Burger Cup 2012: The Sweet Sixteen

Jonathan White | Dec 10, 2012 2:00 pm | 1 comment | 1986 reads

There are only sixteen burger emporiums left in the running to be crowned the city's best in this year's Burger Cup. Who are they? Let us tell you. The biggest shock of the round was Brussels (#21 seed) triumphing over The Den (#9) but if Plan B (#30) had taken Let's Burger (#2) in the tightest race then we'd be talking them up too. The Filling Station is still in the mix after knocking out Paddy O'Shea's while the other non-downtown establishment still in the competition, Vineyard Cafe, bested TGI Friday's. There's lots more to tell you, a brand new downloadable bracket and your chance to vote, if you read on.

Lily's American Diner (with locations in Shuangjing and Sihui) knocked off the bracket's most expensive (and some say most exceptional) burger, Maison Boulud
Grandma outlived Peter's Tex-Mex
Union Bar & Grill outclassed Hooters
Home Plate Bar-B-Que smoked Village Cafe
Flamme burned American Steak & Eggs
Frost nailed Luga's Villa
Top seed Blue Frog leaped over Stumble Inn
Burger King ruled over Scarlett
Fatburger threw its weight around to flatten Biteapitta
Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q steered Burgers & Beer right out of the bracket
1F floored Rumi
Chef Too was Chef Too much for 4corners

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It might seem early but we're already thinking about next year's Burger Cup. Here are the seedings for that based on the venues eliminated in the preliminary round this time:

33. Kiosk
34. The Big Smoke
35. Lush
36. Nola
37. McDonald's
38. The Box
39. Grinders
40. Switch! Cafe/ Switch! Grill
41. The Bookworm
42. Eudora Station
43. The James Joyce
44. Twilight
45. Burger Counter
46. Cru Steakhouse
47. The Old Bike Café
48. The Veggie Table
49. Feast (Food by East)
50. Hollywood
51. Little Britain
52. Must Guette
53. Garden Court, St. Regis
54. One East
55. The Corner
56. Hilton Doubletree
57. Angry Burger
58. The Mexican Kitchen
59. The Golden Era 50's Diner (WDK)
60. Cafe Flatwhite
61. MRL
62. Waspark
63. Steak Exchange
64. Penta Hotel