The Great Austin Burger Hunt

Texadelphia
9828 Great Hills Trail Suite 140
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 338-1338

This time, I have made a sacrifice in the name of finding Austin’s best burger. My wife raves about the burgers at Texadelphia, but to me, nothing tops their Cheesesteak. In fact, the Texadelphia Cheesesteak might be my favorite sandwich, full stop.

But, in the hopes of uncovering Austin’s best burger, I pushed aside the menu with its Cheesesteak temptations and considered only the burger menu. I decided on the Bacon Cheddar Burger. Some will consider it ridiculous, but of course, I ordered it without tomatoes or onions. It couldn’t be my favorite burger with either…or pickles either.

For those who haven’t visited Texadelphia, you order at the counter and then sit and they bring you your food. It doesn’t take long and the décor is relaxed and comfortable. My burger arrived open faced, with shredded lettuce on the topside opposite the burger. This burger comes dry, with Hickory BBQ sauce on the side. It needs that sauce, or some of the Mustard Blend sauce that I love so much on the Cheesesteak.

No! Bad blogger! Stay on target, burgers!

Sorry about that. I tasted the meat, just a bit without anything, and it seemed mildly bland, not bad, but it definitely needed something. So, I closed my burger and took a bite. Yes, it needs some sort of sauce. I added a little of the BBQ sauce. That’s much better. I tried a little of the Mustard Blend. Yes, that will do nicely too. I eventually came to the conclusion that the BBQ sauce goes better with the bacon than the Mustard Blend, but it wasn’t a quick decision.

Now, on to the details.

The bun is soft, but has some nice tooth to it. It doesn’t mash into nothingness when you pick up the burger and it might almost be considered a wheat bun, but it wasn’t too heavy. Very nice.

The shredded lettuce was crisp with the only problem that it ends up all over the basket…and the table….and your lap, but that is the nature of shredded lettuce.

The cheese was…well cheese. Since I think it is hard to wrong with cheese, I liked it, it made the burger better, but it didn’t really jump up and call attention to itself. It was an excellent compliment.

The bacon was well-cooked, but not quite crispy enough for my tastes, but excellent.

Now, I mentioned that the beef was a little bit bland as a solo act, but in concert with the rest of the burger chorus, it is quite nice. This may be the best of the burgers I have reviewed, and I would definitely say that I would try it again, but….

It costs about as much as the Cheesesteak, and when I go to Texadelphia, I go for the Cheesesteak and I find it hard to imagine myself forgoing a Cheesesteak for a burger, even one this good. Oh, and it is priced like a premium burger, but it is well worth it.

So, obviously the big winner in this review is….Texadelphia, great Cheesesteak, and one of the better burgers in town. So, anyone want to go for a burger? How about Texadelphia?