Burger News

Burger restaurant with branded buns makes glorious Fort Worth debut

BurgerFi brands its buns.

Photo courtesy of Burgerfi

One of the best new burger chains around is coming to Fort Worth. BurgerFi will make its Fort Worth debut with a location at 6650 N. Beach St., #108, with an opening set for October 1.

Founded in Florida in 2011, BurgerFi takes an upscale, gourmet, chef-driven approach, with burgers made from black Angus beef without any junk in them like steroids or antibiotics. Their most popular burger is The CEO, a double Wagyu and brisket blend burger with candied bacon-tomato jam, truffle aioli, and aged Swiss cheese.

BurgerFi also serves two kinds of veggie burgers: the Beyond Burger, which is 100 percent plant-based protein; and its in-house VegeFi Burger, a veggie burger made with crispy quinoa.

There are Vienna beef dogs, served New York-style, with kraut and mustard; or Texas-style, with chili, cheese, and hot sauce.

And BurgerFi has some of the best French fries to ever cross a plate, along with double-battered onion rings, frozen custard concretes and shakes, sugar-cane sodas, and local craft beer.

The chain is also known for its modern, eco-friendly design, with chairs made from upcycled Coca-Cola bottles and cool recycled paper countertops. One wiggy thing they have is a high-tech self-serve kiosk that employs facial recognition. It looks deep into your eyes and knows that you love its fries.

The first BurgerFi in DFW opened in Dallas in June 2018. The franchise group behind Dallas-Fort Worth consists of Brandt Stravlo, Justin Sharbutt, and Max Roesh. (There is also a location in Arlington, owned by a different franchisee.)

Roesh says in a release that they are "believers in the brand" who "want to continue being the local favorite burger hang-out spot."

To encourage you to visit, the Fort Worth location is rolling out a week's worth of freebies and discounts. On October 1, which is World Vegetarian Day, who knew, their two veggie burgers will be $5. On October 2, kids eat free with the purchase of an entrée.

On October 3, the first 100 guests get a free cheeseburger. October 4 is free custard day, as long as you buy an entrée.

Friday October 5 is the best, with free fries with purchase of an entrée. And on October 6, cheeseburgers are $5.

The Fort Worth BurgerFi will also serve a brand-new menu item: a grilled chicken breast sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard BBQ sauce.

They're going into a space that was previously a pho place called Pho King Way — har dee har har — but you won't recognize it thanks to the eco-friendly updates it's received, including:

Picnic and four-top tables made from over 700,000 upcycled milk jugs
Industrial-style chairs with select red chairs made of 111 upcycled Coca-Cola bottles
Wood panel walls made from Number 2 Southern pine lumber (the most renewable timber available, they say)
A 10-ft fan that consumes 88% less energy
100% energy efficient LED lighting

It'll be open for lunch and dinner daily, from 11 am-10 pm Sunday-Thursday and until 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Mex Mex News

El Garambullo Mexican restaurant in Hurst is the real deal

El Garambullo

Sopes plate at El Garambullo

A restaurant in Hurst is serving something that just about everybody wants: authentic Mexican food. Called El Garambullo, it’s a family-owned place located in the former Harwood Cafe space at 109 Harwood Rd., where it's serving breakfast, fajitas, and house-made horchata.

El Garambullo is owned by Lisa Rodriguez and her family, who come from San Luis Potosi in Mexico. That's where they got the inspiration for the name of the restaurant: a garambullo is a type of cactus native to northern Mexico that Rodriguez views as a connection to her family origins.

Signature dishes include enchiladas, flautas, street tacos, and the fajitas, with a choice of the usual beef, chicken, or shrimp, or a more inclusive El Piquin Grill fajita plate featuring a combination of all three meats plus sausage.

Here's where to get a molcajete, a piping hot stone bowl and mixing pestle filled with sausage, shrimp, peppers, and cheese. Plus breakfast every day, including chilaquiles, eggs & chorizo, and huevo rancheros. Prices range from $10 for breakfast plates to $40 for fajitas that can feed two.

"I would describe our style of cooking in three simple words: Traditional, authentic, and for the whole family," Rodriguez says. "Our food is what you would imagine to taste in every town in Mexico. Most of the ingredients we use are from there, and we stick to our traditional recipes."

The horchata is made with homemade rice milk and spices. One thing you won’t find at this restaurant, however, is a margarita. There’s no bar or alcohol served here, but it is a BYOB restaurant.

Rodriguez, who learned to cook as a child from her mother and grandmother, worked in several restaurants but always dreamed of having her own restaurant and she wanted to do it in her own hometown.

"Hurst is not only the place where this restaurant opened its doors, but also the place I chose to live in for me and my family," Rodriguez says. "It's a very good place, along with all of the neighbors and the community."

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