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In Philadelphia, a tale of two burgers

Great burgers run the price-range spectrum. Here, one for $5, and one for $24.

The Black Angus Smoked Bacon Burger at Lacroix, right, and the cheeseburger at Fountain Porter.
The Black Angus Smoked Bacon Burger at Lacroix, right, and the cheeseburger at Fountain Porter.Read moreMICHAEL KLEIN / Staff

Burgers run the price-range spectrum. Take the cheeseburger ($5) at Fountain Porter, the bar at 10th and Tasker in South Philly, and the Black Angus burger ($24) on the lunch menu at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse (which isn't even the city's most expensive — that distinction goes to the foie gras-topped $26 Whiskey King at Village Whiskey).

Lacroix's, perched plumply on a brioche bun from Metropolitan Bakery and served with truffled fries, has 8 ounces of Black Angus beef topped with Cabot cheddar, shredded lettuce, red onion, and cherry peppers for zing. Fountain Porter's is a 5-ounce patty of 80/20, sizzled to a thin crust and topped simply with American cheese and a slice of tomato, and comes on a potato roll with two pickle chips on the side. Fries are $3 more — no truffles.

— Michael Klein

Cheeseburger, $5, Fountain Porter, 1601 S. 10th St.; fountainporter.com

Black Angus Smoked Bacon Burger, $24, Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 215-790-2533; lacroixrestaurant.com

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