Burger Battle Rock Rapids

May 10 – 31

2021 Winner!

8.962

The Green Jacket

Presented by 918 Grill at the Rock River Country Club

6.865

Everything from the Farm

Presented by Sporty’s Bar & Grill 

3.491

The Surf and Turf

Presented by Union Jacks

3.332

The Rise N Shine

Presented by Sunshine Foods

4 restaurants showcased the classic American burger in the Rock Rapids Burger Battle. Residents could eat in or order to go, each burger was then rated to have their say in which restaurant is crowned Burger Battle Champion! Participating restaurants include: Union Jacks, Sunshine Deli, Sporty’s & 918 Grill at the Rock River Country Club. Battle runs May 10-31.

How the battle went down:

The Rock Rapids Burger Battle ran from May 10 to May 31. The community got to  assign up to five points in each of five categories for every featured burger they try. The burger with the highest number of points at the conclusion of the battle is declared the winner! Get ready to vote on each burger by scanning the QR Code on the card that you receive when you order your burger.

The categories include:

Patty
Creativity
Toppings
Bun
Customer Service

Prizes

The Burger Battle Champion will WIN $500 cash if they are a Chamber of Commerce member, $300 if they are a non-member. Not only will the business win, but YOUR name will be put in a drawing for gift certificates when you try ALL 4 BURGERS.

Meat the Contestants

The Green Jacket

Presented by 918 Grill at the Rock River Country Club

Two 3 oz beef smash burgers, American pepper jack cheese melted to perfection, in-house chipotle sauce, chopped hatch green chiles, and Ellsworth Locker beef bacon on a fresh Casey’s Bakery cheddar onion bun toasted with house made beef
butter.

Available Mon -Fri 5-9 pm, Sat & Sun 11:30am -1:30 pm & 5-9 pm

Everything from the Farm

Presented by Sporty’s Bar & Grill 

1/3 pound never frozen certified angus beef patty piled high with American and swiss cheese, jalapeno cured bacon, black forest ham and fried egg on a gourmet Kaiser bun topped with full garden and a side of peanut butter with choice of potato.

Available Tues-Sun from 11 am – 9 pm

The Surf and Turf

Presented by Union Jacks

1/4 burger with shrimp, grilled peppers and onions, pepper Jack cheese, spicy mayo sauce, served on a brioche bun

Available Wed-Sat 11 am – 8 pm

The Rise N Shine

Presented by Sunshine Foods

All beef 1/3 patty, seasoned with sausage seasoning topped with cheese, bacon, hash brown, egg and maple syrup served on Texas toast

Available at the Deli Mon-Sat from 11 am -2 pm

Sponsored by:

Rock Rapids Chamber of Commerce
712-472-3456 | chamber@rockrapids.com