
Chay Corner @ Lazi Cow |
Cuarto Dining Commons |
Davis Food Coop |
DeVere’s Irish Pub |
Foodnome |
Redrum Burger |
Segundo Dining Commons |
Smokin’ Ewe BBQ |
Solomon’s Delicatessen |
Spokes Grill |
Tecero Dining Commons |
The Gunrock |
The Hotdogger |
Yeti Restaurant |
Zumapoke & Lush Ice
The addresses below are links to Google Maps.

Bistro 33 Impossible Burger
- MOST POPULAR BURGER OF THE BATTLE
- Best Dressed Burger (Downtown Tie)
- “A classic high end burger experience from start to finish! It’s not just a great vegan burger, it’s a GREAT BURGER!!! I want to keep going back!”
- “This was one of the best tasting burgers I have ever had. Well done, you killed it!”
- The Double Date Dream Team Presents: The Dreamiest Double Date Night Burger Award to Bistro 33 for their classic, delicious burger, which we felt had an upscale feel suitable for a romantic dinner for two, for a night out with friends, or both at once (in the case of our double date), and we just could not stop dreaming about it!
- The Phoenix Pheasters Tasting Team: Doing Justice to the Burger Award
- Parkview Patties Tasting Team: The Parkview Palatable Patty Award for our Favorite Burger
- Burger Queen Tasting Team: Monarch Award for Outstanding Service, Humor, Knowledge of the Burger Battle: Angelo Arroyo
- Burger Queen Tasting Team: Monarch Award for Outstanding Service, Humor, Knowledge of the Burger Battle: Andrea Ferris

black garlic relish, smashed avocado, vegan jack cheese,
and topped with pickles.

Grilled Goodness Burger
- Best Tasting Burger (Downtown)
- “This burger is one that every single person should try. Vegan or non vegan!”
- “The meat is phenomenal!”
- “The flavor was very good and the ‘meat’ seemed like real pork.”
- West Yost Associates Tasting Team: Best Engineered Burger of the Burger Battle Award

Road Runner Burger
- Best Tasting Burger at UCD
- Best Dressed Burger at UCD
- “I love the colors, the flavors, the juiciness of the pepper with the burger, and the bun.”
- “Tasty, eye-appealing, great name.”
- “The combination of flavors and colors made this a great burger.”
roasted pasilla and avocado puree, roasted red pepper,
micro cilantro and pickled red onion. On toasted Bun.

Pakora Fritter Burger
- Most Unique Flavor of the Burger Battle
- Most Popular by Veg Community
- “You actually feel good after eating this burger. You can tell the ingredients were fresh! The burger was unique in its flavor palate and wasn’t trying to be something it’s not.”
- “The burger was fabulous! It had a really unique and flavorful combination of ingredients. I would definitely go back for more.”
- The Neighborhood Christian School Tasting Team: The Most Heavenly Burger Award

Southwest Vegan Burger
- HIGHEST SOLD BURGER OF THE BATTLE
- Best Dressed Burger (Downtown Tie)
- “Creative flavor, juicy, meaty, like Cinco de Mayo in your mouth! Vegan?? Who knew? !Uno mas, por favor!”
- “This is pretty damn close to a real burger! They nailed it!”
- vegan girl gang Tasting Team: The Most Flavorful Burger Award
- Agricultural Sustainability Institute Tasting Team: Team Hugh Manatee Award for DeVere’s Delicious Southwest Burger
- Community Plant-Based Health & Wellness Tasting Team Award: Our Favorite Burger of the Burger Battle
- Burger Queen Tasting Team: Monarch Award for Outstanding Service, Humor, Knowledge of the Burger Battle: Heather Padilla

Pickled vegetables, Avocado mousse, Vegan ciabatta bun.

Umami Bomb Burger
- Perfect Score for Taste (5.0)
- “It was the only one that had a balanced and complex kick, likely due to the ridiculously tasty umeboshi Serrano sauce.”
- “Amazing and unique flavor, spice, loved the texture.. would definitely love to eat it again!”
- UC Davis Integrative Medicine Bite Sized Tasting Team: Love at First Bite Award

Redrum Black Bean
- Battle on a Budget
- “Awesome burger at Murder Burger today. My omni daughter said it was the best bean burger she has ever had, and those are her favorite… We loved that it came in lettuce rather than a bun, left us feeling full but not stuffed. I definitely recommend going for this burger!”
- DUMC5 Tasting Team from Davis United Methodist Church:”GODLY BURGER” Award, The Redrum Black Bean Burger is unexpectedly delicious in a culturally interesting setting.

Falafel Burger
- “Best falafel burger ever.”

Smokey Quinoa Portobello Burger
- Best Tasting Chef-Created Burger Patty
- “I liked EVERYTHING about this burger! Taste was off the charts. Whatever vegan cheese slices they used were excellent and so was the bun. The burger had GREAT flavor and was huge. Really appreciated that it was more whole food based than the Beyond/Impossible engineered fake meats. I would come back again and again for this. Please keep it on the menu.”
- On the Threshold Tasting Team: The most CRUNCHILICIOUS burger award
- Center for Burger-Eating Efficiency Tasting Team: Our Favorite Burger Award: “Holy NOT Cow! Efficient Use of Maximum Taste Bud Stimulation”
- Burger Queen Tasting Team: Monarch Award for Outstanding Service, Humor, Knowledge of the Burger Battle: Eric

Pastrami Burger
- Highest Draw of Out of Town Voters
- “One of the most unique and delicious burgers I have tasted. Not trying to emulate meat. This burger stand its own.”
- “Incredibly unique, bagel sandwich-esque take on a burger. I’m a food scientist and I NEVER would have thought of this. So fun!!”

Beyond Bulgogi
- Highest Sold Burger of the Battle at UCD
- “This burger have a sweet bulgogi taste. I really like that it’s paired with mushrooms which adds a nice texture and savory taste. The sauce helps to add in a lot of flavor as well.”
- “The flavors are fantastic and it’s so saucy/juicy it drips down your arm. Perfecto!”


Eggplant Parmesan Burger
- “I love eggplant, so thought it was awesome that they turned this into a burger. Super juicy and perfectly balanced with the marinara sauce and vegan cheese.”

Beyond Bella
- “Loved the portabella mushroom in this! Really pretty presentation, too.”


Bratwurst with Sauerkraut
- #2 Rated for Most Similar to Real Meat
- “Wow, I could not prepare the Beyond Sausage this way at home! I did not want to reach the last bite. Truly excellent. Please keep this on your menu. I’ll be back much more often for lunch.”
- “This one was definitely a keeper. I got it three times over this month and I loved it every time.”

vegan hotdog bun with sauerkraut, tomato, and onions.

Bara Bara Nepalese Burger
- Healthy & Delicious Alternative Burger
- “This was an excellent and creative entry into the ‘burger’ competition. The dish is more of a lentil pancake than burger, but was by far the most delicious vegan option I’ve tasted so far! Definitely worth checking out!”
- “I appreciated trying a new cuisine and I thought the idea was very cool and unique.”
- Burger Queen Tasting Team: Monarch Award for Outstanding Service, Humor, Knowledge of the Burger Battle: Tram Ngoc Huynh
Tomato soup (made with tomato, bell pepper, ginger, garlic, salt, cumin powder).

Spring Roll Burger
- Most Creative Burger
- “This burger rocked! I think this was the best in show. The flavors popped. Really liked the way the tanginess of the pickled onion/jalapeno slaw set off the other flavors. Would buy this one every week, if they kept bringing it to the farmers market. Sooooo good!”

Ingredients in the BEYOND MEAT burger patty:
Water, Pea Protein Isolate, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Contains 2% or less of: the following: Cellulose from Bamboo, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Dried Yeast, Gum Arabic, Citrus Extract (to protect quality), Ascorbic Acid (to maintain color), Beet Juice Extract (for color), Acetic Acid, Succinic Acid, Modified Food Starch, Annatto (for color).
In the BEYOND MEAT sausages:
Water, Pea Protein Isolate, Refined Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Contains 2% or less of: Rice Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Natural Flavor, Potato Starch, Salt, Fruit Juice (For Color), Vegetable Juice (For Color), Apple Fiber, Methylcellulose, Citrus Extract (To Protect Quality), Calcium Alginate Casing.

Ingredients in the IMPOSSIBLE burger patty:
Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, Contains 2% or less of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E), Zinc Gluconate, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12
More Details
For more details on every burger see
this spreadsheet.