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Friday, July 17, 2009
Austin burgers on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 list
Where can you find the best burgers in the state?
Texas Monthly food editor Pat Sharpe and her team have canvassed the state to find the best hamburgers, and although an Austin restaurant didn’t claim the top spot, we fared pretty well on the list, which will appear in the August issue that comes out next week.
The Counter Burger from Counter Cafe on North Lamar Boulevard earned second place behind the classic cheeseburger from The Grape in Dallas.
Other Central Texas highlights:
- Cheeseburger with green chiles on a jalapeno-cheese bun from Alamo Springs Cafe in Fredericksburg (No. 3)
- Chop-house burger with cheese and bacon from Cover 3 (No. 12)
- Bulgogi burger from Burger Tex II (No. 14)
- Kobe beef burger from Max’s Wine Dive (No. 16)
- Cheeseburger from Parkside (No. 26)
- Black buffalo burger from Black Sheep Lodge (No. 27)
- Half-Ass Burger from Roaring Fork (No. 30)
- Hamburger from Mighty Fine (No. 37)
- Jalapeno cream cheese burger from Roadhouse in Bastrop (No. 38)
- Cheeseburger from Classics Burgers and “Moore” in Kerrville (No. 40)
The list heavily favors newer establishments in Austin such as Cover 3, Black Sheep Lodge, Mighty Fine and even Parkside, which has only been open for about a year and a half.
No Hut’s, no Five Guys, no P.Terry’s, no Hill-Bert’s or Phil’s Ice House (one of my personal favorites).
What do you think of the list? Which places were overlooked or overrated?
(Photo of the Big-Ass Burger from Roaring Fork by Kelly West for the Austin American-Statesman.)
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Adam Beaugh: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
Beaugh had plenty of experience with multimedia and Web projects, but his passion for vino sprung from a trip to Italy a few years ago. So Beaugh, who also owns a Web consulting business and is a DJ and “dance enthusiast,” according to his application, whipped up this video, which includes a shout out from The Gov himself:
Out of nearly 2,000 applicants, Beaugh and nine other finalists are headed to Healdsburg this weekend for the final round of interviews. Beaugh says he plans to chronicle every aspect of the trip on AReallyGoodeTrip.com, a site he put together this week that should go live by Friday afternoon.
The winner will be announced on Tuesday.
What three things are always in your fridge? Wine, Beer, Cookie Dough… Does this mean that I am a wino with a sweet tooth? Most likely.
What’s your favorite condiment? Worchestershire sauce. I grew up with my mother making a special steak sauce out of Worchestershire, Ketchup, Texjoy Steak Seasoning, and ground pepper… I still put it on everything today. A close second would definitely be Stubbs Original BBQ Sauce. One of my favorite quotes is “Ladies & Gentlemen, I’m a Cook” - C.B. Stubblefield (Stub)
Favorite wine not in your fridge? I am having a glass of Murphy-Goode’s Liar’s Dice Zinfadel as I type this… I must say it is very delicious. Two other bottles that I can never pass up are: Tintara Shiraz (2006) and Fattoria Montellori Moro (2005). The Moro is harder to find, but is available at Vino Vino, The Grove, and sometimes Vespaio.
I’m always on the hunt for interesting refrigerators. If you want to show off yours, take a photo of it (please resist the urge to clean or rearrange) and send it to abroyles@statesman.com.
(Photo by Adam Beaugh.)
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