Hobbits may be dwarflike creatures who like to eat a lot, but they’d be hard-pressed to get their mouths around the avocado buffalo burger ($8.79) at the Hobbit Cafe (2243 Richmond, 713-526-5460). There is simply no elegant way to eat this mammoth burger, whose large lean buffalo-meat patty comes on a whole wheat bun with field greens as well as all the traditional fixins. But what makes it extra-special is the one-inch layer of velvety-smooth smashed avocado, which sits atop the patty and oozes out with every bite. Served with chips or seasoned french fries, this burger is anything but dwarflike.
This article appears in Dec 29, 2005 – Jan 4, 2006.