L.A.'s Most Awesome Beefless Burgers

7000 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 (map)

Hot, sweaty and hungry after a night at Teddy's? This swanky all-night hang inside the Hollywood Roosevelt is where to go when that 3am burger craving kicks in. The build-your-own burger menu offers multiple choice for patties (yes, there's sirloin but go for the turkey or veggie) with over a dozen different cheeses, sauces and $1 sides like bacon, sauerkraut, fried egg and arugula.

8593 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (map)

L.A.'s first all-organic fast-food joint is where to get an awesome burger. Sure, they've got the classic grass-fed O! Burger and the homemade gluten-free O! Veggie, but the free-range turkey patty is where it's at. Get it the standard way for $7.99 and it comes sandwiched between two soft organic buns with your choice of sauce (vegan Thousand Island, barbecue, chipotle or dairy ranch), caramelized onions, tomato, lettuce and a side of cole slaw, Or spare the carbs and get it in a bowl ($8.99) atop a bed of pesticide-free leaves.

28128 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265 (map)

This longstanding paradise on the beach is a mob scene of families and beach bums on the weekends, but braving the throngs--not to mention the eternal wait for your vibrating "lobster" to signal your table is ready--is worth it once you get a taste of the Dungeness crab burger ($18.95) and ahi tuna burger that's sesame-seared and spread with wasabi mayo ($16.95). Each are offered with a side of slaw if you like, but why bother when you can get the mile-high pile of fries?

1000 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (map)

With its bigger and better digs on Wilshire, this seafood emporium has its own cafe where folks can order the Super Spicy Salmon Burger. The spicy part comes from the remoulade sauce that's slathered on the patty, which is like a firecracker on your tongue, but in a good way. Coupled with a tang of lemon, thin slices of cool cucumber, tomato and chopped mixed greens with pine nuts. Add to that the fluffy, toated potato bun and you're in, hook, line and sinker.

3413 Cahuenga Blvd West, Los Angeles, CA 90068 (map)

This hoppin' gastropub right across the way from Universal Studios might be an ideal place to watch the big game (they've got 16 flat screens) and even play one (their game menu features Risk, Scrabble, Battleship and beyond), but they're not playing around when it comes to their burgers (they've got six of 'em). The incredibly scrumptious turkey burger is topped with brie, mixed greens, tomato and cranberry-red onion marmalade, all sandwiched between two sublimely soft yet durable Melrose Bakery buns.