Elevation Burger Daily Deal
Another deal for Elevation, this time via Adealio via Facebook. $7 gets you $15. Good through 11/5/2011. One annoying condition listed: “Not to be combined with Meal Deal”. Huh? Why not?
Get it here.
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Lago Vista Burger News
Via Addie Broyles, via Wall Street Journal: Lago Vista burger gets national attention in Wall Street Journal | Relish Austin.
Apparently the Hatch Chile Burger at Bam’s Roadhouse Grill is worth trying!
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Max Parfait No More
We are sad to report that Max Parfait, which existed as a cart at various farmers markets, is no more. I only got the chance to visit once, and found the burger to be quite delicious and worthy of further exploration. Was hoping they would expand up north so I could enjoy more of the goodness, but that never happened.
The owner, Zarghun Dean, has embarked on a new food venture, check it out at http://qarnival.com/. We hope he returns to his burger ways sometime in the future.
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“Burger Revolution” on at Central Market
CM is promoting a July 4th tie-in Burger Revolution. Basically they are building zany “burger” creations, like “cranberry Gorgonzola turkey burgers and Thai shrimp patties”. Umm, we’ll pass on that. We don’t call those things “burgers” around here. They also have an accompanying Burger Manifesto which describes their motivations, and which runs counter to our own Official Burger Statement here at ABN. I’m sure their plain burger is quite delicious (it’s on our list to try out), but we’ll skip the Revolution Burgers….
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Top Notch & In the Buns Groupons!
Today’s Groupon is $4 for $8 at Top Notch. No brainer. But what’s with that photo–that ain’t no burger you can get at Top Notch! There’s also one for $5 for $10 at In the Buns, also with a fake burger photo. It’s National Burger Week.
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Mike
The Top Notch burger, much like the Hill-Bert’s burger, is one of those burgers that tastes a lot better than it looks. Come to think of it, there is usually an inverse relationship between appearance and quality when it comes to dive burgers. I think the Casino El Camino burger is one of the few great dive burgers whose appearance directly indicates the quality of its taste.
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$2 Burgers at In the Buns Tonight
From In the Buns‘ Facebook page:
Tomorrow 5/20/2011 from 6-9p.m. you can enjoy ANY burger for only $2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is dine in only and must mention this post! You can share this post with friends.
Ask to try their fresh cut fries!
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In the Buns Deal and Fry News
In the Buns is featured in todays “aDealio”, which is yet another Groupon-esque site that I had never heard of. $7 for $15 worth of grub. And, prominently touted in the dealio is the fact that In the Buns is “testing their new fresh-cut fries“, which is encouraging news! Get the aDealio deal here.
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In the Buns Burger Joint
Read on Chowhound about a new burger place just minutes from my office so had to give it a try. Overall I was quite impressed with the burger. It was very juicy and was a good size–6oz–no thin patty here. Cooked on a griddle, nice crust development. The cheeseburger has the cheese mixed into the meat instead of sitting on top…not sure about this technique, but at least they offer cheddar and other real cheese (non American) options. The bun was good–well toasted, held up to the burger but was not overly bready, and was also top-toasted on the griddle, always a nice touch.
They offer an array of quality sugar-cane soda options at the fountain–Maine Root sodas, and Dublin Dr. Pepper on tap.
On the flip side, I thought the fries were pretty much terrible. They were edible, but were run of the mill frozen curly fries. Also not a fan of the interior and the tiny tables with the annoying flower sculptures. The combo price, at $9+ after tax, is a bit steep as well.
Overall, very good burger. If they switched to fresh fries made in-house, I’d find it difficult to stay away.
Check them out on Facebook (they don’t appear to have a dedicated website). Their Yelp entry has quite a few photos.
As delivered--note bun top toasting
Nice crust development! Nice bun toasting as well.
Note cheese oozing out from within
Cross section showing cheddar distribution
Boring fries
Dublin Dr. Pepper on tap!
Tables too small
Not a fan of these table sculptures...seem to be in the way
Order up
They need better signage
Blurry cross section...need a new camera
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Jim Howard
I live in Anderson Mill, and had no idea these guys were here! I’ll check them out this weekend, thanks.
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Dan’s Hamburgers–Good
Went to Dan’s recently, an Austin institution. It’s a reliable favorite. Griddle patty, frozen faux fresh fries. Very good onion rings. Nicely toasted buttery bun–they do the Standard White Bun very well. Cheddar available. Overall, a solid griddled thin-patty burger.
Order at the counter
Ambiance is a bit lacking
Medium burger and fries
Under the hood
Cross section--typical thin-patty action
Fries ho-hum frozen variety
North Lamar location
TIm 5:53 pm on June 24, 2011 Permalink |
Off topic, but I have been searching for the 2js special sauce for years. Would you have any resources to locate it?
Marti 12:41 pm on November 3, 2014 Permalink |
Hi Tim,
Just saw this message. I have the ingredients they used, but not the actual measurements of the ingredients. I’d be happy to share that with you.