Seven burgers, one starting point: a beef patty on a fresh bun. From there, everything changes — cheese or no cheese, bacon or none, even a version that borrows straight from our pizza menu. Here’s exactly what’s in each one and how to pick.
Prices run from $5.50 for the plain Hamburger up to $9.00 for the Double Cheeseburger, so like our cheesesteaks and hoagies, this is mostly a decision about toppings, not budget.
Unlike our cheesesteaks and hoagies, every burger on this list shares the exact same base: a beef patty, cooked to order, on a fresh bun. There’s no protein swap to think about here — no chicken version, no tuna option. The whole menu is variations on toppings and cheese, which actually makes this one of the easier categories to compare side by side.
The Full Burger Lineup
| Burger | Price | What’s In It |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburger | $5.50 | Plain burger, no cheese |
| Cheeseburger | $6.50 | Hamburger with melted cheese |
| Cheeseburger Deluxe | $7.50 | Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, ketchup, and onions |
| Pizza Cheeseburger | $7.50 | Mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce |
| Bacon Cheese Burger | $8.00 | Cheeseburger topped with bacon |
| Paisa’s Cheeseburger | $8.75 | Our signature build with ham, provolone cheese, and jalapeños |
| Double Cheeseburger | $9.00 | Two beef patties with melted cheese |
If You Want It Plain
The Hamburger is the only item on this list with no cheese at all — just a beef patty and a bun. It’s also the cheapest option, which makes sense given it’s the least assembled.
The Cheeseburger is the next step up: same plain build, with melted cheese added. If you’re not sure what you want, this is the safest, most familiar order on the menu.
Both are good starting points if you plan on customizing further, or if you just want to taste the patty itself without competing flavors from sauce or extra toppings getting in the way.
If You Want It Loaded
The Cheeseburger Deluxe takes the base cheeseburger and adds the full standard toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, ketchup, and onions. It’s the closest thing on our menu to a classic diner-style burger, built with everything rather than nothing.
The Double Cheeseburger takes a different approach to “loaded” — instead of more toppings, it doubles the patty. If what you actually want is more beef rather than more vegetables and condiments, this is the one to order instead of the Deluxe.
It’s worth being clear about that distinction, because “loaded” can mean two different things depending on the burger: the Deluxe loads up on toppings around a single patty, while the Double loads up on meat and keeps everything else close to plain. Neither is more “loaded” than the other — they’re just loaded in different directions.
If You Want Bacon
The Bacon Cheese Burger is exactly what it sounds like — a cheeseburger with bacon added on top. It’s priced right between the Deluxe and Paisa’s Cheeseburger, and it’s the only burger on the menu built specifically around bacon as the headline addition.
If you’re deciding between this and the Deluxe, think about what you actually want more of: the Deluxe is about fresh toppings and condiments, while the Bacon Cheese Burger is about adding a single rich, savory ingredient without changing anything else about the base cheeseburger.
If You Want Something Spicy
Paisa’s Cheeseburger is our signature build, and it’s the one burger on this list that breaks from the classic lettuce-tomato-pickle formula entirely — ham, provolone cheese, and jalapeños instead. If you liked the heat on Paisa’s Cheese Steak, this is the burger version of that same idea.
Adding ham to a beef burger is an unusual combination on paper, but it’s the same logic behind a surf-and-turf pairing — two proteins layered together rather than one competing against toppings. The provolone holds up better than a milder cheese against the jalapeños too, which is likely why it’s the cheese used here instead of American or cheddar.
If You Want Something Different Entirely
The Pizza Cheeseburger swaps standard cheese and toppings for mozzarella and marinara sauce, essentially turning the burger into a pizza-flavored sandwich — the same trick our Pizza Steak cheesesteak pulls off with the same two ingredients.
If you’ve already tried the Pizza Steak and liked it, the Pizza Cheeseburger is worth trying too — same flavor concept, different base. It’s a genuinely useful comparison if you’re trying to decide between a burger and a cheesesteak on a night when you’re specifically craving pizza flavors but don’t want an actual pizza — both versions solve that craving, just on different bread.
Burgers vs. Our Other Sandwiches
If you’re weighing a burger against a cheesesteak, the biggest practical difference is the bread and the meat prep: burgers use a round bun and a formed patty, while cheesesteaks use a long Italian roll and thin-sliced griddled steak. Both are served hot.
There’s also a texture difference worth knowing about: a burger patty holds together as one solid piece, so every bite gets a consistent ratio of meat, cheese, and toppings. A cheesesteak’s chopped, griddled steak spreads more loosely through the roll, which means the toppings and cheese tend to mix into the meat rather than sitting in distinct layers. Neither is better — it’s really a question of whether you prefer a defined bite or a more blended one.
If cold and fresh sounds better than hot and rich tonight, neither a burger nor a cheesesteak is really what you’re after — that’s what our hoagies are built for instead.
See our complete cheesesteak guide if you’re deciding between the two, or our complete hoagie guide if you’d rather go cold instead of hot.
A Quick Note on Ordering
If you’re ordering for a group, the fastest way to cover everyone’s preferences is to mix a plain option (Hamburger or Cheeseburger) with one loaded option (Deluxe or Bacon Cheese Burger) and let people who want more flavor add from there. Since the base patty is identical across the menu, nobody ends up with a genuinely different sandwich underneath the toppings — just a different amount of stuff on top of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which burger has no cheese?
- The Hamburger is the only cheese-free option on our menu — just a beef patty and a bun.
- What’s the difference between the Cheeseburger Deluxe and the Double Cheeseburger?
- The Deluxe adds more toppings (lettuce, tomato, pickles, mayo, ketchup, onions) to a single patty. The Double Cheeseburger keeps toppings simple but doubles the beef patty instead.
- Is there a spicy burger on the menu?
- Yes — Paisa’s Cheeseburger, topped with jalapeños along with ham and provolone cheese.
- What does the Pizza Cheeseburger taste like?
- It’s built with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce instead of standard burger toppings, giving it a pizza-forward flavor while keeping the burger format.
- Which burger is the best value?
- The Cheeseburger Deluxe, since it includes six separate toppings for just a dollar more than the plain Cheeseburger.
- Do any burgers come with a different protein instead of beef?
- No — every burger on our menu uses the same beef patty base. The variation across the menu comes entirely from toppings, cheese, and sauce, not protein swaps.
Hungry yet? All seven are made fresh to order.