Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 06-09-2010, 08:39 PM
 
574 posts, read 1,337,829 times
Reputation: 402

Advertisements

Never understood the CM hype either.

I haven't hit all the local or small chain burger joints, but I intend to eventually. So far I like Lord's Kitchen, Fatty Burgers, Cheesy Janes, Bob's Big Burgers, and Five Guys.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 06-10-2010, 03:26 PM
 
Location: I live south of San Antonio in a place called Atascosa.
854 posts, read 2,543,585 times
Reputation: 526
I stopped at the Carls JR. on 35 south in the truck stop. The Angus all star burger (something like that ) was suprisingly good. Maybe I was just extra hungry.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-10-2010, 04:26 PM
 
14,637 posts, read 35,016,965 times
Reputation: 6683
Wow, I dogged Chris Madrid's in the burger thread and you would have thought I peed on the Alamo.

Glad to see others agree that it ain't all that.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-10-2010, 04:54 PM
 
220 posts, read 680,779 times
Reputation: 98
I've been dining at Chris Madrid's since it was Larry's Hot Dogs with Alpine Ice next door and it just doesn't get any better than a Macho Tostada for me.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 07:54 AM
 
915 posts, read 1,903,321 times
Reputation: 546
Quote:
Originally Posted by sapphire View Post
Wow, I dogged Chris Madrid's in the burger thread and you would have thought I peed on the Alamo.

Glad to see others agree that it ain't all that.
Thin greasy meat that, due to the quality, they refuse to cook rare or even medium rare is hardly anything to worship. They of course mask this, in true SA fashion, with mounds (if not pounds) of greasy cheese.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 08:40 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
1,641 posts, read 2,408,227 times
Reputation: 1859
Quote:
Originally Posted by sapphire View Post
Wow, I dogged Chris Madrid's in the burger thread and you would have thought I peed on the Alamo.

Glad to see others agree that it ain't all that.
Trying to explain Chris Madrid's is akin to explaining Blanco Cafe to an out of towner.

Either it is spiritual moment that need not be explained or it is beyond explanation.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 09:05 AM
 
14,637 posts, read 35,016,965 times
Reputation: 6683
Well, when I go out and pay for a meal, I would like for it to not only be spiritual, but taste good as well. The stars really don't need to align themselves for me to be satisfied. I'm not saying CM's tastes bad, per se, but I just don't understand the hype about it. They do a ton of business, so I'm sure somebody likes it, but I happen to think it's very over-rated. Now, 20 years ago, it was a really good burger.

They should also try a little harder to keep the stray, hungry dogs off their patio, in my opinion. That did not add to the spirituality of my meal whatsoever. Unless you count praying that the poor little guy would take my tossed burger chunk elsewhere to eat it, and hopefully find himself a home.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 09:26 AM
 
948 posts, read 1,841,405 times
Reputation: 722
I agree with sapphire. CM's SUCKS....there's nothing special about that burger at all. Best burger in town is at Bobby J's or 5 Guys.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 09:30 AM
 
14,637 posts, read 35,016,965 times
Reputation: 6683
I also don't understand San Antonio's love affair with Earl Abel's and Tip Top, either. I know, blasphemy. Maybe it's a desire to hang on to what used to be? I don't know but I've been to both, done that, and thanks, but no thanks. Totally overrated.

Now I've really pissed a bunch of folks off.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-11-2010, 09:37 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, Tx
8,238 posts, read 10,720,216 times
Reputation: 10224
Quote:
Originally Posted by sapphire View Post
I also don't understand San Antonio's love affair with Earl Abel's and Tip Top, either. I know, blasphemy. Maybe it's a desire to hang on to what used to be? I don't know but I've been to both, done that, and thanks, but no thanks. Totally overrated.

Now I've really pissed a bunch of folks off.
I'm with you on that one. I dont get the hype behind many of the "SA staple" restaurants. Then again, I am not much of a food snob. Food is food and some things you have to really try hard to screw up.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top