Punch Burger

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Whether you’re participating in Devour Downtown for the first time or the 11th, be sure to take a few friends along to sample as much Indy cuisine as possible.

The Local Eatery & Pub took top honors at Saturday’s Bull Burger Battle.

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Punch Burger opens its second location, and IM’s Terry Kirts finds the best corndog stand at the State Fair.

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Fifteen competitors, including amateurs and local celebrity chefs, were vying for a Bull Angus Grill, as well as a ticket to Las Vegas to compete in the World Burger Championships, with the possibility of a $100,000 prize in the World Food Championship this November.

Including this Asian-inspired burger, adorned with sweet chili sauce and crunchy slaw.

Given that the same people who brought burnt-cheese cheeseburgers in adorable wire baskets to Punch Burger conceived the place, we weren’t surprised that Labor District wears a similar mod-but-approachable style.

Including a pair of mushroom-crowned beef tenderloin sliders at The Capital Grille.

Sixteen competitors manned their grills and put their best beef forward at Saturday’s Bull Burger Battle.

The annual suds-and-fundraising event benefits the Phoenix Theatre and featured more than 25 breweries taking part in four hours of beer-swilling fun.

With all due respect to the breaded tenderloin, burgers are getting a lot of attention right now. And this meat-patty crush has nothing to do with size or the fripperies of melted cheese and mayo. In the land of exalted greasy spoons and seasoned backyard grills, the virtue of a burger has everything to do with the quality, the flavor, and (at a time when dishes wear their farm-raised/locally sourced origins like designer labels) the provenance of the meat itself. Hence: the love fest that occurred when downtown’s quick-casual Punch Burger opened its doors in October.