Over on Salon.com you can find this article by Allegra Kirkland concerning the above topic.

http://www.salon.com/2014/07/09/which-fast-food-chain-makes-the-worst-burger-in-the-u-s-partner/

While perhaps giving the whole article away, toward the end of it they offer the following chart from Consumer Reports which lists the “Best” to “Worst” fast food burgers, as well as Chicken, Burritos, and Sandwiches/Subs:

I find the above chart a fascinating read as the more “popular” or well-known fast food restaurants appear to fall toward the end of each list.  Least tasty burger?  McDonalds.  Least tasty chicken? KFC.  Second least tasty sandwich/sub?  Subway.  Least tasty burritos?  Taco Bell.

Pretty much hits all the biggest chain names, right?

As for my own preferences towards burgers…well…I really don’t like the “big three” chains all that much.  Having said that, I’d be lying if I didn’t frequent them now and again, whenever I need a quick meal.  If I were to rank the three best known burger chains in order of my personal preference (given what I said above about not really liking any of them all that much), I’d go 1) Wendy’s, 2) McDonalds, and 3) Burger King.

Interestingly, I’ve only eaten at 12 of the 21 listed burger restaurants.  The others are not to be found in my area.

A couple of years ago Five Guys made their debut down here and word of mouth was very strong about how great their burgers were.  That restaurant is the highest ranked one that I’ve actually tried, coming in at #3 and beaten out by The Habit Burger Grill and In-N-Out Burger, neither chain of which is at present in my neck of the woods.

I think Five Guys is…ok.  I’d put it above the “big three” chains of Wendys, McDonalds, and Burger King, but I can’t say their burgers knock my socks off.  They tend to offer a more “stripped down” burger, giving you the standards (Onion, lettuce, tomato, cheese, mayo, mustard, ketchup) but not going too far afield into more extravagant or “experimental” burgers.

The next highest chain on the list that I’ve tried comes in at #5, Fuddruckers.  I like Fuddruckers, but whenever I go there (and its a bit of a drive) I tend to order their Ribeye Steak sandwich.  I think one of the first times I tried Fuddruckers I ordered a burger, but it was so long ago that I honestly don’t remember what it tasted like.

Next up, Steak ‘N Shake (#10 on the list and roughly in the middle of the pack) does offer some interesting variety to their burgers.  I happen to like their guacamole burger.

Some of the others: Checkers is Ok, though I tend to get their chili dog.  Their french fries, however, are quite terrible IMHO.  The last time I ate at Sonic, the food was horrible.  Still, I like their TV commercials.  Finally, Krystal isn’t bad, but it’s been a while since I ate there and the last time I did, I dimly recall, I didn’t like it all that much.

Whew.

I have to admit, seeing that list makes me curious as to the top two restaurants.  Maybe one day they’ll show up around my area and I’ll give them a try…