Fresh patties made from real ingredients matter a lot to customers.

Plus, McDonald’s once admitted that theirmass-produced beef burgerscould potentially contain meat from up to 100 cows!

There are a number ofburger chainsacross America that do make their patties by hand on-site.

steak-n-shake burger

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The result is often a delicious product made withhigh-quality ingredients(and none of those unnecessary ones).

Here’s where you’ll find burgers made from fresh beef on-site.

you’re free to also order chicken, turkey, or black bean burgers as a substitute.

smashburger burgers

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Fuddruckers

According toFuddruckers, everything is prepared on-site, and that includes their patties.

The Counter Custom Burgers

It does not get more custom than at The Counter Custom Burgers.

Here, your burger is hand-built and made to order using only 11 ingredients (viaPR Newswire).

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Five Guys

From its inception in 1986,Five Guyshas been grilling hand-formed burgers for its customers.

That includes patties that are hand-pressed and never frozen, according toFatburger’s website.

Each and every burger is made-to-order with all kinds of customizable options that customers can choose from.

The Counter Custom Burgers

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fatburger xxxl burger, fries, and milkshake

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Hopdoddy burgers

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culver’s butterburger cheese and onion rings

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steak-n-shake burger

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