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What's the new burger trend across America? Stuff this: Toppings are no longer getting all the attention as restaurants are packing ingredients—from shrimp to baked beans—within the patty. Here’s what you’ll find where. Plus, we take the stuffed trend one step further and use the technique on some of our other favorite foods.

Shrimp and Grits: The Nook, Atlanta
This Southern-inspired specialty is crammed with spicy shrimp and gouda, then topped with a fried sausage-grits cake and smoked tomato butter sauce. Owner Adam Gajadharsingh won the people’s choice award in a charity burger contest with it, then made it a menu staple. $13.95, 1144 Piedmont Ave. N.E., 404-745-9222

Herbed Garlic Butter: Crest Cafe, San Diego
Their melt-in-your-mouth butter burger—a patty packed with garlic-andherb butter, then topped with cheddar, spicy mayo and more butter—has its own section on the menu. $10.25, 425 Robinson Ave., 619-295-2510

Coleslaw, Swiss Cheese and Russian Dressing: BlitzBurgers, North Brunswick, NJ
Most popular with the college student “young’uns,” according to owner Jimmy Bliziotis, the Rowdy Reuben burger mimics the old-school deli sandwich, but with ground beef and a challah roll in place of corned beef and rye. The chef packs coleslaw, swiss cheese and russian dressing between two -pound patties. $6.35, 468 Renaissance Blvd. E., 732-422-0700

Caramelized Apples, Onions and Brie: Larchmont Bungalow, Los Angeles
Leave it to a California eatery to make a healthier stuffed burger. A ground turkey patty is filled with caramelized apples, sauted onions and a slice of creamy brie. Chef Ken Bernard finishes it with tomato and a pile of wild arugula. $12.95, 107 N. Larchmont Blvd., 323- 461-1528

Brown Sugar Baked Beans: Chester’s Restaurant, Branson, MO
The cooks at Chester’s like things saucy: Their Chrissy burger oozes with bacon-spiked brown sugar baked beans and gets a healthy dollop of their signature sauce—a mix of mayo, ketchup, garlic and vinegar—on top. $11.95, 2005 W. Hwy. 76, 417-334-7838

By Lizbeth Scordo

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