Best hamburger in Texas?

[deemus]

Off Topic Warning
Decades ago my favorite pizza joint closed for that reason. It was very successful, doing far more business than the landlord had anticipated. When it came time for lease renewal, the landlord demanded to audit their books. He was going to bleed them of every dime he could by making their rent a (high) percentage of their gross income. I knew the owners of three of the businesses in that strip center; he made the same demand of every tenant.

It backfired on him. Every business closed their doors when their lease expired.

My favorite Chinese place did the same thing in late 2020. I miss that food a ton, and haven't found a suitable replacement.

 

[Axxe55]

Restaurants are one of the hardest business' to make money at as well. I think the national average for a restaurant failing, is about 70% will fail within the first year of business.

That's even with good food, good service and good prices. Unless the restaurant owns the property or the facilities, rent can be huge part of the overhead costs of doing business. Then factor in everything else, labor, food costs, and utilities, and the overhead is huge.

Even most successful restaurants operate at a very low profit margin to begin with. This I would suspect why many haven't or didn't survive last year with being shut down or operating at lower levels of operation because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

 

[cswpsi]

Ball&Chain and I went over to try Killen's Burger's in Pearland.
Burger was pretty good but not the best I've had.
There's a multitude of combinations so a guy would have to eat there every day for a month to try them all.

The wife and I tried Killen's Burgers shortly after they opened a few years back. We were unimpressed... Good, but nothing special. Their Steak and BBQ places are much better.

 

[striker55]

I like Bubba Burgers, had one at COTA one time, it was great.

 

[Axxe55]

I just had an Axxe House burger! Yep, mine are still better than the majority of bought burgers!

 

[cvgunman]

There's a little burger joint in Irving off Regent and Belt Line called Burgdawgs. Pretty good eats.

 

[Vaquero]

I know it's been said. But.
The best burgers always come from a backyard grill, next to a cooler full of beer, after a project you or your buddy needed help with.

 

[contender buff]

Jucys gets my vote

 

[Coop45]

I think one of the best burgers I've ever had was at The Windmill Grill in St Jo. I hope they made it. The ladies ground their meat every day.

 

[single stack]

Hamburger Dan

 

[candcallen]

Jucys gets my vote View attachment 247042

Not this jucy?

 

[Axxe55]

Jucy's expanded into tacos recently and Palestine got a Jucy's Taco about a year and half ago. Wife and I ate there once. It was decent, but nothing to brag about. Was very similar in taste and price to a Taco Bell IMO.

 

[orbitup]

I know it's been said. But.
The best burgers always come from a backyard grill, next to a cooler full of beer, after a project you or your buddy needed help with.

Except for that one time he overcooked the elk burgers.

 

[orbitup]

BTW I'm not saying it was @Vaquero who ruined elk meat.

 

[striker55]

There is a small burger place under 610 in Houston that sells bison burgers and bison steaks, went there about 20 year's ago. Past by a couple weeks ago and it's still there. https://www.google.com/search?q=bis...Z2VycygA,ru_phdesc:Kg6XyMw7t5U,trex_id:cKu8bd

 

[HKSig]

There is a small burger place under 610 in Houston that sells bison burgers and bison steaks, went there about 20 year's ago. Past by a couple weeks ago and it's still there.

Bubba's Texas Burger Shack. I haven't eaten there in at least 10 years. The bison burger was gamey; hopefully that has changed.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

Big Z’s was good.
My wife would by the portobello on a bun.
It was acceptable for a veggie sandwich.
Is Chris Madrid’s still a thing?

I haven't been to Chris Madrids for a few years. It was pretty good...they were basically working out of a food truck and you ate in tents. It was fine...burgers were very good.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

Looks like a new burger place being built in New Braunfels @ I35 and 46/337.
I believe its called P. Terry’s.

I went by this PTerry's location yesterday around lunch. I ordered the house-made veggie burger with fries and a lemonade. Burger and fries were excellent! The lemonade was a cup totally filled with crushed ice so not much drink in it.

 

[Coop45]

Not this jucy?

View attachment 247055

Did he play for the bears?

 

[seeker_two]

I went by this PTerry's location yesterday around lunch. I ordered the house-made veggie burger with fries and a lemonade. Burger and fries were excellent! The lemonade was a cup totally filled with crushed ice so not much drink in it.

Veggie burger?.....

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