Philly Burger Brawl To Feature 60-Plus Restaurants

PHILADELPHIA — The Philly Burger Brawl is back.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 at Xfinity Live.

More than 60 restaurants are getting ready to battle in the 10th iteration of the classic best burger in the region competition in late October.

A full list of participating restaurants is featured below.

Tickets are $35 through Labor Day, $40 through Sept. 15, and $50 after.

Get tickets online here.

VIP tickets are $100 and include perks such as early entry, a VIP lounge and unlimited drinks from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will go to support Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s Teen Engagement Initiative & eSports Center Development.

Burger lovers and foodies are all invited to enjoy all-you-can-eat samples of the region's best, most inventive and most unusual burger creations.

Festival goers will then cast their vote for People's Choice, while food critics, writers and celebrity judges pick the Judge's Choice.

Festivities will include a cocktail competition, music, entertainment and other surprises.

"Philly Burger Brawl is back again with a brand new line-up of restaurants ready to fire up the grills for an amazing cause," Rob Wasserman, Philly Burger Brawl organizer and Rouge owner, said. "This is a special year that will highlight the resilience and creativity our restaurateurs displayed as they navigated through the COVID-19 Pandemic. We welcome back some familiar faces doing this for years and years back to the beginning, as well as fresh faces new to the scene that emerged during the last two years."

Philly Burger Brawl began in 2011 as a neighborhood fundraiser by founders and restaurateurs Rob and Maggie Wasserman.

Their goal was to gather a few restaurant industry friends for a burger competition that raised money to support local projects for Philadelphia youth.

Over the years, the event grew to over 60 participating restaurants (brawlers) and over 5,000 attendees.

The event has raised money supporting programs for local youth over the last ten years.

During the pandemic, the event was on pause like many large-scale events in the Philadelphia region.

Now, in 2022, the grills are fired up, the sound of sizzle will be in the air, and the city's largest food fest and burger competition is back.

For 2022, brawlers represent every major food neighborhood in Philadelphia, as well as restaurants from the surrounding counties in the Greater Philadelphia region.

The growing list of competitors to date includes:

• A.kitchen + bar
• Blume Burger
• Bourbon & Branch
• Brotherly Grub
• BurgerFi
• BURGERTIME
• Butcher Bar
• Cedar Craft and Kitchen
• Chic-A-Delphia
• Continental Midtown
• El Camino Real
• El Rey
• Fatboyzz BBQ and Catering
• Fette Sau
• Good Dog Bar
• Harp & Crown
• Heritage
• Huda
• Huntingdon Valley Country Club
• Imperial Caribbean and Seafood
• La Peg Brasserie
• Libertee Grounds
• Loco Pez
• Mikes BBQ
• Misconduct Tavern
• Moonshine Philly
• Pizza Jawn
• Prohibition Taproom
• Restaurant Aleksandar
• Ripplewood Whiskey & Craft
• Rouge
• Sweet Breezy BBQ
• Steam Pub
• Stove & Tap
• Supreme Oasis
• Sylva Senat - Pyramid Club
• The Burger that ate Philadelphia
• The Goat
• The Refectory at Villanova
• The Winston Athletic Assoc.
• The Wycombe House
• Three Monkeys Cafe
• Tin Can Bar
• Tio Flores
• Tradesman PHL
• Troubles End Brewing
• Twenty Manning
• Village Whiskey
• Wolf Burger

All competitors will compete for the coveted trophy and title of Judge’s Choice. For 2022, judges will again select first place, second place, and third place prizes.

The panel of judges will include more than 40 members of local and regional press, members of Philadelphia’s restaurant community, local celebrities and dignitaries, and local tourism officials.

Top local influencers will select the top winner (plus second and third place) for Instagrammer’s Choice factoring in Instagram-worthy looks and presentation, and must-try taste and flavor.

Guests will also place their votes for their favorite burgers to select the People’s Choice Winner.

New for 2022, judges and guests will use the Let's Rallie app to pick the winners.

All participating businesses will have a business profile on the app that will communicate and share updates in real time adding a whole new layer to the already unique Burger Brawl experience.

Burger Brawl attendees can rock out at Xfinity LIVE! with tunes from Beasley Radio Group’s family of stations, with talent on-hand from 93.3 WMMR, 95.7 Ben FM, 102 WMGK, 97.5 Fanatic and WXTU.