Our cheeseburger, vegan, specialty picks to mark National Hamburger Day in Greenville

A.J. Jackson, Greenville News
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What could be more fitting than to kick off summer by ordering or striking up the grill to cook one of the most iconic foods – the hamburger?

National Hamburger Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 28, right in the middle of Memorial Day weekend.

While National Hamburger Day is not an official holiday, its origins come from Hamburg, Germany. But the juicy and tender patties we all know and love started in Seymour, Wisconsin, according to the website National Today.com.

So as people get ready to sizzle their burgers, Greenville's dining scene has an overflow of options available to try.

In case you forgot, or need recommendations, here are a few burger options to try or share:

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Best Traditional Cheeseburger Options in Greenville

  • Bistro Passerelle, 601 S. Main St. — Bistro Burger with bone marrow aioli and basil mayo

  • Social Burger, 20 E. Broad St. — Perfect Burger with Halo sauce

  • Northgate Soda Shop, 918 N. Main St. — Pimento Cheeseburger

  • Mac's Speed Shop — Block n Bleu Burger with applewood smoked bacon

  • Larkins, 32 E. Broad St. — Smash Burger with white American cheese

  • Bohemian Bull, 1 E. Butler St., Mauldin — Truffle Burger with gouda cheese and grilled baby portabella mushrooms

  • Arnold's, 11023 Anderson Road, Piedmont — Double cheeseburger with fries

  • Hip Burger, 791 E. Butler. St., Mauldin — Double bacon cheeseburger

Passerelle Bistro in downtown Greenville will feature new items on their menu this Spring. This is a Bistro Burger: caramelized onions, bonemarrow, rosemary aioli, house dill pickles, gruyere, arugula, on a brioche bun with fries.
Passerelle Bistro in downtown Greenville will feature new items on their menu this Spring. This is a Bistro Burger: caramelized onions, bonemarrow, rosemary aioli, house dill pickles, gruyere, arugula, on a brioche bun with fries.

A Few Vegan/Vegetarian Burger Options in Greenville

  • The Velo Fellow, 1 Augusta St. Suite. 126 — Falafel Burger with gouda

  • Sun Belly Cafe, 1409 W. Blue Ridge Drive — Vegan Burger of the day with black beans and black eye peas

  • The 05, 3016 Augusta St. — Keepin' It Fresh Veggie Burger with roasted fennel and a cashew spread.

  • Naked Vegan, 311 A McAlister Road — Double explicit burger

  • Grill Marks, 700 Haywood Road, Suite 2023B — The Herbivore Burger made with black beans and cowboy sauce

  • Bar Margaret, 1269 Pendleton St. — Damn Good Hippie Burger with mushrooms/veggie/falafel patty on focaccia

A Charleston shrimp burger dish at the new Jones Oyster Co., in downtown Greenville on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2022.
A Charleston shrimp burger dish at the new Jones Oyster Co., in downtown Greenville on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2022.

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Specialty Burger Options in Greenville

  • Jones Oyster Company, 22 E. Court St. — Charleston Shrimp Burger

  • Bourbon Street Burgers, 109 W. Trade St., Simpsonville — Bourbon Street Signature Burger

  • Chef 21 Sushi Burger & Korean BBQ, 500 McBee Ave. Suite 109 — Sushi Burger with spicy crab meat

  • Windy City Burger, 12 E. Coffee St. — The Marshfield Burger with goat cheese and pesto

  • Adams Bistro, 221 Pelham Road, Suite 100 — The Heat burger made with a house made buffalo sauce and sautée

  • Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, 1922 Augusta St. Suite 100 — Bad Daddy's Bacon Cheeseburger

  • 4 Aces Kitchen & Cocktails, 115 Pelham Road, Suite 1 — Full House Burger with angus beef, bacon, American cheese

  • Smiley's Acoustic Cafe, 111 Augusta St. — Wagyu Beef Sliders with truffle aioli Swiss and mixed greens

  • Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint, 19 Augusta St. Suite H — Greg Brady Burger topped with house-made mac n' cheese, American cheese and BBQ chips

  • Nose Dive, — Tzatziki Burger with turkey patty, Havarti and pickled red onions

  • Trio – Brick Oven Cafe, 22 N. Main St., — Cheeseburger pizza with ground beef, Roma tomato sauce and mozzarella

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar will open a second Greenville location at McDaniel Village Sept. 24.
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar will open a second Greenville location at McDaniel Village Sept. 24.

– A.J. Jackson covers the food & dining scene, along with arts, entertainment and more for The Greenville News and Anderson Independent Mail. Contact him by email at ajackson@gannett.com, and follow him on Twitter @ajhappened.

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