Experts' Choice Award Dyer's Burgers
What the experts agree on
Dyer's is Memphis's iconic deep-fried burger joint where paper-thin beef patties are dunked in hot oil until crispy, then served on squishy white bread. It's gloriously greasy, old-school, and utterly unpretentious—a must-try novelty rather than
“Dyer's is the home of the "deep-fried burger," which is prepared in a couple inches of pure grease.”
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Frommer's "With food that's average at best, this place is just another novelty for easy-to-please bar-hoppers on Beale Street. But if you're dying for a deep-fried Twinkie, it's your funeral." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The pounded-thin, all-beef patties at this café are dunked in a cast-iron skillet of boiling hot vegetable oil. The meat turns crunchy as the fry cook flips it onto a squishy Wonder Bread bun." Full review
Afar Magazine "It’s hard to beat the classic burger-and-shake combo, and it doesn’t get anymore old school than Dyer’s." Full review
