In N Out burgers are the best! Loved them, especially the freshly cut (I love how they cut them where the patrons can see them being cut) and cooked fries.

Local street burgers? Ramly burgers, but not all are equal. Some of stalls cook them nicer than others. I used to love the ones in Bandar Tun Razak (near BHP station) and Kampung Baru (near the 7-11), but I don't know if they are still there. Nowadays, I usually get similar ones (not Ramly but some other brand.. "Otai" I think) in Desa Sri Hartamas. I don't eat them as much as I used to, after finding out the Ramly burger meat is made up of about 20% fat! So I only have them once in a while. I also make my own burgers (copy Jamie Oliver's recipe).

Really? Maybe the guy cooked with extra margarine or something? The one's I've had looked and tasted about the same as Ramly.

I can't speak for everyone but when I was in the US and went to Wendy's I usually ordered their chicken nuggets (since they came with BBQ sauce). For beef burgers I preferred the local diners (except when I lived in California where I went for In N Out), and ate the house burgers. I avoided McD, BK and Wendy's burgers unless I had no choice.

Arby's.... now that bring back great memories of stopping by their outlet on Jalan Bukit Bintang (back then the road was a 2-way street) to tapau their sandwiches back home (they are not burgers, but rather sliced roast beef). Didn't see them for ages until I moved to New York.. loved their special sauce and curly fries. Delicious. Preferred it to McD, BK and Taco Bell. Too bad we don't see it here anymore.

White Castle - yeah those tiny burgers.. had them when they had an outlet opposite the old Rex cinema at Petaling Street. Nothing special to me, just a rather interesting concept with the small sizes.

A diner at my old university, The White Spot, had an infamous burger called the Gusburger. Double beef patties, a bulls-eye egg (with soft yolk), jalapenos, onions, tomato, pickles, and who knows what else. It was one of those things you would only eat at 3am on a dare from your friends after a night of partying while completely smashed. It was said only the drunk idiots would eat that nasty stuff. I never had it, but I had a roommate who loved it so much, he would have it while sober! Then again, this was the roommate who ate my BBQ sauce with white rice, and spread mayo on his pizza.

Well I had some nice burgers recently but it wasn't in Malaysia. Back in Oct, I had a couple of gourmet burgers in Hamburger+ in London for about GBP6 (incl fries). Delicious... how I wish I could have such gourmet burgers here. The closest I can get here would be Chilli's old-timer burger which cost about RM20.

Sigh.. everytime I compare the prices, I feel really poor, coz we earn so much less here, and our purchasing power is so low compared to many other countries...

One thing I like about the UK burger vans are that they also grill a ton of the big white onions next to the beef patties, and the onions give out such a delicious and mouth watering aroma that leaves you drooling like a madman!

The road side burgers using Ramly patties or other brands have high fat content as well (at least 20% fat). But when making burgers, you can't have too low fat content, as the natural fat in the meat is what helps the burger cook nicely and taste good. I've made my own burgers using high quality beef (both lean low-fat meat, and "normal" meat), and found that the low-fat beef does not taste as good as the "normal" beef.

For healthy burgers, make your own (there are many good recipes, including a nice one from Jamie Oliver), but usually its more convenient to just buy one. I admit to buying some nice road side burgers (past favourites: Ramly at Kg Baru near the mosque, Ramly at Bandar Tun Razak near BHP petrol station; current favourite: Otai at Desa Sri Hartamas), once in a while. Tastes good after all (probably the MSG, ).

This post has been edited by Traveler: Feb 4 2010, 11:14 AM

Of coz la there is difference. There's also a difference in the quality of meat. I seriously doubt that Ramly burger patties use high quality beef. Not at the price they are selling for, anyway. I've made burgers that are just as tasty using high quality imported ground beef (mixed with partly sauteed onions, coriander seeds, cumin, etc - as per Jamie Oliver's recipe). Costs more but I would say definitely much healthier. But once in a while still get the cravings for that street Ramly burger... variety is the spice of life!