Aarón Sánchez says a burger topped with green chile at this joint is the best burger you'll ever eat. At The Cherry Cricket you can build your own burger, complete with unusual add-ons like peanut butter. But Aarón’s has to be made with bacon, jalapenos, green chile strips and cheddar cheese. If you want to try the most-popular menu item, opt for the Cricket Burger, made with fresh 80/20 Black Angus shoulder chuck patties finished with American cheese, sauteed onions, bacon and an over-easy egg.

Ryan D'Agostino describes Shady Glen's cheeseburger as the following: "bizarrely amazing and amazingly bizarre," as slices of cheese are placed way beyond the circle of the patty, creating wings of crispy cheese. What would be even more bizarre would be not trying Shady Glen's incredible ice cream.

Open since the turn of the 20th century, Louis' Lunch is rumored to have made the first hamburger. Geoffrey Zakarian is hooked on the original burger with cheese, tomato and onion. No condiments are offered in order to preserve the pure beefy flavors of a fresh burger grilled to perfection.

Leave it to an Irish pub to turn an Asian appetizer into Robert Irvine's favorite egg dish. The Reuben Eggroll contains all the usual ingredients (corned beef, Swiss) but gets rolled in a housemade wonton wrapper. And, if you like that, you'll have to try McGuire's actual Reuben that's mile-high.

On The Best Thing I Ever Ate: Fried, Alex calls Rawley's Drive-In her place for a deep-fried meal. Rawley's signature deep-fried hot dogs have a long-standing fan base, too. For the ultimate bite, get "The Works," which Alex says includes the perfect duo of fried foods: bacon and hot dogs.

The crowds flock here for the steaks that are aged for five weeks and simply seasoned with salt and pepper. It’s the Chocolate Macadamia Decadence Cake, however, that Anne Burrell can’t resist. Milk and dark chocolates combine to make a rich batter that’s balanced by a crunchy nut crust and bright raspberry sauce.

Cat Cora is in the know and she knows to come to this restaurant Monday through Wednesday nights for the juicy burger with bacon, avocado and mango ketchup. The delicious beefy treat is seasoned with a secret blend of spices, but you must sit at the bar to get a bite of this special burger.

Marc Summers loves pie and for him nothing is better than the olallieberry pie at Linn's of Cambria. The berry, which is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry, is tart and juicy and pairs well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

For years Aarti Sequieria stood with Team Ice Cream. But on The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Leo Bulgarini's Torte de Gelato made with pistachio and salty chocolate gelato made her a believer. Who could blame her, as Bulgarini's gelatos are made from true Sicilian pistachios and cocoa from Santo Domingo.

On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Michael Chiarello takes a trip back home to his favorite bakery. Packed to the brim with croissants, cakes, cookies and more, The Model Bakery has become a model for all other English muffins. As Chiarello says, this larger-than-life English muffin is unlike any other.

John Besh hates to admit it, but the steak frites at Solbar in Calistoga, California, might be better than France's, and with Wagyu beef, rich bordelaise sauce and expertly crisp frites, you can see why. But Solbar's seasonal menu is not all French but instead a cuisine called California Soul Food.

Located on the California coast, Fish is a sustainable seafood eatery that sources its fare straight from the bay. Tyler Florence loves the Dungeness crab roll. The "delicious, fresh and moist" crab is flavored with butter and chives and then placed into a sourdough roll. Tyler says it's "insane."

For Jeff Henderson of The Chef Jeff Project, it's just not Thanksgiving until he gets his Sweet Potato Cheesecake from Harriet's Cheesecakes. As Jeff says, this must-try cheesecake is not your typical sweet potato pie. For a doubly sweet deal, try the Praline Cheesecake topped with caramel drizzle.

Tyler Florence picks Cafe Fanny, in Berkeley, CA, for their local and seasonal menu on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

Umami Burger's mission is to create the perfect mouthful, and on The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Giada says they’ve undoubtedly succeeded. The signature Umami Burger takes the Japanese "fifth taste" to new levels with a burger made with a 4-steak blend, umami ketchup and even a Parmesan frico.