In Pulp Fiction, the burger appears to be a typical American beef burger, with cheese, lettuce and tomato on a hamburger bun. Multiple real restaurants have featured a "Big Kahuna Burger" on their menus, including Inskip Grill located in Tarantino's hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

A steakburger attempts to elevate the burger experience by incorporating into the grind one or more premium cuts, such as t-bones or ribeyes, that are traditionally left as whole filets and served as steak, hence the name.

A smash burger is a burger that is made by smashing the ground beef onto the grill or griddle with a spatula. Smashing the burger results in a sear on the outside of the meat, which locks in all of the juices and flavor.

They actually get their name from Hamburg, Germany, home of a cut of beef called the Hamburg. steak that eventually evolved into what we now.