A thin-pressed, smashed beef patty made from steak trimmings, served on a toasted bun with mustard, onion and pickles. Lean, beefy, fast-food in form but butcher-shop in source.
Winstead's opened in 1940 just east of the Country Club Plaza near 47th and Main as a Streamline Moderne drive-in, with the steakburger built from in-house steak trimmings. The pressed-patty method spread through other Kansas City drive-ins; Town Topic on Broadway has run a similar burger since 1937. The steakburger is the city's pre-McDonald's, pre-fast-food fast food.
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Town Topic Hamburgers ★ 4.1
crossroads · 2021 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Town Topic on Broadway in Kansas City's Crossroads has run a tiny stainless-steel diner since 1937, selling smashed burgers and hand-dipped malts at the counter.
Westport Flea Market Bar and Grill ★ 4.1
westport · 817 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Westport Flea Market Bar and Grill on Westport Road in Kansas City serves a 10-ounce burger that the Food Network's Meat and Potatoes named the city's best, with a condiment bar.
Winstead's Steakburger Plaza ★ 4.0
plaza · 101 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64112
Winstead's on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City opened in 1940 as the Streamline Moderne drive-in that defined the city's steakburger. The Plaza location is the original.