This crab cake cheeseburger is ridiculously enormous

The 18-topping cheeseburger at Empire Burger at the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City

New York has Shake Shack. Philadelphia has... also Shake Shack. And now Atlantic City has Empire Burger. The first-ever non-crab-cakery from neighboring Phillips Seafood, Empire's a boardwalk patty-melter anchoring the Pier Shops at Caesars and holding you down with 7oz of prime beef stacked with everything under the sun bun. Sixteen toppings include a fistful of Buffalo-sauced fried shrimp, one massive mustardy crab cake, and a ladle of gourmet mac & cheese -- all of which double as appetizers at the Phillips upstairs.

The crabcake sandwich at Empire Burger in Atlantic City

Don't want a burger? You can also score grilled chicken breast (wild man!) or this golden-fried crab cake sandwich. Want the burger way up top? This is just the base layer.

Buffalo shrimp atop the cheeseburger at Empire Burger in Atlantic City

And this is the next level. Before it's sealed with a smeared top bun thick with mayo, ketchup, mustard, raw onion, relish, and pickles, the bottom's piled with sauteed mushrooms, bourbon onions, jalapenos, mac & cheese, bacon, Buffalo shrimp, and -- oh yeah -- a fresh-off-the-griddle double-cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato...

The facade of Empire Burger at the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City

... which is just slightly easier to scale than the stand's eye-popping facade.

The mac and cheese side at Empire Burger in Atlantic City

Want a bucket of sides before you take it to the beach? After you've stuck a fork in Empire Burger's fries, hush puppies, and mac bowls, stick it in yourself -- because you're done.