Who Has the Best Burger in Iowa? Here are All the Winners

Now that the month of February has arrived, we are very quickly approaching the 2024 Best Burger Contest! Every year, the Iowa Beef Industry Council puts on a contest to figure out which restaurant has the most delicious burger in the state, and 2024 will mark the 15th annual competition.

The nomination period for this year's Best Burger Competition will begin on Monday, February 12th and run through Tuesday, March 12th. According to the official website, the upcoming contest will be a little different than in year's past. The page reads:

"In celebration of the 15th anniversary, we are allowing all previous Iowa’s Best Burger winners to compete in the 2024 Iowa’s Best Burger Contest."

If you're wondering who those winners are, we put together a list of all the honorees that are still in business as of January 2024. They include:

2010 - Sac County Cattle Company, Sac City (now under new ownership as Cattlemen's Steakhouse)
2011 - The Rusty Duck, Dexter
2012 - Coon Bowl III, Coon Rapids
2014 - Brick City Grill, Ames
2015 - The Cider House, Fairfield (new location - is now known as Fishback & Stephenson Cider House)
2016 - The Chuckwagon Restaurant, Adair
2017 - Smokin' Hereford BBQ, Storm Lake
2018 - Café Beaudelaire, Ames
2019 - Wood Iron Grille, Oskaloosa
2020 - Twisted Tail Steakhouse & Saloon, BeeBeeTown
2021 - Bambino's, Ossian
2022 - The Flying Elbow, Marshalltown
2023 - Flight Bar + Grille, Huxley

All of Iowa's Best Burger Winners Since 2010

Every year, the Iowa Beef Industry Council puts on a contest to figure out which restaurant has the most delicious burger in the state. Here are all all the honorees that are still in business as of January 2024:

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For the latest information on the 2024 Best Burger Contest, you can check out the official page on the Iowa Beef Industry Council's website HERE.

If you're more into tenderloins than burgers, you can check out a list and photos of all the Best Bread Pork Tenderloin Contest winners in Iowa HERE.

Romantic Restaurants in the Corridor

With the help of Google, Yelp, and Trip Advisor, we put together a list of restaurants in the Corridor with menus that are considered to be a little more trendy or "upscale." Perfect for Valentine's Day or just a date night! Here are 25 in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas:

Gallery Credit: Courtlin

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