Best Burger

There probably isn't a saloon on Kansas City's south side with more cigarette smoke, more raucous laughter -- and less charm -- than this joint in the Red Bridge Shopping Center. Still, it's lovable for those reasons and one more: terrific half-pound hamburgers that are amazingly cheap, especially when they're half-price on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The best choices are the least complicated, like a bacon cheeseburger that arrives in a plastic basket with freshly made seasoned French fries. But for the adventurous, there's a Goober Burger (the peanut butter comes on the side) and a burger drenched in cheese and chili.