The Daily Meal, which claims to know “all things food and drink” including the “quintessentially American” hamburger, released its list of the 101 best burgers in America. Only one St. Louis burger made the list: Schlafly Tap Room’s Tap Room Burger is No. 93.
The @Schlafly Tap Room burger named 1 of @TheDailyMeal's 101 Best Burgers in America. In honor, I just crushed this. pic.twitter.com/5eSAJSmQDl
— Schlafly Beer (@Schlafly) June 6, 2014
According to St. Louisans, that means that a lot of very good local burgers are missing from the list.
Where’s The Wheelhouse?
Look I might be biased but I'm pretty sure @WheelhouseSTL is the best all-around bar in St. Louis.
— alex (@gableingaround) June 1, 2014
Stephan Savage dubbed this Wheelhouse masterpiece “best burger I’ve ever had” on Instagram, but also admitted he may be biased: He’s one of three men who owns The Wheelhouse.
Or Three Kings Pub?
“@ThreeKingsPub: We are open, come on in and get a Pogue Mahone! pic.twitter.com/8SgLeFQdF2” Seriously people, the best burger in St. Louis!
— Caitlin Gaines (@SassyTattooist) February 5, 2014
Or the Shack Pubgrub?
Brandon Sherman called this one the “best burger in town!!” on Instagram. That’s right, the Shack’s burger was so good it needed two exclamation points.
Or J.Buck’s?
@Buck took this pic of my burger tonight at the Clayton JBucks-just in case it was the best ever. turns out, it was. pic.twitter.com/JJOUND4MNZ
— Stephen Price (@SEProtomartyr) March 21, 2013
And what about Home Wine Kitchen?
@HomeWineKitchen @TheCivilLife #burgernight #delish #goodbrewtoo pic.twitter.com/OxtxWYou0R
— Kevin Newton (@KnewtStL) June 1, 2014
Or Sugarfire Smokehouse?
Wacha burger at @SugarFireSmoke! #loooooove pic.twitter.com/EC4fow3OeK
— Kerri (@BluesNCubsfan) May 31, 2014
@SugarFireSmoke it's good to be home. Wacha burger is amazing. pic.twitter.com/5kCT8RSlDd
— brian harwood (@bkharwood) April 13, 2014
Or O’Connell’s Pub? Chubbies? Stacked Burger Bar? Five Bistro? Brasserie by Niche? Or one of my favorites, Bailey’s Range?
Best burgers around. Busy for the cards game! @BaileysRange #getinmybelly pic.twitter.com/T3qC3Z5Isl
— Briana Novak (@bri_novak) May 26, 2014
Dinner at @BaileysRange with Dad. I'm gonna make a bold statement and say best burger I've ever had. #stl http://t.co/CwG75IDsOR
— Lauren Miller (@LoMill12) May 23, 2014
Kansas City has two burgers on the Daily Meal’s list. New York has 15.
If you’re looking for a burger-based roadmap around St. Louis, the Riverfront Times made a list last year of the five best cheeseburgers in town. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch crowned a burger king in 2011. And St. Louis Magazine published its own best burgers list the same year.