Chicago's Gold Coast Best Burgers: What's on the Menu at Butch McGuire's

People come to Butch's for a lot of reasons — the history, the crowd, the holiday decor — but the food keeps them coming back on a random Tuesday, too.

Start with the Classic Cheeseburger: an 8 oz prime beef patty, your choice of cheese, and lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle if you want them. It's $17, it's simple, and it's exactly what a bar burger should be. No gimmicks, just a well-built burger cooked the way a Gold Coast bar has been cooking them for over 60 years.

The kitchen runs nightly, so this isn't a burger you can only get at lunch — it's on the menu late, after the Loop has cleared out and the neighborhood crowd settles in. Pair it with whatever's pouring at the bar and you've got the whole Butch's experience in one order.

If you haven't had a burger at Butch McGuire's, you haven't really had the full Division Street experience. Come find out what regulars have known for decades.