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2 Rochester Restaurants Win Top Honors in Detroit Burger Brawl

Are these your favorite spots to have a burger?

Local chefs battled with their burgers this weekend at Eastern Market.

In the end, two Rochester restaurants took away awards, according to an announcement on the Detroit Burger Brawl's Facebook page.

in downtown Rochester won 'Most Flavorful Burger' along with Pappy's of Detroit and Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe.

of Rochester Hills won 'Most Creative Burger' along with Mt. Chalet in Royal Oak.

Motor City Casino won 'Most Stylish Burger' and Townhouse Bistro in Birmingham won 'Best Burger' overall.

The event was organized by Eastern Market and Fairway Packing Co. Each participating restaurant was given a chance to grind their own special meat blend on-site, grill up their creations and face a panel of judges who determined the winner

According to a preview in Crain's Detroit Business, the panel of judges included Bacco Ristorante owner Luciano Del Signore; Detroit Red Wings' Zamboni driver and self-described barbecue master Al Sobotka; and Jack Aronson, founder of Ferndale-based Garden Fresh Gourmet.

Ironically, in a Readers' Choice poll about , neither Chapman's Mill nor O'Connor's were on top. What's your favorite burger?

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Liz August 28, 2012 at 04:20 pm
Max and Erma's has wonderful burgers. I love getting one with swiss cheese and tons of mushrooms.......so good.
Ann Rawa August 29, 2012 at 11:37 am
How about Knapps, gotta love a Knapp burger!
jackie r August 29, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Bar Louie has a pretty good hamburger, but the best burger in the area, my opinion and that of my husband, is Union Woodshop in Clarkston, sorry Rochester, they even make their own bacon :))
Sherry August 29, 2012 at 09:29 pm
Burgz on Walton. Love the "you pick the toppings" aspect.
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Barbara Barnes June 14, 2013 at 03:01 pm
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Scot Beaton June 12, 2013 at 11:31 pm
Hugo... the road, bridge, road right of way: The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC)... theRead More aesthetic black fence... Rochester Hills... let's assume there waiting for an insurance claim to go through or debating who pays. Thanks for your post. You could call the Mayor, but he is in Istanbul Turkey... looking over some plans for a new shopping mall they want to build in an historic park. Makes perfectly good sense this is the same Mayor who supported tearing down a historic house on Rochester Road to build a new strip mall... and turning Office Research Technology zoning into a Wal-Mart.
Beverly June 13, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Yes I have been wondering too...I am going to use the RCOC website and see if they will respond
Clara T June 12, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Yes, the Oakland Press had this list.
Clara T June 12, 2013 at 10:07 pm
Can you please provide the names of the individuals representing Lawrence Tech, Rochester College,Read More RCS school board, Crittenton?
Jmamo June 14, 2013 at 09:12 am
It's just a con job on the tax payers. Non productive for Rochester Hills but Barnett will smileRead More with a political knife in the residents back. This really should be brought up by the citizens and not an absent mayor.
Scot Beaton June 9, 2013 at 09:43 pm
Scot, I just picked up on your piece in the Patch because I monitor articles about the GulenRead More Movement's activities in the US, something I started doing three years ago after becoming aware of the GM's massive involvement in charter schools. Here's my piece about that situation published by The Washington Post last year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/largest-charter-network-in-us-schools-tied-to-turkey/2012/03/23/gIQAoaFzcS_blog.html Concerning me nearly as much as the GM's stealth charter school expansion are the propaganda trips to Turkey given out to our public officials and other influential VIPs. I've been collecting accounts of these trips for the past few years and the number of Americans who have been on these trips is absolutely shocking. You are right to be alarmed by your mayor being convinced to go on one of these Turkey trips. I present some information about the trips here: http://perimeterprimate.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-gulen-movements-subsidized-guided.html The purpose of the trips is to recruit sympathizers. Making "friends" with VIPs over the course of a 10-day trip is a way to instill Gulenist ideology and misinformation about Turkey into the travelers' minds. It's also a way to set things up so the GM can tap them for favors later on. Some of the travelers might be approached to support a new charter school in their community, perhaps even serve as a token American on its board. This has happened a number of times. The Gulenists' ability to convince people that the only thing they want is to be their "friend" is tremendous and a lot of the people definitely return "Turkey-tripped." The Gulen Movement is a very smart, wealthy, and well-coordinated group. They are on a mission to create their vision of Turkey's future and to make it less and less secular. American targets are way too naive. BTW, here's info about the Gulen charter school operator that already runs one charter school in your state. http://www.scribd.com/doc/133456790/Concept-Schools-Illinois-and-the-Gulen-Movement Tomorrow morning (6/10, 8 AM show) I'll be a guest on a local radio show here in the Bay Area to talk about the Gulen movement's charter schools and the GM's connection to the massive protests in Turkey. Tune into the live feed if you want to learn more. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Regards, Sharon Higgins Oakland, CA KPFA The Morning Mix - WorkWeek
Scot Beaton June 10, 2013 at 03:45 pm
Clara T, Very sad we can't get an Answer... :( I also think the foundation should post theirRead More expenses. Clara T, the good news the Patch is a good source for reading press releases. LOL