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LEXINGTON BURGER WEEK JULY 6-12 20 RESTAURANTS 20 UNIQUE OFFERINGS ALL PRICED AT $5 More information at LexingtonBurgerWeek.com

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A La Lucie

The Ketch Seafood Grill

Shamrock Bar & Grill

Billy’s BBQ

2012 Regency Rd., Lexington, KY 40503

384 Woodland Ave., Lexington, KY 40508

101 Cochran Rd., Lexington, KY 40502

The Pole Dancer

Lum’s Olie Burger

Two Angus beef patties with a bourbon soaked Bellavitano and Swiss mac and cheese waffle in between, topped with applewood smoked bacon, onion ring, pickle, tomato, chopped lettuce and a Dijon mayonnaise “special sauce.” The Dancer will be served on a split-top potato bread bun and skewered. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

A 6 oz. Angus chuck patty seasoned with the original Lum’s Burger Spice Mix, cooked over white oak coals, topped with provolone, Romano & Parmesan cheese and served on our house baked, toasted bun with Original Lum’s Sauce. Try it with an order of spicy Lum’s Fries.

Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

Far East Bound & Down O’Round

West Kentucky Blue Jack Mutton Burger

O’Round topped with Sriracha, fire roasted green chiles, pepperjack cheese, lettuce, red onion, and a hand breaded, Panko fried green tomato with a butter grilled bun lathered with Sriracha aioli. Best paired with: Kentucky Old Fashioned Barrel Ale

A fresh rosemary and garlic infused mutton burger with melted bleu cheese crumbles or pepperjack cheese topped with pickles, lettuce, onion and tomato on a sesame seed bun. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

Bourbon & Toulouse/CCI

Smithtown Seafood

159 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40507

JDI

501 W. 6th St, Lexington, KY 40508

The Cellar

Drunken Cajun Butter Burger

Beef WELL-ington Burger

3256 Lansdowne Dr., Lexington, KY 40502

A 1/4 lb. beef patty mixed with bourbon smoked garlic salt, minced onion, sharp cheddar cheese, creole spiced bread butter, Cajun power hot sauce and Sadistic Mistress homemade ketchup. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

Locally sourced beef burger with mushroom duxelles, coffee stout demi-glace, crumbled Kenny’s Barren County bleu cheese, crispy buttermilk onions, roast garlic aïoli, and FoodChain mustard microgreens on a croissant. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout

An 8 oz. burger smothered in a bourbon glaze, caramel onions, bacon and two slices of smoked gouda cheese topped with a toasted sesame seed bun. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

County Club

Alfalfa Restaurant

Columbia Steakhouse

555 Jefferson St., Lexington, KY 40508

141 E. Main St., Lexington, KY 40507

201 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY

The Animal Club

Rising Sun Burger

A Kentucky beef patty from Marksbury Farm Foods, seared with mustard bbq sauce, 2 slices American cheese, smoked onions, pickles, lettuce, Garey Farm heirloom tomato, BBQ 1000 Island, on a toasted Sunrise Bakery bun. Best paired with: Kentucky White Ale

A 1/4 lb. Local Stone Cross Farms beef burger topped with tamari marinated grilled onions, tempura battered shiitake mushrooms, cucumber-ginger pickle and wasabi mayo on a housemade sesame bun using Weisenberger Mill flour.

Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

Hot Diggity Dog Beer Cheese Burger

Backyard Voodoo Burger

An 8 oz. burger with a chargrilled 100% beef hot dog, our artisan top-secret beer cheese and leafy green lettuce. Served on a butter-toasted sesame seed bun. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

A perfectly seasoned ground sirloin patty on a toasted brioche bun, topped with caramelized onions and drenched in a root beer and onion sauce so damn good it can only be called Voodoo. Best paired with: Kentucky Kolsch

Enoteca

Al’s Bar

191 Jefferson St., Lexington, KY 40508

601 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508

Two Drunken Burgers

Kentucky Beef Burger

829 Euclid Ave., Lexington, KY 40502

Two red wine-soaked burger sliders covered in melted drunken goat cheese from Spain, and house cured pork belly, green peppers cooked in Kentucky Ale, and baby greens served on brioche buns with house aioli on the side. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

A burger blended with bourbon butter crimini mushrooms, topped with Kenny’s Swiss cheese, house-pickled Garey Farms kale kraut and our Russian dressing. We’ll also offer a lentil patty using the same treatment for vegetarians. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout

Bite the Bulleit Burger

Lexington Diner 124 N. Upper St., Lexington, KY 40507

“Thai Me Down” Burger

319 Cedar St., Lexington, KY 40508

Smokin’ Beer Cheese Burger An Angus patty topped with in-house smoked pulled pork, JDI beer cheese made with Kentucky Ale, fresh red onions; breaded and fried with lettuce, and tomato. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

Lynagh’s Irish Pub 384 Woodland Ave., Lexington, KY 40508

Bru Burger 3010 Lakecrest Cir., Lexington, KY 40513

The Beaumont Bomber

A 1/3 lb. local Cooper Brothers burger with Thai Peanut Sauce, mushrooms, caramelized onion, smoked gouda, and Asian vegetables with a sweet jalapeno chili sauce on a Sunrise Bakery brioche bun.

Lexington Diner does not serve beer.

A tri-cut blend of sirloin, chuck, and brisket topped with chorizo, white cheddar, sauteed peppers, eggs, hashbrowns, and a star anise gravy, sitting on a brioche bun. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout

Drake’s

Coba Cocina

AP Suggins

Best Friend Bar

Lansdowne Shopping Center, 3347 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY 40502

2041 Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY 40502

345 Romany Rd., Lexington, KY 40502

500 E. Euclid Ave., Lexington, KY 40502

Caballero Steak Burger

Western Burger

Best Friend Burger

An 8 oz. burger topped with a spicy Kansas City style BBQ sauce, hickory smoked bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, a beer battered onion ring, romaine lettuce and sliced tomato on a toasted bun. Best paired with: Kentucky Ale

A beef patty topped with house made pimento cheese, fried green tomato, fried shallots, Sriracha mayo, tomato onion jam and fresh cilantro on a potato bun. Best paired with: Kentucky IPA

Five Buck Burger A ginormous 100% USDA beef patty with honey-jalapeno barbecue sauce, heaps of American cheese, and house fried onion straws. Best paired with: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

A steak burger with arugula, queso fresco and chimichurri. Best paired with: Kentucky Kolsch

Lexington Burger Week • July 6-12 • 20 Restaurants/20 Unique Offerings • All Burgers $5 • LexingtonBurgerWeek.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALLTECH LEXINGTON BREWING AND DISTILLING COMPANY, THE KENTUCKY BEEF COUNCIL AND SMILEY PETE PUBLISHING

THE 5 COMMANDMENTS OF LEXINGTON BURGER WEEK Our inaugural Lexington Burger Week (July 6-12) will feature 20 participating restaurants, and we’ve prepared them for the mayhem.

Each restaurant will create a $5 special burger that is not on the regular menu. Chefs will be competing to make the most unique burger in town.

Burger Week will create such strong, lusty feelings, that we decided it needed its own little religion-type screed. Thus we give you:

1.

They will run out.

These restaurants will get demolished. So, if a place runs out toward the end of a shift, take it like a man: go back the next day, earlier, order your burger, and thank them for working their butts off to do this for you.

2.

There will be waits.

People have been talking about Burger Week 2015 for weeks. Don’t be surprised if restaurants have waits. In fact, be surprised if they don’t.

3.

You will tip. $5 brings out the cheap in all of us, but really, you’re getting a $10-$15 burger (many restaurants go way overboard with ingredients, trying to outdo each other), so please tip at least 20%.

4.

You really should buy a drink or other food.

While extra purchases are not a requirement, I think it says something good about you if you show a little love to a restaurant going above and beyond to bring you an awesome burger. Pick up some fries and a pint of Kentucky Ale.

5.

Check Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Restaurants are encouraged to post their waits and remaining burgers for the day. Go to lexingtonburgerweek. com and don’t forget to tag your Instagram photos and tweets with #lexburgerweek.

A huge and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, the wonderful and always-supportive Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. and the Kentucky Beef Council, as well as our participating restaurants:

COUNTY CLUB

Proud sponsor of Lexington Burger Week. July 6-12 Enjoy those burgers with your favorite Kentucky Ale product!