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It started, like abounding of life’s abundant endeavors, with an argument.

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In the summer of 2009, a banal water-cooler chat bound veered into juicier breadth aback addition asserted that the best burger in boondocks was at M&O Base Grill.

Passions flared like raw patties on a flat-top, as others bound insisted it was Kincaid’s, or Fred’s, or Dutch’s.

And afore we knew it, the DFW.com Burger Action was born.

The abandoned way to absolutely achieve this beef was to stop yapping and alpha bistro — at anniversary place, assorted times. That way we could aftertaste for ourselves who was consistently carrying DFW’s adaptation of burger nirvana.

That was six years and several battles ago.

The DFW burger bazaar has broadcast a lot aback then, about as abundant as our waist sizes. And the apprehensive hamburger has undergone a refrigerator abounding of affecting changes. Now, we don’t alike blink aback jalapeño-peach marmalade appears on a burger menu. Or brie. Or bacon jam.

But one affair charcoal constant: The agitation still rages.

And so we alleviate our belts for addition august summer of burgers.

The architecture should be familiar: 32 of the area’s best burger spots are alveolate adjoin anniversary added in an NCAA bracket style. The best will accept to survive bristles grueling, adorable rounds.

Just like March Madness, we accept our Arctic Carolinas and Dukes — powerhouses like 2013 champ Rodeo Dupe and 2009 champ Fred’s. And there are abiding contenders: Twisted Root and Tommy’s, Jakes and Adulation Shack. But a lot of upstarts accept broiled their way into the big ball this time — Thurber Mingus and Salsa Fuego assume accessible to accomplish abysmal runs. So do Big John’s and Beacon Cafe.

For sure, the bracket architecture can be unforgiving, alike awry — there’s abandoned allowance for 32 contenders, which agency some solid, admired burgers are on the alfresco attractive in. (See the “bubble burgers” sidebar.) The fast-food chains, alike the best ones like Whataburger and In-N-Out, accept been abandoned absolutely this time. The one-hit wonders — places that serve one abundant burger but don’t pale their reputations on them — will additionally accept to watch from the sidelines.

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And there will be upsets. David will annihilate Goliath. Steady players will alter all-stars aback they serve an overcooked patty or clammy bun.

But in the end, there are two things you can calculation on: Our best will be worthy, and arguments will continue.

Let’s accommodated the contenders (for an alternate bracket and to casting your own vote in the Readers’ Choice bracket, bang here).

(1) Rodeo Goat: Aback acceptable our 2013 Burger Battle, Rodeo Dupe has apparent some changes: Chef Keith Grober has confused on, now alive with Fred’s Texas Cafe; a Dallas breadth has opened; and one of the best accepted burgers is now alleged the “Chaca Oaxaca” because the aboriginal name (remove the ‘h’ in Chaca) about created an all-embracing incident. Admitting all these changes, this Dupe charcoal a appalling animal, with an adroit card of gourmet burgers featuring aggregate from dupe cheese to blackberry compote. And the custom buns and afresh arena beef accomplish it the burger collective to exhausted in this year’s bracket. 2836 Bledsoe St., Fort Worth, and 1926 Bazaar Centermost Blvd., Dallas; www.rodeogoat.com. (Judging will booty abode at the Fort Worth location.)

(8) Navajo Burger: Could this little Lake Worth collective be the David to Rodeo Goat’s Goliath? Don’t belittle Navajo, an old-school burger specialist amid central a gas station. Its big, dank burgers — like the Junkyard — accept developed a band following. Navajo, a first-time aspirant into the bracket, has waited its about-face and is accessible to face the champ. This won’t be a breeze for Rodeo Goat. 7028 Navajo Trail, Fort Worth.

(2) Off-Site Kitchen: In 2013, Off-Site, a burger collective from admired Dallas chef Nick Badovinus (Neighborhood Services), wowed our board with its signature “Do It Murph-Style” jalapeño-bacon appetite burger. But, ultimately, it was belted out by Rodeo Dupe in a second-round smackdown. Off-Site’s 2013 assuming becoming it a aerial No. 2 berry in this year’s bracket, and a brace of months ago, it confused from a awkward Irving Boulevard breadth to a bigger atom in Trinity Groves, the “dining affair park” in west Dallas. So we apprehend Off-Site to be on its bold and accessible to claiming for the title. 331 Singleton Blvd., No. 100, Dallas; oskdallas.com

(7) Burger Bar: Spiky-haired Food Network dude Guy Fieri (and a few adolescent judges) declared this tiny Cleburne burger collective the champ in a “Gameday Burger Battle” aftermost division afore the Cowboys-Giants bold at AT&T Stadium. Burger Bar has been in buyer Katy Grantges’ ancestors aback 1949, and the 12-foot-by-12-foot architecture seats beneath bodies than some SUVs. But its old-school access has brought admirers from afar around. We can’t delay to acquisition out if Cleburne is home to the little burger collective that could win it all. 100 N. Anglin St., Cleburne; Facebook: Burger Bar.

(3) M&O Base Grill: Hidden abroad on Carroll Street amid West Seventh Street and White Settlement Road, M&O has endured admitting all sorts of burger antagonism — from the accession of the West Coast alternation In-N-Out to the acceleration of Rodeo Dupe and the bounded admired Fred’s, all of which are a bun’s bung from this admired mom-and-pop spot. M&O and its big, aged burgers are veterans of all three antecedent Burger Battles, acceptable the Readers’ Bracket in 2009. But M&O has yet to accomplish the Final Four with the judges. Could this assuredly be M&O’s year? 200 Carroll St., Fort Worth; www.bestburgerfortworth.com.

(6) Jakes Hamburgers: The Dallas academy has developed during the accomplished few years, with some alter effects: A admired Addison breadth closed, and a west Fort Worth atom has appear and gone, while a afresh opened arctic Fort Worth breadth thrives and addition one is up in booming Flower Mound. That affectionate of advance can affect quality, but Jakes’ poppyseed buns and Jalapeño Bottle Cap Burger — a cheeseburger with absurd jalapeños — accept maintained their consistency. Apprehend a boxy antagonism of two activated veterans here. Assorted locations; www.jakesuptown.com. Anticipation will booty abode at city Fort Worth location.

(4) Hollywood Burger: The awe-inspiring affair about Hollywood Burger is that, abreast from some movie-star decor, there’s not a accomplished lot of “Hollywood” about the place. The down-to-Earth collective does appear with a bit of an abrupt twist, though: Korean-style burgers. Bulgogi, dejigogi and kimchi burgers are available, amping up the acidity profiles. But there’s additionally affluence actuality for acceptable burger tastes, including a 1-pound abandon burger, for which added napkins are a must. Three locations; anticipation will booty abode at 1200 S. Dejected Mound Road, Saginaw; www.myhollywoodburger.com.

(5) Tommy’s Hamburger Grill: Tommy’s is a Fort Worth institution, about for added than 30 years, and a adept of all our antecedent Burger Battles — but it has consistently run into addition assertive forth the way. Aftermost time, it was backstab Final Four adversary Chop House Burgers in Arlington that agape Tommy’s out. But we’re never activity to abolish Tommy’s and its thick, hand-formed patties, abnormally aback they’ve added some adeptness — a green-chile dupe cheeseburger and a apparition pepper cheeseburger — to the abundantly allegiant menu. 5228 Camp Bowie Blvd. and 2455 Forest Park Blvd., Fort Worth; www.tommyshamburgergrill.com.

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(1) Fred’s Texas Cafe: Already aloft a time, Fred’s stood mostly abandoned in what is now accepted as the West 7th area. During the accomplished few years, things accept sprouted up all about it — bars, restaurants, a cine alehouse and, best notably, battling Rodeo Goat. Yet this dejected collective still thrives. “Outlaw Chef” Terry Chandler’s burger-riffic bistro has spawned two spinoffs, one in arctic Fort Worth and one abreast TCU. (Former Rodeo Dupe chef Keith Grober has alike been allowance with haute dogs on the menu.) Admitting our hearts abide with the aboriginal Fred’s, which has been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, it has seemed accessible at times: Afterwards acceptable the Burger Action in 2009 and authoritative the Final Four in 2011, it was ousted in an aboriginal annular in 2013. The bracket can be cruel. Look for a Fred’s bounce-back this year. Anticipation will booty abode at 915 Currie St., Fort Worth; fredstexascafe.com.

(8) Casa Burger: One of the newest (and smallest) joints in the 2015 action could be a sleeper. It’s amid central a accessibility store, and it didn’t alike accept a name aback it aboriginal opened. In fact, it’s still adamantine to see the name unless you appear to be attractive at the top of the menu. But afterwards “research” visits by a brace of board — hey, somebody’s gotta do it — Casa Burger becoming its way in with its big, juicy, compact burgers. 5001 River Oaks Blvd., River Oaks; Facebook: Casa Burger.

(2) Kincaid’s Hamburgers: The aboriginal Kincaid’s began activity as a grocery abundance in 1946. In 1964, meat cutter O.R. Gentry, who had been there about aback the beginning, began affable burgers. And that afflicted everything. Gentry eventually bought the place, and Kincaid’s Hamburgers was born. Although it has developed into a baby alternation with six locations absolute in Tarrant and Parker counties, it’s the Camp Bowie Boulevard breadth in Fort Worth that charcoal the advocate for its signature half-pound burgers. In an era of gourmet — and sometimes over-the-top — concoctions, Kincaid’s has stood the analysis of time. Anticipation will booty abode at original, 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth; kincaidshamburgers.com.

(7) Chuyito’s Texican Burgers & Cantina: Related to Chuy’s — not the Austin-based megalith but the apprehensive Fort Worth-area Tex-Mex alternation — this baby north-side atom has a Latino influence, with chorizo or pico de gallo alloyed into abounding of its patties. You can get a archetypal burger here, too, but the accent is on aroma (the La Mexicana) and/or admeasurement (the “No Mames” or “Exaggeration” burger). The half-pound patties are abounding of flavor, and should prove to be a aces adversary for Kincaid’s in Annular 1. 1521 N. Capital St., Fort Worth; Facebook: Chuyito’s Texican Burgers & Cantina.

(3) Maple & Motor: Addition Burger Action adversary that has accustomed the Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives allowance of approval, Maple & Motor is accepted for continued lines, dank half-pound burgers and absorbing but sometimes advancing buyer Jack Perkins. He has fabricated account for calling out barter on amusing media, but Perkins stubbornly does things his way at Maple & Motor. And his perfectly-pink-inside burgers accumulate us advancing back, year afterwards year. Maple & Motor has never fabricated it to the Final Four in several antecedent burger battles, but it has never gone bottomward afterwards a fight. Kinda like its owner. 4810 Maple Ave., Dallas; http://mapleandmotor.com.

(6) Twisted Root Burger Co.: One of the antecedents of the DFW burger anarchy (and additionally featured on DDD), this Abysmal Ellum collective started in 2006 by chefs Jason Boso and Quincy Hart has developed to 12 locations with added coming. Some assemblage (ahem) get the activity that things accept slipped a little with amplification to as far abroad as Shreveport and Lubbock, but Twisted Root keeps acceptable D Magazine and Dallas Observer awards. It has struggled with bendability in antecedent Burger Battles, but it’s consistently got Final Four potential. Anticipation will booty abode at the original, 2615 Commerce St., Dallas; twistedrootburgerco.com.

(4) Thurber Mingus: One of the newest places in Burger Action 2015, Thurber Mingus — alleged for a freeway avenue amid Fort Worth and Abilene — opened aboriginal this year, with chef Coby Baumann aiming for a “West Texas cantina” feel aggressive by the border-area joints he grew up with. That agency a lot of tacos, but it additionally agency an adroit burger card that appearance such items as a blooming chile-white cheddar-pimento burger, a bacon jam and dupe cheese burger, and a broiled poblano burger with Oaxacan cheese. It’s activity up adjoin addition Burger Action newcomer in what promises to be a active matchup. 4400 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth; www.thurbermingus.com.

(5) Big John’s Burgers & Beer: The Burger Action goes west for this collective on the Weatherford square. It opened aftermost year and has bound developed a acceptability as one of the best burgers in Parker County. Its half-pounders appear with air-conditioned names, like the Intimidator (roasted red pepper, jalapeños, chipotle and apparition pepper sauce, and pepperjack cheese) and the Acceptable Day Sunshine burger (with a absurd egg and bacon). We’re assured big things out of this fresh-meat matchup. 105 College Ave., Weatherford; Facebook: Big John’s Burgers & Beer.

(1) Chop House Burgers: One of the best appalling contenders in the history of the Burger Battle, Chop House in Arlington has avant-garde to the finals twice. But it has yet to affirmation the crown. Chef Kenny Mills does some abundant burgers (his 10 Pepper Burger was amid our favorites in 2013), but Chop House has occasionally struggled with consistency. Aback the signature Chop House Burger, fabricated with bootleg steak sauce, is on, it is brilliant. So will this be the year that Chop House’s beheading assuredly matches its ability? We’re drooling at the thought. 2230 W. Park Row Drive, Pantego; www.chophouseburgers.com.

(8) The Beacon Bistro & Country Store: A Burger Action newcomer, this diner-esque collective at Hicks Airfield abreast Saginaw is run by Christie and Gene Bingham, who acclimated to accomplish band admired Christie’s Extreme Burgers in Arctic Richland Hills. It’s so abreast a capital aerodrome that you’ll see baby planes in the parking lot, but chat of aperture has brought Saginaw/Haslet/north Fort Worth association to the abode to analysis it out. Beacon does a booming breakfast biz and has some acceptable non-burger sandwiches, but we’re actuality for the burgers — and while it’s all about the basics, this abode does the basics actual well. This could be a sleeper. 171 Aviator Drive, Fort Worth; www.thebeaconcafe.com.

(2) Charley’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers: The Granbury Road burger berth has been a southwest Fort Worth basic aback 1992, with its flavor-packed patties and adroit burger combinations. Charley’s fabricated our Final Four in 2011, aback it additionally won the Readers’ Bracket, but in 2013 it was ousted by ultimate champ Rodeo Goat. But the bald anticipation of the Project X here, a Tabasco-infused burger that was advanced of its time aback it was introduced, gets our mouths watering. 4616 Granbury Road, Fort Worth; Facebook: Charley’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers.

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(7) Nicky D’s: The Crowley admired was agape out in 2011 by the always-potent Fred’s, with which it shares a agnate dejected charm. But it didn’t go bottomward afterwards a fight. In 2013, it was a “bubble burger,” aloof missing the final cut for the bracket, causing a mini-uproar, abnormally aback KLUV/98.7 FM morning guy Jody Dean batten up for it on his Facebook page. In 2015 it returns, and already again, it’s adverse boxy antagonism — it could be a Cinderella story, although this abode would never abrasion a bottle slipper. 1605 Highway 1187, Crowley; Facebook: Nicky D’s Crowley.

(3) Swiss Pastry Shop: Aback Hans Peter Muller started affable burgers in 2012 at his family’s longtime Vickery Boulevard bakery/cafe, he absolutely did change the game: He started modestly, afresh expanded, afresh started putting specialty burgers fabricated with prime Wagyu beef advanced and center. That led to a achievement in our 2014 “mini-battle,” which alveolate eight newer burger spots adjoin one another, and that achievement affirmed Swiss Pastry a aperture here. So alike admitting it’s a about burger newcomer, expectations are high. Our abandoned affliction is that during the Burger Battle, we’ll apparently accept to canyon on Swiss Pastry’s signature Black Forest cake. 3936 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth; www.swisspastryonline.com.

(6) Bronson Rock Wood-Fired Grill & Bar: One of the best accepted restaurants of any affectionate in Keller, Bronson Rock has a biker affair (its name is biker slang), a huge patio and a margarita bar. It additionally offers added than a half-dozen burgers, and that’s not counting the non-beef choices. Bronson Rock absent a boxy one to Burger Xtreme in 2013, all because of some underperforming bacon, but if it goes full-throttle in this battle, it could be a force to be reckoned with. 250 S. Capital St., Keller; bronsonrocktx.com.

(4) Adulation Shack: At the beat of the Fort Worth burger anarchy a few years ago, Tim Love’s burger atom has confused added under-the-radar recently: Abandoned the Stockyards aboriginal charcoal from a mini-chain that already had four locations, and Adulation has accustomed added absorption afresh for aperture a annex of Lonesome Dove Western Bistro in Austin than the aboriginal Adulation Berth has for, well, anything. But we bethink how abundant we adulation the Dirty Adulation burger, with its cautiously flavored beef, absurd blanch egg and “Love Sauce.” Aloof because there’s abandoned one larboard doesn’t beggarly it’s not a contender. 110 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth; loveburgershack.com.

(5) Salsa Fuego: It’s a Tex-Mex restaurant in west Fort Worth (one of the best in Texas, according to Texas Monthly), and it has some of the best chile verde we’ve anytime had. But Salsa Fuego additionally has an absorbing burger card that’s become so accepted that buyer Carlos Rodriguez is accepting accessible to accessible a burger spinoff, Fuego Burger. Added than a half-dozen burgers are accessible here, including the namesake Fuego Burger, a green-chile cheeseburger that has been accepted to accomplish chileheads bawl for joy and beam in admiration at the aura of cheese surrounding it. Accumulate an eye on this contender; it could be en fuego. 3520 Alta Bald Drive, Fort Worth; Facebook: Salsa Fuego.

(1) Hopdoddy Burger Bar: In 2013, this abode came aural one dried blah dent of advancing to the finals of the Burger Battle, but we had to let the chip(s) abatement breadth they may. Now the Austin-based mini-chain, which now has three Dallas-area locations, is aback to avenge that gut-wrenching loss. The gourmet-burger aesthetics hasn’t changed: The meat is arena beginning in-house, and the buns are fabricated there, too. And the Magic Shroom burger — with pesto, dupe cheese and amazing acreage mushrooms — charcoal one of the best burgers we’ve anytime had, period. Anticipation will booty abode at the Dallas original, 6030 Luther Lane, No. 100; www.hopdoddy.com.

(8) Tom’s Burgers & Grill: This Arlington spot, amid in an old Denny’s Diner, won the readers’ bracket in 2013. Buyer Tom Jones campaigned hard, but he did so with guts, auspicious barter to additionally try its first-round competitor, Charley’s, and see who they anticipation was better. In a action that generally pits the acceptable adjoin the newfangled, Tom’s straddles the line: You can get ancient flame-broiled burgers here, but analysis out the Buffalo dejected blimp burger, with the dejected cheese crumbles adapted into the patty. It’s a winner. 1530 N. Cooper St., Arlington; www.tomsburgersandgrill.com.

(2) Johnny B’s Burgers & Shakes: Accepted with the Southlake crowd, this bashful collective fabricated it to the Final Four in Burger Action 2013, but was agape out by Chop House Burgers — although there was abundant agitation and abutment amid the board about both places. Johnny B’s goes for the thin-patty appearance (doubles are absolutely recommended) with a sweet-roll-style bun, and doesn’t get too adorned — the Dragonburger, a amateur cheeseburger with jalapeños and chili, is about as gourmet as it gets. But artlessness — and expertly broiled cheese — agitated Johnny B’s a continued way. 2704 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake; www.johnnybsburgers.com.

(7) Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill: It ability not be a burger collective per se, but aback we saw the “21 Burgers” allotment of the Shaw’s menu, we knew we had to accomplish allowance for it in the bracket. Owners David and Ann Shaw were allotment of the Fort Worth restaurant arena afore anyone was application “scene” to call it, and bankrupt their long-running Italian restaurant Scampi’s in 2010 and reopened it as Shaw’s Burgers and Shakes, which has acquired into the Patio Bar & Grill it is today. The vibe is as discreet as the burger card is ambitious. 1051 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth, 817-926-2116; shawspatio.com.

(3) Dutch’s Legendary Hamburgers: Addition veteran, Dutch’s was allotment of the Fort Worth bigger burger anarchy in the mid-2000s and is still accepted in the TCU area, acknowledgment to its big, aged patties sandwiched amid sweet-roll-style buns. But, like the aboriginal Adulation Shack, Dutch’s feels like it has slipped a little beneath the radar, which ability be the absolute abode to date a improvement year. Dutch’s has consistently been a constant performer, and bendability counts for a lot in the Burger Battle. 3009 S. University Drive, Fort Worth; www.dutchshamburgers.com.

(6) Burger Extreme: In 2013, this discreet southwest Fort Worth collective was a giant-killer, animadversion out above champ Fred’s Texas Bistro in the aboriginal round. And alike admitting it fell to Johnny B’s in Annular 2, its “extreme” burgers fabricated a abiding impression. With its big patties and buns, additional expertly broiled bacon, Extreme should be a appalling foe for Dutch’s. (Judging will booty abode at Fort Worth location.) 6401 McCart Ave., Fort Worth, and 1121 W. Arkansas Lane, Arlington; Facebook: Burger Extreme.

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(4) Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House: “Goodfriend is, aboriginal and foremost, a adjacency bar,” says the website, and it feels that way, too. It additionally has a agglomeration of burgers on the menu, including a ’shroom burger that one of our board was still absent about continued afterwards the 2013 battle, and article alleged the Annihilator, which involves signing a waiver. In 2013, it was yet addition abode felled by finalist Chop House, but a acceptable meal at Goodfriend gives it a acceptable adventitious of activity added this time around. 1154 Peavy Road, Dallas; http://goodfrienddallas.com.

(5) IDC Burgers: This year’s best east-vs.-west antagonism appearance this Aledo cipher that additionally afresh opened a breadth in the Stockyards. The Aledo restaurant is housed in a Shell Base and offers a array of burger toppings and house-made sauces — aggregate from bacon jam and teriyaki booze to jalapeño-peach marmalade fabricated with Parker County peaches. With nine aggressive burgers on the menu, it appears IDC has appear to comedy in its aboriginal Burger Battle. Can it alive up to the hype? 401 Farm Road S. 1187, Aledo, and 121 W. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth; www.idcburgers.com. (Judging will booty abode at the Aledo location.)

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