Nominate your favorite burger (and the place where it's served)

Ms3r4ISU

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Time to nominate your choice for "Iowa's Best Burger" sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. This part of the process is now open through March 12. Remember, you can't win if you don't first nominate.
http://www.iabeef.org/news-events/best-burger-contest
 

HitItHard58

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Tough to narrow it down to just one but The Cafe burger was the first to pop into my head and I can't think of one that I would say is definitely better.
 

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60/40 from Brick city is pretty good. I've yet to have the cafe burger but have heard great things.
Fast food I like culver even over bbops which I know is sacrilege here in Iowa
 

SCyclone

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Rides in FD has great burgers, a tad greasy but well cooked and very tasty. For fast food I have to say Wendy's and Culver's are both faves.
 

AgronAlum

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I don’t get burgers a ton when I go out but for the money, you can’t really beat Americanas 6 dollar burger night on Sundays.
 

Clonefan32

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I spent 3 years at the dump out east, and the only good thing to come from it was the regular trip to Shorts for the Dundee Burger. Far and away the best burger I've ever had.
 

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Morning Farm at the Iowa Taproom has been amazing both times I've eaten there. And they cook medium rare how medium rare should be cooked.
 
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jbindm

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I honestly can't remember the last time I had a burger at a restaurant; maybe the Ankeny Zombie Burger location last year? It's always one of those things on the menu that I feel like I can make at home.

I voted for the Irish Shanti just because I have some fond memories of that place and their enormous, greasy burgers.
 

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Daaaang, Ames. Your list needs updated.

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Zombie burger makes a good ground beef patty with lots of crap piled on top of it.

As far as a pure burger??? I couldn't even taste the burger the last time I was there. :p

Two years ago it would have made the list. However they are so far from where they were two years ago. Not quite sure what happened.