The Fat Gets Trimmed as Burger Cup Advances to Round of 32

Vincent R. Vinci, Managing Editor | Nov 6, 2023 2:57 pm | Add a comment | 135 reads

It’s easy to get from the seeding round into the top 64, but from there on out, only the tastiest burgers have what it takes to move on to the Juicy Burger Cup Round of 32.

Former champions Slowboat, as well as fellow top seeds Side Street, Burge's Bistro, and newbie sensation DOSH, live to fight another day.

A number of close calls and upsets occurred moving into this round, though: among the close contests, The Great Outdoor ousted FATBURGER, who took #12 in 2021, and Lily's American Diner outdistanced Shake Shack, which previously held the #16 spot in 2022.

These close calls were among the many instances of underdog competitors out-balloting their higher-seeded competition. Others in this category include:

SOLDOUT over Tastiens Chinese Burger
Cheesecake Factory over SUSU
LARRY THE BIRD over Ye Brewing
Take A Bite over Tough Tongue
TIGERS over COMMUNE X
Plan B over Lush
NBeer Pub over The Local
Brotzeit over VINN
Malbec & Beef over HUZI Lunch Bar

And now, it's time to vote in the Round of 32. Keep in mind, though: you’ve only got until Wednesday, Nov 8 – just two days – to choose your favorites!

But before the results, a few stats on your dining habits.

From a poll conducted in our first round, we found the average Beijinger reader eats out 5.5 times a week, roughly broken up between lunches and dinners.

11 percent of you eat lunch out virtually every day of the week, while 8 percent eat every dinner out.

Beer narrowly outpolled carbonated soft drinks as your favorite beverage to pair with a burger, with Juice and Lemonade a distant 3rd and 4th. Dead last? Baijiu and hard liquor.

Now, on to the results from the Round of 64 ( * indicates restaurants who took part in Juicy Burger Fest):

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 (1) over The Rug Café (16)
* Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2) over Panorama 葩诺 (15)
3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (3) over THE ROOTS 欧伴 (14)
* Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (4) over Peach (13)
* LA PLATEA 兰蒂地中海餐吧 (5) over * Bay Area Bar & Restaurant 湾区酒吧 (12) (New)
The Great Outdoor 野友趣精酿餐吧 (11) over FATBURGER 特富客汉堡 (6)
Paddy O'Shea's 爱尔兰酒吧 (10) over * Market Cafe, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing咖啡厅•北京望京凯悦酒店 (7)
SOLDOUT (9) over Tastiens Chinese Burger 塔斯汀中国汉堡 (8) (New)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) over ye lounge 野路子 (16) (New)
* Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2) over Paulaner Bräuhaus - Kempinski Hotel Beijing Yansha Center 北京燕莎中心凯宾斯基饭店 - 普拉那啤酒坊 (15)
* Slider Nation 小堡邦 (3) over * Hi-Town Bistro 海塘无国界餐吧 (14)
Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心 (4) over Let's BURGER plus 非常创意汉堡 (13)
Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (12) over Shake Shack (5)
The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊 (11) over * SUSU 苏苏 (6)
LARRY THE BIRD (7) over Ye Brewing 野鹅微醺 (10)
Take A Bite TAB汉堡 (9) over * Tough Tongue 硬舌酒肉 (8)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) over Fire Works 北焰•美式扒房 (16)
* Jing-A 京A (2) over Park Side 园景 (15)
* Benlo's Burger 本楼汉堡 (3) (New) over CAUTION Bistro 靠山餐吧 (14)
* Circle Urban 圆场 (4) over * MORROW 墨佬墨西哥餐厅 (13) (New)
Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (5) over Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧 (12)
COMMUNE RESERVE幻师臻选(北京华贸) (6) over * Nashville 乡谣音乐餐吧 (11)
TIGERS 老虎西餐 (10) over COMMUNE·X幻师主题店（北京太古里） (7)
Plan B (9) over * LUSH (8)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) over Bullshit Food 饱是福 (16)
* Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2) over Spacelab 失重餐厅 (15)
* Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3) over Burp 堡嗝儿 (14)
blue frog 蓝蛙 (4) over APOLLO 阿波罗餐厅 (13)
* Goose Island Taproom 鹅岛精酿啤酒餐厅 (5) (New) over * MEDI地中海餐吧 (12) (New)
NBeer Pub 牛啤堂 (11) over The Local (6)
* Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 (10) over * VINN 唯恩餐吧 (7)
Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆 (9) over * HUZI Lunch Bar 虎滋精酿

And here are the matchups for the Round of 32:

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 (1) vs SOLDOUT (9)
* Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2) vs Paddy O'Shea's 爱尔兰酒吧 (10)
3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (3) vs The Great Outdoor 野友趣精酿餐吧 (11)
* Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (4) vs * LA PLATEA 兰蒂地中海餐吧 (5)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) vs Take A Bite TAB汉堡 (9)
* Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2) vs LARRY THE BIRD (7)
* Slider Nation 小堡邦 (3) vs The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊 (11)
Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心 (4) vs Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (12)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) vs Plan B (9)
* Jing-A 京A (2) vs TIGERS 老虎西餐 (10)
* Benlo's Burger 本楼汉堡 (3) (New) vs COMMUNE RESERVE幻师臻选(北京华贸) (6)
* Circle Urban 圆场 (4) vs Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (5)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) vs Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆 (9)
* Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2) vs * Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 (10)
* Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3) vs NBeer Pub 牛啤堂 (11)
blue frog 蓝蛙 (4) vs * Goose Island Taproom 鹅岛精酿啤酒餐厅 (5) (New)

Remember, you have only two days to vote until we move on to the next round, so choose wisely!

As per our custom, we asked you to rank those who didn’t make it into the Round of 64. The results are as follows:

65. Peking Yard 北平花园
66. Lenbach 兰巴赫西餐啤酒坊
67. Cafe Ruhe 如何餐厅
68. Rich Burger 发财汉堡
69. Bodensee Kitchen 德南餐厅
70. Grandma's Kitchen 祖母的厨房美式西餐厅
71. 4Corners 肆角餐吧
72. Shang Brew 香啤坊
73. CHAR Bar & Grill 恰牛扒房
74. WasPark
75. Legend 老牌餐吧
76. Xian Bar/Domain, EAST Beijing 仙酒吧/Domain 域，北京东隅酒店
77. Gou Taproom 苟市精酿
78. Simon’s Bar 西门餐吧
79. Wiggly Jiggly‘s 欧也
80. The VEGGIE TABLE 吃素的西餐
81. Meat by Ernest 吃肉
82. Leben Burger 乐本汉堡
83. TRIPS Burger
84. Bistro 108 巴黎餐吧
85. Bistrot B 怡庭
86. QS 奎妮餐吧
87. Laker's
88. Pinotage
89. GOLDEN HILL ALE HOUSE 秋山艾尔酒馆
90. Dongli Brewery 东里手工啤酒•精酿餐厅
91. Eudora Station 亿多瑞站
92. Manchester United Theater of Dreams Restaurant 曼联梦剧场
93. TRIPLE B 3B
94. Great Cosmos 大宇宙
95. Walnut 23 胡桃
96. Wobbit
97. King Park
98. Vinup Brunch & Bistro 薇葡
99. T-FOUR
100. Ibarrel bistro and brunch 爱杯

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