Beverly....Hills that is swimmin pools, movie stars

The majority of the 30 burgers on Chicago Magazine's list are in the city and easily eccessable on foot or CTA, but there are a few that require some logistical planning for those without a car. One of the burgers, the is in the neighborhood of Beverly on 95th on the south side of Chicago. When planning the trip to Bevelry I knew it would be more fun if I recruited some friends. I sent email to some of my burger living compadres and was able to recruit four people to travel down via metra to 95th and Hoyne to TOP-NOTCH BURGERs.

Top-Notch Burgers is a place that upon entering you feel as though you are walking back in time. The staff is super friendly and I loved the throw-back feel to the place. The burger even though ranked 8 was not very impressive.

I know that this place has a history and many will say that it is and for every will be the best burger in town. There was nothing that distinguished it to deserve such a title in my book. It was worth the trip to Beverly for the fun advventure with good friends.

Burger #13

DUCHAMP--The 17th ranked burger in CHICAGO.

On Memorial Day weekend I headed to Bucktown with a friend to hit up the patio at Duchamp. There are many things I love about Chicago, the restaurants and summer being two of them. The summers are short, so you need to take advantage of the nice days and nights and dine at the many restaurants offering outdoor seating. The back patio at Duchamp is great, lined with a number of private and communal tables under a canopy of trees, it offers the perfect environment to enjoy a meal on a warm summer night.

This burger tour has offered me a great opportunity to try many different restaurants in Chicago, but the hardest things is sticking to the burger when looking over menus that offer such good-looking dishes. I stuck to my guns and ordered the burger.

I think the best way to describe the BURGER at Duchamp is rich.

It was VERY rich and a little to greasy for the style of burger, and by that I mean a burger that's closer to the "upscale" side than the "burger joint" side. The fries where pretty good, but I always prefer a thinner fry the the chunkier family of fries. I'd love to go back to Duchamp and try something else off the menu. All in all I would give it 3 pickle slices.