Slow Boat Faces Home Plate To Keep Crown in the 2022 Juicy Burger Cup Championship

Katie Coy, Managing Editor | Nov 28, 2022 5:16 pm | Add a comment | 152 reads

Time flies when you’re having burger-eating fun and we have now arrived at the 2022 Juicy Burger Cup Championship!

Vote now in the Championship!

This year’s final round sees two former champs going head-to-head as Slow Boat and Home Plate fight it out for the ultimate burger accolade. Runners up Q MEX and Beersmith Gastropub will also face off for third and fourth places.

You can see the full results from last round below:

Slow Boat over Q MEX
Home Plate over Beersmith Gastropub

And the Championship matchups:

Final: Slow Boat vs Home Plate
Runner-up match: Q MEX vs Beersmith Gastropub

Slow Boat is the defending champ and has won the Burger Cup more times than any other competitor, with a massive five wins under their belt (2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015). Their signature Fryburger has proved to be a firm favorite among Beijing’s burger lovers over the years. Because after all, what’s not to love about a succulent beef patty topped with cheese and crispy beer-battered fries?

Home Plate is also a veteran in the Burger Cup, with an impressive three victories to their name (2014, 2013, 2012) and placing third last year. It has been eight years since their last win, so the big question is will they be able to regain their former glory? Their Trucker Burger is certainly a solid contender, which sees a USDA beef patty topped with their slow-cooked brisket Texas chili, melted American cheddar, a sprinkling of jalapeños, onion, and homemade BBQ aioli sauce.

This is the last step in what has been a gruelling journey to reach the Championship with Slow Boat defeating TOWNSQUARE CAFÉ, Burge’s Bistro and Bar, COMMUNE RESERVE, Great Leap Brewing, and finally last year’s second place competitor Q MEX. Home Plate meanwhile claimed victory over Dongli Brewery, Hulu by TRB, Arrow Factory, newcomer Wild Kite Brewing, and finally Beersmith.

Previous burger champs:

2011: blue frog
2012: Home Plate BBQ
2013: Home Plate BBQ
2014: Home Plate BBQ
2015: Slow Boat Brewery
2016: Slow Boat Brewery
2017: Q MEX
2018: Slow Boat Brewery
2019: Slow Boat Brewery
2020: Side Street
2021: Slow Boat Brewery
2022: THE CHOICE IS YOURS

You have until noon Nov 30 to vote for the last time and pick your Championship burger. The 2022 Juicy Burger Cup Champion will then be announced on Dec 1.

Although the Juicy Burger Cup will be finishing on Dec 1, our Juicy Burger Month is continuing until Dec 4, so you have just under a week left to collect passport stamps, eat burgers and win prizes!

To stay up-to-date on the operating and delivery situation for the participating restaurants, join our special Burger Month WeChat groups by adding TBJButler on WeChat and requesting to join (make sure to specify if you want to join the Chinese or English language group).

Meanwhile, Juicy Burger Month has been changing hearts and minds ... and filling stomachs! We asked you last round about the impact of the Cup on your burger habits, and here's what you said:

87% learned about new burger places they had not heard of before
83% ate more burgers than usual
77% have tried new burger places they had not tried before
68% changed their opinion on their favorite burgers in Beijing
66% consumed more beer than usual

We also asked you to complete this meme. Here are our favorite answers:

And our favorites of the "complete this conversation" category:

And, as is our custom, last round we asked you to rank those that did not make the Final Four. Here's how you ranked the "best of the rest":

5. Jing-A 京A
6. Slider Nation 小堡邦
7. Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒
8. Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝

They join the remaining members of the Top 100, ranked last round:

9. FATBURGER 特富客汉堡
10. 3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪
11. Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒
12. Side Street 街旁
13. Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆
14. blue frog 蓝蛙
15. COMMUNE RESERVECOMMUNE RESERVE 北京华贸甄选店
16. Shake Shack
17. The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊
18. Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅
19. ANGEL BURGER天使汉堡
20. COMMUNE·X COMMUNE·X北京太古里设计师店
21. Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅
22. The Great Outdoor(s)
23. Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆
24. NBeer Pub 牛啤堂
25. Plan B
26. The Local
27. Take A Bite TAB汉堡
28. Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧
29. Paddy O’Shea’s 爱尔兰酒吧
30. Hulu by TRB 琥禄
31. Burp 堡嗝儿
32. PEACH by Hulu
33. LARRY THE BIRD (New)
34. Ye Brewing 野鹅微醺 (New)
35. THE ROOTS 欧伴
36. TIGERS 老虎西餐
37. Let's BURGER plus 非常创意汉堡
38. Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心
39. BURGERMOOD 堡格曼
40. Wobbit 窝边草
41. Grandma's Kitchen 祖母的厨房美式西餐厅
42. Spacelab 失重餐厅
43. The Rug Café
44. Panorama 葩诺
45. CAUTION 靠山啤酒餐吧 (New)
46. Xian Bar/Domain, EAST Beijing 仙酒吧/Domain 域,北京东隅酒店
47. Shang Brew 香啤坊 (New)
48. Slow 精酿餐吧 (New)
49. SOLDOUT (New)
50. HeyBurger 堡嗝汉堡
51. Fire Works 北焰•美式扒房
52. WasPark
53. Park Side 园景
54. Cafe Ruhe 如何餐厅
55. APOLLO 美味和音乐 (New)
56. LUSH
57. CHAR Bar & Grill 恰牛扒房
58. Shaking Crab 波士顿手抓海鲜
59. Circle Urban 圆场 (New)
60. The Music Bar, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing 音乐吧•北京望京凯悦酒店
61. TRIPS Burger (New)
62. VINN (New)
63. Dongli Brewery 东里手工啤酒•精酿餐厅
64. TOWNSQUARE CAFE • ARTYZEN HABITAT BEIJING 思方汇咖啡厅•雅辰悦居酒店 (New)
65. Peking Yard 北平花园
66. Salt Lake Inn 盐湖酒廠
67. Hamburger 汉饱嗝 (New)
68. Lenbach 兰巴赫西餐啤酒坊
69. Bistro 108 巴黎餐吧
70. Bodensee Kitchen 德南餐厅
71. Market Cafe, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing 咖啡厅•北京望京凯悦酒店
72. 4Corners 肆角餐吧
73. Legend 老牌餐吧
74. BLT American Restaurant Salad & Grill BLT美式餐厅
75. Tough Tongue 硬舌酒肉
76. Rich Burger 发财汉堡 (New)
77. Foam Lab 泡沫实验室精酿餐吧
78. Bistrot B 怡庭
79. World Of Beer Bar & Kitchen WOB精酿餐厅
80. Migas Mercado 米思家
81. Laker's
82. Aurora 极光
83. Meat by Ernest 吃肉
84. QS 奎妮餐吧
85. Eudora Station 亿多瑞站
86. Bullshit Food 饱是福 (New)
87. Cafe Flatwhite 福来新西兰餐厅
88. Manchester United Theater of Dreams Restaurant 曼联梦剧场
89. MAX boom 炙烤牛肉汉堡研究所 (New)
90. The VEGGIE TABLE 吃素的西餐
91. Steam Bear 蒸汽熊精酿鲜啤餐厅 (New)
92. Alpha Omega Club 甲丁坊新德餐吧
93. RE 而意
94. Uncle's Kitchen UK 大叔的厨房
95. Wiggly Jiggly‘s 欧也
96. Park Square Restaurant & Lounge 园庭
97. Burger Treasure 堡藏汉堡 (New)
98. Carlins 珂林斯澳尚扒房 (New)
99. The Bell × Terrazza Martini
100. Station Grill