Where is the best burger in Denver? (Revised - Summer 2009)

A nagging question, a good cheeseburger is a guilty pleasure, so if I'm going to indulge, I want it to be worth it. Here's a list based on several informal surveys of burger aficionados whose palates I respect (wow, that's a statistically improbable sentence) ... really this is just a bunch of burger geeks opinions, but I've tried to not let my opinion overwhelm this. Below are what I believe to be the TOP 10 Best Burgers in Denver Colorado, plus one I had to include because there is a lot of buzz about it locally.

1. My Brother's Bar - best of the best, best of Lodo, a close battle with Cherry Cricket, but the JCB is revered by all who have been lucky enough to consume one


2. Cherry Cricket - best in Cherry Creek, the most popular burger, most well known, but head to head with the JCB it loses by a nose ... in the end, the My Brother's Bar vs Cherry Cricket thing underscores this is really a two horse race in Denver, everyone knows Cherry Cricket, but everyone I surveyed who's eaten both gives the nod to the JCB at My Brother's Bar


3. Trinity Grille - Best Burger in Downtown / Uptown Denver, the steak burger with grilled onions is classic


4. City Grille - the beefiest burger of the bunch (lots of sirloin in there)


5. DeliTech - DTC's finest, bacon with cheddar couldn't be better


6. Crownburger - totally a burger joint, doing it right for, well forever


7. Cheeburger Cheeburger - EVERYTHING is fried in peanut oil, best toppings, best in Highlands Ranch


8. Goodtimes - yah its a chain, but this is Coleman beef, good rings to boot


9. Ted's - another chain, but they've nailed the buffalo burger, and if you're feeling gluttonous, check out the kitchen sink


10. TIE Campus Lounge (DU) & Bud's Bar (Sedalia) - dive barely begins to describe the "pus" as it's known, but it's a casual favorite by DU and the burger with fried egg is sinfully good; Bud's is almost a hyperbole of itself, a biker bar that's on the other side of the tracks no matter which direction you're coming from; replete with attitude, the only thing on the menu is beer and burgers - and "no french fries dammit"

If you're a burger fan this list will undoubtedly raise your ire, so please post your opinion and top 10 list (top 5, whatever). One honerable mention, best onion rings goes to Finn McCool's.