Ridiculously busy and head-bangingly loud, Kuma’s attracts the tattooed set for its monster 10oz burgers, each named for a heavy-metal band and hefted onto a pretzel-roll bun. There’s a vegan burger and mac ‘n’ cheese menu for those who don't eat meat, and beer and bourbon for all. Expect a line.
Burgers include the Black Sabbath (blackened with chili and pepper-jack cheese), Led Zeppelin (piled with pulled pork, bacon, cheddar and pickles) and Goatsnake (topped with herbed goat's cheese and poblano corn relish). The prime-time wait can reach two hours. Kuma's has another outpost in the West Loop, but this location is the original and the best.
