Who is Westport’s Burger king?
It won’t be Burger King. They left a long time ago (replaced first by Arby’s, now Starbucks drive-thru).
But it will be some place local. Nearly 2 dozen restaurants vie for the title, in next month’s Great Westport Burger Contest.
The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce event begins Friday (March 1), and runs through the 31st.
The Chamber has run contests for a variety of items — pizza, soup, salad — for the past 6 years. Burgers were last on the menu in 2019.
And every voter will be entered into a drawing to win a free burger from one of the 7 winning restaurants.
Competitors include Black Duck, Boathouse, Harvest, Jr’s,, La Plage, Little Barn, Match Burger, Nomade, Old Mill Grocery, Organika, Rizzuto’s, Shake Shack, Southport Diner, Spotted Horse, The Blondinit, The Porch, The Whelk, Viva Zapata and Zucca.
The 7 categories are Best Classic Burger, Best Cheese Burger, Best Gourmet Burger, Best Veggie Burger, Best Non Beef Burger (fish, turkey, lamb…), Best Fast Food Burger, and Best Slider. Each Restaurant can enter up to 4 categories, but can win a maximum of 2.
Residents have all month to visit the venues, enjoy their offerings, then vote on the Chamber’s website.
The Chamber encourages social media participation too, with the hashtag #greatwestportburger, and burger photos.
The winning restaurants will be announced April 1 (no fooling!), and will receive plaques.
Friday’s contest kickoff takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Match Burger Lobster.
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