Good Reason It's the Best Burger in McHenry County

I was heading out to Woodstock, and a pal said, ‘since you’re headed that way, stop at the Tracks Bar and Grill in Cary, and try the burgers.

It doesn’t take much persuading when somebody I trust makes a suggestion like that.

Apparently, everybody in the world knows about this place, except me - it has been around for more than thirty years and year after year gets voted as the best burger in McHenry County.

Well deserved, I say.

I went with the Black and Blue, Cajun seasoning and AMPLE blue cheese chunks, not some wimpy, watery salad dressing. These are monster burgers, ten ounces of CERTIFIED Angus beef (if you just see “we serve Angus beef” on a menu - complete b.s., as 80% of the cows in America are Angus - but CERTIFIED Angus, that IS a big deal).

Anyway, the beef was great, impressive blue cheese, house-made onion straws and chips (the latter are damned hard to make, so kudos to Chef), and one of the finest pickles ever served anywhere. Truly. I ordered my “Black and Blue” prepared “bleu” and it came as ordered. Perfection.

As with most places in the area, they have a Friday night fish fry which is highly touted, and nightly specials, too.