The Best Burger in Texas

Please bare with me as I try to get caught up on all of the posts I've been meaning to write for awhile now.. So many new foodie experiences, and not enough time to write!!

Recently, the Texas Monthly Magazine published an article about the Top 50 Burgers in Texas. The writers of the magazine drove over 12,000 miles, ate at more than 250 restaurants, and finally came up with The #1 Burger in Texas.... which just happens to be in my own city- Dallas, TX! Now, this is quite a huge honor to have, especially in the great (LARGE) state of Texas, so of course I'd have to verify it for myself. So, I made a reservation for brunch to try the burger, and made a date with our friends. It was FABULOUS!

This is the excerpt from the magazine description:

"No. 1 Classic Cheeseburger$12 (Fries are included in this price.) The Grape, Dallas
Not to take the Lord’s name in vain, but if ever there were a burger that could sitteth at the right hand of the Almighty, this would be the one. We sweareth. This is a celestial sandwich in every tiny detail. The meat, ground in-house, is ten ounces of high-quality chuck-eye (renowned for having the best fat-to-lean ratio). The peppered bacon is cured on-site. The slightly sweet bun hails from a local bakery. Are you getting the picture? Are your salivary glands in Pavlovian mode? Let us rave on: The lettuce is Texas hydroponic Bibb, just the tender inner leaves; the Lemley tomato has achieved ideal ripeness. White cheddar cheese oozes across the meat patty, melding irresistibly with the Dijonnaise blend that has been swiped across the amply buttered, crisply toasted bread. Is there a drawback? Just one: Unless your mouth is the size of Julia Roberts’s, you’ll need to press this tower down to a manageable height before attempting to stuff your face. The Grape’s creation does not attempt any radical maneuvers, but in its simple perfection it achieves the pinnacle of burgerdom: It makes you wonder why you would ever eat anything else. That it’s offered only during Sunday brunch makes it even more desirable. Granted, some curmudgeons might balk at eating a burger in a wine bistro on Sunday morning, but they’d be missing the very best burger in Texas. 2808 Greenville Ave., 214-828-1981. PS"

The article is SO true. The Dijonnaise sauce that's on the sandwich couldn't be more balanced. The sharp white cheddar cheese that is melted ontop adds just the right amount of flavor, and the toasted buttery bun? Well, it's perfection. The bacon was crisped and hot, adding a small amount of flavory grease, and the lettuce and tomato were fresh. What about the twice fried fries, you ask? They were flavorful, crunchy, and delicious with Heinz ketchup!

My only wish for this classic burger is that the pickles would've been different. They tasted fresh and homemade, but were spicy instead of being a dill or bread and butter pickle. I like the taste of normal pickles, and usually add extras onto my burger, but with these I didn't eat too many of them.

Here are some pictures of the burger. The first one is the burger as presented to me, and the other is my burger after I built it. It WAS huge, and I couldn't finish it..

I can definitely see why it was called The Best Burger in Texas!!!