About the club
What we do
Once a month the club picks a Charlottesville restaurant, orders the burger, and scores it before leaving the table. We have been at it since 2025: 10 club nights, 16 burgers and 55 scored reviews so far.
The scores feed the rankings, which update after every club night.
How the score works
Each member rates nine categories from 1 to 10. The club score is a weighted sum out of 10: taste 46.4%, would we come back 13.3%, toppings 12.7%, bun 10%, sauces 5%, vibe 4.9%, service 4.6%, looks 3.1%. Juiciness and fries are rated and tracked, but do not count toward the score.
A burger is ranked once at least 2 members have scored it, and it is Club Approved at 6.5 or better. We publish Club Approved burgers only. One visit by a handful of people is enough to recommend a burger, and not enough to warn anyone off one.
House rules
- We pay for our own burgers. If a restaurant ever hosts us, the post will say so.
- We show up as regular customers, with no heads-up and no special treatment, unless we were invited, and then we say so.
- Scores are never for sale. Nobody can buy, edit or remove one.
- One night is one night. Kitchens have off days, so a restaurant can always ask for a re-score, and the new reviews join the average.
For restaurants
- Get on the list. Tell us which burger we should try. We pick one spot a month and we take suggestions.
- Ask for a re-score. New recipe, new chef or a rough night: invite us back and we will score it again.
- Show the badge. If your burger is Club Approved, you are welcome to post or print the badge with your score. Ask us for the file.
- Host a club night. We are happy to be invited. We still pay, and we still score honestly.
Contact details are coming soon. In the meantime, any member can pass a message along.
Press
Writers are welcome to cite the rankings with credit to the C'Ville Burger Club and a link to this site. For the story behind the scoring, or a seat at the table as a guest judge, get in touch above.