The 2018 Iowa's Best Burger award goes to an Ames restaurant.
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association and the Iowa Beef Industry Council announced the winner today (Tuesday).
.Judges picked a burger, at Cafe Beaudelaire in Ames, in Iowa State University's campus-town. Locals in Ames call the restaurant Cafe "B." The restaurant has a Brazilian theme, and has been in business for 28-years.
The first phase of the competition was based on votes from the public. The Iowa Beef Industry Council says Iowans cast nearly 10-thousand votes, representing 700 restaurants. The numbers were reduced to the "Top 10." Anonymous judges visited each of the restaurants, focusing on the burger patties and scoring them on several criteria.