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A double cheeseburger with mustard, onion and pickle on a sesame bun

812 Ramseur St · Old East, Durham

Durham's best burger since 1976.

Hand-rolled patties. Never frozen. Homemade chili from a recipe our father wrote down once and never changed. Order at the window, eat it in the lot, and understand why people keep coming back for fifty years.

  • Mon–Fri10am – 3pm
  • Cash onlyATM at the window
  • 4.7 ★1,200+ Google reviews

People have noticed

#8

Best burger in the entire country — The 100 Best Burgers in America, ranked by a national burger critic.

2011

Named Durham's Best Burger by the Durham Observer — one of several times we've been voted the city's best.

TV

Featured on the a national food travel show's its burger road-trip special with host George Motz, March 2013.

Short film

Where the secret to success is chili

The a regional food documentary series and Eater came to N Ramseur Street and made a film about this place. Six minutes. Worth every one.

Still from the a regional food documentary series short film about Hattie's Burger Stand
a regional food documentary series · A film by Peter Taylor
Burger patties cooking on a flat-top griddle
50+years at the same window

Our family

Three generations. One griddle. One recipe.

C.T. Hattie painted cars for twenty years before he opened a burger joint on N Ramseur Street in March of 1976. He wrote down a chili recipe, taught it to his children, Marcus and June, and handed them the place.

They ran it the way he did: burgers rolled by hand, one at a time, from fresh meat that never sees a freezer. Today the third generation of the family works that same griddle, using that same recipe, in that same little building.

Nothing here is fancy. There's no dining room, no waitstaff, and no credit card machine. There's a window, a line, and a burger that's been worth standing in it for fifty years.

Come see us

Take some home

Hattie's Chili, by the pound

The same secret recipe our father perfected almost fifty years ago, packed up so you can put it on your own hot dogs at your own kitchen table. Ask for a Chili Pounder at the window.

Call and reserve a pound
Chili piled onto a hot dog

Word of mouth

4.7 stars. 1,200+ reviews.

★★★★★
★★★★★
“I love old school restaurants. I loved everything about this restaurant. I ordered the double bacon cheeseburger with fried bologna with the chili on the side along with French fries. I know my cholesterol was through the roof but it was worth it. It was so delicious even the fried bologna and I hate bologna. This is a great no frills meal just get your meal and eat outside. So good.”
Denise W. Google review
★★★★★
“Lived in Durham for a couple years from '17 to '19. Was introduced to this gem by a buddy from work. The term “KISS” applies here. (Keep it simple stupid) This place ruined burgers for me at most other places. It is quite simply a great burger. Nothing fancy. It's the one place I would go back to when I visit.”
Curtis B. Google review
★★★★★
“Finally made it to Hattie's Burger Stand — it's been on my Durham food list forever thanks to all the rave reviews, and I'm so glad I went. The cheeseburger was the absolute standout for me — juicy, flavorful, and just classic in the best way.”
Paula J. Google review · Local Guide

Find us

Come to the window

Hours

Monday – Friday10:00am – 3:00pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

We stop taking call-in orders after 2:00pm. We sell out most days — come early.

Good to know

  • Cash only, with an ATM on the premises
  • Walk-up window — no indoor seating
  • Free gravel lot, pull in wherever you fit
  • Takeout and call-ahead ordering

Where

812 Ramseur St
Durham, NC 28205

(919) 555-0164

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