NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — The New York Beef Council (NYBC) has announced that Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub’s “Bacon Grilled Cheeseburger” has won the Best New York Burger Competition.
The competition, which launched on April 1, head to Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Monday, May 8, for a cook-off at 1:00 p.m. where a panel of judges blind taste tested the burgers to choose the winner.
Syracuse restaurant Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub’s “Bacon Grilled Cheeseburger” won the competition
Voting opened on Saturday, April 29, till midnight to decide the top four burgers in New York State and Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub’s “Bacon Grilled Cheeseburger” has officially won. This win makes it their third win in a row and their fourth in the past four years, as they won in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
At the final competition at OCC’s culinary school kitchen, NYBC’s panel of judges blind taste tested and scored each entry to determine the winner.
According to the rules, each restaurant was responsible for bringing their own burger ingredients and service ware, and all other cooking equipment was provided by OCC. Each restaurant was also only allowed to bring up to three personnel.
NYBC said criteria was based on taste and visual appearance, ranked on a scale of 1-10. The top four restaurants also received a $100 gift card to cover travel and food for the competition.
It’s worth mentioning the three others CNY burgers that made it to the top in the competition.
The following four CNY burgers made it to the top ten New York Beef Council’s “Best New York Burger” competition:
Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub in Syracuse — “Bacon Grilled Cheeseburger”
Angry Garlic in Baldwinsville — “Hot Mess Burger”
Bear Creek in Brewerton — “Bourbon Burger”
Brewer Union Cafe in Brewerton — “Irish Hand Grenade”
Central New York restaurants have held the title for the last four years for their burgers including:
- Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub in Syracuse won in 2019 with the “Beef on Weck Burger,”
- Monirae’s in Pennellville (Oswego County) won in 2020 with the “The Mighty Declan Burger”
- Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub in Syracuse won in 2021 with the “Hot ‘N Smokey Candied Bacon Burger”
- Ale ‘n’ Angus Pub in Syracuse won in 2022 with the “Holy Smokers Burger”
