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.
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
