The Jucy Lucy burger is famously associated with Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The burger consists of cheese enclosed inside a ground-beef patty rather than placed on top. During cooking, the cheese melts into a hot center, so the burger is usually allowed to rest before eating. The name is commonly spelled “Jucy Lucy,” without the first “i” in “Juicy.”
Two Minneapolis bars, Matt’s Bar and the 5-8 Club, both claim to have invented the sandwich. Matt’s Bar uses the spelling “Jucy Lucy,” while the 5-8 Club generally uses “Juicy Lucy.” This rivalry is part of the burger’s local identity, but both versions are associated with the same city.
The Jucy Lucy is different from a cheese-stuffed burger described generically: its defining regional association is Minneapolis and its signature feature is the molten cheese center.