Old time burger

 

Had a great burger at Dirty Martin's today. 

Killer burger

Sometimes you need an old favorite -- like the Fixe Burger. Delicious as always.

Tots with truffle oil

Yes, you heard right -- Tater Tots with Truffle Oil -- plus good old-fashioned burgers. Love that Dirty's Kum-Bak in the University of Texas neighborhood.

Nau's for a juicy burger

Love these burgers at Nau's Drugstore -- a real old-fashioned soda fountain!

Cheeseburger, cheeseburger!

I hope that having sweet potato fries with my burger made it a more healthy choice.

Burger Boom

There always seems to be some burger joint where people in this town are standing in line for the wondrous offerings. We have never tried most of them because we don't eat burgers every week. But we did try Shake Shack one day on our exercise walk. (Negating any effect of the exercise no doubt.) Two Shack Burgers with cheese and one order of crinkly fries. The funny thing is that we go to New York City now and again. And that's where Shake Shack originates. Never been to a shop there. We still haven't tried the local P Terry's or the California In 'N Out Burger or Hopdoddy (Although I think we have taken pictures of lines there!) Our favorite joints for this sort of fare are Billy's on Burnet and Dirty's. And truthfully at Billy's I always get an avocado Reuben which not only isn't a burger but has no meat!

The Theta Special

One of my favorite burgers in the world -- The Theta Special at Hut's Hamburgers. Hickory smoke, cheddar cheese, pickles and mayo. Delish! Why it's the Theta Special, I have no idea, but it's been around since the 1970s at least. Bound to be a story there.

Serving Longhorns Since 1926

Well, they don't really serve Longhorn meat (Hut's does I think) but this painting is on the venerable burger joint Dirty Martin's Kumback on Guadalupe. They've been serving good old greasy burgers and tater tots to UT Longhorn fans since 1926.

Hot Dogs

Well, and hamburgers, too. I like the decoration on this bar and grill on the East Side. It's call Sputnik.

Austin Hamburger Stories

There is a hamburger joint on South Congress called Fran's. There are also some Dan's Hamburger joints. Word is that once Dan and Fran were a couple and after the split some Dan's became Fran's. And, I guess, with the change came the guitar-toting large plastic girl for this shop. The girl was damaged in a storm in 2006 but was restored.

Sandy's Frozen Custard Forever

On Barton Springs Road near its intersection with South First and Riverside, right across from the transformed area that now includes the Long Center and the Palmer Events Center and a parking garage and a park you will find Sandy's Frozen Custard and Root Beer. Well, that's what the sign says (which is pretty cool so I put it in an inset), but they have burgers, too. I haven't eaten there in a long, long time. I have no idea how long the place has been here. As long as I've been in Austin for sure.

Neighborhood Joint

Billy's on Burnet (we actually call it 'Billy Burger') is an amazing spot with many, many beers on tap, bar games, lots of TVs, an outside deck and really good burgers. Although I usually get the vegetarian Reuben with avocado standing in for meat. With fries. The array of beers on tap is a great temptation to me here, too.

Hamburgers

Hut's is an Austin classic. I haven't had a burger there in a long time, but last night I walked by the West Sixth location of this burger joint. It was between 6:30 and 7:00 and FFP and I were going to a fund raiser that started at Aquarelle (just north of West Sixth and Rio Grande) and ended at Nest Modern in the Whit Hanks center (just west of Lamar on West Sixth). The weather last night was cloudy but warm (over 70) and we decided to park near the second location and walk to the first. Hence I captured Hut's neon and peeked through the big front window to see crowds inside. Classic burgers? It's been too long since I had one for me to give an opinion. But classic neon anyway.