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Hello! Today I’m covering Domino’s Korea’s new release for March 2026: the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza. This is one of two items in the American Classic pizza lineup. I already reviewed the Double Meat Jalapeno separately, so this round I went for the other half. The name alone stands out for a pizza. Domino’s says the menu pairs an American-style cheeseburger sauce with flame-grilled patty for that signature burger flavor brought into pizza form. The description alone makes you curious. Let’s dig into what’s actually in the box.

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📋 At a Glance

Product: Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza
Brand: Domino’s Korea (American Classic lineup)
Price: Large 29,900 won (~$22 USD) / Medium 22,500 won / Half-and-half (Double Meat Jalapeno + Grilled Patty Cheese Burger) Large 30,900 won
Calories: Large original dough ~2,377 kcal (about 297 kcal/slice) / Thin dough ~222 kcal/slice
Main toppings: Cube-shaped grilled patty, onion, tomato, mozzarella, cheddar, pickles, cheese-based sauce
Released: March 2026
Promotion: Domino’s Day (every Tuesday) 40% off / App-member online delivery 20% off
Verdict: ★3.5 — A restrained burger-vibe pizza that works as a meal, as long as pickles aren’t a dealbreaker

Price and Concept Behind the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza

When the two American Classic pizzas dropped together a while back, I covered the Double Meat Jalapeno first, and now I’m circling back for the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger. The pitch — recreating the sweet-salty pull of an American cheeseburger in pizza form — pretty much had me hooked into ordering it on the spot, haha. Let’s start with pricing.

Grilled Patty Cheese Burger pizza, Large: 29,900 won
Grilled Patty Cheese Burger pizza, Medium: 22,500 won
Half-and-half (Double Meat Jalapeno + Grilled Patty Cheese Burger) Large: 30,900 won

Stack on Domino’s Day (every Tuesday) at 40% off, app-member online delivery at 20% off, and any extra coupons you might have, and the final price drops considerably.

Domino's Grilled Patty Cheese Burger pizza visual

On large original dough, the whole pizza clocks in at about 2,377 kcal, which works out to roughly 297 kcal per slice across 8 slices. Switching to thin dough drops it to about 222 kcal per slice. Domino’s pitches this as a sweet-salty take on a classic American cheeseburger flavor. Per the official menu copy, the American Classic cheeseburger sauce plus the grilled patty deliver that signature sweet-salty profile alongside the juiciness of flame-grilled meat, aiming to recreate the cheeseburger experience in pizza form. With a menu like this, throwing in a garlic dipping sauce makes obvious sense.

What’s on the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza

Time to check the build. Pop the box and a deep, savory meat aroma rises up immediately. Mixed with the toasted cheese and dough scent that’s typical of pizza, the result is a strangely intriguing combination that almost reads as burger.

The first thing that catches the eye isn’t pulled pork or finely minced meat. It’s a grilled patty cut into uniform cubes. Looking it up, this isn’t steak-style meat. They take the actual patties used in burgers, shape them into cubes, and grill them off.

Standard pizza onions and tomatoes also show up here. Beyond mozzarella, you’ll spot a faint yellow tinge from cheddar cheese, an obvious add to push the burger flavor. The combination feels straightforward at first glance but carries a quietly distinctive edge.

Grilled patty flame-charred aroma details

The biggest standout feature is the inclusion of pickles. A pizza with pickles directly baked into it is something I’ve barely encountered before, so the flavor implications are genuinely interesting. That said, anyone who isn’t a fan of pickles probably won’t love the news. The pickle quantity is generous enough that picking them off cleanly would be tough.

The overall build clearly translates burger ingredients into pizza territory while finding a sensible meeting point between the two. Concept-driven menus sometimes overcommit and end up overwhelming. This one keeps things measured and looks like it’ll lean light, which I quietly appreciated going in.

Taste Test: Does It Actually Land Like a Cheeseburger?

Now for the tasting. I’d half-expected the grilled patty topping to be unevenly distributed slice by slice, but each slice came with about 3-4 pieces, which was reassuring. The pickle topping, on the other hand, varies a bit more from slice to slice, haha.

First bite, honestly, lands closer to a bulgogi burger with the signature sauce removed than to a true cheeseburger. The base flavor is the typical pizza dough plus mozzarella combo. Since the sauce leans cheese-forward, the overall profile stays calm, with meat and vegetable aromas layered subtly on top.

Trying to deliver burger flavor while letting the other toppings come through likely pushed Domino’s away from a tomato marinara base toward what looks like a cheese sauce instead. Think about it though, a real cheeseburger basically requires ketchup or some tomato-based sauce, right? On that front, asking whether this is genuinely a cheeseburger gets a closer-to-Whopper answer instead — flame-grilled meat with pickles on top.

The pickle aroma also comes through more than expected. Since pickles carry the highest topping volume and the loudest flavor signal, you catch them in nearly every bite. The baking process tones down the acidity a touch, but overall they cut the richness of the pizza so well that you basically don’t need separate pickles on the side.

The pairing I’d recommend most is the standard garlic dipping sauce, which works really well here. It hits a similar note to the signature sauce on a McDonald’s Big Mac — creamy, gently weighted — and adding garlic takes the patty topping in a complementary direction. You can dip even outside the crust as you eat, and the pickle flavor keeps things from getting monotonous quickly.

Value for Money and Final Verdict

As a pizza, the fundamentals hold up nicely, and the concept never tips into excess, which makes it a workable pick for a casual meal. Nothing here pushes hard on intense or overpowering flavors, so as long as pickles aren’t an issue, even kids could probably eat this comfortably.

Conversely, the salt note runs strong while heat stays nearly absent, so this isn’t great as a pairing for drinks. Personally, I really enjoyed the meat topping with that flame-grilled char aroma. Order it according to your own taste and approach it as a meal — chances are you’ll come away satisfied with this one. If you’re traveling in Korea, this is widely available at any Domino’s Pizza Korea location.

For more on the brand and its global menu lineup, see the Domino’s Wikipedia article.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much does the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza cost at Domino’s Korea?

Large goes for 29,900 won and medium for 22,500 won (about $22 and $17 USD). The half-and-half option pairing it with the Double Meat Jalapeno comes to 30,900 won large, and Domino’s Day (every Tuesday) takes 40% off plus 20% off for app-member online delivery orders.

Q. Does the Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Pizza actually taste like a cheeseburger?

Personally, it lands closer to a bulgogi burger minus the signature sauce or to a Whopper than to a textbook cheeseburger. The cheese-based sauce keeps the profile calm rather than tomato-forward, while the cube-shaped flame-grilled patty and pickle aroma deliver enough burger atmosphere to sell the concept.

Q. Can I order this if I don’t like pickles?

Pickles carry the largest topping presence here and show up in nearly every bite, so picking them off cleanly is tough. If pickle aroma is a hard no, the Double Meat Jalapeno in the same lineup is probably the safer match. Otherwise, the pickles cut through the pizza’s richness so well that you can skip the side pickles entirely.

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Domino’s Grilled Patty Cheese Burger Review [Korean Food]