A burger loaded with American cheese, banana peppers, lettuce, tomato and fried onions could make some students say, “OMJ.”
“OMJ” is the winning burger for the month of February in The Great Room’s “Build a Great Burger” contest. Throughout Winter Quarter, the dining venue is offering students the chance to create a featured burger for the campus restaurant’s chalkboard menu. nuCuisine will select a new winner for each month.
“We wanted to feature a burger of the month at The Great Room and thought, ‘What better way to see what the students eating in The Great Room really want than to let them decide on the burger?'” Sodexo’s District Marketing Manager Pam Yee said.
In order to win, students must fill out a sheet of paper with the burger’s ingredients, along with a name for their creation. The best burger is selected and cooked by nuCuisine’s marketing team, becoming the featured burger of the month, The Great Room’s kitchen supervisor Reena Parks said. The burger’s creator will receive his or her burger free every Thursday for one month.
“I don’t really like burgers personally, but who wouldn’t want to see their burger up on the board?” Parks said.
For now, the “Build A Great Burger” contest will last through the quarter, but Yee said depending on its success, it may continue into the spring.
nuCuisine said they could not release the name of the student who created “OMJ” for privacy reasons.
“The contest really adds creativity to our menu,” said Rossie Walls, a cashier at The Great Room. “I guess it tells you exactly what students want to eat.”
However, staff at The Great Room said few students have purchased the “OMJ.”
“I am sure once a more appealing burger comes along more students will buy it,” said Walls. “Maybe next month. Everyone has their own tastes.”
It isn’t that students don’t want burgers, Parks said. Monday, $1 Burger Night, is the most popular night at The Great Room. Students said they like the options The Great Room offers.
“The Great Room burgers are pretty good for the price,” Weinberg sophomore Devin Boe said. “It’s convenient to be able to come here late at night and get a burger.”
Students have the option of choosing from five different types of meat for their burgers including a quarter pound of beef, a veggie burger or grilled chicken breast. In addition, 18 toppings are available such as shredded carrots and black forest ham.
“There is a burger here for everyone; they are very customizable,” Weinberg freshman Charley Liu said. “It’s like the Burger King of North Campus, but not open 24 hours.”[email protected]
