Arkansas beef council announces arkansas's best burger contest finalists
The Arkansas Beef Council is excited to announce the top five finalists of the 2nd Annual Arkansas's Best Burger Contest, a statewide competition celebrating 100% beef burgers prepared by Arkansas restaurants.
Nominations were open from April 1 to 30, and the burgers that received the most nominations from each of the state's five regions were selected as finalists. The winner burger will be announced by May 31.
Top 5 Finalists of the 2025 Arkansas's Best Burger Contest
the ozark farmhouse (clinton, ar)
Nominated Burger: Cheeseburger
Address: Food Truck, Clinton, AR 72031
johnson's country cookin' (melbourne, AR)
Nominated Burger: big daddy burger
Address: 811 Main St., Melbourne, AR 72556
e&r bar and grill (el dorado, AR)
Nominated Burger: pickleback
Address: 320 W Main St., El Dorado, AR 71730
momma's diner (pine bluff, ar)
Nominated Burger: bubba burger
Address: 3015 W 28th Ave., Pine Bluff, AR 71603
copper grill (little rock, ar)
Nominated Burger: sweet hot burger
Address: 300 E 3rd St., Little Rock, AR 72201
Previous Winners and Finalists
CAVE CITY BURGER NAMED 2024 ARKANSAS'S BEST BURGER BY ARKANSAS BEEF COUNCIL
The Arkansas Beef Council named the Caveman Burger from Bailey’s Family Restaurant in Cave City as the winner of the inaugural Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest.
The Caveman Burger features a hefty two-pound, single ground beef patty served on a nine-inch bun.
Read more about the winning burger HERE!
Top 10 Finalists of the 2024 Arkansas's Best Burger Contest
Daisy Queen (Harrison, AR)
Nominated Burger: Cheese Hi-Boy
Address: 8999 AR Highway 7, Harrison, AR 72604
Wooden Spoon Provisions (Jasper, AR)
Nominated Burger: Local Burger
Address: Food truck, Jasper, AR 72641
Meme's Burgery (batesville, AR)
Nominated Burger: Tuve
Address: Food truck, Batesville, AR 72501
Bailey's family restaurant (cave city, AR)
Nominated Burger: Caveman Burger
Address: 208 N Main Street, Cave City, AR 72521
Elm St. bakery & coffee bar (el Dorado, AR)
Nominated Burger: Birdseye
Address: 320 W Main Street, El Dorado, AR 71730
Lefty's on the square (magnolia, AR)
Nominated Burger: 1921 Burger
Address: 124 N Court Square, Magnolia, AR 71753
The Yellow jacket drive-in (sheridan, AR)
Nominated Burger: Hubcap Hamburger
Address: 11 Rock Street, Sheridan, AR 72150
Momma's Diner (Pine Bluff, AR)
Nominated Burger: The Bubba
Address: 3015 W 28th Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Bobby's cafe (North little rock, AR)
Nominated Burger: Bobby Burger
Address: 18505 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118
copper grill (Little rock, AR)
Nominated Burger: Signature Sweet Hot Burger
Address: 300 E 3rd Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest Official Rules
The Arkansas Beef Council is proud to announce the return of the Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest to promote 100% beef burgers prepared in Arkansas restaurants. Anyone may nominate a hamburger from an Arkansas restaurant online at www.arkansasbeef.org. Nominations can be made once per day from individual emails. Click on “Best Burger Contest” and follow the on-screen directions to submit your nomination.
Official Rules
Nominations will be accepted online between Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. and Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
To qualify as a hamburger, the burger must be 100% beef. Other ingredients may be added to the patty (such as spices, vegetables, etc.).
All burgers must be composed of a formed ground beef patty/patties served on a bun or other bread product. Burgers may include any combination of condiments, sauces, cheeses, and toppings. Every component of the burger must be placed between the bun or bread pieces or served open-faced on a bread product.
Burgers must be available on the nominated restaurant’s regular menu; burger may also be included on the “specials” menu. The winning burger must remain on the menu for the following calendar year.
Nominated restaurants must be open for business by the beginning of the nomination period, April 1, 2025, and must be open year-round. Establishments/restaurants must be open to all ages and accessible to the general public, with no membership or exclusive entry requirements.
The top burger, by number of nominations, will be selected and honored as a finalist from each of the five regions within the state.
The 2025 Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest overall winner will be the burger with the highest number of nominations.
For restaurants with multiple locations, nominations will be counted separately for each location, not as a combined total.
The sponsor, Arkansas Beef Council, retains the discretion to make all decisions regarding the interpretation of these Official Rules. All decisions of the sponsor are final.
Regions
Region 1: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Marion, Newton, Pope, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Van Buren, Washington, Yell Counties.
Region 2: Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, Stone, White, Woodruff Counties.
Region 3: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Sevier, Union Counties.
Region 4: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis Counties.
Region 5: Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline Counties.