The 50/50 Burger
Seven Lamps
A 50/50 blend of brisket and top round steak, the grilled, eight-ounce burger is all the more smoky thanks to two strips of crispy pancetta. It oozes with American cheese and housemade Thousand Island. 3400 Around Lenox Road
Lobster Cobb
The Optimist
The shrimp Cobb is a solid order, but sub a heaping mound of sweet lobster meat instead. Savor it with blue cheese, bacon bits, and creamy Dijon dressing. 914 Howell Mill Road
Chicken Tenders
Houston’s
Veteran customers know the secret chicken tenders. A fluffy, tempura-like batter barely keeps its hold on a childhood favorite that rivals no other in town. Multiple locations
Photographs by Caroline C. Kilgore
This article originally appeared in our February 2015 issue.
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