Pasadena Cheeseburger Week Starts Jan. 13

Pasadena’s Cheeseburger Week is back for its second year Jan. 13-18 and even more is in store for 2013’s throwdown from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.

More than 40 Pasadena eateries, from bars to casual restaurants to fine dining destinations, are participating in the ode to the classic dish that was apparently created in Pasadena.

Lionel Sternberger placed cheese atop a burger at Pasadena’s Rite Spot in 1924, which is the first occurrence of a cheeseburger in recorded culinary history, according to various sources. One of Sternberger’s obituaries credited him with the cheeseburger creation and other clues point to Pasadena, the Pasadena Sun noted in this article.

This year’s Pasadena Cheeseburger Week will include suggested routes for Cheeseburger Crawls for those who want to try multiple burgers in a day by splitting them with friends--hopefully.

Some suggested crawl routes include a Traditional Pasadena Cheeseburger Crawl, an Old Pasadena White Table Cloth Cheeseburger Crawl, an East Pasadena Cheeseburger Crawl, an Alternative Cheeseburger Crawl, a South Lake Avenue Cheeseburger Crawl, a Beer and Burgers Cheeseburger Crawl and a Sliders Cheeseburger Crawl.

Full yet?

For more information on the cheeseburger crawls and to take the Cheeseburger Challenge to vote for your favorites, visit: http://www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com/

Voting for Best Cheeseburger in a variety of categories is live online on Sunday, Jan. 13 to Monday, Jan. 21.

The restaurants participating in Pasadena Cheeseburger Week 2013 are:

• a/k/a An American Bistro
• Beckham Grill
• BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
• Burger Continental
• Cafe 140 South
• Central Park Restaurant
• Clearman’s Galley
• Clearman’s Northwoods Inn
• The Counter
• Crepe Studio
• Dog Haus
• Dog Haus Biergarten
• El Portal Restaurant
• Gale’s (lunch only)
• Green Street Restaurant
• Haven Gastropub
• Il Fornaio
• IX-tapa
• Japon Bistro
• Jersey Mike’s Subs
• Kings Row Gastropub
• M Local Mediterranean Grill
• Magnolia Lounge
• The Market on Holly
• New York Deli
• Noir Food and Wine
• The Original TOPS 
• Pie ‘n Burger
• POP Champagne & Dessert Bar
• Real Food Daily
• Red, White and Bluezz
• Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Happy Hour menu)
• Slater’s 50/50
• Soleil at the Sheraton
• Three Hundred Pasadena (300 Pasadena)
• Togo’s (Green and Lake)
• Toro Sushi Bar and Lounge
• Trattoria Neapolis Italian Restaurant and Bar
• Umami Burger
• Vertical Wine Bistro
• Villa Sorriso
• Yahaira’s Cafe