Greenville burger restaurant tops SC ranking with Doritos and pork belly toppings

A downtown Greenville restaurant has been crowned the best burger joint in South Carolina by Foodie.com. Windy City Burgers stands out for its house-ground meat, fresh-baked buns and creative toppings ranging from Doritos to crab cakes.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Windy City Burgers, a small restaurant in downtown Greenville, was named South Carolina’s best burger joint by Foodie.com. It opened in 2022.
• Owner Nicole O’Brien, a former teacher from Chicago, named the spot after her hometown. “When someone opens the door to Windy City, I want them to feel like they’ve just walked into a family party,” she told the Greenville Journal.
• The restaurant grinds its meat and bakes its buns in house. Diners can choose beef or pork belly and add toppings like onion straws, pimento cheese, goat cheese, bleu cheese, grilled mushrooms or crab cake.
• Specialty burgers include the Ravenswood, with bacon, bleu cheese, creamy Buffalo sauce, pickled celery and onion straws, and The Rush, featuring chorizo, habanero ghost pepper jack cheese, roasted jalapeno and tri-colored tortilla strips.
• Foodie.com estimates 50 billion burgers are eaten in the U.S. each year across more than 86,000 outlets.

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