Union Busted, Fat Burnt: Vote Now In The Grand Grill-Off

Jonathan White | Dec 20, 2012 2:00 pm | Add a comment | 2574 reads

It's a real Cinderella story in this year's Burger Cup. Heck, it might even be two fairy tales. How so? Home Plate (#3 seed) destroyed the neighborhood bully (in the form of international chain Fatburger) in a David and Goliath-style giantkilling. In the other semi-final, Brussels (#21 seed) continued its remarkable run in punching well above their weight by knocking out Village favorite Union Bar & Grille. The winning margin? A single ballot. Votes don't come any tighter than that and Union have our commiserations for their valiant effort. What now? You, burger eaters, get to vote for the best burger in Beijing. Is it Home Plate or Brussels? Brussels or Home Plate? You decide. Read on to vote for the city's finest.

The Road to the Final

Home Plate eliminated Village Cafe (#31), Frost (#7), Chef Too (#11) and Fatburger (#4)
Brussels eliminated The Den (#9), Lily's (#17), Blue Frog (#1) and Union (#6)

We're down to the last two contenders in the Grand Grill-Off:

Brussels (#21) vs. Home Plate (#3)

And we've also got to decide who's third in the Fried Place Playoff

Union Bar & Grille (#6) vs. Fatburger (#4)

Vote on the Grand Grill-Off below. Voting is open until Wednesday (Dec 26) at noon.

Who Voted?
Fat Americans, it would seem, are the most opinionated on their country's contribution to world cuisine. They're followed by the home of the Hamburger, our European friends, and then our host nation, China.

North America 56%
Europe 23%
China 10%
Australia/New Zealand 5%
Asia (other than China) 4%
All other 2%

Here are the latest seeds for the Beijinger's Burger Cup 2013:

5. Blue Frog
6. Flamme
7. Chef Too
8. Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q
9. Let's Burger
10. Frost Coffee, Nails and Cocktails
11. Lily's American Diner
12. Burger King
13. Vineyard Cafe
14. 1F
15. Grandma's Kitchen
16. The Filling Station
17. Maison Boulud
18. Biteapitta
19. The Stumble Inn
20. Plan B
21. Luga's Villa
22. TGI Friday's
23. 4corners
24. The Den
25. Hooters
26. Scarlett, Hotel G
27. Paddy O'Shea's
28. Peter's Tex-Mex
29. Burgers & Beer
30. Rumi
31. American Steak and Eggs
32. Village Café
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