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Burger Wars Voting Continues; Winner Announced July 7

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Based on over 30,000 votes cast, Northern Indiana has found the best burger in each of the seven counties participating in Burger Wars.
Over the past few weeks, Northern Indiana residents and visitors have been voting in each county‘s Burger Wars to find the best burger in that county. The seven winners, plus one wild card, will be competing to find the best burger restaurant in Northern Indiana!
The voting for the first round began Friday at noon, hosted at the regional website NorthernIndianaGetaways.com/burgerwars The first round lasts 10 days, followed by two one-week rounds with the winner to be announced July 7.
Customers can log in daily to vote to make sure their favorite restaurant gets the credit they think it deserves. Voters can keep checking the website and Visit Northern Indiana social media pages for a chance to win prizes through mini contests held throughout the voting process. Voters can sign in and vote each round for a chance to win the grand prize of a $25 gift certificate to each of the eight restaurants participating in the regional bracket.
The eight winning restaurants that will vie for Northern Indiana’s best burger are: American Legion Post 253 in North Webster,  The Flippin' Cow in Elkhart, The View Tavern in South Bend, Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City, the Octave Grill in Chesterton, Lake House Grille in Culver, Rieglings Coppertop in Wolcottville and Franklin House of Valparaiso. These restaurants will be competing head to head until there is only one best burger in Northern Indiana.
A tasting will be held at Nelson’s in Wakarusa Monday afternoon where a panel of judges from each visitor bureau will write a critique of each burger.
Northern Indiana Burger Wars is a joint initiative of the Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission and its member convention and visitors bureaus in Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Marshall, Koscuisko, Elkhart and LaGrange counties.