Food Network Magazine has rounded up the best burger in each state.  Although I don’t know what criteria was used to select the best of the best in each state, I’m willing to give its recommendations a shot.

Since I live in the Tri-State Area, I’ll be hitting up the following places once Summer comes along.

Burger Joint
Burger:  Cheeseburger
New York, NY
Le Parker Meridiean, 119 W. 56th St.

Be warned:  This place is tiny, crowded, hard to find and ruthless about burgers.  You’ll have ground beef on a squishy bun, and you’ll like it.  The charred patties taste like they were made on a backyard grill.  So, in a city without yards, everyone keeps coming back for more

Stage Left
Burger: “The Best Cheeseburger in the World”
New Brunswick, NJ
5 Livingston Avenue

The brazenly named burger at this Jersey bar, house in a swank restaurant, draws skeptics but in 17 years has yet to disappoint.  Scraps of pricey steak from the fancy side of the restaurant are mixed into Angus beef patties.  The burgers are charred over a wood grill and topped with aged cheddar. I went to college at Rutgers in New Brunswick and I had never heard of this place.

Royal Tavern
Burger:  Angus Burger
Philadelphia, PA
937 E. Passyunk Avenue

Philly’s famous cheesesteak joints are only blocks away, but many beef lovers flock to this laid-back bar instead.  Regulars have nicknamed the addictive burger “the royal.”  The thick patty comes on a brioche bun with caramelized onions, bacon, gouda, chili mayonnaise and picked hot peppers.

Get the rest of the list here.