Lexingtonburgerweek
Next week, burger fans can visit various Lexington restaurants to try one-of-a-kind recipes for a reasonable price.
The second Lexington Burger Week will begin on Monday. This year, 36 restaurants will participate in the event from July 11 to 17. Each restaurant has created a burger that will only be available during the week, unless the restaurant decides to add their creation to the regular menu after Lexington Burger Week. Each burger will be priced $5.
Chuck Creacy, a publisher at Smiley Pete Publishing, got the idea for Lexington Burger Week when he attended a previous conference with other magazine publishers and editors.
“I was out (at a convention) last year or two years ago and I was talking to some guys that I know that publish a magazine called the Portland Mercury in Portland, Oregon,” Creacy said. “And he was telling me about this promotion that he just did called Burger Week and he was like, ‘It was so much fun.'”
Creacy learned more about how to set up the process from the Portland Mercury and brought the idea back to Lexington last year.
20 restaurants participated in the first Lexington Burger Week. According to the website, over 21,000 burgers were sold and Creacy expects that number to double. Creacy said 10 of the 20 restaurants reported their best week ever.
After the success, Creacy said Cincinnati’s CityBeat followed suit and had their own version of Burger Week later last year.
The restaurants and their burgers are:
A&W Burgers Chicken Floats, The Pimento FGT BLTAl’s Bar & Beer Garden, Nacho Mama’s Burger*AP Suggins, Philly BurgerAthenian Grill, Athenian BurgerBanners Bar & Grill, Cheeseburger in ParadiseBrasabana Cuban Cuisine, Fire Slaw BurgerBru Burger, The Slam DunkelBurgerFi, B.A.D. (Breakfast All Day)The Cellar Bar & Grille, Fiesta BurgerCharlie Brown’s, M & O BurgerCheapside Bar & Grill, Marsala Mushroom Belly BurgerCheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The 5 Dollar BurgerCollins 300 Grill, Pizza Burger SupremeColumbia Steakhouse, Columbia’s Texas Two-Step (Only at the downtown location)County Club, 섹시 불고기 김치 BurgerDrake’s, Brewmaster BurgerEnoteca, BorachoburgerFrisch’s Big Boy, Wildcat Bleu BurgerHarry’s, Brewmaster BurgerJAX Burgers & Brews, The Southern ComfortJDI Grill & Tavern, JDI Bourbon Bacon BurgerThe Ketch Seafood Grill, Green Chile BurgerLexington Diner, The SpeakeasyReuben Burger, Life BrewpubLocals’, Pacific RimLynagh’s, Banh Mi Burger (BMB)Napa Prime, Spicy Mac & Cheese BurgerNick Ryan’s, The Spicy NickParkette Drive-In, Kentucky Hot Brown BurgerThe Pub, Gouda Mac & Bacon BBQ BurgerShamrock Bar & Grille, El BanditO’roundSmithtown Seafood, French Onion BurgerStella’s Kentucky Deli, The Reuberger*Street Craves/ Freakin’ Unbelievable Burgers, Pineapple ExpressWallace Station, Wallop BurgerWillie’s Locally Known, The Willie Stiff
*Vegetarian option available.
Customers can pick up a passport for the week at participating restaurants or the Blue Stallion Brewing Co. taproom. If a customer receives three stamps for buying three different Lexington Burger Week burgers, they can enter to win an outdoor grill and prize package including aprons, grill gadgets, seasonings and enough beef and Pepsi for themselves and 24 guests. The prize is presented by Smiley Pete Publishing and the Kentucky Beef Council.
Lexington Burger Week has seven sponsors which are the Kentucky Beef Council, Sysco, Brewgrass Trail, Blue Stallion Brewing Co, Smiley Pete Publishing, Beyond Grits and Pepsi.
Read the seven commandments of Lexington Burger Week here.