Welcome to the 1st ever Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge. I have invited restaurants from all over the city to enter their burger into this challenge, some restaurants have their burger on their menus and others have created a special burger just for this challenge. Their  burger creation could be simple to fancy, using unique and innovative ingredients, any type of meat (such as beef, bison, lamb, chicken, turkey or other) or fish or even veggie! Each restaurant will be featuring their burger from November 5-30th, if you don’t see it on the menu just ask the Manager or Chef and they will make it for you.

Get some friends together and make a night of it, visit 3 restaurants or more to share and taste the different burgers or go solo or with a friend – just remember to visit https://vancouverfoodster.com/burger-challenge/   come back to VOTE for your favourites between November 28-December 3^rd.

Voting criteria –  some things to help you judge your favourite burgers – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

Tweeting: Include our twitter address and hashtag whenever possible in your tweets.

@VanFoodster #BestBurgerChallenge

Here are the 29 Burgers in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

 

Hidden Restaurant 

Hidden Burger

Main Protein: Angus Beef

Description:  A Certified Angus Beef patty topped with crispy smoked bacon, aged white cheddar, caramelized onion, tomato and butter lettuce served on a whole wheat kaiser bun with roasted garlic aioli. Served with your choice of fries or salad.

Price: $16.00

Created by: Executive Chef Matthew Richmond.

Offered:  both lunch and dinner.

Location: 433 Robson Street in The Westin Grand

Tel: 604-647-2521

Twitter: @HiddenVancouver

Web: www.hiddenvancouver.ca

 

 The Dockside Restaurant

Pork and Shrimp Banh Mi Burger

Main Protein: Medium Grind Pork Shoulder and chopped Tiger Prawns

Description:  This burger has all the elements of a typical Bahn Mi sandwich. The patty is basically Pork Shumai filling with chopped prawns, it is fire grilled and served with pickled vegetable, cilantro and hoisin-soy mayo on a brioche bun.  The one pictured has a side of Dockside Warm Caesar Salad with Charred Lemon, but can be accompanied by The seven Leaf Salad of House Cut Fries.

Price: $16.00

Created by: Executive Chef Simon James McNeil

Offered:  11:00 am to 10:00 pm in

The Dockside Restaurant and The Dockside Lounge at the Granville Island Hotel.

Location: 1253 Johnston Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @eatdockside

Tel: 604-685-7070

Web: http://www.docksidebrewing.com

 

 BierCraft

BierCraft Burger

Main Protein: Beef-fresh ground chuck

Description:  Fire grilled, house-made burger, toasted kaiser, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato, citrus aoli and your choice of fries or

salad. Served with Andelouse dip for fries.

Price: $12 at Lunch, $14 at Dinner

Created by: Chef Stephen Chadband

Offered:  This burger is regularly on our lunch and dinner menu

Location: 1191 Commercial Drive, Vancouver and 3305 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @biercraft

Web: http://biercraft.com

 

 Black + Blue Steakhouse

The B+B Burger

Main Protein: PEI Blue Ribbon Beef

Description:  PEI Blue Ribbon Beef Burger with side salad or fries and a cup of the soup of the day.

Price: $14.00

Created by: Chef Jason Labahn

Offered:  Lunch

Location: 1032 Alberni Street, Vancouver

Phone: 604-637-0777

Twitter: @Glowbal_Group

Web:  http://www.glowbalgroup.com/blackblue/

 

Society Restaurant 

The Meat Sweats Burger

Main Protein: Prime Rib Beef

Description:  Prime Rib Beef Burger with bacon, aged cheddar, onion ring, pulled pork, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, society signature sauce; with side fries and house made ketchup.

Price: $16.95

Created by: Chef Thea Anderson

Offered:  Available Friday lunch and Mon – Sun dinner

Location: 1257 Hamilton Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @Glowbal_Group #society

Web: http://www.glowbalgroup.com/society/

 

 George Ultra Lounge

The George Porchetta Burger

Main Protein: In-house ground Alberta AAA New York striploin

Description:  A six ounce AAA beef burger on a house baked bun topped with paradise valley, BC pork porchetta, remoulade, spiced gherkin aioli and fire roasted roma tomato jam. Served with hand cut frites, a sweet gherkin and a salad of baby greens in a sweet shallot vinaigrette.

Price: $18.00

Created by: Chef Chris Bisaro

Offered:  Offered at dinner from 5pm Monday – Saturday

Location: 1137 Hamilton Street,  Vancouver

Tel: (604) 628-5555

Twitter: @georgelounge

Web: http://georgelounge.com/

 

 Dunns Famous

Reuben Burger

Main Protein: Heritage Angus Ground Chuck, no filler and Montreal Smoked Meat

Description:  Using ingredients from an original recipe, the Reuben Burger is piled high with a 100% no filler 6 oz. angus burger, warm sauerkraut, melted Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing on a brioche burger bun.  The Reuben Burger is served with fresh hand cut fries, Dunn’s original coleslaw & dill pickle.

Fries can be substituted for a house salad or feature soup for no additional charge

Price: $13.50

Created by: Chef Alex Brown

Offered:  for Lunch & Dinner, 11am-12pm Sunday-Thursday, 11am-1pm Friday & Saturday

Location: 827 Seymour Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-682-8938

Twitter: @DunnsFamousBC

Web:  http://www.dunnsfamousbc.com

 

Establishment Tapas & Lounge

Bison Sliders

Main Protein: Bison

Description:  Three tender and juicy bison sliders  topped with port-wine cheddar cheese, cranberry onion relish, and a fresh beet aioli, served on a sweet brioche bun.

Price: $16.95

Created by: Chef Victor Bongo

Offered:  Offered during dinner service, Tuesday through Sunday, 5:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Location: 3162 West Broadway, Vancouver

Twitter: @EstLounge

Web:  http://www.estlounge.com/

 

 The Whip Restaurant

Holey Chuck Burger

Main Protein: Certified Angus Beef

Description:  Black Angus beef brisket and ground chuck patty with a Napa Valley cabbage coleslaw, grilled corn beef and melted Swiss on a freshly baked sesame poppy seed brioche. Served with your choice of French fries, yam fries or mixed greens.

Price: $14.50

Created by: Chef Andre Tremblay

Offered:  Available Lunch and Dinner.

Location: 209 East 6th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-874-4687

Twitter: @WhipRestaurant

Web: http://TheWhipRestaurant.com

 

The Fray

Triple Threat Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  7oz all lean ground beef patty with our secret seasonings layered with Monterey Jack cheese, sautéed mushrooms, battered and deep fried banana pepper rings, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and our chefs top secret jalapeño and pickle relish. All this rests on a custom made cobs bakery bun. Comes with your choice of salad, hand-made rosemary crisps or fries.

Price: $14.95

Created by: Head Chef Kelly Maley

Offered:  Lunch and Dinner.

Location: 3980 Fraser Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-558-FRAY

Twitter: @FrayOnFraser

Web:  http://fray.me/

 

Max’s Burgers

The Local

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  70/30 grass fed/finished ground beef from the Honest Butcher and herb smoked bacon from Woodland Smokehouse, served with side of fries.

Price: $15.00

Created by: Chef Travis Redpath

Offered:  All the time.

Location: 521 West 8^th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-873-6297

Twitter: @MaxsBurgersVan

Web:  http://maxsburgers.ca

 

Ceilis Irish Pub

Belfast Burger

Main Protein: Alberta pasture grazed grain finished cattle raised with no hormones and no antibiotics ground beef.

Description:  Spring Creek, Alberta half pound, hand pressed beef with no hormones or antibiotics and is a gluten free patty. Maple peppered bacon, sautéed mushrooms, stout & ale onion ring, melted Canadian aged white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, garlic aioli, homemade roasted red pepper relish, and a pickle spear served on a sesame brioche bun with shoestring french fries. (Can be substituted for a gluten free bun)

Price: $16.75

Created by: Chef Tyler Goddard

Offered:  offered all day and night!

Location: 1774 West 7^th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-697-0990

Twitter: @CeilisKitsilano

Web:  http://www.ceilis.com

 

Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant

The Mistress

Main Protein: Beef and Pork

Description:  Burger Bun made specially by La Baguette  on Granville Island for the Blue Canoe all other ingredients made fresh in house, served with house cut kennabec fries. Served with a glass of Red Truck Ale, brewed in North Vancouver.

Price: $15.00

Created by: Executive Chef Danilo Ibarra

Offered:  All day

Location: 140-3866 Bayview Street, Richmond

Tel: 604-275-7811

Twitter: @bluecanoeresto

Web:  http://www.bluecanoerestaurant.com

 

The District

The Barnyard Bites Back

Main Protein: AAA Beef

Description:  The animals are back with a vengeance. Our house-ground beef tenderloin burger topped with creamy goat’s cheese, crispy Capicola ham, rich duck confit, a fried hen’s egg, caramelized red onion, pickles, artisanal greens, and a delectable cranberry & bacon aoli all piled atop a toasted Kaiser bun. Served with choice patat friet or salad.

Price: $19.50

Created by: Chef Kenny Kyle

Offered:  Dinner, starting at 4PM

Location: 13 Lonsdale Avenue,  North Vancouver

Tel: 778-338-4938

Twitter: @districtsocial

Web:  http://www.thedistrictsocial.com/

 

Street Meet Food Truck

Slow Roasted Pork Sandwich

Main Protein: Fraser Valley Pork Shoulder, that has been brined overnight and roasted for 8.5 hours.

Description:  Slow Roasted Pork Sandwich, Local Apple Chutney, Coleslaw and Dijon Aioli. Comes with our homemade potato chips

Price: $10.00

Created by: Chef Alessandro Vianello and Chef Mike Carter

Offered:  Lunch and Events, whenever we are open.

Location: Burrard  & Pender Street

Twitter: @StreetMeetTruck

Web:  www.streetmeettruck.ca

 

Dundarave Fish Market

Ocean Wise Halibut Burger

Main Protein: Ocean Wise Halibut

Description:   Ocean Wise Halibut, prosciutto, house made tomato relish, onion rings, organic baby greens, tomato & mayonnaise

Price: $15.00

Created by: Chef Lawrence Phillips

Offered:  Offered all the time!

Location: 2423 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

Tel: 604-922-1155

Twitter: @DFishMarket

Web:  http://www.dundaravefishmarket.com/

 

Bob Likes Thai Food 

Bob’s Slopping Burger

Main Protein: Pork

Description:  Stir fried minced pork with Thai basil, green bean, chili, garlic, onion on wheat bun with organic greens, tomato with deep fired taro roots. Topped with mayo and house made plum sauce and chili.

Price: $11.00

Created by: Tai Keattivanichvily

Offered:  All day

Location: 3755 Main Street & 1521 West Broadway, Vancouver

Twitter: @boblikethaifood

Web: http://www.boblikesthaifood.com/

 

EBO Restaurant

Classic EBO Burger

Main Protein: House Ground Chuck

Description:  House Ground Chuck, Gelderman Farms Double smoked bacon, Brie De Meaux, Onion and Mustard jam, Fresh brioche, Hazelemer Farms Organic Russet Potato Crisps, Yeti’s BBQ spice, Truffle Aioli.

Price: $12.00 including accompaniment

Created by: Chef Dan Craig

Offered:  All day and night.

Location: 4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby

Twitter: @EBOrestaurant

Web:  http://www.eborestaurant.com/

 

Hyde Restaurant

The Tokyo Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  Beef burger topped with shoe string yam tempura, chopped nori, wasabi mayo, pickled ginger and traditional lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle on brioche bun. Served with choice of fries or house salad.

Price: $11.00

Created by:

Offered:  burger is offered during all open kitchen hours

Sunday, Monday: 3pm-11:30pm, Tuesday – Thursday: 4pm-12:30am, Friday: 12pm-12:30am, Saturday: 11am-12:30am

Location: 2960 Main Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-709-6215

Twitter: @hyderestaurant

Web:  http://hyderestaurant.com/

 

Luke’s Kitchen

Luke’s Veggie Burger with Fried Pickles and Peppers

Main protein: Veggie burger with main ingredient being quinoa.

Description: Our signature home-made veggie burger topped with our famous fried pickles and jalapeno peppers, with caramelized onions, B.C. white cheddar, wild mushrooms, dill pickle, arugula, tomato and bang bang mayo, on a brioche bun.  Served with Yam Fries.

Price: $14.99

Created by: Chef Megan Martin

Offered: Every day lunch and dinner.

Location: 2996 Granville Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-733-5699

Twitter: @LukesGranville

Web:  http://www.lukescornerbar.com

 

Ace Burger Bar

Ace Coffee Rub Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description: Our signature beef patty spiced with a coffee rub topped d with butter thyme onions and smoked gouda.

Price: $10.99

Created by: Chef Steve Green

Offered: all hours we are open.

Location: 550 Nelson Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-566-9949

Twitter: @aceburgerbar

Web: www.aceburgers.com

 

The Rumpus Room

Breakfast Waffle Burger

Main Protein: Free range Beef

Description:  Breakfast waffle burger is a delicious house made hand pressed 6oz free range beef patty. Smothered in real cheddar cheese and topped with bacon, tomato, lettuce, house aioli and an egg served sunny side up. All between two gorgeous waffles. Served with a side of hash browns and syrup.

Price: $14.00 with side

Created by: all the staff

Offered:  Daily before 4pm. And usually if you know about it you can ask for it any time 😉

Location: 2689 Main Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-839-5780

Twitter: @RumpusRoomMain

Web:  http://www.RumpusRoom.ca

 

Gramercy Grill

Gramercy Grilled Cheddar Cheese Beef Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  with lettuce, tomato, red onion & chipotle mayo served with house cut Yukon Gold french fries.

Guests may add mushrooms, bacon or a fried egg $1.25 each.

Price: $14.00

Created by: Chef Dennis Huang

Offered:  during all of our regular business hours.  We are open 11 am everyday except Sundays we are open at 10 am.  Last seating for Dinner is 8:30pm Sunday thru Thursday and 9pm Friday & Saturday.

Location: 2685 Arbutus Street,  Vancouver

Tel: 604-730-5666

Twitter: @gramercygrill

Web:  http://www.gramercygrill.ca/

 

Fish Cafe

Blackened Salmon Burger Extraordinaire

Main Protein: Salmon

Description:  a fillet of blackened salmon on grilled potato scallion focaccia shmeead with house made tartar sauce and mixed greens, sliced tomato, grilled mushrooms and caramelized onions and a pile of crispy hot fries.

Price: $15.95

Created by: Chef Marcus Stiller

Offered:  lunch and dinner

Location: 2053 West 41^st Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: 604-267-3474

Twitter: @FishCafe

Web:  n/a

 

Catch 122

The Red Eye

Main Protein: Burger patty consisting of sirloin, short-rib, chuck, and bacon.

Description: Sunny-Side-Up Egg on a Bacon-Wrapped Cheddar Sirloin Burger, with Guacamole and Hot Sauce, served with Fries

Price: $15.50

Created by: Chefs Chris Hogan and Sean Jackson

Offered:  Brunch and dinner

Location: 122 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Tel:  604-731-3474

Twitter: @Catch122

Web: http://www.catch122.ca/

 

Hub Restaurant

Border Run

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  A juicy 8oz lean ground beef a chorizo patty grilled and served on a toasted pretzel bun with black bean salsa, creamy cheese blend and fried pickles.

Price: $16.00

Created by: Chef Bret Hewitt

Offered:  All day

Location: 1165 Mainland Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-696-0400

Twitter: @hubrestaurant

Web:   http://hubrestaurant.ca/

 

Portland Craft

Portland Craft Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  House made 6oz organic patty with aged cheddar, basil and pickled beets, as well there is a frozen puck of herb and garlic butter that infuses the burger as it cooks.

Price: $14.00

Created by: Chef Zach Poole

Offered:  Dinner only

Location: 3835 Main Street, Vancouver

Twitter: @Portland_Craft

Web:   http://www.portlandcraft.com/

 

Whet 

Whet Burger

Description of burger: House-made 7oz patty,  fries, chimichurri.

Main protein –  ground chuck 7oz patty

Price: $15.00

Created by: Chef Peter Gray

Offered: 11AM to 10PM daily

Location: 1517 Anderson Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-696-0739

Twitter: @Whetkitchenbar

Web:  http://whet.ca/

 

 Tap & Barrel

PB&J Burger

Main Protein: Beef

Description:  signature potato bun, DHG patty 7oz CAB chuck, chipotle peanut butter, bacon jam, lettuce, tomato, onion topped with a fried dill pickle.

Price: $15.00

Created by: Chef Rob Holland

Offered:  Lunch and Dinner daily.

Location: 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver

Tel: 604-685-2223

Twitter: @tapandbarrel

Web:  http://www.tapandbarrel.com

Make sure you pick up one of the Burger Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourite burgers. Remember to Vote for your favourites from November 28-December 3 at https://vancouverfoodster.com/burger-challenge/

By: Richard Wolak