Burgers and beer go hand in hand. Vote for the Best NY Burger.

Contests. People like voting contests. They have them for everything it seems; best this, best that, best wings, best you name it. But for the buck, most people have a burger and beer, it's just how it is! So here we have the NY Best Burger of 2013 contest and several CNY/Syracuse area places are listed. As of today, here are the listings on the webpage:

Best NY Burger 2013!

Participating Restaurants:

2012 Champs - Ale `n Angus Pub Syracuse www.alenanguspub.com

The Gate House- Rochester www.thegatehousecafe.com

Kilpatrick's Pub House - Ithaca www.kilpatrickspub.com

Palmer's Direct to You Market - Rochester www.palmersdirecttoyou.com

Vics Tavern & Grill, Northville - no website

The Grill @ the Dome - Tonowanda www.thegrillatthemdome.com

The Beginning II - East Syracuse www.thebeginningii.com

Crazy Otto's Empire Diner (Region 4 2012 Champ), Herkimer www.crazyottosempirediner.com

Burger Joint - Syracuse www.burgerjointsyr.com

Higie's Iron Horse Saloon, Mattydale (no website)

Chester's Diner, Chester www.thechesterdiner.com

B&D's Last Call, Chittenango (no website)

AJ's Burger's - New Rochelle www.ajsburgers.com

Madison Bistro, Wampsville www.madisonbistrocny.com

Ruzzine's Rock Bottom Eatery, East Amherst www.rockbottomeatery.com

Cooperstown Diner, Cooperstown www.cooperstowndiner.com

David Burke's - New York City www.burkeinthebox.com

Dano's - Lodi, www.danosonseneca.com

River Park Grille - Waterloo, www.riverparkgrille.com

Burger Bistro - Brooklyn Bay Ridge www.theburgerbistro.com

The Tavern, Eagle Bay (no website)

The Press Box - Oswego www.pressboxoswego.com

Scotch n` Sirloin, Dewitt www.scotchsirloin.com

Sweet Wolfs - Brooklyn www.sweetwolfs.com

Glenwood Pines - Ithaca www.glenwoodpines.com

Southwedge Colony - Rochester www.swcolony.com

The list above was taken off the beef council page as of this publishing.

http://www.nybeef.org/bestnyburgerparticpants.aspx

There are a few of these that I have had before and I am glad to see them on here. Others not listed were just as much a surprise. Then again, Winterfest and the vaunted Wing Walk is almost here so maybe that explains the miss. Either way, go have a burger from these places, at least the ones you can, enjoy a cold one and then vote on the survey. Why? Because we like these things, right?

Now here are the rules and how it works, it’s up to the participants to get you to the survey which I did off of my choice for best burger on their Facebook page. Who that is supports one of my Miami Dolphins biggest rivals is all I will say. But, they have awesome wings and have won a local award for that too. Anyway, here is the deal:

Best NY Burger Contest 2013 is off and running!

Check out this website for

Rules & Regulations

Promotion Materials for your restaurant

It's ALL up to you to get your customers to VOTE!

Face Book/Twitter! Update your website!

Contest Ends March 15th!

Good Luck

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David Garlow's exposure to the Syracuse bar scene began when he started performing in area bars, festivals, and field days as a 13-year-old guitarist. He has worked for various bars as a doorman and bartender for 18 years. He also owned a beer tap business for five years and was one of the areas...

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