- November 21, 2024
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It’s time to beef up, Ormond Beach.
Ormond Burger Week, a new weeklong event, will begin on Sunday, April 30, and run through Sunday, May 7. A total of 14 restaurants that are part of Ormond MainStreet in the downtown will compete for the title of “Best Burger” in town, with the win to be determined by diners’ votes.
Each burger will cost $10 dollars — sides are extra — and those who wish to participate must download a passport or pick one up at one of the participating locations. Each restaurant will stamp your passport once you’ve ordered their official burger.
At the end of the week, you can drop off your passport, containing your vote, at one of the drop boxes at any participating restaurant.
Locals and visitors are in for some good burgers, said Carly Krajewski, of Realty Pros Assured.
“All of them are awesome,” she said. “[The restaurants] really put thought into it.”
Krajewski proposed Burger Week after being inspired by a similar event held in her sister’s town in Georgia.
“And it has become so popular that one of the restaurants sold up to 2,000 burgers in a week,” she said.
Krajewski and four others from Realty Pros Assured and Realty Pro approached Ormond MainStreet for help to create the event.
“It’s been a group effort, but Carly has done a lot,” said Skye Russell, another member of the Ormond Burger Week committee.
The committee hopes to expand participation citywide in future years. Restaurants are excited that the event will bring patrons, Krajewski said.
Among the featured burgers, most of which are off-menu, are: Fletcher’s “The Stuffed Irishman,” Ormond Garage’s “Quesadilla Burger,” Frida’s “Birria Burger” and Neighborhood Scoop’s “Sweet Waffle Burger,” the latter being the only one to cost $6.
“Try them all, if you can,” Russell said.
What does the winner receive? Bragging rights, above all, but also a trophy and recognition during a banquet to be hosted by real estate agent Bill Navarra.
“It just rounds up business for all the restaurants,” Krajewski said. “Then also, for patrons to choose restaurants to go to that they haven’t ever been before, even if they’re local ... it could make them come back for more.”
