consolidated list: albany, ny burger recos

after looking for an albany burger joint to test out yesterday, i realized all of my burger reco lists and notes are in different places... so. i now bring to you the full best-of-web burger recommendations for albany, ny. i'm trying to hit all of these, just a little ways away from completing the task. and when i do, it will be time to move : ) 

(all the places with a star i've hit. UPDATE 12/27/11: adding D.P. Brasserie, their burger is epic. also.. although Pump Station & Sutters are listed as top Albany recos, IMO they are the hit-or-miss ones on the list. UPDATE 8/21/12: added Druthers, which is one of the top 5 local burgers IMO. UPDATE 9/27/12: adding Creo. Pat LaFrieda burger patties, cooked fabulously in Alb. HELL YES. UPDATE 3/4/13: adding Capital City Gastropub)


 Burger Centric 
*Capital City Gastropub (8/10)
*Chez Mike (5.5/10 try 1; 7.5/10 try 2)
*Creo (8/10)
*Circus Cafe (Saratoga) (7/10)
*D.P. Brasserie (7.5/10)
*Druthers Brewing Co (Saratoga)(8/10)
 Graney's
*Jack's Drive-In (Wynantskill) (6.5/10)
*Juicy Burger (9/10)
*Juniors (6.5/10)
 Indian Ladder Farms (not technically in Albany, but close)
*New World Bistro Bar (8/10)
*Nighhawk's Kitchen (7/10)
*The Point (this is not on Albany reco lists, but it's one of my top picks) (9/10)
*Pump Station (6/10)
*Shake Shack (Saratoga) (7.5/10)
*Spill'n The Beans (8/10)
*Standard (also not on Albany reco lists, but one of my picks) (7/10)
*Sutters (6/10)
*Wine-n-Diner (6/10)