Smashburger > Five Guys > Mooyah
But I really like all three. The differential is tiny. Five Guys and Mooyah are exactly the same in theory, if you forgo the Mooyah sauce. But, I feel like Five Guys' patties are better - they are less dense and have that never-frozen feel. Mooyah may not freeze theirs (or both may freeze patties, for all I know), but Five Guys executes it better in my experience.
Smashburger's burger is incredible but the fries need major help. If you had Smashburger's burger paired up w/ fries from Five Guys or Mooyah, I'd be well on my way to 250 lbs.
I only had In-N-Out once. Although good, the sauce was too mustardy for me to love it. I'd go back, but in terms of quick service burgers it sits only ahead of Sonic at this point. Once we get one around here I'll go in there and try a super double secret probation animal style half nelson triple axle double greasy bacon smokecheesy, or whatever I'm supposed to say to get their best burger, and see how it goes.
I have a hard time ranking Whataburger. By all accounts, from a culinary perspective, Smash and 5 Guys/Mooyah make a better burger. But Whataburger is just so damn good. It's my favorite, but I can't necessarily say it's a better burger.
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