What’s Your Beef? National Burger Day is Aug. 27

Humbly wrapped in paper or presented on china and white tablecloth, burgers are an American mainstay well worthy of a national day of honor. Use our restaurant roundup of the round patties to know where to go for the best in town on National Burger Day, Sunday, Aug. 27…otherwise, you’ll find yourself in a pickle deciding where to hoist a juicy one.

• At Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland, the Park Burger is “Always Available” with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and mayo. Swap out the certified Angus beef burger for a black bean veggie burger or grilled chicken breast and choose from a long list of add-on toppings for an additional $.50 to $1.
• Casual Brine Seafood Shack in Alpharetta’s Avalon tops a Georgia-grown, grass-fed beef burger with white cheddar, red onion, lettuce, Brine pickles and special sauce ($12.95).
• Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar at The Avenue East Cobb reels in its signature Drift Burger stacked with American cheese and pickled grilled onion ($14). Add fried oysters for a real pearl of a burger for an additional $7.
• The Federal’s namesake -- The Federal Burger ($15) -- sustains Midtowners with its half-pound grass-fed beef double stack covered with American cheese and sided by potato salad, napa slaw or fries at lunch or grilled garnish and fries at dinner.
• The 5Church lamb burger, a flavorful favorite at 5Church Atlanta in Midtown, slides between the buns with red onion marmalade, Gorgonzola fondue and arugula and is joined by hand-cut fries ($15).
• HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern in Midtown and Brookhaven devotes an entire portion of the menu to its burgers. Choose your fave for the patty -- 100 percent Angus choice beef, grass-fed beef, turkey, lamb, veggie, chicken or salmon -- then go with themes such as Steak House, Southerner, Morningside, The Champion, Triple B and other tempters ($12-$15).
• In Brookhaven, Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub grinds meat daily for its quarter-pound patties served in a single ($7) or double ($11) stack.
• Classic Tavern Burgers are a Marlow’s Tavern favorite, especially the Royale with Cheese, which stacks perfectly seared wagyu beef with American cheese and dill pickle on a buttery sesame brioche bun ($14).
• Ormsby’s brings on the Bruno Burger, a half-pound of grass-fed ground beef, blackened chicken breast or fresh ground turkey topped with caramelized onions, mushrooms and provolone on an egg bun ($11). Vegetarians, the black bean burger at this Westside eatery is for you, doused with guacamole, tortilla chips and cheddar on an egg bun ($10). Burgers come with a choice of sides.
• Ray’s Restaurants’ guests adore the hickory BBQ bacon burger with its aged cheddar, smoked bacon, bibb lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, crispy onions, dill pickle and BBQ sauce on a toasted brioche bun. Dig in downtown at Ray’s in the City ($16), Ray’s on the River in Sandy Springs ($15) and Ray’s at Killer Creek in Alpharetta ($15).
• At Seed Kitchen + Bar in East Cobb, Vermont white cheddar and merc sauce blanket caramelized onions and tomato on the half-pound Merchant Burger ($14.95), sided by salad, fries or a cup of soup at lunch and fries or salad at dinner.
• The Stem Burger at Stem Wine Bar features red wine-braised short rib, pork belly, Comte, tomato onion jam, thrice-cooked fries and aioli ($15). Complete the idyllic repast with a glass of red wine from the East Cobb wine bar’s tremendous selection. 
• Sublime Doughnuts goes rogue, opting for a scoop of strawberry rosé, white chocolate fudge or other flavors of Sublime’s homemade ice cream (in lieu of beef) on a Sublime doughnut with fresh toppings ($6). Available 24/7 at both the Midtown and Druid Hills locations.
• The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill Steak Burger Royale is a landlubber’s delight with a half-pound blend of rib-eye, tenderloin, New York strip steak and chuck joined by grilled onions, American cheese and pickles on a plain or whole wheat bun ($10.95 lunch, $11.95 dinner). Pile on bacon for $1 more at both the Buckhead and Canton Street locations.
• In Buckhead, Smokebelly BBQ’s Signature Burger builds upon the perfect mix of ground brisket and short rib, adding smoked Gouda, crispy bacon, fried onions, lettuce, tomatoes and pickles ($11.50).
• The Southern Gentleman, in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta, makes its own signature steak blend for the mouthwatering TSG Burger before crowning it with Thomasville tome and red onion and fennel salad and serving with house-cut fries and a side of bacon jam ($13 lunch, $14 supper).