We are calling it Dayton's Burger Bermuda Triangle (just use your imagination, kids). 🍔
You can find four mouthwatering hamburgers that won't break the bank but will send you to another plane of consciousness.
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You might bust a gut, but it is technically possible to eat at all four places in the same day.
Here are the stops:
🍔 TANK’S BAR & GRILL
2033 Wayne Ave., Dayton
937-252-2249 | tanksbarandgrill.com | Facebook
WHY IT WILL SUCK YOU IN: The half-pound Tankburger is just part of the story.
Juicy, thick and grilled just right, Tank’s burgers can be served topped with nothing or a laundry list of items at no additional cost. Banana peppers and horseradish, anyone?
Menu includes: Cheeseburger, $7.69; Hamburger, $7.49; Tankburger (half-pounder), $8.99 (double the patty for $4.99) and Tanksters sliders (3), $6.99.
🍔 SLYDER'S TAVERN
836 Watervliet Ave., Dayton
(937) 258-1222 | www.slyderstavern.com | Facebook
Credit: Amelia Robinson
Credit: Amelia Robinson
WHY IT WILL SUCK YOU IN : Winner of our 2018 Best of Dayton contest (and a repeat winner), the burger made with meat from Dot's Market is packed with flavor and is the pride of Dayton's Belmont neighborhood.
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It was a favorite of Dayton Daily News’ Leadbelly Boys (remember them?).
Menu includes: Hamburger with chips, $6.05 (7 oz.) and $6.75 (10 oz.); Cheeseburger with chips, $6.45 (7 oz.) and $7.15 (10 oz.). You can also make it a bacon cheeseburger or a mushroom swiss burger. You can order any burger in the girlie size (5 oz.) and save 50 cents.
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🍔 ANGIE'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN
703 Watervliet Ave., Dayton
(937) 252-5125 | Facebook
WHY IT WILL SUCK YOU IN: Angie's burgers gives Slyder's a run for its money with its list of handcrafted burgers.
They range from the spicy 5-Alarm Burger to the Stuff Burger. The latter is the restaurant's version of the cheese-stuffed Juicy Lucy, a favorite in Minneapolis.
Menu includes: a regular burger and chips, $7.99; 5-Alarm Burger and chips, $8.99; Stuff Burger, $8.99; The Black and Blue, $8.99 and The Bad Lieutenant (burger smothered in cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce and topped with onion straws, $8.99.
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