Yes, I appreciate the risks of getting a burger at a wing restaurant, but when you are stuck in a hotel, options are limited. As regular readers will soon learn, many of my trips involve dog shows and competitions, so I have to accommodate the beasts.
I was very pleased with this burger. I picked American cheese from the options of American, Cheddar, Swiss, and Pepper Jack. It comes with shredded lettuce, tomato, and red onion. The kicker is a choice of more than a dozen wing sauces, and I chose the hottest, called “Blazin.” It’s pretty stout—much hotter than Hooter’s Three Mile Island version.
The beef appeared to be hand formed and had noticeable grill marks. It was not dry, but I wouldn’t call it juicy. On balance, it was just right given the high slop factor caused by the abundance of wing sauce. The burger had a good texture, and you felt you were biting into a substantial piece of cow. The cheese was a single slice, well melted onto the beef. The bun was neutral. It did not add to the burger, but it did not—unlike many others—detract.
The burger comes with fries, and they were decent. Similar to McDonald’s fries, actually. They were very hot, and this no doubt helped. I expect these would have been underwhelming if they had cooled a bit.
Cow Coefficient: 7 (Based on great texture and actual grilled flavor)
Slop Factor: 8 (Based on the volume of wing sauce; this was a multi-napkin endevour)
Veggie Verdict: 5 (they were fresh and the quantity was right given the size of the burger)
Value: The cheeseburger with fries is $7.79. Seems a decent value. I got mine to go, and I think they snuck an additional $0.50 onto the bill for this. I would ordinarily be annoyed by this, and think it should have been disclosed. Even so, the bag had more then enough ketchuip, mustard, and mayo enclosed, along with a half-inch stack of napkins. Those napkins were appreciated.
Contact info: 7604 I-35 North, Austin, Texas 78752
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