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Friday, July 17, 2009
The Grape in Dallas deemed best burger in Texas in yet-another best burger list
If you wanna generate lots of clicks and links, all you gotta do is write the words "best burger."
One cheap-and-easy way to get yourself loads of clicks n links n media frenzy is to write a story about "best burgers." Texas Monthly has succumbed with its "50 best in Texas" which Nancy at D's SideDish has been industrious enough to cut and paste. Thank you, Nancy, for that, we give you another link. That's two links in a row, which is two more than the people at Belo gave you, even though they copied your list.
Anyway, a local restaurant got the #1 slot, and Dallas-Fort Worth got a total of 10 on the list (which have been bolded and linked, see below). Take it away, Nancy (make that three!):
1. The Grape, Dallas, Classic Cheeseburger
2. Counter Café, Austin, Counter Burger
3. Alamo Springs Café, Fredericksburg, Cheeseburger (w/ green chiles on jalapeno-cheese bun)
4. Toro Burger Bar, El Paso, Toro Burger
5. The Cove, San Antonio, Texas Burger
6. The Porch, Dallas, The Stodg
7. Perini Ranch Steakhouse, Buffalo Gap, Hamburger Steak on a Bun
8. Dutch’s, Fort Worth, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Burger
9. Beck’s Prime, Houston, Bacon Cheeseburger
10. Orlando’s, Lubbock, Cheeseburger in Paradise
11. White Buffalo Bar, Gage Hotel, Marathon, Buffalo Burger
12. Cover 3, Austin, Chop-House Burger (With Cheese and Bacon)
13. Burger Fresh, Conroe, 1/2 Pound Hamburger
14. Burger Tex II, Austin, Bulgogi Burger
15. Twisted Root Burger Co., Dallas, Hamburger
16. Max’s Wine Dive, Austin, Houston, Kobe Beef Burger
17. Love Shack, Fort Worth, Dirty Love Burger
18. Fatty’s Burgers & More, San Antonio, Ref Burger
19. MoMak’s Backyard Malts & Burgers, San Antonio, MoMak Classic Burger
20. Kelly’s Eastside, Plano, Southwestern Burger
21. Big’z Burger Joint, San Antonio, Big’z Famous No. 1
22. Chicken Oil Co., Bryan, Snuffy Burger
23. Café Michael Burger, Galveston, Tiki Burger
24. Burgers, Fries and Cherry Pies, Midland, The French Connection Burger
25. Mockingbird Bistro, Houston, American Kobe Beef Burger
26. Parkside, Austin, Cheeseburger
27. Black Sheep Lodge, Austin, Black Buffalo Burger
28. Miss Hattie’s Café and Saloon, San Angelo, Miss Hattie Burger
29. Mel’s Country Café, Tomball, Double Hamburger
30. Roaring Fork, Austin, Half Ass Burger
31. Gene’s Tasty Burger, Wichita Falls, Frisco Burger
32. Cliff Café, Dallas, Brie and Granny Smith Burger (hmmm, that's too bad since they just announced that the Cliff Cafe is closing or changing or whatever)
33. Bracken Store Café, San Antonio, Bean and Frito Burger
34. Sam’s Deli Diner, Houston, Hamburger
35. Dry Creek Café, Houston, The Regular (With Asadero Cheese)
36. Hamburger Store, Jefferson, Build-Your-Own Burger
37. Mighty Fine, Austin, Hamburger
38. Roadhouse, Bastrop, Jalapeno Cream Cheese Burger
39. Lankford Grocery and Market, Houston, Old-Fashioned Hamburger
40. Classics Burgers and “Moore,” Kerrville, Cheeseburger
41. Koffee Kup Family Restaurant, Hico, Jalapeno Cream Cheese Burger
42. Hruska’s Store and Bakery, Ellinger, Cheeseburger
43. Rosco’s Burger Inn, El Paso, Rosco Burger
44. Port Aransas Brewing Company, Port Aransas, Stopher Burger
45. Goode Company Hamburgers and Taqueria, Houston, Mesquite Burger
46. Snuffer’s Restaurant and Bar, Dallas, Green Chile Swissburger
47. Fred’s Texas Café, Fort Worth, Diablo Burger
48. Speedy’s Burger, Houston, Hamburguesa Mexicana
49. Gourmet Burger Grill, San Antonio, Hamburger
50. Jake's, Dallas, #1 Jakes Special
Posted by T.G.
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Nancy Nichols, verified:
Hot link to you <a href="http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2009/07/17/tell-tale-texas-monthly-twitter/">included in the list</a>
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Jesus Valadez, verified:
sigh
Time to visit another burger joint.
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TLS, anonymous:
Of course any restaurant would love this state wide attention but do you think The Grape is going to relish (see what I did there?) this attention for a burger? Are they going to get an influx of people who just want the burger and pass on their other great dishes thereby influencing the whole dynamic of the place? I wonder.
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Rawlins, anonymous:
Where is La Gubbins when we need here? *(Guess answer; foraging for smelling salts after reading this 'best of' bomb blast.)*
These 'best of' lists are generally speaking....naturally.... on a good day, arbitrary and subjective. On a bad day, they are preposterous and even occassionally incestuous (as we gathered learning more about those 'astroturfing' restaurant reviews).
To the latter point: I remember overhearing some guys choosing the 'best' onion rings for a media award and those onion rings they honored were pre-fabs bought at Sam's dropped into hot fat in a local hot spot. The same one’s my neighbor Billie would fry up while chain smoking a Kool. Good but hardly worthy of the ‘winning’ ring.
Too, in this case, to TLS's point(s), it's odd to have the 'best' be a hamburger that is served only some of the time and in a time-honored place that offers an otherwise iconic eclectic dinner menu.
~~~~~~~ <i>Yesterday, while eating a killer hamburger made at my local Fiesta ($2.50) slathered with fresh pico de gallo and other mystery handmade sauces proffered in a free-for-condiment section: I knew to remain aloof when it came to even beginning to discuss or debate hamburgers when I read a Side Dish post referencing Dallas News’ Leslie Brenner’s take on a 'classic backyard burger'. Which featured gruyere cheese on a fresh baked roll. I took another bite of my dripping masterpiece and mumbled to myself "What backyard were you recalling? Oprah's in Santa Barbara?"</i>
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