On Monday, August 1, 2011 an earthquake hit at 192nd Avenue and First Street in Vancouver, Washington. The specific place was a new restaurant, Brothers Burgers; and the “earthquake” was the Earthquake Jake Burger, created by KUPL’s Earthquake Jake Byron.
In July Jake had won a contest by eating ten sliders in five minutes. The prize was being able to create a burger and have it sold at Brothers Burgers during the entire month of August. Half the money of every Earthquake Jake burger sold goes to the Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief Fund; the charity Jake chose to help.
August 1st, Jake was at Brothers Burgers between 5 and 7 pm, to promote his burger to KUPL listeners and any other patrons of the restaurant. Anyone who bought an Earthquake Jake burger that evening received a Brothers gift bag as well. The bag contained various items, like a mug, Frisbee, pen and other things with Brothers logo on them, pretty cool.
The burger Jake created consists of, (from the bottom up), a brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, an angus beef patty, a slice of American cheese, bacon, another slice of American cheese, Lay’s potato chips and Brothers house dressing.
Jake said the reason for putting the bacon between two slices of cheese was to keep it from sliding off the burger. The cheese envelopes the bacon, adhering it to the hamburger.
The Lay’s potato chips were Jake’s wife’s idea. He said the chips represent the plates in the earth that shift during an earthquake.
I’ve always loved chips on my burger, so I was excited to try Jake’s creation; maybe a bit too excited. I’d meant to take a photo of the burger before I ate it, but forgot. So instead, here’s what half an Earthquake Jake burger looks like.
Trust me, the burger is delicious, and filling! I’m pretty sure Jake himself can attest to the filling part.
Between 6 and 7 pm Jake took a challenge from Jolynn Winter as to how many Earthquake Jake burgers he could eat in an hour; his goal was six burgers. For each burger Jake ate, Jolynn said she’d donate ten dollars to Jake’s charity.
Jake got off to a fast start and downed four burgers in a matter of minutes. It took him a bit longer to get through the fifth burger. I was really feeling sorry for him at that point; he looked like he wasn’t feeling too well at all. He was determined though, and eventually made it through the fifth burger. As much as he wanted to however, Jake only got a little way through the sixth burger before calling it quits for the evening. He seemed disappointed that he hadn’t gotten through all six burgers, (though it may have just been heartburn at that moment). I was impressed though; I barely got through one and was stuffed, so I can only imagine how Jake felt after five. And like I told him, he made $50 off Jolynn for his charity.
If you’re interested in trying the Earthquake Jake burger, the price is $7.89+tax, (notice the price is 98.7 backwards), with half that price going to the Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief Fund. Brothers will have the Earthquake Jake BURGER available through the end of August.
Brothers Burgers is located at 19206 SE 1st St., Vancouver, WA.
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