This week Chop House Burger opened in the old private dining room of the Dallas Fish Market downtown off Main Street which is part of the DRG Concept portfolio. Being a a big burger aficionado and having what could be a great burger joint on the other side of the city block from me left me eagerly awaiting the opening. This is not to be confused with...

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to add a new review or head somewhere new so I do apologize for the absence, but this weekend we headed to Austin. Mainly to knock off a few burgers from the Texas Monthly Top 50 list I’ve been working towards completing, but also because I’ve never actually spent a night in Austin.   Waking...

Many of you may know that I’ve been trying to complete most of the Texas Monthly 2009 List for the best burger in Texas. While I’ve had their #1, and about half of the others they have listed the one that sits in my heart was the #3 burger from the Alamo Springs Cafe, in none other than Alamo Springs TX just outside Fredericksburg. View...

Aaron – I don’t know what I expected when we drove up to the front of Smoke. It’s exterior kind of looks like a mix between a 50′s diner, and a pueblo. The one thing that stood out was the scent of BBQ smoke percolating in the air. Walking in you see homemade pickles, the bar, and the layout of the restaurant. Very inviting,...

Last night I was bored with the places I can walk to downtown and wanted to take a ride on the bike to enjoy the nice weather we’ve had this week so I headed towards east Dallas around White Rock Lake. While enjoying the scenery and a not so healthy Parliament I decided a burger sounded good. I opened the Yelp app on my trusty blackberry (thank...

We were in Little Rock this weekend by chance and wanted to try the Shut up Juice Challenge at the Mean Pig BBQ, but arrived too close to closing time so we re-routed to Cotham’s for a hub cap burger . Charming location in the middle of nowhere, building, staff and a darn good burger. Large (1lb) and juicy although it was cooked medium well +,...