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Slider Nation Dethrones Side Street in Elite 8 Action!

Vincent V. theBeijinger 2021-10-19

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We're guaranteed to have a new Burger Cup champion this year as upstart Slider Nation has narrowly slid past last year’s champ Side Street to earn a spot in the Elite 8!


Scan the QR with WeChat to vote today!



After a week of holiday noshing and heavy voting, Slider Nation managed to garner enough votes to unseat current champion Side Street. It was the only upset in the eight matchups of the Sweet 16, with all other matches going to the higher seed.


Though not technically a newbie, Slider Nation has been at past Burger Fests as Sliders by Henry, but this year was their first festival foray with the new name and branding.


They serve up some mean mini burgers (aka sliders) – tiny wagyu beef patties topped with melted cheese, pickle slices and an addictive sauce, sandwiched between fluffy Hawaiian rolls – and seasoned fries cooked in duck fat.


The joint was originally a delivery only operation, but Henry has since opened up a 60-seat brick and mortar shop in Maizidian for dine-in.


Speaking of newbies, our last two remaining freshmen -- Burge’s Bistro & Bar and Niu Burger -- fell to more established competition (Home Plate BBQ and Beersmith Gastropub, respectively).


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Here’s a look at the damage done in the Sweet 16…


Bracket A

Slider Nation 小堡邦 (4) dethroned Side Street 街旁 (1)

Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒 (2) leaped past Blue Frog 蓝蛙 (3)


Bracket B

Slow Boat Brewery 悠航鲜啤 (1) sailed past The Local (4)

Jing-A 京A (2) got their license plate in order before Arrow Factory Brewing 箭厂啤酒 (3)


Bracket C

Q Mex Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (1) chewed the fat off Fatburger 特福客汉堡 (5)

3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (2) oinked past The Great Outdoors 野友趣 (6)


Bracket D

Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (1) knocked Burge’s Bistro & Bar 小伯格酒馆 (5) out of the park

Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (3) roped up Niu Burger 橘气牛蘑王手工汉堡 (7)


Going into this week, we asked you to get out and try some of the ‘Jing’s best burgers. But based on a recent poll we conducted, 53 percent of respondents said they’ve tried fewer than half of the Sweet 16 burgers. Can you really call yourself a foodie – or a true Beijing burger lover, for that matter – if you haven’t tried at least all of the city's top burgers?


Now with that number reduced to eight, you’ve got no excuses to not to sample them all. But hurry, because this round ends on Monday, Oct 11 ... so get eating!


Matchups for the Elite 8 are as follows:


Bracket A

Great Leap Brewing 大跃啤酒  (2) vs Slider Nation 小堡邦 (4)


Bracket B

Slow Boat Brewery 悠航鲜啤 (1) vs. Jing-A京A (2)


Bracket C

Q Mex Bar & Grill 库迈墨西哥餐吧 (1)  vs. 3 Little Pigs by Andy’s Craft Sausages 三小猪 (2)


Bracket D

Home Plate BBQ 本垒美式烤肉 (1) vs. Beersmith Gastropub 鲜啤吧 (3)


For this past round of voting, we also asked you to caption a comic strip for us. These are the best two out of the bunch...


Tap on comic for larger view.

To our creative captioners Rene and Jessica (you know who you are), write us an email using the address you entered in the ballot to info@truerun.com to claim your swag (sorry, delivery to Beijing adresses only).


And as per our custom, we asked you to rank the burger eateries who didn’t make the cut. Their final rankings in the 2021 Burger Cup can be found here:


17. Shake Shack

18. Miam Miam 咪吖咪吖

19. DE REFTER 比利时啤酒·餐吧

20. NBeer Pub 牛啤堂精酿啤酒餐吧

21. Paddy O'Shea's 爱尔兰酒吧

22. Lily's American Diner

23. KATCHUP

24. Kitty & Daniel Hollywood Grill & Bar 大牛好莱坞餐吧

25. Peach by Hulu

26. Plan B

27. Hulu by TRB 琥禄

28. The Roots 香海西厨

29. Fat Tiger Burger 胖虎汉堡

30. Messy Burger 汉堡探索中心

31. Bistro 108 巴黎餐吧

32. Fire Works 北焰扒房


They fit into the final rankings as follows:


33. The Cheesecake Factory 芝乐坊

34. Peiping Machine 北平机器

35. Turkish Feast 西庭·秀色

36. Tiger's 老虎西餐

37. L'Fête de Bistro 105 法式小餐馆

38. Bistrot B 怡庭

39. Market Café, Hyatt Regency Beijing, Wangjing 北京望京凯悦酒店·咖啡厅

40. Panda Brew 熊猫精酿

41. The Music Bar, Hyatt Regency Beijing, Wangjing 北京望京凯悦酒店·音乐吧

42. Lenbach 兰巴赫 西餐啤酒坊

43. Angel Burger 天使汉堡

44. Grandma's Kitchen 祖母的厨房

45. EAST Beijing 北京东隅酒店

46. Let's Burger Plus 非常创意汉堡

47. 4 Corners 肆角餐吧

48. Station Grill

49. La Rosee 枫丹露原·福楼新概念

50. Commune Reserve

51. Migas Mercado 米思家

52. Cafe Ruhe 如何餐厅

53. BLT American Restaurant BLT美式西餐厅

54. Manchester United Theater of Dreams Restaurant 曼联梦剧场餐厅

55. Lush

56. The Rug Café

57. Leo's Butcher 小李肉铺

58. Panorama 葩诺

59. LAKER'S 湖人俱乐部

60. Salt Lake Inn 盐湖酒廠

61. XL Bar and Restaurant

62. WasPark

63. GLOU Bar & Kitchen

64. QS 奎妮精选

65. Aurora

66. Spacelab 失重餐厅

67. Park Side 园景

68. CHAR Bar & Grill 恰牛扒房

69. Veggie Table 吃素的西餐

70. Legend Beer 老牌酒廠

71. Bodensee Kitchen 德南餐厅

72. Meat by Ernest 吃肉西餐厅

73. Eudora Station 亿多瑞站

74. Peking Garden 北平花园

75. Wubei at City Walk 五杯美食精酿餐厅-城市大道店

76. Wiggly Jiggly 欧也

77. Shaking Crab 波士顿手抓海鲜

78. Tough Tongue 硬舌酒肉

79. FAMOUS 墨西哥餐吧

80. Park Square Restaurant & Lounge 园庭

81. RE 而意

82. Café Flatwhite

83. Panino Teca 品味

84. Su Zui 素醉精酿

85. Dongli Brewery 东里手工啤酒

86. Alpha Omega Club 甲丁坊新德餐吧

87. World of Beer WOB 北京精酿餐厅

88. Wobbit 窝边草

89. Living Room·CHAO

90. Space & Bar 盲区

91. Houlai Burger Restaurant & Bar 逅来后来美式手工自助汉堡餐吧

92. Windy City 风渡嘉荷西餐厅

93. He Kitchen

94. Hey Burger 堡嗝汉堡

95. Bunny Drop 白兔糖精致烹牛·精酿啤酒

96. The Virtue 五德酒场

97. Uncle's Kitchen UK大叔的厨房

98. Burgermood 堡格曼

99. Foam Lab 泡沫实验室

100. The Bell x TERRAZZA MARTINI


There are only three days to vote in the Elite 8 or forever hold your peace, so get to scanning and vote now!


Scan QR With WeChat to Vote




READ: Burger Fest 2021: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 



Images: The Beijingers



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