Heavyweights Advance and DOSH Rises as Juicy Burger Cup Enters Elite 8!

Vincent R. Vinci, Managing Editor | Nov 10, 2023 3:52 pm | Add a comment | 238 reads

The flattop grill is warmed up and sizzling, and the patties have been placed atop for cooking as the Juicy Burger Cup enters the Elite 8!

All the heavyweights who were top seeds in their brackets have moved on, including the tenacious newcomer DOSH GASTROPUB, who had a close contest with Goose Island Taproom before ultimately taking the latter out to advance.

Bracket D was for fresh faces in the Cup, as Wild Kite Brewing powered through to take out longtime Beijing burger and craft beer favorite Great Leap Brewing. Wild Kite will face off against DOSH in the Elite 8.

Now, as we enter the final stretch of the competition, you’ll have until Mon, Nov 13 to cast your ballot!

Before we take a look at the results, here are our favorite meme responses from the last round:

Now, here are all the results from voting in the Sweet 16 ( * indicates restaurants who took part in Juicy Burger Fest):

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 (1) over * Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (4)
* Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2) over 3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (3)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) over Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (12)
* Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2) over * Slider Nation 小堡邦 (3)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) over Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (5)
* Jing-A 京A (2) over * Benlo's Burger 本楼汉堡 (3) (New)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) over * Goose Island Taproom 鹅岛精酿啤酒餐厅 (5) (New)
* Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2) over * Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3)

…And below you’ll find the matchups for the Elite 8:

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 (1) vs * Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) vs * Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) vs * Jing-A 京A (2)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) vs * Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2)

Now get voting and if you’ve not yet tried a few on the list, get out this weekend and see how they stand up to your favorites!

As is our custom, we asked you to rank the contestants that did not make it to the Sweet 16. Here's how you ranked them:

17. blue frog 蓝蛙
18. Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆
19. The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊
20. COMMUNE RESERVE 幻师臻选
21. LA PLATEA 兰蒂地中海餐吧
22. Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心
23. Take A Bite TAB汉堡
24. Paddy O'Shea's 爱尔兰酒吧
25. TIGERS 老虎西餐
26. NBeer Pub 牛啤堂
27. Plan B
28. The Great Outdoor 野友趣精酿餐吧
29. SOLDOUT
30. Circle Urban 圆场
31. Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅
32. LARRY THE BIRD

They join the previously ranked contestants, rounding out the Top 100:

33. Shake Shack
34. FATBURGER 特富客汉堡
35. COMMUNE•X幻师主题店（北京太古里）
36. The Local
37. Ye Brewing 野鹅微醺
38. Tastiens Chinese Burger 塔斯汀中国汉堡
39. APOLLO 阿波罗餐厅
40. THE ROOTS 欧伴
41. 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
42. LUSH
43. SUSU 苏苏
44. Let's BURGER plus 非常创意汉堡
45. Peach
46. Tough Tongue 硬舌酒肉
47. Spacelab 失重餐厅
48. Park Side 园景
49. ye lounge 野路子
50. Nashville 乡谣音乐餐吧
51. Burp 堡嗝儿
52. Bullshit Food 饱是福
53. Market Cafe, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing咖啡厅•北京望京凯悦酒店
54. MORROW 墨佬墨西哥餐厅
55. Panorama 葩诺
56. Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧
57. The Rug Café
58. HUZI Lunch Bar 虎滋精酿餐吧
59. VINN 维恩餐吧
60. Fire Works 北焰•美式扒房
61. CAUTION Bistro 靠山餐吧
62. MEDI 地中海餐吧
63. Hi-Town Bistro 海塘无国界餐吧
64. Bay Area Bar & Restaurant 湾区酒吧
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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