Burger Heaven, Burger Hell

Not that I'll stop looking -- or complaining. I've yet to meet a ground-turkey burger I considered worth eating, even at 8.0, where the mere sight of a tempeh burger on the menu makes me blanch. I reserve the right to sneer at those portobello mushroom burgers, and to giggle about the beet and taro chips Ruggles is dispensing with its thoroughly modern vegetarian, chicken and buffalo burgers. And when a friend swears to me that the freshly ground burgers at the 11th Street Cafe taste "just like the old-fashioned drive-in kind," I will dutifully check them out. In the heart of the true burger nut -- which means just about all of us -- hope springs eternal.

Rio Ranch, 9999 Westheimer, 952-5000; Romeo's Burgers, 5503 Kelvin, 521-7018; 610 Diner, 3202 South Loop West, 662-0085; Bellaire Broiler Burger, 5216 Bellaire, 668-8171; Barnaby's, 604 Fairview, 522-0106; River Oaks Burger Joint, 4074 Westheimer, 993-0100.

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Rio Ranch

9999 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77042

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: Memorial

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Bellaire Broiler Burger

5216 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, TX 77401

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: Inner Loop - SW

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Barnaby's

1701 Shepherd
Houston, TX 77019

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: River Oaks

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Rio Ranch:
Ranch-Hand Burger, $6.75;

Romeo's:
burger, $3;

610 Diner: cheeseburger basket, $3.25;

Bellaire Broiler Burger:
chili-cheeseburger, $2.85;

Barnaby's:
guacamole burger, $4.95;

River Oaks Burger Joint:
caviar burger, $5.95.