Calling all burger lovers! If you are a burger aficionado, then this is your week here in San Diego. March 3rd-12th is San Diego City Beat’s Burger Week, where more than 50 restaurants and bars are offering up their best burgers for only $5! Additionally, restaurants offer a burger combo (add a beer or fries depending on the restaurant) for $10. With only a week to eat your way through San Diego’s best burgers, we thought we would make it simple for you and let you know our picks for the best places to go during San Diego Burger Week, 2016.
This one makes our list because they are offering Wagyu beef for only $5! Is this even possible? We don’t know, but are willing to try it out to see what our tastebuds think. Not only that but they offer a local craft beer in their $10 combo!
1735 Hancock St., San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-5757
Neighborhood: Middletown
$5 Burger: The Middletown Burger – 8oz Wagyu Beef on a toasted brioche bun topped with blue cheese. Add Bacon for $2. Double the size for $5
$10 Combo: The Middletown Burger + a Local Beer
The Brew Project opened up recently in Hillcrest and has already become a popular spot for great beer and delicious food. Their Bomb-Ass burger is on the list because it has beer-battered onion rings and the combo comes with a decent beer. For some reason, many of the restaurants on the list put out their $10 combo with a domestic, big beer like Coors or Miller Lite. When the burger by itself is $5 and it’s $10 for the combo, is a crappy beer really worth $5?
3683 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 795-7890
Neighborhood: Hillcrest
$5 Burger: The Brew Project Bomb-Ass Burger! 8 oz Seasoned 80/20 Ground Beef, Beer Battered Onion Ring, Blue Crumbles, B.P. BBQ Sauce, Roasted Tomatoes, Diced Red and Yellow Bell Peppers, served on a Toasted Onion Roll
$10 Combo: The Brew Project Bomb-Ass Burger + Legally Red IPA
3. Carnitas’ Snack Shack
This pork centric spot makes the list because their ground pork burger is delicious and unique and, unlike some of the other participating restaurants, they really do give you a good deal on the $10 combo with fries and a soda.
2632 University Ave. North Park, CA 92104
(619) 294-PORK (7675)
Neighborhood: North Park
$5 Burger: The Extortion Burger:Fresh ground pork shoulder – pork belly / smoked onion-mushroom confit / house made pimento cheese
$10 Combo: The Extortion Burger + Fries + a Soda
Crazee Burger is crazy good. They have some of the most inventive burgers around and they also get points for offering two different burgers to choose from for the $5 deal.
3993 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 282-6044
Neighborhood: North Park
$5 Burger: Your choice between The Texas OR The Cajun Burger.
The Texas: fresh ground angus burger topped with thick cut bacon, house made BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles
The Cajun Burger: fresh ground blackened angus burger topped with sauteed onions and a house made chipotle sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles.
$10 Combo: The Buffalo Burger: sweet and tender buffalo meat topped with a house made creamed horseradish sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles + an order of Crazee Fries that are tossed in parmesan cheese and our house blend of salt.
5. Red Wing Bar and Grill
Not only is the Red Wing the best San Diego bar for Karaoke seven nights a week, but they have quality food. Since their combo offer let’s people choose between any of their craft beers vs. swill, they get our vote!
4012 30th St., San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 281-8700
Neighborhood: North Park
$5 Burger: Our “New Standard Burger” which is our basic delicious Angus Burger On a fresh Sadie Rose Bun.
$10 Combo: Our New Standard Burger plus a 12 oz. Craft Beer.
6. Royale With Cheese (At Park & Rec)
New kid on the block, Royale With Cheese, is located in the back of Park & Rec, a hip, new bar in University Heights. The buzz on their burgers has been superior, so we had to add them to the list. Plus they pair the combo with a highly respectable Alesmith .394, so make sure to put this spot on your list.
4612 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 795-9700
Neighborhood: University Heights
$5 Burger: Royale with Cheese – Wagyu beef patty, Gruyere, bacon, caramelized onion, Dijon, special sauce and pickle.
$10 Combo: A Royale with Cheese plus a pint of Alesmith .394
7. The Rabbit Hole
This is one of our favorite watering holes on Adams ave. Their burger is amazing and they get extra points for adding fries AND a beer to the $10 combo rather than just one or the other.
3377 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 255-4653
Neighborhood: Normal Heights
$5 Burger: Ground Chuck Norris – beef chuck patty, choice of cheese and house louie dressing.
$10 Combo: Ground Chuck Norris, Fries & Domestic Draft
8. Small Bar
This bar is located right next to Royale with Cheese so you may want to plan on a two-for when you visit this hood. Small Bar is known for their craft beer, strong drinks and killer food. Their brunch burger comes with a fried egg, bacon, cheddar and for the $10 combo you can get any local beer with it!
4628 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 795-7998
Neighborhood: University Heights
$5 Burger: Brunch Burger
$10 Combo: Brunch Burger and a pint of local beer
This one might be our favorite deals of the bunch! Not only is their burger tasty and juicy but for their $10 combo they are giving a basket of their seriously amazing, smoked-then-fried chicken wings. That’s one delicious deal!
1946 Fern St. San Diego, Ca. 92102
(619) 696-0096
Neighborhood: South Park
$5 Burger: Our Harris Ranch Beef Burger, ground in-house.
$10 Combo: The Burger and a Basket of SD’s Best Wings
The burger that Waypoint is offering is truly something to experience, but when they pair it with their crispy fries and a side of IPA triple cheese sauce, it’s out of this world.
3794 30th St., San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 255-8778
Neighborhood: North Park
$5 Burger: 1/3 lb. Steak Burger, Mozzarella Cheese, Stout Caramelized Onions, Roasted Garlic Aioli, Lettuce, Bread & Cie Bun, WP Spicy Pickle Spear
$10 Combo: Our $5 burger special, Order of Hand Cut Kennebec Fries, and a side of IPA Triple Cheese Sauce
Sure you might not have time to make it all of these spots, but we hope we at least gave you a game plan to attack burger week. Drop by for a pint while in the hood, here at Thorn Street Brewery, and let us know which burgers were your favorites!