Four Top Seeds Ousted and Newbies Advance in the Juicy Burger Cup Sweet 16

More Close Contests and Three Newbies Advance in the Juicy Burger Cup Sweet 16

Vincent R. Vinci, Managing Editor | Nov 8, 2023 2:59 pm | Add a comment | 147 reads

From 100+ to 64 ... from 64 to 32 ... and now your votes have narrowed the competition in the 2023 edition of the Juicy Burger Cup down to a mere 16!

And what a competition it is shaping up to be: three newbies have advanced to the Sweet 16, including Benlo's Burger, Goose Island Taproom, and the surprising top seed in Bracket D, DOSH GASTROPUB. Haven't tried these places? What are you waiting for, now is your chance!

Conversely, three #4 seeds have been ousted: blue frog, Messy Burger, and Circle Urban, and one dark horse remains: Lily's American Diner, the lowest seed to still be in the cup, having started at #12 in their bracket.

Now, you have until Friday, Nov 10 – once again, two days – to cast your ballot.

Before we move on to the results and this round's matchups, let's take a look at what you said were your favorite brands of ketchup. These are your rankings:

Heinz 亨氏
McCormick 味好美
Hunts 汉斯
Kewpie 丘比
Lee Kum Kee 李锦记
Bai Li 百利
Feng Qiu Mai 凤球唛
Haitian 海天
Tian Shan Hong 天山红
Del Monte 帝门
MasterFoods 我的食刻 / 每食富

And our favorite meme responses:

Now, here are the results from the previous round:

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 over SOLDOUT (9)
* Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2) over Paddy O'Shea's 爱尔兰酒吧 (10)
3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (3) over The Great Outdoor 野友趣精酿餐吧 (11)
* Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (4) over * LA PLATEA 兰蒂地中海餐吧 (5)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) over Take A Bite TAB汉堡 (9)
* Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2) over LARRY THE BIRD (7)
* Slider Nation 小堡邦 (3) over The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊 (11)
Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (12) over Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心 (4)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) over Plan B (9)
* Jing-A 京A (2) over TIGERS 老虎西餐 (10)
* Benlo's Burger 本楼汉堡 (3) (New) over COMMUNE RESERVE幻师臻选(北京华贸) (6)
Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (5) over * Circle Urban 圆场 (4)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) over Malbec & Beef 阿根廷牛排馆 (9)
* Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2) over * Brotzeit German Bier Restaurant 博璨德国啤酒餐厅 (10)
* Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3) over NBeer Pub 牛啤堂 (11)
* Goose Island Taproom 鹅岛精酿啤酒餐厅 (5) (New) over blue frog 蓝蛙 (4)

…And the matchups as we move into the Sweet 16:

Bracket A

* SLOWBOAT 悠航 (1) vs * Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (4)
* Q MEX Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (2) vs 3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (3)

Bracket B

* Side Street 街旁 (1) vs Lily’s American Diner 莉莉斯美式西餐厅 (12)
* Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (2) vs * Slider Nation 小堡邦 (3)

Bracket C

* Burge's Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (1) vs Arrow Factory 箭厂啤酒 (5)
* Jing-A 京A (2) vs * Benlo's Burger 本楼汉堡 (3) (New)

Bracket D

* DOSH GASTROPUB 到时精酿餐吧 (1) (New) vs * Goose Island Taproom 鹅岛精酿啤酒餐厅 (5) (New)
* Wild Kite Brewing 野风筝 (2) vs * Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (3)

Remember, you have only two days to vote until we move on to the next round, so choose wisely!

As is our custom, we asked you to rank the contestants that did not make it to the Round of 32. Here's how you ranked them:

33. Shake Shack
34. FATBURGER 特富客汉堡
35. COMMUNE·X幻师主题店（北京太古里）
36. The Local
37. Ye Brewing 野鹅微醺
38. Tastiens Chinese Burger 塔斯汀中国汉堡
39. APOLLO 阿波罗餐厅
40. THE ROOTS 欧伴
41. Paulaner Bräuhaus - Kempinski Hotel Beijing Yansha Center 北京燕莎中心凯宾斯基饭店 - 普拉那啤酒坊
42. LUSH
43. SUSU 苏苏
44. Let's BURGER plus 非常创意汉堡
45. Peach
46. Tough Tongue 硬舌酒肉
47. Spacelab 失重餐厅
48. Park Side 园景
49. ye lounge 野路子
50. Nashville 乡谣音乐餐吧
51. Burp 堡嗝儿
52. Bullshit Food 饱是福
53. Market Cafe, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing咖啡厅•北京望京凯悦酒店
54. MORROW 墨佬墨西哥餐厅
55. Panorama 葩诺
56. Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧
57. The Rug Café
58. HUZI Lunch Bar 虎滋精酿餐吧
59. VINN 维恩餐吧
60. Fire Works 北焰•美式扒房
61. CAUTION Bistro 靠山餐吧
62. MEDI 地中海餐吧
63. Hi-Town Bistro 海塘无国界餐吧
64. Bay Area Bar & Restaurant 湾区酒吧

They join the previously ranked contestants, rounding out the Top 100:

65. Peking Yard 北平花园
66. Lenbach 兰巴赫西餐啤酒坊
67. Cafe Ruhe 如何餐厅
68. Rich Burger 发财汉堡
69. Bodensee Kitchen 德南餐厅
70. Grandma's Kitchen 祖母的厨房美式西餐厅
71. 4Corners 肆角餐吧
72. Shang Brew 香啤坊
73. CHAR Bar & Grill 恰牛扒房
74. WasPark
75. Legend 老牌餐吧
76. Xian Bar/Domain, EAST Beijing 仙酒吧/Domain 域，北京东隅酒店
77. Gou Taproom 苟市精酿
78. Simon’s Bar 西门餐吧
79. Wiggly Jiggly‘s 欧也
80. The VEGGIE TABLE 吃素的西餐
81. Meat by Ernest 吃肉
82. Leben Burger 乐本汉堡
83. TRIPS Burger
84. Bistro 108 巴黎餐吧
85. Bistrot B 怡庭
86. QS 奎妮餐吧
87. Laker's
88. Pinotage
89. GOLDEN HILL ALE HOUSE 秋山艾尔酒馆
90. Dongli Brewery 东里手工啤酒•精酿餐厅
91. Eudora Station 亿多瑞站
92. Manchester United Theater of Dreams Restaurant 曼联梦剧场
93. TRIPLE B 3B
94. Great Cosmos 大宇宙
95. Walnut 23 胡桃
96. Wobbit
97. King Park
98. Vinup Brunch & Bistro 薇葡
99. T-FOUR
100. Ibarrel bistro and brunch 爱杯

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