Readers: Hamburger talk makes us hungry for Walk-In Burgers

Summer is hamburger season. (But then, what time of the year isn't the right time for hamburgers?) Green-chile cheeeseburgers at the Steuben's truck at Civic Center Eats. JCBs on the patio at My Brother's Bar. A big burger for a growing boy in this Guess where? post yesterday. But sadly,...

By Patricia Calhoun

June 29, 2011

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Summer is hamburger season. (But then, what time of the year isn't the right time for hamburgers?) Green-chile cheeeseburgers at the Steuben's truck at Civic Center Eats. JCBs on the patio at My Brother's Bar. A big burger for a growing boy in this Guess where? post yesterday.

But sadly, there's no sign yet of a new Walk-In Burgers.

News that a place named Nobu is going into the one-time home of Walk-In Burgers on Sheridan Boulevard brought out fans of the former occupant:

I miss Walk In Burger!!! Please open up a new restaurant somewhere! Best sweet potato fries and best Quinoa/Veggie burger!

Since closing I have tried Smash Burger, Five Guys, and a few local joints -- for the money nothing comes close to Walk In Burger. I sure hope they re-open at a new location.

Where will you be eating burgers this coming holiday weekend? Here's our list of "Denver's five best burgers" -- but since we posted it in early April, right after the Best of Denver 2011 came out, Tarbell's has closed, too. What should replace the Tarbell's burger on this list? Post your favorite spots below.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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