From Two Patties to Hanwoo: Other Ways to Choose a Burger

The Big Mac is a burger you choose for its two 100% beef patties and signature sauce. Cheese, lettuce, onions and pickles are added, creating a combination of meat and vegetables eaten together. It's a clear entry point both for anyone curious about two patties and for anyone who loves the signature sauce. While the 1955 on this same list leads with grilled onions, the Big Mac is worth comparing for its lineup that includes finely added vegetables and pickles. When you also want fries and a drink, choose the set in the photo; when you only need the burger, pick the single item on the order screen.

The 1955 Burger contains a 100% beef patty, a signature sauce and grilled onions. The patty the official menu highlights is 113g, and this number describes the patty, not the whole burger. If you're curious about a combination with grilled onions, it's a choice worth comparing with the Big Mac. Rather than looking only at the amount of meat, look at how the 1955 sauce and grilled onions sit together. The linked menu is the set, eaten with a side and a drink. You can put it on your list on days when you want to change the direction of sauce and onions within the same brand.

The Whopper is Burger King's basic Whopper menu, with lettuce, tomato and onions added to the patty. Once you know the basic version without cheese, you have a point of comparison when choosing the Cheese Whopper or other Whopper variations. It's worth a look on days when you want a bite with vegetables but don't feel like adding several kinds of toppings. Set it next to the Cheese Whopper and it's easy to tell whether your heart goes to the one with a richer ingredient added or to the basic combination. The single item, the set and the Junior are each a different configuration, so check the full menu name on the order screen.

Lotteria's Hanwoo Bulgogi Burger combines a patty made with Korean Hanwoo beef, a brioche bun, vegetables and a special sauce. For anyone who wants to choose based on Hanwoo as the main ingredient, the menu's direction is clear. If you're comparing it with Frank Burger's Hanwoo menu, rather than assuming they're the same burger just because the meat has the same name, look at the differences in bun and sauce together. This entry is the Hanwoo Bulgogi Burger as a single item. When you want more, it's best to order it separately from the Double Hanwoo Bulgogi, which is a different menu item.

The Frank Burger is the brand's basic menu, pairing a handmade patty with fresh vegetables. The official introduction describes the lineup as an original East Coast American style, so it's worth looking at it with an eye on the basic version rather than lots of toppings. Compare it with the same brand's Cheeseburger and it's easy to pick whether you lean toward the one with cheese or the one without. Put it on your list on days when you want to step away from heavily sauced menus for a moment and meet the combination of patty and vegetables first. It's also nice to pick different basic versions with a companion visiting for the first time.

Frank Burger's 100% Hanwoo Burger leads with a Hanwoo patty and demi-glace brown sauce. While Lotteria's Hanwoo Bulgogi on this same list leads with a brioche bun and a special sauce, this one lets you start from a concrete difference: the brown sauce. The similarly named 100% Hanwoo Garlic Burger is a separate menu item that uses black garlic sauce, so be sure to tell them apart. Rather than judging the taste by the name of the meat's origin alone, it's worth choosing while looking at which sauce and vegetables go in with it.