National Cheeseburger Day: Freebies, Deals In The Philly Area

Do you like your burger piled high with veggies and slathered in condiments? Or do you just prefer some premium beef with a hearty cheese slice to find nirvana? National Cheeseburger Day, yes it's a thing, is Tuesday, Sept. 18, and burger joints in and around Philadelphia will offer freebies and discounts on these tasty favorites.
A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Offers.com to find out their favorite toppings and burger chains shows:

• Most consumers (37%) chose condiments (ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise) as their favorite cheeseburger topping. Tomatoes came in second place (13%) and bacon in third (12%)

• Five Guys is the favorite cheeseburger chain (25%) according to consumers. Wendy's follows closely behind (21%) and third place goes to McDonald's (20%)

• The majority of consumers (56%) spend between $1-$20 on cheeseburgers in a month. What's interesting about this data is that while 24 percent don't spend any money on cheeseburgers, 3 percent admitted to spending over $81.

Here are restaurants offering burger specials on Tuesday:

Red Robin: The Gourmet Cheeseburger with Bottomless Steak Fries 3is just $5 on Sept. 18. Beverage purchase required. Find the closest location to you here.

Habit Burger Grill: Donate to the No Kid Hungry campaign and get a Free Charburger with your donation.

Sonic: Every Tuesday -- and National Cheeseburger Day falls on a Tuesday! -- get cheeseburgers at half-price 5 p.m.to close. Plus, the Carhop Classic deal is back -- a Quarter-Pound Double Cheeseburger plus medium tater tots for $2.99.

Wendy's: For the entire month of September, get a free Dave's Single cheeseburger with any purchase. This offer is available only to those with the Wendy's app.

Wayback Burger: If you download the new Wayback App by Monday Sept. 17, you will be rewarded with a buy-one-get-one-free special on the Cheeeesy Burger on Sept. 18.

BurgerFi: Get the BurgerFi cheeseburger for $1 on Sept. 18.

McDonald's: Sign up for the McDonald's mobile app and get a $1 McDouble or $1 sandwich.

Ruby Tuesday: Sign up free of charge for the So Connected club to get a coupon for a free burger on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19. It's free to sign up.

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Participation may vary by franchise and location. This story was written by Patch reporter Sue Schena.

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