On Good Morning America‘s “United States of Burgers” competition on Friday morning in Times Square, Houston rapper Bun B’s Trill Burgers won the honor of serving the greatest burger in the country.
Bun B competed live on national television against Lucky’s Last Chance of Philadelphia, The Companion of Atlanta, and Babe’s Meat & Counter of Miami with the assistance of Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham. Trill Burgers received votes from three of the five judges, including celebrity chef Gina Neely, WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil, former NBA player Jalen Rose, former NFL player Tiki Barber, and ABC’s Sam Champion, to win the $10,000 grand prize and the Golden Burger Trophy.
“It’s so surreal that it doesn’t make sense,” Bun B said. “To be in Times Square having won the best burger in America live on Good Morning America, it’s not even in the realm of things that we would have imagined for this brand. We just wanted to put in hard work and be justified for what we did, and today we got the ultimate validation. I can’t wait to bring this burger to America.”
Trill Burgers will make its next trip at the Rock The Bells music festival on August 6 in Queens, New York, where it will offer its renowned beef and vegan smashburgers within the Bun B-curated Trill Mealz Hip-Hop Food Court. With a brick-and-mortar establishment in Houston on the horizon, Trill Burgers will shortly announce its following pop-up in Houston.
You can see images from the competition below.
14_Bun B with the Golden Burger Trophy, $10,000 prize and Titus O’Neil, Jalen Rose and Michael Strahan
13_Bun B with GMA host and Houston native Michael Strahan
12_Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham and Bun B on the set of Good Morning America
12_Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham and Bun B on the set of Good Morning America (1)
11_Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham and Bun B as the GMA judges look on
10_Bun B with GMA host and Houston native Michael Strahan
9_Trill Burgers went up against competitors from Atlanta, Miami and Philadelphia in the quest for the title of best burger in America
8_Bun B and Trill Burgers chef Mike Pham with judges Gina Neely and Jalen Rose
7_Bun B and Trill Burgers with judges, GMA hosts and fellow competitors on the set of GMA in Times Square
6_Bun B with the Golden Burger Trophy
5_Bun B with the judges and Michael Strahan
4_Trill Burgers co-owner Andy Nguyen, Bun B and chef Mike Pham
3_Bun B and Trill Burgers are bringing the Golden Burger Trophy back to Houston
