Burger wars, re-visited

by PK » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:43 am

whatasteve wrote:At long last, I finally got to Keller's (NW Hwy, east of Abrams) today. Not what you call a high-frills place, that's for sure. It's a drive-up place, like Sonic with a little character. The burger was good, I think -- it's so thin it was hard to tell. Next time, I'll order a double. But the flavor was there, and the bun was excellent. (The fries were awful, but this is about the burger, not the fries.) I'm not completely sold, but it was pretty tasty. I'll be back.

It is basically the same burger they make at Jake's and you just looooved that sucker. Of course at Jakes, you ordered a double to start with so no wonder you didn't notice the similarity. :wink:

by **MrMustang1965** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:51 pm

Keller's is more for 'atmosphere' than cuisine. I've always enjoyed seeing the hot rods that are parked around there on Saturdays and Sundays. The carhops, though...that's another subject altogether! :shock:

by PK » Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:21 pm

Yeah, they have been around the block a time or two.

by **The Q** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:48 pm

Since burgers seem to be of the highest priority among PonyFans .... I've tried to sample each of the burgers that the Burger Boys have rated. FYI: Uptown Bar and Grill has moved. It's now on McKinney, about a block north of the street it used to be on. The burger, as reported here, is terrific.

by **Pony_Fan** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:52 pm

I will be going to Uptown Bar & Grill tonight and see how it goes - at their new location.

by **Pony_Fan** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:52 pm

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by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:48 pm

Pony_fan while you are eating hamburgers Raplh is drooling over the Victoria Secret poonany tsunami tv show on CBS.

by **Pony_Fan** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:08 am

It was quite tasty actually...very good stuff...American Cheesburger w/ fries and Golden Tee...good combo.

by PK » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:16 am

Glad to hear the move didn't affect the quality of the burger! I need to check it out.

by **whatasteve** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:24 pm

Discovered a new entry that, if the competition was still going, would rank very high: The State and Allen Lounge (located, ironically, at the corner of State and Allen -- a couple blocks east of McKinney Avenue). Thick burger, loads of flavor, very little grease, more cheese options (where else can you get a gruyere burger?) than most places. Tasty bun, although apparently "no pickles" is was a little tough to understand. Fries were decent, but not great. Ranking this burger .... I'd have to go back and look at the list, but I'd say it's in (or at least close) to a top-five spot. Excellent.

by **Bergermeister** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:14 pm

Don't forget the Club Schmitz birthday bash this week - same location since 1946 - Happy 60th Birthday - and congratulations to Bob and Larry

by **DiamondM75** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:15 pm

Posting this just so I can lay claim to being the 600th post on the Burger Wars Revisited thread.

Now that I am famous, you can have my autograph.

by **Corso** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:12 am

whatasteve wrote:Discovered a new entry that, if the competition was still going, would rank very high: The State and Allen Lounge (located, ironically, at the corner of State and Allen -- a couple blocks east of McKinney Avenue). Thick burger, loads of flavor, very little grease, more cheese options (where else can you get a gruyere burger?) than most places. Tasty bun, although apparently "no pickles" is was a little tough to understand. Fries were decent, but not great. Ranking this burger .... I'd have to go back and look at the list, but I'd say it's in (or at least close) to a top-five spot. Excellent.

Does this mean the old Burger Boys are getting back together?

by PK » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:49 am

Hmmmm...

by **whatasteve** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:18 pm

As a public service announcement, I stopped in at a new (to me, at least) place and felt Mustang Nation needed a review.

Went up to Lewisville the other day to watch football with a buddy of mine. Since he didn't think his wife and newborn daughter needed to hear him swearing at the TV (he's a Steelers fan), he suggested we go out to eat. We went to Twin Peaks, which I assume was created to be a Hooters-style place (at least in terms of the staff's wardrobe) that offers more than just wings.

If you value your taste buds, DO NOT EVER GO THERE. It was the worst burger I've had since the pucks they served at the cafeteria when I was in junior high school. Their "signature" sandwich is the Twin burger, or the Twin Peaks burger, and the meal is as forgettable as the name. The two patties are thicker than a quarter, but might not be thicker than two quarters. So they stack two of them together. The menu touts this greasy coaster as a "half pound of beef." I know that's the pre-cooked weight, in restaurant-speak, but if that was a half a pound before cooking, then they nuked that thing for days. This made your standard McDonald's Big Mac look (and taste) like a top-shelf sirloin from Del Frisco's. Paper-thin, greasy, full of gristle and completely void of taste of any kind. Thankfully, they wrapped it with a bun that had all the flavor and texture of an old sponge that's been used to clean bathrooms, and their fries are abysmal. If there's a worse burger in the Metroplex, I'd be surprised. It's not worth walking across the street to eat at this place, even if the meal is free.

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