the best burger of my life until proven otherwise

-in n out originated in LA (baldwin park)
-carl's jr was once carl's drive-in bbq (numerous foodstands throughout LA)
-mcD's (and fast food for that matter) was born in san bernadino
-fatburger was founded in LA in 1947 by lovie yancey (during a time when there were few african american and women business owners like her)

basically there's a long legacy of hamburger's where i live. some people rave about the F.O. burger...others go to in n out at all hours to get their fix (apparently this is true for wolverine--which absolutely adds credibility to the inNout cult(!!!))...many prefer to create their own burger masterpiece at the counter...i've heard word of mouth about hanano's burger in venice...and the nytimes coined comme ca's burger "the perfect burger in all its parts"

 though i have yet to try hanano's and comme ca, i've tried a lot of the aforementioned burgers (multiple times), plus the lamb burger at golden state, the hickory burger at apple pan (one of jgold's picks), the hodad's bacon burger (featured on diners drive-ins and dives--love that show!) etc...etc...

but for me, the best burger of my life up until now has been the el diablo at umami burger. it has srirachi in it. nuff said. the first time i went to umami burger i had the triple pork burger (amazingness also self-explanatory)--which was the best burger of my life until the el diablo came along....

see how happy it made us before we even took a bite (the residual burger grease fumes in the restaurant were enough to get the endorphins going sky high---hehe)!!! i love the soft pillowy bun and the way each bite is so smooth and juicy (and with the el diablo....caliente!!!). there are no borders between bun, meat, condiments, it all just melts together into the perfect burger experience. when umami sets up base on the westside...the elasticity of my arteries will deteriorate rapidly...but my tastebuds will be tantalized and my big bOT(to)M will be (even more) large and in charge ^__^