It's Burger Week in Louisville

It seems like everyday we are celebrating something now. It’s always “National fill in the blank day” whether that is best friend day, ice cream day, puppy day, or anything else we have seen. I am not sure if these are actual traditional days, or if they are being made up lately just to have a reason to post several pictures to celebrate said days.

Either way, the city of Louisville is making sure to have a full week to celebrate something: burgers! That’s right. It is Burger Week here in town, and that is a real thing. It runs from July 23-29 and you can get $5 burgers from some of Louisville’s best restaurants.

What you want to do is grab your Burger Passport at Louisvilleburgerweek.com and get yourself eligible for a grand prize drawing featuring a grill and ultimate grill out! How does that work? You print your passport and take it with you and get it stamped at your location of choice. You are eligible for the grand prize when you have collected at least three stamps. You can eat a burger at three different places, right?

Here is a list of the participating restaurants and what their $5 burger will be…

*Bluegrass Burgers - PB&J Burger

*Brooke and Billy’s - B&B Signature Burger

*Bubba’s 33 - Any burger on the menu

*Cooper’s Craft - Enjoy a cocktail, receive an extra stamp

*Corner - The Kentucky Sombrero

*Drake’s (Paddock Shops) - Korean BBQ Burger

*Drake’s (St. Matthews) - Roadhouse Burger

*Fork & Barrel - Fork & Barrel Burger

*Gerstle’s Place - Gerstle’s Classic

*Goodwood Brewing Co. - Enjoy a Goodwood, receive an extra stamp

*Hopcat - Bar Zee Burger

*The Hub Louisville - The Heart Attack Burger

*Macaron Bar - Macaron Burger

*Mellow Mushroom Pizza (St. Matthews) - Holy Shiitake Burger or Beer Cheese Burger

*Molly Malone’s (Highlands) - Highlands Hi-Five

*Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews) - Asian BBQ Burger or Black Bean Burger

*O’Shea’s Public House - Classic Burger

*Somewhere Restaurant & Bar - Island Luau Burger

*Red Herring - Out & In Burger

*Stout Burgers and Beers - Six Weeker, Imperialist, Goombah, or Bollywood

*Sullivan’s Tap House - Hangover Helper

*Waylon’s Feed & Firewater - Waylon’s Burger

*JB’s Pub - Pub Burger

Here is a bonus. You could win Drake’s burgers for a YEAR! How do you enter? One of two ways:

1. Earn eight or more stamps. Mail your passport to Louisville Burger Week at 811 Race St. Cincinnati, OH 45202, or care of Sam Johnson.

2. Take a picture of the front and back of your passport. E-mail to burgerweek@citybeat.com.

The winner will be chosen at random.

So there you have it. Your lunch and/or dinner problems are solved for the week. Get out to restaurants you have never tried before and see how you like their burgers. Maybe you will discover a new favorite place in this great city.

Happy Burger Week!