National Burger Month

Blue Plate Burger at Oysterette

Blue Plate Oysterette, a seafood-centric restaurant known for its oysters and lobster rolls, also offers the Blue Plate Burger made with an Angus beef patty, melted Tillamook cheddar and all the classic fixings on a brioche bun. True to its roots, the restaurant serves the burger with a side of its classic Old Bay fries. 8048 W. 3rd St. (323)656-5474.

Nori Burger at Kye’s

Kye’s offers the “KyeRito” nori burger for $12 for guests seeking a protein-style option that packs serious flavor. It’s a new wrap hybrid that replaces traditional tortillas with leafy greens filled with grass-fed beef mixed with chard, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and a hearty serving of brown rice, making it gluten free. 1518 Montana Ave. (310)395-5937.

Black Bean Burger at Gracias Madre

Even the most vegan of vegans wants a delicious burger every now and then, and Chandra Gilbert, of Gracias Madre, offers a meatless black bean burger made with a housemade black bean patty topped with avocado, chipotle aioli, escabeche and pineapple coleslaw. 8905 Melrose Ave. (323)978-2170.

Fontina Black Truffle Burger at Cecconi’s

When Cecconi’s launched its aperitivo menu, served Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m., chef Andrea Cavaliere also created the ultimate decadent burger, priced at $7. The fontina cheese and black truffle burger is served with a slice of crispy porchetta on an onion brioche bun. 8764 Melrose Ave. (310)432-2000.

Hamburger Americano at Culina

Culina is known for its housemade pastas and fresh crudos. However, carnivores also crave chef Mette William’s hamburger Americano with a short rib patty topped with pancetta, provolone, pickled onion and calabrian chili aioli on a ciabbata bun for $19. 300 S. Doheny Dr. (310)860-4000.

Preux Burger

Preux & Proper focuses on New Orleans-inspired food and drink. Recently, the downtown restaurant and bar debuted a California-inspired burger topped with brie, fig jam, bacon and arugula. The burger is also available during happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. 840 S. Spring St. (213)896-0090.

Motley Bleu 2.0 at Dog Haus

Burger aficionados can enjoy more than hot dogs at Dog Haus, where the burgers are made with fresh, house-ground beef. Guests can enjoy everything from cheeseburgers to the more adventurous Motley Bleu 2.0, featuring “soy-racha” onions, bleu sriracha, white American cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato. 105 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena. (626)577-4287.

99-Cent Burger Special

The South Bay gastropub The Rockefeller is offering a new 99-cent burger special on Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to closing. The special burger is made with a four-ounce patty, thousand island, provolone and fontina cheese, red bell peppers, pasilla peppers and red onions sautéed with fresh garlic and soy sauce. 418 Pier Ave. (310)372-8467; 1209 Highland Ave. (310)545-5810.

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on Friday, May 15 at Playa Provisions, which is offering an adults-only beverage to be enjoyed with chocolate chip cookies. Pastry chef Kristin Feuer bakes soft and gooey cookies, and bourbon enhanced milk makes a perfect combination. 119 Culver Blvd. (310)683-5019.

Nekter Juice Bar Grand Opening

The newly remodeled Nekter Juice Bar is opening on Friday, May 15 in West Hollywood with giveaways including free 16-ounce juices or smoothies, $25 gift cards and a $35 cleanse drink sale. 8951 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. A. (424)230-3320.

Blaze Pizza

Blaze “Fast-Fire’d” Pizza is hosting a national fan fest video contest in which guests can win $5,000. Participants are asked to create an original and unconventional video that showcases why they are a Blaze Pizza fan. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000, with two runners-up each receiving free Blaze pizzas for one year. Guests can enter by posting a video on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #BlazeFanFest, or upload a video to YouTube and submitting the link to www.blazepizza.com or www.facebook.com/blazepizza. Videos should be less than 180 seconds in length; submissions are being accepted through Monday, June 15. Five finalists will be selected, and fans will vote for their favorite finalist’s video to determine the grand prize winner. www.blazepizza.com/promos/fanfest. 110 S. Fairfax Ave. (323)931-8000.