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Burgers: LI's best

The signature burger, The Roadstar, at American Roadside

Newsday / Rebecca Cooney

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It's been hard not to notice: for the past few years, a new crop of burger and hot dog places has been springing up from Cedarhurst to St. James to Sag Harbor. Some offer table service; others are simply grab-and-go.

Where can you find your own version of pleasure on a bun? Use this list to guide you. -- Joan Reminick

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    The place, done in a nostalgic roadhouse motif,

    American Roadside Burgers $ | Burgers, American 80 E. Main St. Smithtown Within the brick and wood sprawl that creates the feel of a country lodge, this ...

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    A veggie burger is served at Bay Burger

    Bay Burger $ | Burgers 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. Sag Harbor An über-casual order-at-the-counter space with indoor and outdoor seating. ...

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    Chef Bobby Flay at his new burger joint,

    Bobby's Burger Palace $ | Burgers, Chain restaurants 355 Smith Haven Mall Lake Grove Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is usually better known for his work on TV cooking shows ...

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    The Brass Rail $$ | American, Pub, Burgers, Kids 107 Forest Ave. Locust Valley At The Brass Rail, food, mood and prices are all about comfort. ...

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    A turkey burger and a classic burger at

    Burger Bite $ | Burgers 616 Hempstead Tpke. West Hempstead At this counter service burgery, you can go simple with the "Classic" topped with American ...

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    This is the plain burger with fries in

    Burger 9 Point 5 $$ | Burgers 139B Merrick Ave. Merrick Taking a bite out of the big burger business, this small patty place provides a ...

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    The child's burger is served inside a paper

    Cheeburger Cheeburger (Farmingdale) $ | American, Burgers 228 Airport Plaza Blvd. Farmingdale Neon lights and pink walls set the scene at this retro 1950s hamburger joint. Wednesdays ...

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    A new branch of Cheeburger Cheeburger opened in

    Cheeburger Cheeburger (Great Neck) Burgers 46 Great Neck Rd. Great Neck Cheeburger Cheeburger has opened up in The Gardens in Great Neck. (That's the Waldbaum's shopping ...

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    The child's burger is served inside a paper

    Cheeburger Cheeburger (Plainview) $ | American, Burgers 12 Manetto Hill Rd. Plainview Cheeseburgers in all sizes and with all manner of toppings are the draw at this ...

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    Singer Rick Anzalone plays for customers at Downtown

    Downtown Burger at Five Points Cafe $$ | American, Burgers 1 Main St. Sayville Hefty, loose-textured and oozy, burgers are imbued with that mineral-rich flavor sought after in beef. ...

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