First photo by Post-Dispatch; add'l photos sponsored by restaurant
Five Star Burgers
Five Star Burgers closed its Kirkwood location in September 2017, a rare occasion for me to write something other than gushing praise for Steve Gontram’s burger restaurant. (The Kirkwood outpost was making enough money to keep the doors open, Gontram told the Post-Dispatch, but he received an offer on the building he couldn’t turn down.) Thankfully, the original Clayton Five Star and its Creve Coeur satellite remain open, serving up my favorite burger in town, Dad’s Green Chile Cheeseburger, and generally excellent burgers — beef, of course, but also turkey, pork, bison and lamb — as well as top-notch fries and cheese curds as sides.
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
Last year's ranking: Rest of the Best
Opened: 2012
Must order: Dad's Green Chile Cheeseburger ($9.95)