to bring out the flavor. It tastes good with what I consider the classic burger toppings; mustard, pickles and sweet onions. I use ketchup too, but that is anathema to most burger purists.

Sweet onions (Vidalia) are also very important, I've seen sweet onions from various places in the grocery stores around here, but only the ones from Georgia are sweet enough, I have never found a real substitute for Georgian onions because the soil there is low in sulphur, which is responsible for the harsh flavor in some onions. For some reason, I never see onions from Texas here in Florida, but they are supposed to be pretty good too. I've had them, I just don't remember how they compare to my beloved Vidalias.

Everything you profiled looks SO good. Duck confit from a street cart? No way! Seriously need to hit that place up. Thanks Dan!

Its gotta be burger served on Tuscan hot bread. Bacon, pepper jack cheese, fried jalapeño rings, wasabi mayo, topped off with cool salsa. The burger and all the toppings are hot except for the salsa, which blends in to give you this nice contrast of rich, hot, cold and spicy.

black & bleu... yuuu-UMMMM!

that's good - have you had it from the brunch box in PDX?

Keep up the amazing work!!

Thanks Andrew!

I had burgers with all sorts of different toppings, they were okay and some are down right strange.

The best burger to me is the CLASSIC mayo mustard ketcup onions pickles lettuce and tomato, yummm!!!!!!

Another way is medium well on the grill and when it is done dip the burger in homeade bbq sauce put the burger back on the grill flip it once one more dip in my homeade sauce or what you prefer and then put the burger right onto a steam grilled bun with tomato and onion toppers. now that's the CLASSIC ALL AMERICAN BBQ BURGER!!!!

now i gotta fire up the grill!!!!!

i like mine with extra old cheddar, bacon, kraut, an lots of onions n pickles with hot peppers on the side.

It seem that seatle has the same rules regarding food carts like we do here in ontario.

Mmm - that sounds great!

Yea - things are slowly changing, but many cities have yet to fully embrace street vending. :\

Mango chutney on a curried turkey burger.

Ah interesting George! You took it and flipped it. Turkey burger. Didn't see that coming.

A friend of mine's father made a "Kenney Burger" (his last name) It was always the bomb! It had great flavors, they were distinct but came together to give you unbelievable tastes. It was always on San Francisco Sour Dough bread, Pioneer if it was fresh, not toasted. The hamburger shaped to the bread, cooked to medium, only salt and pepper and a sharp, sharp cheddar melted on top. The toppings are what made it killer, lots of mayonnaise slathered on one side with lots of Bob's Blue Cheese salad dressing on the other, mushed together to make sure the two mingle. Then sliced jalapenos, sliced beef steak tomatoes (fresh from the garden when possible), big slice of red onions and leafs of crisp Romain lettuce. When the cheese is melting place on stack and get messy. Wash down with a cold one.

I love that you didn't just list the ingredients, but you listed the process. Awesomeness!

One word: BACON, and lots of it; nothing better than putting more meat on top of meat.

Hahaha! Bacon + Bacon Jam + Beef? Haha

LOTS of cheese and then jalapenos. I want that extra zing. Gotta have the crunch of fresh onions too. Bad breath? Who cares!

A girl approving bad breath! My type of lady! Hahaha. That sounds delicious.

There's a place in Newark called Hamburgao that has the best toppings, which are the following:

- Potato stix
- thin ham
- fried egg, partially cooked yolks
- LTO
- mayo
- corn

Delicious!

Dude - that sounds AMAZING! I'm such a fatty because, while I love the responses with things like goat cheese and what not, when i see mayo and corn and ham, I'm IN!!! Hahaha

One of my favorites, other than an heirloom tomato as jdn177 suggested, is reduced balsamic caramelized onions with a locally produced fresh sheeps cheese called Firecracker (http://www.greendirtfarm.com/default.php?id=33) The combo gives a good mix of sweet and spice that is great!

Mmm! That sounds nice. I can see it getting really rich and creamy, which would be nice on a roll with a good amount of crisp. Good call!

classic, freshly cut juicy tomato. doesn't get any better than that.

This is quite true my friend. Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT (first burger in the states) only puts that on it. :)

i totally agree its classic all the way. i do love my burger grilled then dipped in bbq sauce with the classic toppings

OK, must go to that cart ASAP.

A topping for a burger you say, let's see...

mushrooms, diced peppers and cocoa nibs reduced in burgundy with pepper, chopped celery and a pinch of salt.

There... my invention.... bon appetit.

Wow Oscar! I can't imagine what that would taste like. Have you made it before?

Burger stuffed with feta and sun-dried tomatoes topped with basil mayonnaise, prosciutto, lettuce and red onion.

I also recently had a burger with cheddar, bbq sauce, cole slaw and sliced pickles which was really good too.

(after a quick google, I found the recipe for the first burger here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network...)

Mmm! That sounds good. Not so heavy, sort of has a Mediterranean flair! Nice.