A few I forgot:
Armadillo Willy's - I've occasionally dropped in around lunch, and if you get some western style spin like BBQ sauce and onion rings, there's nothing wrong with it - but get something better at AW, or go somewhere else.
Max's - I have a super large soft spot for Max's Third Street, and these griddled burgers do hit the spot, but get a pastrami or something else.
Menlo Grill - this place in the hotel always strives to be above what it was - a hotel bar - when it was the Duck Club. The downgrade to Menlo Grill left it with burgers slightly better than you'd expect in a normal hotel.
Alice's Restaurant - After driving hard corners on skyline, these burgers taste great. In reality they're only pretty good, and the motorcycle theme and pleasant toppings helps.
Francesca's - average at best, meh at worst. Surprisingly good beer menu though.
Lakeside Cafe - Regrettably average. I love the sailing club setting, and everything tastes better after sailing, but the burger is average.
Alpine Inn - such a cool setting. Such an average burger.
5 Star Pizza - does a standard burger, but get the cheesesteak
Denny's RWC - honorable mention for the only 24 hour burger in town. I had a burger there at about 3am once, and it was actually decent, and kind of hopping. There were a lot of young working types - like dish cleaners and such - who had gotten off work and were horsing around and having a beer.
Have not eaten:
Madera - Lunch only, michelin starred, probably good
Birch St
Sundance - Lunch only
Mandaloun - might be quite good
Izzy's - probably very good
Parkside Grille ( portola )
Michael's at Shoreline
The Treehouse (stanford campus)
Mike's Midtown - probably above average
Joanie's
Cibo
Klutch - san carlos - pretty new
Stanford Grill ( at the university golf course )
De Carlo's Place
Stacks
Crepevine
Living Room - not sure they have a burger but I'd bet on it
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