Burgers: I actually like Five Guys. urgers aren't the best, but if you get their fries extra crisoy and unsalted they're actually pretty good - and I'm usually "Mr. Extra Meat No Potatoes." Bonus, when I swing by on my way to a bus they also let me get lunch for our squirrel houseguests/tenants/whatever-you-wanna-call-our-little-buddies from the peanut box.
Wendy's - OK not great, as LONG as it's fresh and hot.
The Habit - Ditto Wendy's, main beef is the one closest to us is an hour away by delivery driver and the one in the old neighborhood I have to be halfway back home before they even open. One of the few places I can get a teriyaki burger.
Red Robin - our usual go-to.
Booger King is not helped by the gas in the flame broilers, nor the fact that Whopper patties have shrunk from 1/3lb to 1/4lb. I remember when being able to unhinge your jaw enough to get a Triple or Quad Whopper down was an ACCOMPLISHMENT like 20-30 years ago...
Fuddruckers last time I had one, a decade ago, was pretty good, except they're on the Blacklist for their aggressive Anti-Second Amendment (read, "Victim Disarmament Zone/Criminal Open Season") Bigotry. Whataburger last I knew same, and neither has operations anywhere near me.
Guess if I want something done right I gotta fire up the old school charcoal-fired Weber and do it myself... maybe marinate the burger patty in Olive Garden Italian dressing, top with pizza sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella and provolone. Or get a pretzel roll, use a rouladen recipe for the flavoring, and add Black Forest ham, Bavarian spicy mustard and Gouda.