Welcome to the 7th Annual Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their burger creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Burger creations on their menu from November 6-29, 2020.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the burger creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best burger creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #BurgerChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite burger creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Please VOTE for your favourites between November 6-29, 2020
Here are the Burger creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Hopcott Meats
Seoul Burger
Price: $14.00
Created by: Chef Jesse Ho
Description: Bulgogi Glazed 6oz Prime Rib Patty, Kimchi, Fried Egg, Aged Cheddar, Gochujang Aioli, Cucumber on a Black & White Sesame Bun. Comes with Fries or Side Salad
Main Protein Ingredient: beef
Offered: Daily from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm
Available for Dine-In or Take Out
Hopcott Meats
18385 Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Pitt Meadows
Tel: 604.465.7799
Web: http://www.hopcottmeats.ca/
Twitter @HopcottFarms
Instagram @hopcottfarms
Smoke & Bones Bbq
The Big ’T’
Price: $19.99
Created by: the entire team
Description: Flame Grilled 1/2 lb Alberta Beef Patty, Cheese, House Smoked Pulled Pork, Onions Rings, Pickles, Garlic Aioli, Brioche Bun. Topped with House Smoked Pork Back Ribs.
Offered: Mon-Wed 12-8PM, Thursday-Sunday 12-9PM
Available for Dine-In or Take Out by ordering in person.
Smoke & Bones Bbq
999 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Tel: (604) 770-1394
Web: https://smokeandbones.ca/restaurant/
Instagram @smokeandbonesbbq
Hearthstone Tap & Forno
The Big Kahuna Burger
Price: $20
Created by: Chef Jon Oandasan
Description: Enjoy a 50/50 beef and bacon patty, joined by spicy salami, charred pineapple, beer braised onions, arugula, tomato, garlic aioli and bourbon bbq sauce resting on a brioche bun. Served with truffle fries.
Offered: 11:00am-9:00pm 7 days a week
Available for Dine-In or Take Out
Hearthstone Tap & Forno
1015 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Tel: 604.984.1842
Web: http://www.hearthstonebrewery.com/
Twitter: @hearthstonebeer
Instagram: @hearthstonebeer
The Whip Restaurant
The Whip VS Burger
Price: $22.50
Created by: Chef Sedge Lewis
Description: 8oz grass fed Dry Aged beef patty basted in thyme butter served on a locally made brioche bun with bone marrow butter, caramelized onion & tomato relish, aged white cheddar, crispy shallots and truffle aioli.
Offered: All-day Mon-Fri (11am – 10pm) / After brunch Sat/Sun (2pm – 10pm)
Delivery/Takeout: This burger will be available for dine in or take out only, not delivery. Call to order pick up
The Whip Restaurant
209 6th Avenue East, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 874-4687
Instagram @thewhip_yvr
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
David Peng
Blogger at Picky Diners and Vancouver Foodie Pulse
Twitter: @pickydiner
Instagram: @pickydiner
Rose Lin
Instagramer and Influencer
Instagram @with.rose.love
Sherman Chan
Food Blogger for his own shermansfoodadventures.com
Twitter: @ShermansFoodAdv
Instagram @shermansfoodadventures
Make sure you pick up one of the Burger Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants. Remember to Vote for your favourites daily, all the voting details are at