Cincinnati's 10 Best Burger Spots, Ranked by Our Readers

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1. Nation Kitchen & Bar
    1200 Broadway St., Pendleton
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The 32 Best Places to Find a Burger in Cincinnati — For Meat and Veggie Eaters

Hamburgers tend to adhere to a tried-and-true culinary equation. At the nucleus of a burger is a ground-beef patty (or two), topped…

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Neighborhood Top 3: Gordo’s Pub & Grill
    4328 Montgomery Road, Norwood
    In the middle of Norwood on Montgomery Road sits Gordo’s, an unassuming neighborhood bar with glowing neon signs in the window and your standard dive-bar awning. But inside, this Xavier University hang kicks things up with a menu of incredibly insane burgers (and an amazing craft beer selection). Opened by a friend of chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, these half-pound burgers are deliciously clever creations boasting fever-dream ingredients. For example, there’s the Jean-Robert, a burger infused with blue cheese, then topped with more blue cheese, goat cheese, grape compote, mayo and lettuce. Or the BPJ, with fried banana, chunky peanut butter cream cheese and jam. Or the Korean, with kimchi, a fried egg, pork belly, pepper jack cheese and Sriracha mayo. Imagine a country or a flavor profile, and you can find it a Gordo’s. French? How about a burger with brie? Mexican? A giant patty topped with avocado, jalapeño, lettuce, tomato and housemade cilantro mayo will fit the bill. And what if you just want it all? Try the hangover: smoked gouda, smoked sausage, cheddar, Canadian bacon, American cheese, smoked bacon, onion strings and chipotle barbecue mayo. Bonus: Vegetarians can sub in a black bean burger for any Gordo’s creation. 
    Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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