DAYTON BURGER WEEK RETURNS THIS WEEK
If you like burgers and a good deal, then this is your lucky week.
The second annual Dayton Burger Week is set for Aug. 5-11.
Five-dollar burgers will be offered at more than 20 Dayton-area restaurants.
COMPLETE LIST OF 2019 PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR MENUS
Descriptions of burgers from daytonburgerweek.com
Bar 145 at Austin Landing
10259 Penny Lane, Miamisburg
Grilled cheeseburger featuring a beef patty sandwiched between sourdough grilled cheese with cheddar, smoked gouda, swiss, tomato, bacon, bourbon barbecue and smoked mayo.
Bar Louie
Austin Landing location: 10267 Penny Lane, Miamisburg
The Greene location: 4492 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek
Six Napkins Burger featuring two smashed slider patties grilled with yellow mustard, topped with caramelized onions, double white cheddar, pickles and Louie sauce.
Bolts Sports Café
910 S. Main St., Englewood Double Mexican Burger featuring pepper jack cheese, jalapeno pepper slices, Chipotle mayo and crunchy onion rings.
Brixx Ice Company
500 E. First St., downtown Dayton
Three options:
■ Spicy South West Burger: Burger topped with Monterey Jack and Cheddar, hand-breaded crispy jalapeno bites, avocado and spicy ranch served on a Kaiser bun. (Veggie substitute available).
■ Brixx Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger: Burger topped with American cheese, bacon and hand-rolled mac-andcheese balls with housemade sriracha bacon mayo.
■ Brixx Veggie Burger: Spicy black bean burger topped with lettuce, tomato, red onions, banana peppers and homemade pico de gallo. Cheese can be added upon request.
Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill
893 E. National Road, Vandalia
Western burger grilled and topped with applewood bacon, cheddar and homemade onion rings on a kaiser roll with a side of barbecue sauce.
Carillon Brewing Co.
1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton The Brew Burger with beef burger served on a toasted brioche bun with bacon jam, lettuce, tomato, pickle chips and topped with in-house Bier cheese sauce and onion straws.
Dewberry 1850
1414 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton
Biscuit burger with beef patty, sauteed mushrooms, melted provolone, fried tobacco onions and bacon mayo served on a housemade biscuit with a side of brown gravy for dipping.
EO Burgers at The Greene
4482 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek
Double beef classic cheeseburger featuring two beef patties with cheddar cheese, secret sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on a traditional bun.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
5501 Wilmington Pike, Centerville
Triple steak burger featuring three steakburger patties, three slices of American cheese, mustard, onion and pickles on a toasted bun.
MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill and Pub
2739 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek
Ol’ Prospector featuring a half-pound burger packed with nuggets of golden cheddar and smoky bacon and topped with smoked Gouda served on a brioche bun.
Mudlick Tap House
135 E. Second St., Dayton Three options:
■ The OG: one-third pound beef patty on a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and melted cheese.
■ Falafel burger: Ground chickpeas, coriander, cumin and fresh herbs fried golden and served on brioche with chipotle hummus, tomato jam and field greens.
■ The POW burger: onethird pound beef patty and hot Italian sausage grilled and served on brioche with hot house pickles, Fresno jam, and a fiery spice blend with shredded lettuce.
Nick’s Restaurant
1443 N Detroit St., Xenia Two choices:
■ Horseradish Barbeque Burger: beef patty cooked to perfection with pickled red onion, pepper jack cheese and topped with house-made BBQ sauce.
■ Apple Slaw Burger: Beef patty cooked to perfection layered with sweet chili sauce, pepper jack cheese, bacon and covered in a fresh house-made apple slaw.
Smokin Bar-B-Que
200 E. Fifth St., Dayton Three Little Pigs is a smoked cheeseburger stacked with house-smoked bacon, pulled pork, coleslaw and pork rinds drizzled with smokin’ sweet BBQ sauce on a brioche bun.
Stacked Pickle
103 N. Springboro Pike, Miamisburg
The Hot Ranch Burger featuring fresh beef patty seasoned to perfection and grilled to order topped with fresh pepper jack cheese, crispy bacon, fresh crisp onion straws and drizzled with ranch dressing. Served with lettuce, tomato and a pickle spear.
Tank’s Bar and Grill
2033 Wayne Ave., Dayton Inside Out Burger featuring fresh ground chuck stuffed with shredded cheddar cheese and cherrywood bacon grilled to order and topped with crispy onion straws on a grilled Hawaiian brioche bun. Served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayo and garnished with a pickle spear.
The Pub
39 Greene Blvd., Beavercreek
Shepherd’s Burger featuring beef and lamb burger topped with bordelaise gravy, sauteed mushroom, mozzarella, lettuce and tomato and served on a brioche bun.
The Rootbeer Stande
1727 Woodman Drive, Kettering
Hank’s Hearty Cheeseburger is a hand-pattied burger served with your choice of American, Swiss, Ghostpepper, Marbled Blue or Provolone cheese on a toasted brioche bun with mayo, onion, pickle and tomato. You can also choose any of the restaurant’s Hank’s Hearty Burgers on the menu, excluding the Belly Buster.
Warped Wing Brewing Company
26 Wyandot St., Dayton Two choices:
■ The DaVinci: A bison bacon blended patty served with a ciabatta bun with sundried tomato pesto, mozzarella cheese, spring mix, tomato, balsamic vinegar and stout reduction topped with crispy fried pepperoni slivers.
■ The Heater: A bison bacon blended patty served on a pretzel roll topped with homemade pub cheese spread, ghost pepper candied bacon and fried jalapeno slices.
Watermark
20 S. First St., Miamisburg Son of Miami Burger is an all-beef or vegan patty with Watermark’s bourbon bacon jam, freshly pickled red onion and house-made pickle.
Wings Sports Bar and Grille
3347 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek
Buffalo Bomber Burger: A cheeseburger topped with buffalo sauce, blue cheese crumbles and celery.
There are several food events in August that I am looking forward to that speak to the flavors of summer — the meats grilling, the fresh produce, the lively, bright flavors and the cold beer.
If you are looking for things to do that involve food in the next several weeks, here are the events that are on my short list.
DAYTON BURGER WEEK
Aug. 5-11
Various locations www.daytonburgerweek. com
Hardcore burger fanatics rejoice! More than 20 restaurants will be firing up their grills and offering $5 burgers for an entire week.
Tomorrow kicks off deals galore on burgers ranging from gourmet to the chefs special.
According to organizers, the idea is to get people to embrace the local food and culture while getting them out to eat, drink, and try new places. The offer is good for dinein only.
Participating restaurants include:
■ Bar 145
■ Bar Louie Austin Landing
■ Bar Louie The Greene ■ Bolts Sports Café
■ Brixx Ice Company
■ Bunker’s Sports Bar & Grill
■ Carillon Brewing Co. ■ Dewberry 1850
■ EO Burgers
■ Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers
■ MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pub Beavercreek
■ Mudlick Tap House
■ Nick’s Restaurant
■ Smokin’ Bar-B-Que
■ Stacked Pickle
■ Tank’s Bar and Grill
■ The Pub Beavercreek ■ The Root Beer Stande ■ Warped Wing Grill
■ Watermark
■ Wings and Sports Bar and Grille
Germanfest Picnic
Aug. 9-11
5-11 p.m.Friday, 11 a.m.11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Riverscape MetroPark, 111 E. Monument Ave., Dayton
www.daytongermanclub. org
After a burger, there’s nothing better than a grilled dog when you are doing some casual dining. Schnitzel dinners, brats, metts, German potato salad, sauerkraut, Gürkensalat (cucumber salad) will all be sold alongside German draft and bottled beers to support Dayton Liederkranz -Turner, a 128-year-old organization dedicated to preserving German heritage in the Miami Valley. Three German-style beers will be specially brewed for the Fest by the Dayton Beer Company: Lost Tunnel/ Mitternacht im Munich (Midnight in Munich), a Munich amber lager; a light German Pils, and a dark German dunkel lager.
Beer! A Celebration of Dayton Brewing
Aug. 16, 5-10 p.m. Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E. 4th St., Dayton
www.facebook.com/ events/243944246470768
During the summer in a hot, hot heat, there are a few days where no dish quite satisfies like a cold beer.
This Aug. 16 event at The Yellow Cab Tavern is your chance to sample the best our local brewers have to offer. It’s at the monthly Yellow Cab Food Truck Rally so there will be plenty to eat as well.
Entry is free. $20 in advance gets you eight 6-ounce pours in a commemorative glass.
Purchase pre-sale tickets at https://squareup. com/store/oldyellowcabbuilding
Confirmed breweries include:
■ Branch & Bone Artisan Ales
■ Carillon Brewing Co. ■ Crooked Handle Brewing Co.
■ The Dayton Beer Company
■ Devil Wind Brewing ■ Eudora Brewing Company
■ Fifth Street Brewpub ■ Hairless Hare Brewery ■ Heavier Than Air Brewing Co
■ Lock 27 Brewing
■ Lucky Star Brewery
■ Mother Stewart’s Brewing Co
■ Toxic Brew Company ■ Warped Wing Brewing Company
■ Yellow Springs Brewery
BaconFest
Aug. 17, 3-9 p.m. Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
http://fraze.com/baconfest-2019
Q: What can you wrap in bacon?
A: Almost anything.
Last year’s event had bacon funnel cakes. Enough said.
Smoky, delicious, bacon is perfect for any season, heat from the summer be damned.
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
Aug. 17-18
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Fairborn Community Park, 691 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn
www.fairbornsweetcornfestival.org
At the 38th Annual Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival, there’s only one star of the show — delicious, crisp, sunny steamed sweet corn from Brentlinger Farms. Some of the greatest joys in food are the most simple.
This is a festival that celebrates that truth.
Another option: If you can’t make this festival, Fulton Farm’s Sweet Corn Festival happening on Aug. 24-25 is another great opportunity to enjoy fresh, fantastic corn-onthe-cob.
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Fulton Farms, 2393 State Route 202, Troy
The Lebanese Festival
Aug. 23-25
6-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
St. Ignatius of Antioch Maronite Catholic Church, 5915 Springboro Pike, Dayton
www.thelebanesefestival.com
Authentic hand-made Lebanese food will be available for sale including Kibbee, Falafel, Kafta, Beef and Chicken Shawarma (“Lebanese gyro”), Tabouli and Salata salads, stuffed grape leaves, hummus dip, homemade Middle Eastern mountain bread with zhatar seasoning; and fresh Lebanese pastries like baklawa, ghraybeh and nammuoora. These dishes are infused with fresh, exciting, bright ingredients that are alive and vibrating with flavor.
This is a festival with traditional Middle Eastern dishes that will delight alongside the dancing, entertainment, cultural displays and crafts.