{"id":1466,"date":"2017-04-23T00:35:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T00:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2017-04-23T00:35:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T00:35:46","slug":"the-3rd-best-burger-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1466","title":{"rendered":"The (3rd) Best Burger in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Yelp-driven world we live in, a business with 4.5 stars out of 250 reviews, is no easy feat. A lot of businesses would kill for that, I know mine would\u2026.(ok, not “kill” but more like “go out of one’s mind), to get those stats. When I read about Alamo Springs Cafe being the third best burger in Texas, I was dubious. Not that I doubt the credibility of the writer, coz we all know that food writers are the pillars of integrity (cough-cough!). But when I searched for the reviews, there it was. Four point five stars in Yelp and Google, on over 400plus reviews! For a restaurant that is so laid-back it doesn’t even have a website, that is pretty cool.<\/p>\n

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It has a hole-in-the-wall vibe, it will never win awards in design. But there’s award-winning smell of the burgers all the way from the parking lot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I recruited a highly qualified individual to help me review this burger—my teenager!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We started with this roasted garlic with goat cheese tostini.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is the burger in question. Is it pretty? No. Is it the third best burger i’ve had in Texas. Hell to the YES!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the kind of burger that I would make if I decided to make a burger. I am still on a diet \u00a0(I ate only 1\/4 of this— I declared today my cheat day for the sake of this effing blog). I weighed myself yesterday so I know that it would be a loooooong while before I make these kind of dishes. But if I did, it would be like this — made of the best meat available, best blue cheese I could get my hands on, cooked in medium-rare perfection, and tucked in the middle of the best buns which I would probably bake from scratch. Thank God, this place is just about ten miles from Fredericksburg. Just thinking about the amount of labor that would go into making this, makes me want to crawl back to bed and sleep off my burger craving.<\/p>\n

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And just for kicks, they have the Jefe’s Challenge. It is a sight to behold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This is how the challenge works.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Onion rings for sides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My favorite kind of fries—crusty fries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alamo Hills Spring Cafe embodies the thought of food being done right. While most of the food they offer are not healthy by nature (fried avocados—enough said), it is cooked in such a way that it justifies an indulgence. They also have an honor system in their drinks wherein you can just grab anything off the counter from soda, beer to wine, and just declare it as you pay for your bill. It’s a wonderful touch! It is definitely not a fast-food even if the offerings are similar to that of Whataburger or MacDonald’s. Here’s what’s hanging in one of their walls:<\/p>\n

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If you ever get in my neck of the woods, this is a fun try. It is in the middle of nowhere but the drive is wonderfully scenic. That plus a big, juicy burger, it is worth the trip!<\/p>\n

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In this Yelp-driven world we live in, a business with 4.5 stars out of 250 reviews, is no easy feat. A lot of businesses would kill for that, I know mine would\u2026.(ok, not “kill” but more like “go out of one’s mind), to get those stats. 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