Burger wars, re-visited

[Swamp Gas]

OK, this little tangent just ground to a really uncomfortable halt.

[couch 'em]

By the way those hotties might be my grand daughters, be careful.

I think we need pictures...... so we can avoid them..yeah...that's it....

[mrydel]

By the way those hotties might be my grand daughters, be careful.

I think we need pictures...... so we can avoid them..yeah...that's it....

They are 3, 2, 1, and 3 months. Still want those pictures?

[White Helmet]

Knowing Couch, he might.

[couch 'em]

Knowing Couch, he might.

Here we go again.......

[whatasteve]

Sampled another burger, and I figured the masses just needed to know the results. Went to Frankie's, a sports bar on McKinney (I forget the cross street, but it's just south of Breadwinners....) Seeing as how I hadn't been there before, and the fact that they did have a burger on the menu, what to order was never a question.

It should have been.

The burgers at Frankie's were awful. I even sampled my friend's, just to see if they'd messed up on mine only .... but hers was equally terrible. It was kind of like chewing on a saddle with little pellets of ground-up hockey pucks. The flavor was non-existant and the burger was super-tough, yet somehow it was still greasy enough that it soaked through the bun instantly, making a nasty eating experience into an equally nasty clean-up experience. I'm sure their drinks are OK, but overall it was a collossal waste of time. The drunks at the next table were screaming at passing cars, and the food (including the fries) was terrible. There are countless other places to go instead of this joint. Had Frankie's been on the official Burger Wars list, it would have finished dead last.

[mrydel]

Sampled another burger, and I figured the masses just needed to know the results. Went to Frankie's, a sports bar on McKinney (I forget the cross street, but it's just south of Breadwinners....) Seeing as how I hadn't been there before, and the fact that they did have a burger on the menu, what to order was never a question.

It should have been.

The burgers at Frankie's were awful. I even sampled my friend's, just to see if they'd messed up on mine only .... but hers was equally terrible. It was kind of like chewing on a saddle with little pellets of ground-up hockey pucks. The flavor was non-existant and the burger was super-tough, yet somehow it was still greasy enough that it soaked through the bun instantly, making a nasty eating experience into an equally nasty clean-up experience. I'm sure their drinks are OK, but overall it was a collossal waste of time. The drunks at the next table were screaming at passing cars, and the food (including the fries) was terrible. There are countless other places to go instead of this joint. Had Frankie's been on the official Burger Wars list, it would have finished dead last.

The saddle and hockey puck pellets do not make sense. Probably Hockey pads and a puck pellets or perhaps a saddle and shattered polo ball. Sorry to split hairs but I worry about these things.

[MrMustang1965]

anybody ever tried Country Burger in Oak Cliff on Hampton Road?

[Bergermeister]

I remember that being in the old Underwood's Pit Barbeque building next to Dudley M. Hughes Funeral Home, north of Lida Hooe and east of the Sunset Bisons practice field. That one?

[mrydel]

I will never eat BBQ or a hamburger at a place next door to a funeral home.

[MrMustang1965]

I remember that being in the old Underwood's Pit Barbeque building next to Dudley M. Hughes Funeral Home, north of Lida Hooe and east of the Sunset Bisons practice field. That one?

yeah...i think so...drove by there today...but i don't think the funeral home is there anymore. i'll check again when i'm over that way again next week.

[Pony_Fan]

Bump - This is from D Magazine's Best of the Burgers
http://www.dmagazine.com//article.asp?articleid=1068





Angry Dog. 2726 Commerce St. 214-741-4406
Adair’s Saloon. 2624 Commerce St. 214-939-9900
Balls. 3404 Rankin St. 214-373-1717
Ben’s Half Yard House. 7102 Greenville Ave. 214-363-1114
Buck’s Prime. 1950 Market Center Blvd. 214-741-4141
Burger House. 6913 Hillcrest Rd. 214-361-0370
Burger Island. 525 W. Arapaho Rd., Richardson. 972-235-8960
Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers. 4530 Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447
Chuck’s. 502 Spanish Village. 972-386-7752
Club Schmitz. 9661 Denton Dr. 214-350-3607
Dairy-Ette. 9785 Ferguson Rd. 214-327-9983
Del’s Charcoal Burgers. 110 S. McKinney St., Richardson. 972-235-9191
First & 10. 6465 E. Mockingbird Ln., Ste. 316. 214-828-0055
Gazeebo Burgers. 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344
Goff’s Hamburgers. 6401 Hillcrest Ave. 214-351-3336
Hole in the Wall. 11654 Harry Hines Blvd. 972-247-2253
Hunky’s. 4000 Cedar Springs Rd. 214-522-1212
Jakes Old Fashioned Hamburgers. 2702 McKinney Ave. 214-754-8001
JG’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers. 12101 Greenville Ave., Ste. 109. 972-644-8628
Joe Willy’s Market & Grill. 7033 Greenville Ave. 214-691-8930
Keller’s Drive In. 5737 E. Northwest Hwy. 214-368-1209
Lee Harvey’s. 1807 Gould St. 214-428-1555
McKinney Avenue Tavern. 2822 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984
Milo Butterfinger’s. 5645 Yale Blvd. 214-368-9212
Old Monk. 2847 N. Henderson Ave. 214-821-1880
Press Box Grill. 1623 Elm St. 214-747-8226
Purdy’s Hamburger Market. 4812 Belt Line Rd., Addison. 972-960-2784
Purple Cow Diner. 110 Preston Royal Shopping Center. 214-373-0037
Record Grill. 605 Elm St., Ste. 300. 214-742-1353
Scotty P’s. 4710 Preston Rd., Frisco. 972-712-6556
Snuffer’s. 8411 Preston Rd., Ste. 112. 214-265-9911
Stan’s Blue Note. 2908 Greenville Ave. 214-827-1977
Stoneleigh P. 2926 Maple Ave. 214-871-2346
The Loon Bar & Grill. 3531 McKinney Ave. 214-559-3059
TR’s Point. 5500 Greenville Ave. 214-368-7212
Uptown Bar & Grill. 2523 McKinney Ave., Ste. A. 214-969-9433
Village Burger Bar. 3699 McKinney Ave. , Ste. C325. 214-443-9998
Who’s Who Burgers. 69 Highland Park Village. 214-522-1980
Wingfield’s Breakfast & Burgers. 2615 S. Beckley Ave. 214-943-5214

[smupony94]

Wally's here in Austin has a great chili cheeseburger

[PonyPride]

D Magazine should have its burger analysis license revojed. The Loon makes a good burger, but there's no way it's better than Uptown. And to pick Milo's over First & 10 is blasphemy. First & 10 is outstanding, and the Milo burgers are horrible.

[jtstang]

D Magazine should have its burger analysis license revojed. The Loon makes a good burger, but there's no way it's better than Uptown. And to pick Milo's over First & 10 is blasphemy. First & 10 is outstanding, and the Milo burgers are horrible.

If anything, I think it's a testament to the variances from day-to-day burger cooking. I don't think you guys ever went to Stan's for your wars, but I walked over and grabbed one to go last night and, as usual, it was pretty damn good.