This little country bar is home to the best cheese-stuffed burger in the northland. This take on the juicy Lucy is a hefty, beefy bite.

The Midwestern answer to making any savory food better is usually to include a side of ranch dressing. Farley’s takes that one step further by just putting the ranch in its Adolph’s bacon cheeseburger.

This brewpub has been making its own beer since long before the trend of small breweries swept the nation. Fitger’s does a great beef burger, but the star attraction on this menu is actually the vegetarian wild rice burger. The patty is so popular, that the restaurant even sells the burgers in area grocery stores.

This upscale cafe eschews the diner burger trend for a thick patty that’s crusty on the outside and blushing, barely pink on the inside. Toppings include a powerhouse melty combination of cheddar and Muenster cheese.

The burger-gilding magic is in the smoked pork piled on the beef patty. The unctuous moo in the middle would be enough to count as a great burger, but the oink addition makes the OMC burger truly outstanding. There’s also a fried egg.