Chad Priar was already on his third burger of the day by noon Tuesday, and his 17th since Friday. He and his wife Whitney are on track to try all 38 options before Owensboro Burger Week ends this Saturday.
“We’ve been doing it since it started,” Priar said. “My wife and I do it together. I was more into it at first and then last year she got more on board. It’s a daunting task to go around and get all these burgers.”
Even before taking a bite of his lunchtime burger, Priar was already talking about plans for which ones come next. He said that in order to stay on track, he and Whitney typically each eat half of the burger.
“We’ve been trying to do four a day — two for lunch, two for dinner,” Priar said. “I plan on hitting a few more today to try to stay ahead of it. The goal is to try every single one of them, but this year there are so many. We’ll try to get as many as we can.”
Priar said he’s been making notes about each burger so far, but isn’t ranking them until he’s given them all a try.
“It’s hard to rank them as you try them because you haven’t had the others yet,” he said. “So I’ve just been noting what I like and dislike about each one, and then at the end I’ll kind of see which burger is best.”
Owensboro Burger Week continues through Saturday. Each burger costs $7 (restaurants choose how large the burger is and if it comes with any sides). A list of participating restaurants can be found below, while photos and descriptions can be found at owensboroburgerweek.com.
Participating restaurants, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
- AmVets Post 75
- Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
- Big Dipper
- Brasher’s Lil’ Nashville
- Brew Bridge
- Burger Theory
- Curbside Kitchenette Food Truck
- Dee’s Diner
- Don Mario
- Drake’s
- Gary’s Drive-In
- Gene’s Health Food
- Hayden’s Drive In
- J’ s Good Grub
- Jordy’s
- Kentucky Legend Café at Owensboro Convention Center
- Legends Sports Bar & Grill
- Lizzie’s Diner
- Lure Seafood & Grille
- Lure Smoke Shack
- Mellow Mushroom
- The Miller House
- Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
- Niko’s Bakery and Cafe
- O’Bryan’s Bar and Grill
- O’Charley’s
- Old Hickory Bar-B-Q
- Ole South BBQ
- Opportunity Center of Owensboro
- Real Hacienda
- Ritzy’s of Owensboro
- The Cottage Farm Stand & Baking Company
- The Country Club of Owensboro
- Sassafras
- Shiloh’s Lounge & Grill
- Thai Food Owensboro
- Windy Hollow Biscuit House
- Wonder Whip
Participating restaurants are competing for bragging rights for the “best burger” determined by an independent group of judges.
Customers can also win prizes by using the hashtag #owensboroburgerweek and posting a picture on Facebook or Instagram of themselves eating a burger at three or more participating restaurants. Those customers will be entered into a prize drawing with first place receiving a Mini Green Egg Max and from Green River Appliance and second place receiving a barbecue grilling meats package from Hill View Farms Meats.
Burger Week is put on by Visit Owensboro in partnership with the City of Owensboro, the Kentucky Beef Council, Green River Appliance, and Hill View Farms Meats.
