The Great Austin Burger Hunt

Wingzup
1000 E 41st St
Austin, TX 78751

I ended up at Wingzup up to watch the Formula 1 race from Montreal. The place is new, and seemingly relatively unknown. It looks nice inside and out, so no qualms there. It is a sports bar/eatery, so it is a bit loud. Great if you want to watch sports, not so great if you want quiet conversation.

But of course, the big question for today is....how is it if you want a great burger? Now, remember that it is a wing place, so burgers are not their focus, but they do a pretty good job.

I ordered the plainest burger, the Wingzup Burger. The burger arrived relatively quickly, but there were about 30 of us there to watch the race, so it is not too surprising that service was a touch slow. The burger came out open faced, with a slab of meat, 1/2 pound before it hit the grill, two pieces of bacon and a dollop of blue cheese dressing on one side, and lettuce, tomato, red onions and pickles on the other side. I jettisoned the tomato, onions and pickles and closed it up.

Now, two things that could be called sauce. First, that blue cheese. It was barely a dollop, and definitely not enough to make a real difference in the taste of the burger. It was a little disappointing. The second is a feature of Wingzup. Each of their burgers comes with one of their wing sauces. I ordered the Spicy Garlic...and this is important...ON THE SIDE. Remember that, it might be important to you. I had a little warning about the sauces. It was quite hot. It was good though and I used a small amount on my burger, definitely a plus, though I might try the milder garlic sauce the next time.

The burger was quite tasty, with a nice Ciabatta Roll as a plus, and marginally overcooked meat as a minus. The price wasn't bad, but it did not include fries. With a big soda, which they refilled for me, I got out the door for under $10 (just over with tip). I will not be putting Wingzup on my list of favorite burger places, but I will not avoid it, knowing now that a good burger awaits me there.

Oh, and the race was fantastic on the 20 big screen TVs.