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A '''steak burger''' is marketing term for a [[hamburger]] claimed to be of superior quality.<ref>Ronald R. Butters, "Trademark linguistics: Trademarks: Language that one owns", in Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson, ''The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics'', p. 360</ref><ref>George Motz, ''Hamburger America'', 2011 {{isbn|0762440708}}, p. 17, 41</ref><ref>Thomas Riggs, ''Encyclopedia of major marketing campaigns'', '''2''':456</ref> or, in Australia, a [[sandwich]] containing a [[steak]].


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Steak burgers are first mentioned in the 1920s. Like other hamburgers, they may be prepared with various accompaniments and toppings.
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==History==
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Use of the term "steakburger" dates to the 1920s in the United States.<ref name="Perry"/> In the U.S. in 1934, A.H. "Gus" Belt, the founder of [[Steak 'n Shake]], devised a higher-quality hamburger and offered it as a "steakburger" to customers at the company's first location in [[Normal, Illinois]].<ref name="LR66">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oq80iaT38k4C&pg=PA210|title=Legendary Route 66|publisher=|page=210}}</ref> This burger used a combination of ground meat from the strip portion of [[T-bone steak]] and [[sirloin steak]] in its preparation.<ref name="LR66"/> Steak burgers are a primary menu item at Steak 'n Shake restaurants,<ref name="LR66"/> and the company's registered [[trademark]]s included "original steakburger" and "famous for steakburgers".<ref name="AFDLD"/> Steak 'n Shake's "Prime Steakburgers" are now made of [[Beef carcass classification|choice grade]] brisket and chuck.<ref>"Prime Steakburgers", Steak 'n Shake web site [https://www.steaknshake.com/menu_specials/prime-steakburger/]</ref>

==Preparation==
[[Beef]] is typical, although other meats such as lamb and pork may also be used.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZARABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT6|title=Be Your Own Burger King|publisher=|page=14}}</ref> The meat is ground<ref name="Croft">{{cite web | url=http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2014/10/09/make-great-steak-burger/16911277/ | title=Make your own great steak burger | work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]| date=October 9, 2014 | accessdate=9 October 2014 | author=Croft, Sara}}</ref> or chopped.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=in2jaYctmOkC&pg=PA14|title=London|publisher=}}</ref>

In Australia, a steak burger is a steak sandwich which contains a whole steak, not ground meat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://outbackjoe.com/macho-divertissement/australian-places-and-general-travel/steak-sandwich/ | title=Steak Sandwich Around Australia | work=Outback Joe | accessdate=18 July 2017}}</ref>

Steak burgers may be cooked to various [[Doneness|degrees of doneness]].<ref name="Kearney"/>

===Accompaniments===
Steak burgers may be served with standard hamburger toppings such as lettuce, onion, and tomato.<ref name="Kearney">{{cite web | url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/One-great-dish-Signature-Steak-Burger-at-La-Casa-5449167.php | title=One great dish: Signature Steak Burger at La Casa del Caballo | work=[[Houston Chronicle]]| date=May 2, 2014 | accessdate=9 October 2014 | author=Kearney, Syd}}</ref> Some may have additional various toppings such as cheese,<ref name="Kearney"/> bacon, fried egg, mushrooms,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Efo_YpMVL0C&pg=PA99 | title=The Little Black Book of Burgers | publisher=Peter Pauper Press, Inc. | page=99 | isbn=1441300406}}</ref> additional meats,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdgfAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA41|title=Hamburger America|publisher=|pages=41&ndash;42}}</ref> and others.

==Restaurant versions==
Various fast food outlets and restaurants{{mdashb}}such as [[Burger King]], [[Carl's Jr.]], [[Hardee's]], [[IHOP]], Steak 'n Shake, [[Mr. Steak]]{{mdashb}}, and [[Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers|Freddy's]] market steak burgers.<ref name="Perry"/><ref name="AFDLD">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3imY6hdVgQC&pg=PA109|title=Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments|publisher=|pages=109–110}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20-IA3|title=LIFE|publisher=|page=83}}</ref><ref name="ARDBCL">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4OZCKtzM3ZkC&pg=PA1075|title=Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation|publisher=|pages=1075&ndash;1076}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=70vSvQwG4vAC&pg=PA186|title=Inventory|publisher=|page=186}}</ref> Some restaurants offer high-end burgers prepared from [[Beef aging|aged]] beef.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E8vhbo4so_0C&pg=PA80|title=Serious Eats|publisher=|pages=80&ndash;81}}</ref> Additionally, many restaurants have used the term "steak burger" at various times.<ref name="ARDBCL"/>

Some [[baseball park]]s concessions in the United States call their hamburgers steak burgers, such as Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhNkcSYS1OwC&pg=PA96|title=Brit at the Ballpark|publisher=|page=97}}</ref>

===Burger King===
Burger King introduced the [[Burger King premium burgers#Sirloin Steak sandwich|Sirloin Steak sandwich]] in 1979 as part of a menu expansion that in turn was part of a corporate restructuring effort for the company.<ref name="Perry"/> It was a single oblong [[patty]] made of chopped steak served on a sub-style, sesame seed roll.<ref>{{cite AV media |year=1979 |title=Specialty Sandwich commercial |trans-title=|medium=Television commercial |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="HBR-BK">{{cite web |last1=Sasser Jr. |first1=W. Earl |last2=Rikert |first2=David C. |title=Burger King Corp. |url=http://hbr.org/product/burger-king-corp/an/681045-PDF-ENG |publisher=Harvard Business Review |accessdate=25 November 2013 |location=Cambridge, MA |date=27 February 1996}}</ref> Additional steak burgers that Burger King has offered are the Angus Bacon Cheddar Ranch Steak Burger, the Angus Bacon & Cheese Steak Burger, and a limited edition Stuffed Steakhouse Burger.<ref name="Perry">{{cite web |url=https://ecf.moed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/STEAK_N_SHAKE_ET_AL_V_BURGER_KING_ET_AL-CDP-57.PDF |publisher=[[United States District Court]], Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division |date=July 7, 2004 |first1=Catherine D., District Judge |last1=Perry |title=Memorandum and Order |format=[[PDF]] |work=The Steak 'n Shake Company vs. The Burger King Corporation, Case No. 4:04CV525 CDP |authorlink1=Catherine D. Perry |accessdate=October 12, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928003530/https://ecf.moed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/STEAK_N_SHAKE_ET_AL_V_BURGER_KING_ET_AL-CDP-57.PDF |archivedate=September 28, 2013 |df= }} [https://casetext.com/case/steak-n-shake-company-v-burger-king-corporation (July 7, 2004) 323 F. Supp.2d 983 (E.D. Mo. 2004)]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2005/01/17/burger-king-angus-bacon-cheddar-ranch-steak-burger/ | title=Burger King Angus Bacon Cheddar Ranch Steak Burger | publisher=The Impulsive Buy | date=January 17, 2005 | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2004/09/02/food-burger-king-angus-bacon-and-cheese-steak-burger/ | title=REVIEW: Burger King Angus Bacon & Cheese Steak Burger | publisher=The Impulsive Buy | date=September 2, 2004 | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2004 [[Steak 'n Shake]] sued Burger King over the latter's use of term ''Steak Burger'' in conjunction with one of its menu items, claiming that such use infringed on trademark rights.<ref name=StL>{{cite news|author=Peter Shinkle|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=June 16, 2004|at=Metro|title=Burger battle heats up in court}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20040602/BUSINESS/40601034 | title=Steak 'n Shake sues Burger King over use of "steakburger" phrase | work=[[Fla. Times-Union|The Florida Times-Union]] | date=June 2, 2004 | accessdate=22 February 2015 | agency=[[Associated Press]] }}</ref>
(According to the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', Burger King's attorneys "grilled" Steak 'n Shake's CEO in court about the precise content of Steak 'n Shake's steakburger offering.)<ref name=StL/>
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File:Burger King Angus Bacon & Cheese Steak Burger.jpg|A [[Burger King]] [[Angus cattle|Angus]] Bacon & Cheese Steak Burger
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==See also==
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*[[Salisbury steak]]
*[[Steak sandwich]]
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