Battle of the Burgers 2018 NYC

Another Battle of the burgers added to the book.  This year with a new location, LIC Landing in Long Island City.   Last tonight was epic.  Burger lovers traveled far and near to be a part of this great event.  Although we were a little sad that there were only 10 contestants this year, it did make it easier to taste every burger.  We were disappointed in some of our favorite places (we’re going to say they had an off night). So without further ado lets get right to it!

Contestants:

5 Napkin Burger
BarKogi
The Baroness
The Dram Shop Bar
Eats on Lex
Genuine Roadside
Harlem Shake
Peter McManus Cafe
PJ Clarke’s
Strip House

Judges choice went to…

Harlem Shake for their “Hot Mess Burger”

The People’s Choice went to drum roll…

Peter McManus Cafe for their “Top-Shelf Cheeseburger”

BurgerBabble Choice (this was a tough decision we were split down the middle but in the end we went with the people)…

Peter McManus Cafe

Here are some photos of the other contestants:

 

 

Congratulations to the winners! Thank you Time Out New York for another great event! We leave you with some great photos of the view we had while enjoying delicious burgers. Til next time good fortune and good burger!

NYC Burger Week 2018

What I love about burger week is not only do you get to eat great burgers but you have an opportunity to meet new people.  Last week’s NYC burger week had great events from Smashburger to Infinity Wars to Boozy Burger brunch.  As much as we would like to go to every event we also don’t want to have a massive heart attack.  So we choose two, Infinity Wars and Boozy Burger Brunch.

Burger & Shake Infinity War

With so many Marvel Superhero themed burgers it was hard to choose, but we decided on “The Natalie Rushman” and “The Arc Reactor” with a side of Wakanda tots (Wakanda Forever).  Scarfed down with Blue Tesseract space stone milkshake and Infinity Gauntlet shake (which has all stone colors). The Natalie was a Black widow inspired burger topped with lettuce, onion, tomato, American cheese, and secret Russian dressing. The Arc Reactor also called the Heart Stopper was a juicy beef patty topped with thick bacon and cheese. Iron Man would approve.

 

Boozy Burger Brunch

We’ve attended this event two years in a row. We absolutely love it. This year again it was held at Beer Culture except at the West 45th St location.   Tasty beers paired with delicious mini burgers.  On the menu: “Not your Mom’s burger”, “Tools of the Trade burger” and last year’s the returning champ French toast breakfast burger.  All the burgers were mouth watering good, but “Tools of the Trade” was drenched in this secret BBQ sauce that had us wanting seconds and thirds…hack we hope they make it a full size burger!

Anyone else go to a burger week event? Let us know what you thought.  Till next time Good Fortune and Good Burgers!!

 

Battle of the Burgers NY 2017

 

It’s that time of year again! A burger lovers heaven and a foodie’s playground. Battle of the Burgers went down this past Thursday and it was nothing short from amazing.

Contestants:

Barkogi
Peter McManus Café
American Cut
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer
Burger Joint
Mister Dips
Northern Bell
Old Homestead Steakhouse
Del Frisco’s Grille
Hooters
Donovan’s Pub of Woodside
Stout NYC
Bill’s Bar & Burger
The Dram Shop
Dutch Boy Burger
5 Napkin Burger
Ted’s Montana Grill
Freehold
Umami Burger
Genuine Roadside
Chef Stephen Yen
The Cannibal Liquor House

Forty made the list but only twenty-two made the cut. The returning champions (Black Tap- people’s choice and Peter McManus – critics choice) made an attempt to keep their thrones. But like Game of Thrones nothing is ever certain. With a new and more spacious location, the grills were set and burgers were dished.

But why keep writing when we can just show you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People’s Choice:
The Cannibal Liquor House with it’s “Stack burger”

Blind Folded Critic’s choice:
5 Napkin’s Burger “3 Napkin Burger”

BurgerBabble’s choice
We were torn between Northern Bell and Dutch Boy Burger

 

Congratulations to the winners! Can’t wait to try these burgers in full.

Check out Time Out New York for more details

Til then Good Fortune and Good Burgers!!

Battle of The Burgers 2016

 

We voted, they grilled, but only two conquered.  Battle of the Burgers went down this past Thursday and it was epic.

Once a year twenty of New York’s finest burgers voted by the people come together at South Street Seaport to find out just who really is the best.  This year’s event was much more organized and more spacious.  With games, live music, drinks, ice cream, and all the burgers you can sample. South street was the place to be.

 

The twenty competitors flipped and grilled from 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. to prove they were the best, but at this sold-out competition there can only be two that walked away with bragging rights…

The Judge’s Award went to ….drum roll….

The Peoples Choice Award went to….

BurgerBabbles choice goes to…

Lets meet the rest of the competitors:

Also participated: Freehold, Brindle Room, Black Iron Burger, Dorrian’s Red Hand, Eats on Lex, and the Dutch.

Congratulations to the winners!  Till next time Good Fortune and Good Burgers!!