Chuckwagon Café Voted Best Burger

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By Todd Curran

Avenue Magazine's 8th Annual Restaurant Awards earned local restaurateur Terry Myhre the Judge's Pick of Best Burger.

Terry owns the Chuckwagon Café also known as “the big red barn” in Turner Valley, and raises the restaurant's organic, grass-fed, hormone-free beef himself on a ranch near Longview. “It's extremely flattering to think that out of the hundreds of places you can buy a burger we were voted top,” Terry says. “It has a lot to do with the beef and all the work we put into finding and raising tender meat. We raise Murray Grey pure bred mixed occasionally with Angus.”

The magazine's review said, “These juicy burgers are well-seasoned and loaded with hearty toppings ~ fried onions, mushrooms and marbled cheese crown the House burger ~ along with a homemade tangy relish, making them flavourful and filling. The healthy servings of crisp fries don't hurt, either.”

The three judges included renowned CBC Radio restaurant reviewer John Gilchrist, author of nine national best-sellers on dining in southern Alberta. Andree Lau chronicles her dining adventures on her blog and writes the “Lunch Rush” column for Metro Calgary. Gwendolyn Richards is the Calgary Herald food writer and blogger behind Calgary Cooks and Patent and the Pantry…and they all have great appreciation for a great burger.

So, for the best burger around, chow down at the Chuckwagon!