WH's Burger Bite to Compete in ‘Battle of the Burger’

One local burger joint could win the coveted crown of the best burger on Long Island. 

West Hempstead’s Burger Bite is set to compete in the first annual “Battle of the Burger,” hosted by Long Island Pulse magazine and sponsored by Amstel Light. The winning restaurant will win an all-expense paid trip to the 2014 South Beach Food & Wine Festival.

The event takes place on Sunday, August 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shorefront Park in Patchogue.

The best burger will be judged by people in attendance. General admission to the event is $25 and includes burger tastings from the top 10 restaurants, complementary Amstel Lights and beverages, free parking and live entertainment.  

To buy tickets to the event, click here. 

Here are the nine other restaurants that Burger Bite will be up against:

·         Burger Shack, Coram

·         Fatty McGee’s, East Islip

·         Legend’s, New Suffolk

·         Mirabelle Tavern, Stony Brook

·         Mitch & Toni’s, Albertson

·         Old Fields, Greenlawn

·         Pentimento, Stony Brook

·         PeraBell Food Bar, Patchogue

·         Tweed’s Restaurant, Riverhead

·         Reese’s 1900 Pub, Patchogue (Amstel Light Wild Card Pick)