I’m fresh off a trip to Montana where I rode the Southeast Montana Burger Trail, and what a mouthwatering ride it was!
From Billings to Broadus and miles beyond, the trail takes a 1,000-mile loop through Big Sky country, finding the best burgers in unexpected bars, mom-and-pop eateries and other burger joints that were once only known by the locals.
Now that the Burger Trail is an official thing, the secret is out, and tourists are finding this part of Montana has more to offer than they ever knew.
One takeaway I got from traveling the Burger Trail is that an ordinary burger simply won’t make it in this day of culinary creativity. People are demanding more, and Montana delivers. Montana is a leading producer of beef, so chefs have a lot to play with, and their burgers have become a thing of wonder.
There are 24 stops on the Southeast Montana Burger Trail, and burger toppings range from traditional cheese, tomato, onions and lettuce to more adventurous add-ons, such as mango salsa, jalapeno cream cheese and huckleberry-hatch chili barbecue sauce. It was an amazing thing to learn about all the different ways a burger can be served.