Burger wars, re-visited

by PK » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:57 am

Ahhhh...and the burger wars continue. :lol:

I'm from the old school and prefer a hamburger, period...not a cheeseburger. So ruin your perfectly good burger with any cheese you like...

by **Hal** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:46 am

As I recall, Fat Daddy's makes a pretty good burger. Might have to stop by the next time I'm in town.

by **Bergermeister** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:53 am

I assume you're a Juicy's fan, being from Longview an' all. :lol:

by **MrMustang1965** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:37 am

Is The Butcher Shoppe (Longview's localized version of Fuddrucker's) still in business on McCann Street?

by **RGV Pony** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:00 pm

The Butcher Shoppe is still there...and packs 'em in, especially on whichever night of the week they throw in the fries & drink for free. IMO, better than Fuddruckers but not as good as Jucy's. Might have to go there next weekend when visiting my son. BTW, Jucy's also is in Tyler, which has a place called the Feed Lot downtown that's very good.

by **MrMustang1965** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:55 pm

RGV Pony wrote:The Butcher Shoppe is still there...and packs 'em in, especially on whichever night of the week they throw in the fries & drink for free. IMO, better than Fuddruckers but not as good as Jucy's. Might have to go there next weekend when visiting my son. BTW, Jucy's also is in Tyler, which has a place called the Feed Lot downtown that's very good.

Got an email from an ol' high school buddy who lives in Longview who says that Spiro (owner/manager) had throat cancer surgery not too long ago and had his voicebox removed. But he's there at The Butcher Shoppe almost everyday. If you go there, have a burger & shake for me!

by **PonyTales** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:14 pm

After reading about it on PonyFans.com, I stopped at Fat Daddy's when I was in the area last week. For those of you who haven't been there, I recommend it -- very good burger. Because of my less-than-healthy lifestyle (let's just call it a healthy appetitite), I went for the Fat Daddy burger -- the one-pounder. Wow. This thing is a monster. It's actually two patties. It's not the highest quality of beef, I suppose, but it certainly isn't bad, and it's not one of those flavorless hockey pucks you can get some places. Pretty tasty, overall. Fat Daddy's is one of those places where you get to fix your own toppings, which prevents some teenage cashier operator from screwing up a good burger. Tater tots were a nice touch, too. And while you see only soft drinks when you look around, there is beer to be had, if you look hard enough, although they don't seem to advertise it.

by **MrMustang1965** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:04 am

More on the demise of Prince's Hamburgers on Lemmon Ave. from the DMN:

By KATIE MENZER / The Dallas Morning News

The Prince has been dethroned.

Prince of Hamburgers drive-in on Lemmon Avenue is set to be razed. On Friday, contractor Benton Byrum took down the sign, which was bought by a collector. Lemmon Avenue's Prince of Hamburgers has been sold to a local investment company with plans to replace the longtime Dallas drive-in burger joint with a retail shopping center.

Prince's impending destruction will mark the end of a hamburger-root beer empire that had reigned over carloads of hungry folks since 1929.

The restaurant was shut down by the state in April for nonpayment of taxes.

The owner who sold the property last week said she had "millions" of inquiries from people who wanted to reopen the restaurant, but she decided it was time to let go of the drive-in that her father bought from its founder in the early 1930s.

"I just don't want to fool with it anymore," Connie Pace said.

Real estate broker R.L. Ross said no tenants have been lined up for the retail development, which is now owned by Manchester Investments.

"I've been going there ever since I was a kid," Mr. Ross said of Prince's. "I hate to see it go, but it was already gone. The hamburger stand will be torn down, and something brand new and nice will take its place."

Dan Holzschuh, a local sign collector and designer, has bought the restaurant's awnings and red-and-green neon sign with a golden-haired boy holding a plate of burgers.

He hustled Friday to get a crane to take them down before bulldozers show up to raze the building.

"Those are a super part of the image of the place and the history of Dallas," he said. "I just couldn't let them be lost."

by **DallasDiehard** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:36 am

Sampled a burger at Little Pete's on Lake Grapevine Saturday night, and for bar/marina food, it was surprisingly good. Next time you're out boating, etc., at that lake, stop in and give it a shot. Only downside is that the patio is floating, so when boats go by, you might spill your beer....

by **Corso** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:07 am

If you have enough beer, you might spill it anyway, right? (I wouldn't, of course -- I'm a seasoned professional -- but Mrs. Corso has tipped over a glass or two.)

by **Bergermeister** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:55 pm

Made a cross-town trip from LBJ to Mockingbird on Hillcrest yesterday. I was not aware that KIP's on NW Hwy had already bought th' farm. Amazing how small the lot looks. Wonder if anybody "saved" that sign. :?:

by **Dutch** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:16 pm

man, You're dating yourself here. KIP's has been gone for YEARS. It was an Easy's Pizza (which did serve burgers btw), 7-11 owned the land under the building. they (7-11) were leasing the store on the hard corner. that lease is expiring soon, and they didn't renew. 7-11 is building a new facility where Kip's and Eazy's were, and who know's what the landlord is planning on doing w/ the gas station on the corner.

just a little info for you.

by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:23 pm

Bergermeister wrote:Made a cross-town trip from LBJ to Mockingbird on Hillcrest yesterday. I was not aware that KIP's on NW Hwy had already bought th' farm. Amazing how small the lot looks. Wonder if anybody "saved" that sign.

Berger: I posted this a couple of weeks ago. It was no longer Kip's but a franchise out of San Antonio called E-Z's. The ol' Kip's sign had been changed a long time ago to say "E-Z's" so I doubt anyone thought to save it for Kip's sake.

by **Bergermeister** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:03 am

I was born at night, but not last night. I guess I better think twice before I refer to Sanger Bros. as an institution of higher learning. :wink:

by **Bergermeister** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:14 am

http://www.cosmicool.com/google/ezkips

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