A water buffalo burger will never surpass the primal appeal of, say, an eight-ounce slab of juicy natural beef in a brioche bun, heaped with balsamic onions, Hill’s bacon, Beecher’s Flagship cheddar, and truffle aioli. The latter, 8oz Burger’s namesake showstopper, is why we adore this duo of homegrown burger shops. But the buffalo burger, and other novelty combos, is why we admire it. Throw in hormone-free and grass-fed beef, perfect vanilla shakes, fries that hail from uber-flavorful Kennebec potatoes, and you have a local find, in two locations that do the Great American Meal proud.