Get your burger with a side of nostalgia at the 24-hour Houston classic diner, House of Pies, 3112 Kirby.
Here we have the monster-size Texas Cheeseburger ($9.95).
But be warned: Whether you’re going for a mid-afternoon lunch or a late-night snack, you’ll likely need a long nap after devouring this beefy, overloaded grease bomb. And we say grease bomb in the nicest possible way…
The massive, loosely formed 1/2-pound patty is fatty in a way you totally want it to be fatty. Each crevice drips succulent beef juice that gets sopped up in the larger-than-life bun.
On top comes a healthy amount of sharp and tangy melted cheddar and a crap ton of “Texas sticks” — which, in case you didn’t know, are heavily battered and deep-fried onion and jalapeño strings that add the proper amount of crunch and spice.
Served with a side of fries and dressed with all the usual suspects — lettuce, tomato, pickle chips and a side of mayonnaise that you should totally slather all over the burger because at this point, why the hell not! — the Texas Cheeseburger is an overlooked classic that everyone should get reacquainted with.
Just don’t forget to save room for a slice of pie (we are pretty much obsessed with the Bayou Goo). It’d be a sin not to.
This article appears in Feb 5-11, 2015.
