Modest Rogers is tucked inside a small house, with 24 seats and a Venezuela-meets-Texas menu. That menu is small, so you should bring friends and order as much as you can fit on the table. Just be sure to get the Cheeseburger. The eight-ounce Texas wagyu patty is topped with American cheese, charred onions, lettuce, confit tomatoes, and an addictive tomatillo aioli.
How to book: Parties of six can reserve via email. Otherwise, stop by for first come, first served seating.

After an extended closure and renovation, The Adolphus Hotel’s Rodeo Bar reopened earlier this year with neon signs, vintage posters, and strong Texas vibes. It also boasts a menu featuring five really good burgers. The eponymous Rodeo Burger gets 44 Farms beef, American cheese, a house sauce, pickles, and onions, while the El Tejano merges a beef patty with a corn tostada, smoked pork adobado, guacamole, pickles, and chipotle aioli. If you’re extra hungry, you can make any of the burgers a double, and if you’re recklessly hungry, you can ask for a triple.
How to book: Stop by for first come, first served seating, or call 214-651-3559 for take-out.

Hudson House is best known for its East Coast-style, fresh-shucked oysters, and ice-cold Martinis, but don’t sleep on the burger. Two thin patties are topped with American cheese, pickles, minced onion, and “Hudson sauce,” with a seasoned pickle on the side. Snack on the latter for an acidic foil to the rich burger, and be sure to supplement your plate with an order of skinny fries or the irresistible truffle-parmesan fries. Or, you know, a salad.
How to book: Call your nearest location for take-out, reserve via Resy, or order delivery from UberEats.

Sure, there are fancier burgers in Dallas. And there are certainly more expensive burgers in town. But you’d be hard-pressed to find a more compelling reason to eat in your car than a trip to Keller’s. As our intrepid burger critic discovered, this 72-year-old institution serves diner-style burgers from another era. Stay in your car, wait for the staff to take your order, then gobble down the fan-favorite No. 5 Special—this double-meat cheeseburger with all the fixings can be yours for less than $3.
How to book: Drive in for service.