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Fourth Street is crowded with visitors and vendors during the 2016 Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg

Taste of Hamburg-er Festival

One of the largest food festivals of the year, the Taste of Hamburg-er Festival takes over the streets of Hamburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The event features restaurants and food trucks from near and far serving up their most creative hamburgers as they compete for prizes including Best Taste, Best Apperance, Most Original and Grand Champion. The event also features the Dine & Dash Burgers and Trail Race, burger eating competition, mooing contest and more.

Vendors

In 2025, the event featured more than 160 different burgers 40 burger stands.

2025 Vendor List

– 1787 Brewing Company
– ACEC Farm and Market
– Albie’s Burger Truck
– Appetite Satisfaction
– Backwoods Brothers Authentic Texas Cuisine
– Beck’s Cajun Cruiser
– Brewers Bar and Grill
– Bucktown Grille
– Castaneda’s
– Copperz Brewery
– Deitsch Eck
– Greek Street
– Havin a Meltdown
– Hess Catering
– Louie’s Kitchen & Bar
– New Hamburg Diner
– Old Iron Grill
– Philly Cheesesteak Co.
– Pip & Lily’s Loaded Tots
– Pretzel Revolution
– Rhythmic Provisions
– RK Mobile Foods
– Salem Church
– Schaeffer Catering
– Scout Troop 184
– Slide on By Food Truck
– Spuds
– SUL
– The Burger Coach
– The Dog House Grill
– The Traveling Curbside Grill
– Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels
– Weis Markets
– West Reading Tavern
– WhereHouse of Hamburg
– Whitmoyer Concessions
– Why Not Burgerz
– Wow Foods

Winning Burgers

Since the start of the Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in restaurants, food trucks and nonprofits have

2025 Winners

Best Burger – Red Group
Grand Prize: Why Not Burgerz
Appearance: Why Not Burgerz
Taste: Why Not Burgerz
Originality: Why Not Burgerz

Best Burger – White Group
Grand Prize: Pip & Lily’s Loaded Tots
Appearance: Pip & Lily’s Loaded Tots
Taste: Salem Church
Originality: Schaeffer Catering

Best Burger – Blue Group
Grand Prize: Copperz Brewing
Appearance: Copperz Brewing
Taste: ACEC Farm & Market
Originality: Brewers Bar & Grill

2024 Winners

Best Burger – Red Group
Grand Prize: Slide on By Food Trcuk
Appearance: Salem Church
Taste: Slide on By Food Truck
Originality: Spuds

Best Burger – White Group
Grand Prize: Copperz Brewing
Appearance: Bubba’s Curbside Cravings
Taste: Albie’s Burger Truck
Originality: Copperz Brewing

Best Burger – Blue Group
Grand Prize: Louie’s Kitchen & Bar
Appearance: Pip & Lily’s Loaded Tots
Taste: Louie’s Kitchen & Bar
Originality: Pip & Lily’s Loaded Tots

2023 Winners

Best Burger – Group A
Grand Prize: ACE Farm & Market
Appearance: ACE Farm & Market
Taste: ACE Farm & Market
Originality: ACE Farm & Market

Best Burger – Group B
Grand Prize: Mitchell’s Grill
Appearance: Mad Waffle
Taste: Mitchell’s Grill
Originality: Mad Waffle

Best Burger – Group C
Grand Prize: Why Not Burgerz
Appearance: Slide on By Food Truck
Taste: Why Not Burgerz
Originality: Spuds

2022 Winners

Best Burger – Restaurant/Caterer
Grand Prize: Blazing Swine
Appearance: Blazing Swine
Taste: Blazing Swine
Originality: Blazing Swine

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Salem Church
Appearance: Salem Church
Taste: Salem Church
Originality: Salem Church

Best Burger – Mobile Unit/Concession Trailer
Grand Prize: Bucky’s Festive Foods
Appearance: Spuds
Taste: Bucky’s Festive Foods
Originality: Albie’s Burger Truck

Best Burger – Newbie
Grand Prize: Whitmoyer Concessions

2021 Winners

Best Burger – Restaurant
Grand Prize: Kooper’s Chowhound
Appearance: Kooper’s Chowhound
Taste: Kooper’s Chowhound
Originality: Kooper’s Chowhound

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Leesport Odd Fellows
Appearance: Leesport Odd Fellows
Taste: Leesport Odd Fellows
Originality: Scout Troop #184

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Grand Prize: Cal’s Concession
Appearance: Blazing Swine
Taste: Cal’s Concessions
Originality: WOW Foods

Best Burger – Newbie
Grand Prize: Bucky’s Festive Food

2019 Winners

Best Burger – Restaurant
Grand Prize: Kooper’s Chowhound
Appearance: Spuds
Taste: Kooper’s Chowhound
Originality: Spud’s

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Salem Church
Appearance: Scout Troop #184
Taste: Leesport Odd Fellows
Originality: Salem Church

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Grand Prize: Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels
Appearance: Blazing Swine
Taste: Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels
Originality: WOW Foods

Best Burger – Newbie
Grand Prize: Lucky Penny Burger

2018 Winners

Best Burger – Restaurant
Grand Prize: Spuds
Appearance: Spuds
Taste: Spuds
Originality: Spud’s

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Salem Church
Appearance: Scout Troop #184
Taste: Leesport Odd Fellows
Originality: Salem Church

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Grand Prize: Blazing Swine
Appearance: Blazing Swine
Taste: Blazing Swine
Originality: WOW Foods

Best Burger – Newbie
Grand Prize: The Smith Homestead’s Kitchen

2017 Winners

People’s Choice
Deitsch Eck

Best Burger – Restaurant
Bull & Bear

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Salem Church

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels

Best First Time Vendor
Video Burger

2016 Winners

People’s Choice
Deitsch Eck

Best Burger – Restaurant
Grand Prize: Dawn’s Deli
Appearance: Back Forty Bar & Grill
Taste: Spuds
Originality: Gourmand
Best Value: It’s Just Barbecue

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Christ Evangelical Free Church
Appearance: Salem Church
Taste: Christ Evangelical Free Church
Originality: Salem Church
Best Value: Christ Evangelical Free Church

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Grand Prize: Smokin’ Bull Shack
Appearance:Smokin’ Bull Shack
Taste: The Hawg House
Originality: Smokin’ Bull Shack
Best Value: The Hawg House

2015 Winners

People’s Choice
Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels

Best Burger – Restaurant
Grand Prize: Kooper’s Chowhound
Appearance: Kooper’s Chowhound
Taste: Kooper’s Chowhound
Originality: Deitsch Eck
Best Value: Weis Markets

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Salem Church
Appearance: Salem Church
Taste: Salem Church & Scout Troop #184
Originality: Salem Church
Best Value: Salem Church

Best Burger – Mobile Food Trailer
Grand Prize: Ray’s Catering
Appearance: Ray’s Catering
Taste: Pop’s Original Screamer Sauce
Originality: Ray’s Catering
Best Value: The Hawg House

2014 Winners

People’s Choice
Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels

Best Burger – Restaurant/Caterer
Grand Prize: Smokin’ Bull Shack
Appearance: Kooper’s Chowhound
Taste: SKSmokin’ Bull Shack
Originality: Gourmand
Best Value: Smokin’ Bull Shack

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Salem Church
Appearance: Salem Church
Taste: Salem Church
Originality: Salem Church
Best Value: Salem Church

Best Themed Stand
Spuds

2013 Winners

People’s Choice
Deitsch Eck

Best Burger – Restaurant/Caterer
Grand Prize: Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels
Appearance: Spuds
Taste: Kooper’s Chowhound
Originality: Uncle Paul’s Stuffed Pretzels
Best Value: Weis Markets

Best Burger – Organization/Nonprofit
Grand Prize: Christ Evangelical Free Church
Appearance: Scout Troop #184
Taste: Hamburg Area High School Student Council
Originality: ree Church
Best Value: ree Church

Best Themed Stand
Spuds

brown cardboard takeout boat with a burger topped with cheese and bacon
Fourth Street is crowded with visitors and vendors during the 2016 Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg

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