2026 Burger Battle: Dahlia Kitchen + Bar [REVIEW]

There has never been a better time to be a burger lover than right now.

The 2026 Burger Battle continues in Downtown Sioux Falls through the end of January, and for the 13th annual event, your choices are the most plentiful than they've ever been.

This year, there are 50 different burgers to choose from, shattering last year's record of 39 entries.

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Your involvement is pretty simple:

• Identify the burgers you want to try
• Show up hungry
• Eat
• Download the DTSF Passport app to your phone

• Find the burger in the app and rank it in five categories (Remember to enter the verification code provided to you by the restaurant)

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This year's offering from Dahlia Kitchen + Bar is the Avocado Sunrise.

Here's the official description:

An 8-oz beef patty with candied bacon, crispy deep-fried avocado slices, queso fresco, pickled red onions, and creamy poblano garlic aioli, all crowned with an over-medium egg nestled into a soft brioche bun.

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Full disclosure: I am NOT an egg on my burger kind of guy. But I love Dahlia too much to let that discourage me from trying it.

Much to my surprise, it worked!

The overall look of the burger was impressive, with the egg actually nestled inside the top bun rather than sitting on top of the burger. The folks at Dahlia even gave you the little divot of bread that was removed to make room for the egg!

It tasted as good as it looked, with a generous portion of avocado and a variety of toppings that played off of each other well and made this a tasty treat.

• Flavor: 8
• Patty: 8
• Toppings: 9
• Bun: 8
• Presentation: 9