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The Votes Are In! We're Down To The Savory 16 In The LAist Tournament of Cheeseburgers
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Another week and another round of votes for the Tournament of Cheeseburgers, our quest to crown the most popular cheeseburger in SoCal.
It was another barnburner: we received more than 3,000 votes (which cumulatively has put us at over 7,000 so far!)
We've tallied the numbers, and can now reveal the Savory 16 — the current top contenders. (See below for the full list).
Next steps
We're also opening voting for the next round. Those at the top of the leaderboard — the Tasty 8 — will be announced next Friday, June 7.
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From there, your votes will whittle down the list once more to the Flavorful 4, and then to the ultimate champ who will be revealed at our burger-tastic family-friendly event on Sunday, July 7, at Smorgasburg LA.
So get voting — and get your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to vote, too. Remember, each person can only vote once.
The Savory 16
It's another banger of a list, drilling down on the who's who of the SoCal cheeseburger scene (which, we're happy to say, is still wide-ranging in both scope and geography. Even In-N-out is still showing up).
Inevitably, some top names didn't make the cut. If your favorite has dropped off the list, we salute and feel your pain. But if it's still there (or even if it isn't), check out who's still in the running, and make sure your voice is heard!
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(Remember: we list the burgers in alphabetical order to keep things fair. Also note that the voting page randomly selects the order every time it loads, so a different eatery is always at the top of the list.)
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