Nearly 500 Iowa restaurants were represented in the total nominations, which is a new record for the contest. “The previous record for the number of restaurants nominated was set in 2014, so we are thrilled that we were able to break that record this year with 487 restaurants represented,” comments Brooke German, Director of Marketing for the Iowa Beef Industry Council. “This proves that there are a lot of great tasting burgers all across the state of Iowa.”

Read the full announcement on the Iowa Beef Industry Council website.