These are the best burger joints in southwestern Illinois, according to readers.
Last week I asked you, our awesome readers, to send us your go-to burger joints.
And you did not disappoint.
So far we have nearly 40 different restaurants on our list. Some were mentioned more than once. (I’m looking at you, Wally’s Drive-In!)
As previously mentioned, we want to focus on the local eateries, so I’ve excluded the national chains that were sent, including Culver’s, Freddy’s, Red Robin (which is a favorite of mine, alas!) and a few others.
Here’s the list so far:
1428 Tap Haus (Swansea)
AJ’s Smashed & Smoked (Belleville)
BEAST Southern Kitchen & BBQ (Columbia)
Bullpen (New Athens)
The Burnt End (Red Bud)
Classic K Hamburgers (Cahokia)
Copper Dock Winery (Pocahontas)
Corner Chill & Grill (Belleville)
Cutter’s (Belleville)
Fairview Inn (Fairview Heights)
Family Kitchen!!! (Waterloo)
Faye Inn (Fayetteville)
Fletcher’s Kitchen & Tap (Belleville & Swansea)
Friday’s South Bar & Grill (Belleville & Collinsville)
Hi-Pointe Drive-In (O’Fallon)
Horseshoe Restaurant & Lounge (O’Fallon & Collinsville)
Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club (Washington Park)
Lotawata Creek (Fairview Heights)
NextUp Sports Bar & Grill (Freeburg)
Old Herald Brewery & Distillery (Collinsville)
Phantom-Burger (O’Fallon)
Pitstop Food Truck (Highland)
Reifschneider’s Grill & Grape (Columbia & Freeburg)
Schleicher’s Bar & Grill (Carlyle)
Seven (Belleville)
Sloan’s Pub House (Collinsville)
South Gate Saloon (Belleville)
St. Clair Bowl (O’Fallon)
Super Gyros (Belleville)
Tasty Burgers (East St. Louis)
Tavern on Main (Belleville)
Tim & Joe’s Tavern (Belleville)
TR’s Place (Belleville)
Wally’s Drive-In (Breese)
Walton’s Kitchen & Fish (Between Belleville & Smithton)
Weezy’s (Hamel)
White Cottage (Belleville)
If you aren’t seeing your favorite on the list, there’s still time to add it.
The survey will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 15. After that, we’ll put all of the places into a new poll, and folks can vote for their favorite among the favorites.
Remember, you can name more than one place — submit one, refresh the page and send another — in this completely unscientific, just-for-fun survey.
Your questions and feedback are always welcome. Send them to us at newsroom@bnd.com.
