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Burger Hotspot Del Frisco's Grille
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12 Houston Burgers To Eat Right Now, Updated

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Burger Hotspot Del Frisco's Grille
| Gary R Wise
by Eric Sandler
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In testimony to Houston's love for burgers, six new restaurants serving interesting, delicious specimens have popped up since February's inaugural Burger Heatmap. In honor of Burger Week, it's time for an update.

What's new? Well, how about former food truck operator Jason Kerr's all Prime patties at Hollister on Washington. Perhaps the Shake Shack inspired secret sauce at Del Frisco's Grille holds appeal. If that's still not enough, Valentino VIN Bar is serving a gator burger. Get to work, burger hounds. There's eating to do.

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Moon Tower Inn

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Houston's foremost purveyors of meat in tube form make a pretty wicked burger, too. This one is called Chong: bread and butter jalapenos, fried egg, smoked cheddar, emmentaler swiss, bacon and creole mustard. They're BOGO every Wednesday.
3004 Canal St., Houston, TX 77003
(832) 266-0105
(832) 266-0105

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Batanga

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Available only at lunch, the burger at downtown's patio hotspot is a mix of brisket and short rib topped with the restaurant's rather excellent homemade pickles and served on a brioche bun.
908 Congress @ Travis, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 224-9500
(713) 224-9500

gratifi kitchen + bar

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Gratifi offers a full menu of burgers include grass-fed, buffalo and the onion-ring topped Honky Tonk.
302 Fairview St, Houston, TX 77006-3002
(832) 203-5950
(832) 203-5950

Brooklyn Athletic Club

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The Clubhouse burger comes topped with your choice of redneck cheddar or American cheese. Most importantly, in place of mustard or mayo, there's tomato jalapeno jam. Boom.
601 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77006
(713) 527-4440
(713) 527-4440

Local Pour

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The house burger is a half-pound of chuck and short rib topped with blue cheese and caramelized onions that's served on a croissant bun.
1952 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
(713) 521-1881
(713) 521-1881

Hollister on Washington

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Chef Jason Kerr makes his burger using trimming from Prime beef, which ensures each patty is juicy and has a strong, beefy flavor. The regular burger is solid, but off-the-menu specials can be particularly wild.
5555 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007
713-426-9055
713-426-9055

Del Frisco's Grille

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The new, more casual siblings to the Galleria steakhouse offers a burger inspired by New York's Shake Shack. It's a thin patty with gooey cheese and a secret "special sauce."
2800 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
(832) 623-6168
(832) 623-6168

Nosh Bistro

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This loungey space on Kirby uses Pat LaFrieda beef to make a well-seasoned patty that's served on a soft, eggy bun. In her Nosh review, Press critic Katharine Shilcutt called it "one of the most overlooked and underappreciated burgers in town."
3963 kirby dr, Houston, TX 77098
713-522-NOSH
713-522-NOSH

Up Restaurant

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The massive, 3/4lb burger is made from steak trimmings, which means it's 80% prime filet. That gives it an intense beefy flavor and enough juices to overwhelm the Slow Dough bun.
3995 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77027
(713) 640-5416
(713) 640-5416

Valentino Vin Bar

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Valentino VIN Bar has introduced a new menu of wild game burgers that includes the alligator-patty based, $22 Roughneck. Roughneck Burger [29-95]
2525A Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027
(713) 850-9200
(713) 850-9200

Kenny & Ziggy's Deli

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Houston's best deli has introduced a new line of burgers built around 8oz Pat LaFrieda patties. The Zigalicious is topped with pastrami, Swiss, coleslaw and Russian dressing.
2327 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
(713) 871-8883
(713) 871-8883

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Etoile Cuisine Et Bar

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Available on both the lunch and brunch menus, there's something wrong about eating a burger instead of chef Philippe Verpiand's carefully crafted French cuisine, but the 8oz, house ground patty on a brioche bun tastes so right.
1101-11 Uptown Park Blvd, Houston, Tx 77056
(832) 668-5808
(832) 668-5808

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Moon Tower Inn

3004 Canal St., Houston, TX 77003
Houston's foremost purveyors of meat in tube form make a pretty wicked burger, too. This one is called Chong: bread and butter jalapenos, fried egg, smoked cheddar, emmentaler swiss, bacon and creole mustard. They're BOGO every Wednesday.
3004 Canal St., Houston, TX 77003
(832) 266-0105
(832) 266-0105

Batanga

908 Congress @ Travis, Houston, TX 77002
Available only at lunch, the burger at downtown's patio hotspot is a mix of brisket and short rib topped with the restaurant's rather excellent homemade pickles and served on a brioche bun.
908 Congress @ Travis, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 224-9500
(713) 224-9500

gratifi kitchen + bar

302 Fairview St, Houston, TX 77006-3002
Gratifi offers a full menu of burgers include grass-fed, buffalo and the onion-ring topped Honky Tonk.
302 Fairview St, Houston, TX 77006-3002
(832) 203-5950
(832) 203-5950

Brooklyn Athletic Club

601 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77006
The Clubhouse burger comes topped with your choice of redneck cheddar or American cheese. Most importantly, in place of mustard or mayo, there's tomato jalapeno jam. Boom.
601 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77006
(713) 527-4440
(713) 527-4440

Local Pour

1952 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
The house burger is a half-pound of chuck and short rib topped with blue cheese and caramelized onions that's served on a croissant bun.
1952 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
(713) 521-1881
(713) 521-1881

Hollister on Washington

5555 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007
Chef Jason Kerr makes his burger using trimming from Prime beef, which ensures each patty is juicy and has a strong, beefy flavor. The regular burger is solid, but off-the-menu specials can be particularly wild.
5555 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007
713-426-9055
713-426-9055

Del Frisco's Grille

2800 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
The new, more casual siblings to the Galleria steakhouse offers a burger inspired by New York's Shake Shack. It's a thin patty with gooey cheese and a secret "special sauce."
2800 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
(832) 623-6168
(832) 623-6168

Nosh Bistro

3963 kirby dr, Houston, TX 77098
This loungey space on Kirby uses Pat LaFrieda beef to make a well-seasoned patty that's served on a soft, eggy bun. In her Nosh review, Press critic Katharine Shilcutt called it "one of the most overlooked and underappreciated burgers in town."
3963 kirby dr, Houston, TX 77098
713-522-NOSH
713-522-NOSH

Up Restaurant

3995 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77027
The massive, 3/4lb burger is made from steak trimmings, which means it's 80% prime filet. That gives it an intense beefy flavor and enough juices to overwhelm the Slow Dough bun.
3995 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77027
(713) 640-5416
(713) 640-5416

Valentino Vin Bar

2525A Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027
Valentino VIN Bar has introduced a new menu of wild game burgers that includes the alligator-patty based, $22 Roughneck. Roughneck Burger [29-95]
2525A Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027
(713) 850-9200
(713) 850-9200

Kenny & Ziggy's Deli

2327 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
Houston's best deli has introduced a new line of burgers built around 8oz Pat LaFrieda patties. The Zigalicious is topped with pastrami, Swiss, coleslaw and Russian dressing.
2327 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
(713) 871-8883
(713) 871-8883

Etoile Cuisine Et Bar

1101-11 Uptown Park Blvd, Houston, Tx 77056
Available on both the lunch and brunch menus, there's something wrong about eating a burger instead of chef Philippe Verpiand's carefully crafted French cuisine, but the 8oz, house ground patty on a brioche bun tastes so right.
1101-11 Uptown Park Blvd, Houston, Tx 77056
(832) 668-5808
(832) 668-5808

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