We’ve been noticing a “growing” trend among many of our best burger joints, and in some fine-dining palaces as well. “The higher the better” is now the rule when it comes to burgers. Here are five of what we’ve started calling sirloin skyscrapers. How does your favorite burger stack up?

Farm & Sea Burger - Triniti
Triniti has an ever-changing array of burgers at lunch, but the one called Farm & Sea comes to your table with that butter-beef, house-cured pork bacon, and even slices of duck foie gras representing the Farm, plus tender, delicious chunks of lobster representing the Sea. There are thin sheets of nori (Japanese seaweed) where the lettuce would normally be. Molten Gouda cheese is a nice touch, too.

2815 S. Shepherd Drive.
713-527-9090
trinitirestaurant.com

The Big Reubowski - Kenny & Ziggy’s
There’s a half-pound patty of Hereford beef, plus another half-pound of thinly sliced corned beef cured in-house for 45 days. The sauerkraut is pickled below-ground on New York’s Lower East Side, while the melted cheese is sharp-but-creamy Emmentaler Swiss and the bun, of course, is challah. And it wouldn’t be “Reubenesque” without Russian dressing.

2327 Post Oak Blvd.
713-871-8883
kennyandziggys.com

Death by Burger - Samba Grille
There is braised spicy chipotle pork belly beneath melted Manchego cheese, as well as crispy Berkshire bacon and a half-pound of beef on this bun. Samba Grille offered a burger as soon as they started serving lunch, then took it off because nobody ordered it. When the idea of a burger was brought back by popular demand, it was a burger in spades, complete with sliced fried potatoes, pickled red sweet peppers and the terrific huacatay (black mint) sauce favored in Peru.

530 Texas Ave.
713-343-1180
sambagrillehouston.com

Kobe Beef Burger - Max’s Wine Dive Officially, it’s known as the Kobe beef burger with the “upgrade” of sliced avocado, Cotija cheese and habanero Salsa.There’s a nifty half-pound of wagyu beef between these two briochy (meaning more egg) buns from Slow Dough, but there’s also all that other good stuff mentioned, plus some terrific housepickled jalapenos that take turns lulling you to sleep and being hot.

4720 Washington Ave.
713-880-873
maxswinedive.com

Ginormous BLT Double-Grilled Cheese Ranch Burger - Houston Texans Grille
When this, team-themed, royal blue and battle red eatery opened, it seemed the burger it served needed to be, well, Texas-sized, of course. So the chefs came up with a half-pound beef patty, lettuce and tomato positioned between two grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches (yes, that’s four slices of Texas toast) and a thorough dousing of ranch dressing.

12848 Queensbury Lane.
713-461-2002
texansgrille.g3restaurants.com