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Best burger in Philly?

Burger Brawl, a fundraiser on June 4, will settle the score.

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Best burger in Philly?

POSTED: Friday, June 3, 2011, 5:44 PM

"Who serves the best burger?"

That's a question that you can help answer on June 4 at Burger Brawl, a burger-making contest designed as a fundraiser for Meredith Elementary School in Queen Village.

Rob and Maggie Wasserman, who own Rouge and 500 Degrees and whose son Jonah attends the school, wrangled 18 burger specialists to do the sizzling. 

The Brawl, sponsored in part by Philly.com, will be start at 2 p.m. in Meredith's schoolyard, 725 S. Fifth St.

Attendees (it's a $60 ticket) will get to judge, as will Food Network host Marc Summers, Eagles star Winston Justice, and Fox29's Mike Jerrick. Tickets are being sold through TicketLeap.com. Walk-ups are also welcome.

Also sponsoring are Sysco, Fiji Water, Kaiserman Co., Philadelphia's Children's First Fund, Comcast-Spectacor, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, Liberty Spirits, Electronic Ink, and the Bancorp Bank.

The complement of burger flippers will represent 10 Arts, 500 Degrees, Adsum, Alfa, Barbuzzo, Butcher & Singer, Good Dog, Ladder 15, London Grill, Midatlantic, North Third, Paesano's, Pub & Kitchen, PYT, Rouge, Royal Tavern, and Table 31.

Any comments or suggestions for other worthy burger shops to invite to a future Brawl?

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Comments  (69)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:00 AM, 05/30/2011
    5 guys all the way
    bumoygoofy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:06 PM, 05/30/2011
    Bobby's Burger Place #1. Rouge close 2nd!!
    ritterbright
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 05/30/2011
    mcdonalds
    xone9
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 05/30/2011
    mcdonalds
    xone9
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:28 PM, 05/30/2011
    I have had some mighty fine burgers at XIX on top of the Bellevue.
    Ted K.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:34 PM, 05/30/2011
    I second my Phellow Philadelphians here - Village Whiskey is tops. Props to 2citylumberjack for mentioning McMenamin's too - quality. Best place so far not spoken of is the Dark Horse on 2nd & Lombard. I crave that thing like no other - simply well done. Of the list, gotta be the Good Dog though.
    Douggernaut
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:17 PM, 06/03/2011
    Adsum
    MichaelZoe
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