National Hamburger Day is 5-28-26, so this is one of those rare food holidays where both local burger spots and big chains start throwing around surprisingly decent deals.

Here are a few good local choices:

• Mashed Burgers — probably the strongest “burger-first” pick close to you if you want smash burgers and a casual late-night vibe. Their Cajun fries get a lot of love too.
• Jojo Burger — newer, smaller burger spot with creative sauces and a neighborhood feel.
• Brownstone Pancake Factory — not strictly a burger joint, but they do oversized diner-style burgers if you want the full “go completely overboard” experience.

• If you want the best National Hamburger Day chain deals this week, these are the standouts so far:

  • Smashburger — single burgers for $5.28 on May 28 with promo code 528SINGLE.
  • Burger King — free hamburger with qualifying purchase through the app for Royal Perks members.
  • Checkers & Rally’s — BOGO Classic Burgers May 27–28.
  • Shake Shack — free ShackBurger with qualifying purchase during Burger Month promotions.
  • Wendy’s and White Castle are also running app-based specials in many locations.

  Honestly, the smart move is usually:

• • local burger place if you want an actually memorable meal,
  • chain apps if you want to turn National Hamburger Day into a competitive sport and hit multiple deals in one night.

  And yes, people absolutely do that. Reddit turns this holiday into the burger equivalent of Black Friday every year.