The Vancouver Foodster 5th Annual Best Burger Challenge was a success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their burger creation from October 18 – November 11, 2018. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Hanson Do, Andrew Chan and Kenny Tai
Each media judge will have scored the creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points). The total number of points a burger creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{103 points}
Hendricks Resto-Lounge
Hendricks Burger
Created by: Chef Chris Savino
Price: $17
Description: Smoked mozzarella, cheddar cheese, onion marmalade, bacon, garlic aioli, arugula, sesame brioche bun
Main protein ingredient: beef
Offered: Lunch and dinner
Hendricks Resto-Lounge
433 Robson Street in The Westin Grand
Tel: 604-647-2521
Web: http://hendricksrestaurant.com/
Twitter: @hendricksyvr
Instagram: @hendricksyvr
Chef Chris Savino (right)
2nd place:
{100 points}
The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar
The Basic B****
Created by: Chef Christopher Roper
Price: $19 (Thursday’s burger and beer combo for $15)
Description: 42 day dry aged Chuck, Ground in house (served to a medium), Smoked Cheddar Cheese, Black Pepper Rosemary Bacon, Faux Big Mac Sauce + House made Ketchup + Yellow Mustard + Butter Lettuce + Tomatoes + Bread and Butter Pickles.
Main protein ingredient: Beef
Offered: Tuesday – Saturday 4pm – 9pm
The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar
20178 96 Ave #4, Langley
Tel: (778) 298-0077
Web: http://thefatcow.ca/
Instagram @thefatcowoysterbar
3rd Place:
{98 points}
Chef’s Playground Eatery
Truffle Mushroom Cheesy Burger
Created by: Chef Gordon Wu
Price: $14
Description: Organic grass-fed beef patty, Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, Misty Mountain Mushroom, caramelized onion, truffle mushroom aioli, mixed green, tomato, brioche bun, and served with in-house cut kennebec fries
Main protein ingredient: beef
Offered: Lunch and dinner
Chef’s Playground Eatery
12420 No 1 Rd #170, Richmond
Tel: (604) 285-8079
Web: http://chefsplayground.ca/
Instagram @chefsplaygroundsteveston
Chef Gordon Wu
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Burger creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Hendricks Resto-Lounge
Hendricks Burger
Created by: Chef Chris Savino
Price: $17
Description: Smoked mozzarella, cheddar cheese, onion marmalade, bacon, garlic aioli, arugula, sesame brioche bun
Main protein ingredient: beef
Offered: Lunch and dinner
Hendricks Resto-Lounge
433 Robson Street in The Westin Grand
Tel: 604-647-2521
Web: http://hendricksrestaurant.com/
Twitter: @hendricksyvr
Instagram: @hendricksyvr
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Chef’s Playground Eatery
Truffle Mushroom Cheesy Burger
Created by: Chef Gordon Wu
Price: $14
Description: Organic grass-fed beef patty, Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, Misty Mountain Mushroom, caramelized onion, truffle mushroom aioli, mixed green, tomato, brioche bun, and served with in-house cut kennebec fries
Main protein ingredient: beef
Offered: Lunch and dinner
Chef’s Playground Eatery
12420 No 1 Rd #170, Richmond
Tel: (604) 285-8079
Web: http://chefsplayground.ca/
Instagram @chefsplaygroundsteveston
3rd Place People’s Choice:
The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar
The Basic B****
Created by: Chef Christopher Roper
Price: $19 (Thursday’s burger and beer combo for $15)
Description: 42 day dry aged Chuck, Ground in house (served to a medium), Smoked Cheddar Cheese, Black Pepper Rosemary Bacon, Faux Big Mac Sauce + House made Ketchup + Yellow Mustard + Butter Lettuce + Tomatoes + Bread and Butter Pickles.
Main protein ingredient: Beef
Offered: Tuesday – Saturday 4pm – 9pm
The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar
20178 96 Ave #4, Langley
Tel: (778) 298-0077
Web: http://thefatcow.ca/
Instagram @thefatcowoysterbar
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their burgers on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Burger creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak