Cheeseburger Week Cheeseburger Challenge 2026 Take the Cheeseburger Challenge 2024 Question Title * 1. Thank you for taking the 2026 Pasadena Cheeseburger Week® Cheeseburger Challenge®. We appreciate your patronage and hope to see you back often to your favorite Pasadena dining destinations. You can only vote once in each category. Voting is live from Sunday, February 23rd to Sunday, march 1st at 6pm ONLY. Votes submitted before or after those dates will not be counted. Remember, only members in good standing of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are eligible. Now, let's get started: Who serves your favorite cheeseburger or burger alternative? Alexander's Steak House Barney's Beanery Brookside Golf Club Burrito Express Burrito Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine Empanadas Chick-fil-A Clearman’s Galley/Clearman's Northwoods Inn Cordova Cafe and Bottle Shop Deluxe 1717 Dog Haus/Dog Haus Bietgarten El Pollo Loco (Rosemead) El Portal Restaurant/Yahaira's Cafe El Torito Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Fogo de Chao Foothill Granville The Hat Hummus Labs Islands Kathleen's Restaurant Kings Row Gastropub The Kitchen Kulturas Latin Kitchen and Cantina Lavender and Honey Espresso Bar (Sririacha Roast Beef Sandwich) Lucky Baldwin's Pub/Trappiste Pub/Delirium Cafe Magnolia House Margarita's Mexican Restaurant Maria's Italian Kitchen Mijares Mexican Restaurant Mr. Mushroom Burger Farm New York Chicken & Gyros Pasadena Sandwich Company PSC Big B Pie ‘n Burger Raffi's Catering and Banquet Lula Kebab Sandwich The Raymond 1881 Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles Ruth's Chris Steak House Shake Shack Smitty's Grill The Stand Tardino Bros. Italian Kitchen The Taproom and The Terrace at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena True Food Kitchen Twohey's (South Pasadena) Urth Cafe Question Title * 2. Who serves your favorite Route 66/Colorado Boulevard burger (east to west) Lucky Baldwin's Trappiste Pub/ Lucky Baldwin's Pub El Portal / Yaiaira's Ruth's Chris Steak House Fogo de Chao Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Barney's Beanery King's Row Gastropub True Food Kitchen Shake Shack Raymond 1886 Twohey's Question Title * 3. Who serves your favorite dish created for Cheeseburger Week 2026? De-Luxe 1717 (Kebab Burger) El Portal/Yahaira's (Zacatecas Burger) Foothill (El Greco Burger) Lucky Baldwin's International Sliders Magnolia House French Onion Burger Mr. Mushroom Burger Farm Taproom at the Langham Huntington Hotel (Animal Style Empanadas) Tardino Bros. Italian Kitchen (Chili Cheeseburger Pizza) Question Title * 4. Who serves your favorite lunch counter burger? Brookside Golf Club Islands Pie 'n Burger Twohey's Yahaira's/El Portal The Stand Shake Shack Question Title * 5. Who serves your favorite traditional/throwback cheeseburger? Brookside Golf Club Clearman's Galley Dog Haus Islands Lucky Baldwin's New York Chicken and Gyro Pie 'n Burger Shake Shack The Stand Twohey's Question Title * 6. Who serves your favorite sliders? Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Kings Row Gastropub Foothill Lucky Baldwin's (all locations) Dog Haus Twohey's (Happy Hour) Question Title * 7. Who serves your favorite gourmet burger? Alexander's Steak House Deluxe 1717 Dog Haus Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Granville Kings Row Gastropub The Raymond 1886 Smitty's Grill The Stand The Terrace at the Langham Huntington Hotel Question Title * 8. Who serves your favorite alternative burger? Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine Arepas Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich El Portal/Yahaira's Zacatecas Burger Hummus Labs Beef Kebab The Kitchen Meatball Parmesan Sandwich Lavender and Honey Parisian Sandwich Margarita's Mexican Restaurant Steak Torta Maria's Italian Kitchen Chicken Parmagiana Sandwich Mr. Mushroom Burger Farm New York Chicken and Gyro's Mix Gyro (Chicken and Lamb) Raffi's Catering Lule Kebab Sandwich Raymond 1886 Bison Burger Tardino Bros. Meatball Sandwich Question Title * 9. Who Serves Your Favorite Bar Burger? Barney's Beanery Brookside Golf Club Clearman's Galley (The Boat) Dog Haus Biergarten Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Foothill Granville Islands Kings Row Gastropub Lucky Baldwin's (all) Magnolia House The Raymond 1886 Ruth's Chris Steak House Question Title * 10. Who serves your favorite turkey burger? Barney's Beanery Clearman's Galley (The Boat) Kathleen's Restaurant Pie 'n Burger True Food Kitchen Urth Cafe Question Title * 11. Who makes your favorite sit-down / white table cloth restaurant burger Alexander's Steakhouse (bar) Clearman's Northwoods Inn Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar (Lunch only) Fogo de Chao (bar only) The Raymond 1886 The Terrace at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena Smitty's Grill Question Title * 12. Who serves your favorite veggie/vegan burger? Kathleen's Restaurant Lucky Baldwin's The Stand True Food Kitchen Twohey's Question Title * 13. Who Serves Your Favorite Burrito? Burrito Express El Cholo El Portal Kalaveras Margarita's Mexican Restaurant Mijares Mexican Restaurant Question Title * 14. Who serves your favorite dessert after a cheeseburger? Clearman's Northwoods Inn Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Kathleen's Restaurant Pie 'n Burger Raymond 1886 Smitty's Grill Twohey's Question Title * 15. Give us your name and email address to be entered to win a cheeseburger meal (or something else) at one of our participating restaurants. 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