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The votes are in, and with 23% of the votes, Hamburger Wagon in Miamisburg is the best burger joint in Dayton.
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By matt
August 19, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this
I don’t think that you told the people at Maid-Rite’s in Greenville you were having a contest. Because they would win this contest hands down! P.S. How many other burger joints can say they were on the food network for the best loose meat sandwich out there?
By Zorro
July 28, 2009 6:36 PM | Link to this
Benjamin the Burger Master on North Main Street makes the best and most affordable burger in Dayton, hands down, great chicken wings too.
By BRIXX
June 9, 2009 5:01 PM | Link to this
THIS IS THE BEST BURGER IN TOWN.IT IS WORTH THE VIST TO THE BALL PARK AND DOWNTOWN DAYTON
By brian
June 8, 2009 9:05 PM | Link to this
The Hamburger Wagon is worth the drive from Cincy.
By Libby B
June 8, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this
BRIXX in Dayton is the best by far!! If you haven’t tried a Brixx burger yet -do yourself a favor and order one - You will not be disappointed I’m getting hungry just thinking about it -MMMMMMM
By Steph
June 8, 2009 11:48 AM | Link to this
Really disappointed that Tickets from Fairborn wasn’t on here! Best Burger’s! Hands Down!
By Narendra Bhatia
June 8, 2009 1:37 AM | Link to this
Brixx in Dayton is awesome Burger joint.
By Lynn Peters
June 7, 2009 11:01 PM | Link to this
The Brookville Grille is the best. Have you tried their chocolate malts, sweet potato fries or the homemade ice cream? They all go good with the terrific burgers too!!
By Kathleen Kramer
June 7, 2009 7:23 PM | Link to this
Brixx is the best! It was worth my trip from Virgnia Beach. Not only are the burgers good but the atmosphere was lots of fun.
By mohindar
June 7, 2009 7:15 PM | Link to this
The best hamburgers ever
By mohindar
June 7, 2009 7:10 PM | Link to this
very crispy and delicious hamburgers
By Michael
June 7, 2009 7:08 PM | Link to this
Shields BBQ, try the giant Shields burger it is great
By Mifstofe
June 7, 2009 6:02 PM | Link to this
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By John Eaton
June 7, 2009 5:15 PM | Link to this
Brookville has the best 12oz.New York steak I have every ate.I drive from Huber Heights just to eat it.My grandson Tyler is just like me.The Hamburger are good to and so it the home made ice cream its hard to find good ice cream.
By San
June 7, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this
Ruby Tuesday, has a great hamburger! I’m surprised they are not on the list. Their burgers are very tender and juicy!
By george
June 7, 2009 2:42 AM | Link to this
Slyders makes a great burger. My wife and I also enjoy Harrigan’s burgers too. They are flame broiled and you can get them as rare as you like.
By Big J
June 6, 2009 3:42 PM | Link to this
brookville grille has the best hambugers by far, no questions asked.
By sam
June 6, 2009 10:30 AM | Link to this
We go to Brixx downtown twice a week. They are the only place you can get a true medium cooked burger. I love red meat and they will give it to you still “moo-ing”, they only way to eat a burger.
By jimbo
June 6, 2009 8:46 AM | Link to this
Early this year we embarked on a quest to find the best hamburger in Dayton. While we didn’t get to visit everyone, we got to most of the places listed. No winner there! For us , the winner was clear! Gregory’s!!! Downtown, across from the Victoria Theater. We were surprised too!!!
By blueandgoldblues
June 6, 2009 7:01 AM | Link to this
You should have also included Joe’s U.S. 40 Grill in Springfield..Great burgers and fries with a 50s/60s decor. Another favorite would have been The Spot in SIdney.
By pete
June 5, 2009 7:56 PM | Link to this
They aren’t on the list because no one nominated them. They’ll probably be on next year’s list though.
By Marjorie
June 5, 2009 7:16 PM | Link to this
Slyders is the best in town. How come they aren’t on the list??
By MBK
June 5, 2009 4:27 PM | Link to this
Slyder’s is the best!!!! Put them on the list!
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By pete mc
June 5, 2009 2:43 PM | Link to this
by far T.J.CHUMPS burgers are the best! consistantly good each time you order one.i’m nominating chumps! as for the hamburger wagon, a $1.10 for what they call a hamburger!!….jeez! R.J, i grew up in the burg and hung out with the porter’s the original owners, and these burgers are nothing like they use to make them in the 60’s & 70’s. i would rather go to white castle. 100% beef steamed over onions on a steamed bun…..yea!
By jimmy
June 5, 2009 2:35 PM | Link to this
For a quick hamburger downtown go to Bourbon Chicken in the National City building. Huge and really good hamburgers. Of course their bourbon chicken or spicy chicken over spicy rice with cajun spuds is pretty special too!
By Gerry
June 5, 2009 2:34 PM | Link to this
What about Buffalo Wild Wings?! I know they’re known for their wings, but I the first time I had a burger there it blew … me … away … Hoowah! Now, I compare every burger to the BW burger standard to see how it stacks up. So far, nothing comes close. I don’t know why this is. I just don’t get it.
By Gerry
June 5, 2009 2:34 PM | Link to this
What about Buffalo Wild Wings?! I know they’re known for their wings, but I the first time I had a burger there and it blew … me … away … Hoowah! Now, I compare every burger to the BW burger standard to see how it stacks up. So far, nothing comes close. I don’t know why this is. I just don’t get it.
By Big Playa
June 5, 2009 2:32 PM | Link to this
Where is Slyder’s on the list?!? Best Burger in Dayton hands down. I no longer live in Dayton and a Slyder’s burger is better than anything here.
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June 5, 2009 2:26 PM | Link to this
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June 5, 2009 2:22 PM | Link to this
BRIXX’S BURGERS ARE THE GREATEST.
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June 5, 2009 10:02 AM | Link to this
Max and Erma’s hand’s down
By carole
June 5, 2009 8:46 AM | Link to this
The Brookville Grille has fabulous hamburgers, three types of french fries including sweet potatoe fries and onion rings! The food is fabulous and for dessert try the chocolate cake with the peanut butter icing! Mmmm!
By Pete
June 5, 2009 7:50 AM | Link to this
I have to go with Slyders too. Their onion rings are also terrific!
By frank
June 5, 2009 1:32 AM | Link to this
Brixx is the best. You have to try the bourbon burger. The best i have every had.
By Ellie
June 4, 2009 9:31 PM | Link to this
So yeah - BARLEYCORN’S is the BEST! The food is A-mazing, comes in a super timely manner and the staff and owner are the BEST. If you haven’t gone, you absolutely must. The others you’ve all listed are good too, but Barleycorn’s is definitely our pick.
By M
June 4, 2009 7:19 PM | Link to this
My mother would positively say Tanks, but I have not been there yet. The last great burger I had that I didn’t cook myself was at Max & Erma’s on 741 near Springboro.
By foodie
June 4, 2009 4:40 AM | Link to this
thats right slyders hands down
By pooface
June 4, 2009 4:36 AM | Link to this
slyders has the best burger in dayton and very good wings small and simple cold beer and many tv s that dont take up the atomosphere. i have had almost all of these nortons is thin and dry tanks tries to hard to taste like slyders.brixx everything there is from sysco nothing that fresh voltzy poop.red robin for a chain is pretty good. but if you really want an unparalelled burger experience go to slyders in belmont. then when finished get the lead out at the arms depot right across the street.
By R J..Miamisburg, Oh
June 3, 2009 8:30 PM | Link to this
FirstTimer, it’s something you eat once in a while. BUT Did you wait a long time to get your order?? Answer is I bet you did. You may not like them, but they do sell a hugh amount of them every year. When it sold not long ago, I heard the former owner was making $300,000 a year.. People wait in line for them and buy a dozen or more when they stop. I myself, only get them once a month. Just a sweet onion and pickle, but I think they are just like what I eat growing up in the Burg.. My two cents
By kim
June 3, 2009 6:09 PM | Link to this
The Brookville Grille is a wonderful place to eat. The burgers are excellent and the rest of the menu is great too. The 40’s style motif complete with Coca-cola signs and neons annoucing their old-fashioned ice-cream made in house daily makes the meal an event.
By Lisle
June 3, 2009 6:05 PM | Link to this
If Red Robin is on the list then Max & Erma’s should have been there!!!!!!!
By firstimer
June 3, 2009 3:13 PM | Link to this
I ate at the Hamburger wagon in mimaisburg for this first time just this afternoon. Horrible, salty, crap… I would have rather just licked the street. How could this thing survive all these years. I am a fan of the burger at KD’s Kettering BBQ though.
By R J..Miamisburg, Oh
June 3, 2009 1:28 PM | Link to this
Hamburger Wagon Recp.. Take ground chuck, mix in unbleached flour, rool into balls,dip it into hot lard, let cool . Anyone in The Burg for more then a week knows this. I learn how to make them while in HS at MHS, from the Founder of the HW,his Grandson , JoePorter. It is the lard that gives them the sausage taste.. However TANKS has the best burgers with low cost.
By Johnny
June 3, 2009 10:35 AM | Link to this
The Davey Boy at Chappys rules!
By kay
June 3, 2009 8:17 AM | Link to this
The only reason why the flatts burgers are good is because you have the cook from the deck up the and I’ve heard from people from the flatts in the deck saying that the burgers at the upper deck are better than the jackass flatts. So why dont you have the Upper Deck on your list. for my vote its the Upper Deck you beat a full size burger for $1.00 on sat and sun every weekend.
By Joe
June 3, 2009 7:15 AM | Link to this
How did Slyder’s miss the poll, they’re Leadbelly favorites. I missed the nomination period so i failed to nominate them. S. Thurman, that sounds like a great burger. You didn’t mention what place you’re talking about though. An excellent burger can be had at Tipp of the Town in Tipp City.
By truth
June 3, 2009 7:03 AM | Link to this
Slyders…..How do you leave them off the list?
By DR
June 3, 2009 2:52 AM | Link to this
If you are around the Kettering area near E Dorothy Ln, Norton’s Bar serves up the best burger’s around. It has a nice spacious patio. The server’s make you feel welcome and let you relax. Good place to take friends and hang.
By Max
June 2, 2009 11:44 PM | Link to this
I agree with Moi! I have just discovered Slyders about a month ago, oh god What a burger! They are in Watervelit Ave , I also like the hamber Max & Erma’s makes.Very Good!. And although they are small, The Hamburger Wagon in Miamisburg is incredible!
Max
By S. Thurman
June 2, 2009 9:05 PM | Link to this
These are the biggest, juciest burgers I have ever eaten. They are also available with so many different combinations of toppings it’s unreal. You really need to go and try them.
By Hansel
June 2, 2009 8:35 PM | Link to this
The Brookville Grille’s burgers are the bomb!!!!!
By Moi
June 2, 2009 7:37 PM | Link to this
Too bad you didn’t even nominate the best place in town—have you guys even heard of Slyders???
By Moi
June 2, 2009 7:36 PM | Link to this
Too bad you didn’t even nominate the best place in town—have you guys even heard of Slyders????
By Pete
June 2, 2009 6:40 PM | Link to this
Wow, I guess I don’t get out much. I’ve never been to any of these places.
First NCR leaves, now this.
Pardon me, I must lay down for a while.
By donna jo
June 2, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this
You’ve really missed the best burger in town!
Try a Snicker’s burger in New Lebanon, Ohio - on Route 35 West They even have a PLATE SIZED hamburger….but I prefer the quarter pounder.
By Sam
June 2, 2009 10:58 AM | Link to this
No competition — Tanks is best in Dayton. A real “hamburger.”
By Michael
June 2, 2009 6:43 AM | Link to this
I haven’t had them all, but Tanks is very good.