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If you’re anything like me, you might find yourself hankering for a different kind of burger each time the cravings hit. There are days when just the simple combination of beef, cheese, bun, and condiments tastes like absolute perfection. But there are also days when only the most over-the-top burgers can truly satisfy. We’re talking big portion sizes, tons of toppings, bold flavors, and unique ingredients you may not expect to see adorning your beef patty.
Several fast-food chains throughout the United States offer these types of extravagant burgers to on-the-go customers. But when you want to really sit back, relax, and enjoy your meal, there are also plenty of sit-down restaurant chains serving burgers that are just as inventive as they are wild.
From national brands to smaller names, here 11 restaurant chains serving the most over-the-top burgers in the country right now.
Applebee’s
Quesadilla Burger: 1,590 cal, 105 g fat (40 g saturated fat, 2 g trans fat), 3,420 mg sodium, 94 g carbs (8 g fiber, 5 g sugar), 68 g protein
Most of the burgers at Applebee’s are pretty standard. But there is one extremely notable exception to that rule: the Quesadilla Burger.
This menu item is a massive, messy, and undeniably over-the-top mashup between a cheeseburger and a quesadilla. It comes with two slices of pepper jack cheese, Applebee’s signature Mexi-ranch sauce, applewood-smoked bacon, pico de gallo, a beef patty, and shredded lettuce, all encased inside a warm cheddar quesadilla.
So even though it lacks a traditional “bun,” Applebee’s certainly doesn’t skimp on the indulgence factor with