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For years HotBox Burgers emerged from inside a tiny trailer just big enough to hold a grill, small fridge, cash register, and storage space. Upon opening each day, the little trailer would quickly fill wth a four-person crew, aromas from the grill, and pure unadulterated heat, hence the name Hotbox Burger.

Outside the tiny window, hungry patrons came to order the beef, turkey, and plant-based burgers according to their liking with added toppings of cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, pastrami, chili, and mayo.

Here was a line of genuinely happy people sharing the experience of knowing it wouldn’t be long before they were celebrating mouth-watering sensations with every bite.

At their Vermont/MLK location, just across from LA Coliseum, the tiny mobile kitchen was surrounded by the drivethrus of major commercial burger chains. Yet, loyal customers stayed determined to bypass the heavy marketing and familiar tastes of these nearby competitors, quickly after discovering the flavors at HotBox, to become apart of a growing rebellion from frozen meats, over-processing, chemically laced, and generic conveyor belt customer service.

With an army of returning customers, HotBox set its sights on opening its first brick and mortar. With grit and determination, they stormed the gates turning in an old cell phone center inside a strip mall into thier first successful brick and mortar.

Victory!

As culinary rulers of their strip mall destination, Hotbox Burger offers an alternative to Subway to the left and Louisiana Fried Chicken to the right, allies that help crown HotBox Burger as one of the greats.

Although HotBox has space for seating and table service, they managed to stay true to their grab-and-go policy, allowing patrons to come in, place an order, wait for a spell and leave with one of the most delicious burgers in the land.

We’re talking well-season burgers handcrafted with all fresh ingredients, seasoned well enough to calm any critic.

Burgers are an American staple, with origins that date back hundreds of years. With so many different combinations of toppings, we all have our favorites. We can trust fancy restaurants will always keep an affordable burger option on the menu for those who wish to watch their budgets.

At Hotbox, however, all the burgers are affordable and pair well with fries and their signature milkshakes. You know, any burger we suggest is going to have to be extraordinary.

So here it is, folks… Introducing the

Downtown Weekly QUADROOLPAL BURGER loaded with four separate all-beef patties seasoned to perfection with onions, lettuce, tomatoes, and American cheese with a hearty helping of pastrami. THIS IS... DOWNTOWN.

This Burger is so over the top we challenge anyone to eat this secret menu burger whole and post the entire video on their social media in the next 30 days for a chance to win $500 from Downtown Weekly. (Special terms may apply -see dtlaweekly.com for official rules).

HotBox Burgers - 1030 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd #108, Los Angeles, CA 90037. @hotboxburgers