Goldburger

Goldburger’s Allen Yelent gives fans the best of both worlds: a still-juicy center but ample crust on the patty; the meat is more pressed around the edges than some of the city's other smashburgers, providing plenty of texture in every bite. The namesake Goldburger comes standard with American cheese, a garlic-mustard aioli, pickles and perfectly charred grilled onions, but everything here is worth a try—especially the LA special, which comes topped with pastrami (always add chilies to this one). Yelent's now permanent Highland Park location gave us a few new sweets, too: Look out for slices of pie in flavors like chocolate chess and cranberry apple custard.