Muslim Man Receives Take-Out Burger in 'Happy September 11th' Container

On September 11, Yelp user Tarek G.'s take-out burger from Petrol Station in Houston came with a shocking surprise: a container with an illustration that said "Happy September 11th" and showed a plane flying towards the Twin Towers. In his Yelp review, he describes what happened after he received his food.

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9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: fail, Houston, Petrol Station, Texas

Houston: A Refined Little Burger at Little Bigs

Chef Bryan Caswell serves up some little burgers that test the boundaries of slider-dom, but land a bulls-eye with their flavor.

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12 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, March 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Houston, Little Bigs, mini burgers, recommended, reviews, Texas

Bryan Caswell's Beautiful Beef 'Sliders' at Reef in Houston, TX

Considering I only met chef Bryan Caswell once for a brief chat, I have to admit that I probably couldn't like the guy more. That's why when I saw that he was eliminated from competition on the most recent episode of The Next Iron Chef, I decided I had to pay homage to this seafood impresario here on AHT. I know what you might be thinking: What does the chef/owner at Bon Appetit's Best Seafood restaurant (2008) have to do with great burgers? Turns out, quite a bit.

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10 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, November 12, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Houston, recommended, Reef, reviews, Texas, tiny hamburgers

Dear AHT: Little Bigs in Houston

Here's a recommendation we recently received in the AHT inbox. You can drop us a line at burger@seriouseats.com. [Flickr: Get Ahead] Hey A Hamburger Today, I just ate at a very local burger joint here in Houston called Little Bigs....

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 28, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Dear AHT, Houston, Little Bigs, Texas

Houston Taco and Burger Mashup

Photograph by J.C. Reid Googling "taco burger" mostly results in recipes for taco-flavored burgers. That's not nearly as cool as J. C. Reid's taco burger at Eating Our Words consisting of a burger topped with taco filling, thus combining two...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 2, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: burger weirdness, Houston, tacos, Texas

Robb Walsh's Top Ten Burgers in Texas

Photograph by Robb Walsh Robb Walsh of the Houston Press shares his picks for the Top Ten Burgers in Texas with a photo from each place. Above is his pick for #7: Texas burger from Arnold Burgers. Love that...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: best-of lists, Houston, Robb Walsh, Texas

Houston's Top Ten Burgers and Fries for Under $10

Mike Riccetti of Examiner.com lists Houston's top ten burgers and fries for under $10....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: best-of lists, Houston, Texas

Robb Walsh on the Davis Meat Market Cheeseburger

Eating Our Words I don't know what the hell is going on in this picture from Robb Walsh's recent blog post, but it looks damn good. And something about the composition reminds me of skiing—it's as if the burger...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Davis Meat Market, Houston, Robb Walsh, Texas

Good Fries and Not So Good Burgers from Mooyah in Houston

Houston Press food critic Robb Walsh finds the burgers at Mooyah too lean, but says the fries are good. Also, reasons for why the name Mooyah is terrible, from Dallas Observer's Alice Laussade....

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 26, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, Houston, Mooyah, reviews, Texas

One of Houston's Best Burgers at Stanton's City Bites

Editor's note: When AHT reader Chris Loll sent us an enthusiastic email about "a small dilapidated convenience store just north of Houston's commercial Downtown district where you'll find the city's best burger," we had to hear more about it. Rather...

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6 Comments | Posted by Chris Loll, January 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Houston, reviews, Stanton's City Bites, Texas