National Burger Day: The Best Burgers In Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Monday is Memorial Day, of course, but it is also National Burger Day this year. Americans consume an estimated 50 billion burgers every year, making it account for more than 40 percent of all sandwiches consumed in the country.

Hamburgers originated in Hamburg, Germany, which explains the sandwich's name despite not having any ham in the recipe. In the early 1800s the first beef meatballs were consumed, and it was the Germans who brought hamburger into the United States.

The hamburger as we know it now is said to have originated in Connecticut, and the ever-popular cheeseburger is said to have originated in the 1920s in Pasadena when a cook added a thin slice of cheese to the hamburger he was preparing.

Birmingham's eateries have received national attention, whether it is for gourmet cuisine, barbecue, southern breakfast and, yes, burgers.

Combining various lists from publications online, Patch has come up with a list of the 10 best burgers in Birmingham:

1. Chez Fonfon, 2007 11th Ave S, 5 Points
2. Jack Brown's, 2811 7th Ave S, Lakeview
3. Saw's Soul Kitchen, 215 41st St S, Avondale
4. FoodBar, 3156 Heights Village, Cahaba Heights
5. Farm Burger, 707 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S, Birmingham
6. Twisted Root, 2501 Rocky Ridge Rd., Vestavia
7. Baha Burger, 4745 Chace Circle, Hoover
8. Chris Z's, 2808 University Blvd., Lakeview
9. Ragtime Cafe, 2080 Valleydale Road, Hoover
10. Paramount, 200 20th Street North, Birmingham

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