Pasadena celebrated all things cheeseburger during Cheeseburger Week on Jan. 23 through 28. Visitors enjoyed food created especially for the event, took advantage of great deals and meals, followed cheeseburger crawls and voted in the 2022 Cheeseburger Challenge. In all, 2263 people voted online in the challenge to determine favorites in 13 categories ranging from “Favorite Place to Go For a Burger” to “Favorite Dessert after a Burger.”
Every restaurant is entered in the “Favorite Restaurant for a Burger” category. Each restaurant that opened in the previous 12 months is entered in the “Favorite New Restaurant for a Burger” category. Restaurants can then enter in three other categories in the 2022 Cheeseburger Challenge.
Here are some of the restaurants named as Favorites in a couple different categories:
Favorite Place to Go for a Burger:
- Dog Haus/Dog Haus Biergarten: 27.5%
- Pie ‘n Burger: 26.9%
- Kings Row Gastropub: 17.2%
Favorite Innovative Burger:
- The Stand: 28.5%
- Slater’s 50/50: 18.3%
- Kings Row Gastropub: 17.3%
Favorite Lunch Counter Burger:
- Pie ‘n Burger: 42.2%
- The Counter: 28.3%
- (tie) Rounds Premium Burgers/Twohey’s: 8%
Favorite Sliders:
- Dog Haus: 36.3%
- Jake’s Trustworthy Burgers: 24.2%
- Slater’s 50/50: 16.8%
Favorite Gourmet Burger:
- Dog Haus: 29.3%
- The Stand: 17.1%
- (Tie) Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar/The Terrace at the Langham: 10.9%
Favorite Turkey Burger:
- True Food Kitchen: 39.1%
- Barney’s Beanery: 24.9%
- Rounds Premium Burgers: 23.8%
Favorite New Pasadena Restaurant for a Burger:
- Crave Café: 20.18%
- Jake’s Trustworthy Burgers and Beet: 16.59%
- Tardino Bros. Italian Kitchen: 15.25%
Favorite Veggie/Vegan Burger:
- (tie) Sage Vegan Bistro/True Food Kitchen: 21.5%
- The Stand: 20.7%
- Jake’s Trustworthy Burgers and Beer: 17.9%
