Every great food city has its secret handshakes — the dish you have to try, the bar you have to find, the thing locals keep to themselves. Until now. These are ours. Ten of them.

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The Awful Awful

The Awful Awful Burger is a Reno icon born in 1954 — two quarter-pound patties, secret sauce, and a mountain of fries that defined a city for nearly 70 years. Still alive at Baldini's Casino in Sparks and the Carson City Nugget. Some things are too good to stay gone.

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