Amid endless debate over whether or not In-N-Out, Five Guys or Shake Shack puts up the best burger, we have a new — and yuge! — contender entering the crowded upscale burger market.
From Deseret News:
A Donald Trump impersonator, dozens of American flags and a burger with the word 'Trump' stamped into the bun are all things a customer might see on a visit to any of the four Trump Burger locations in Texas.
The restaurant chain, themed after President Donald Trump, was founded by a Lebanese immigrant named Roland Beainy, reported Fox Business. All of the current locations of Trump Burger are in Texas.
(As an aside, when I hear that a hardworking immigrant came to this great country of ours and started a successful presidential-themed burger restaurant, I get like:)
The place most certainly looks like a shrine to our 45th/47th president, up to and including Trump-branded burger buns:
To be sure, while the the restaurant is comically over-the-top, the menu itself looks very conventional:
You do gotta love that "Harris Burger." It checks out.
Unfortunately, Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong didn't have great things to say about the fare:
Ong described the restaurant's burger as "consistent in its blandness." He also criticized the Philly cheesesteak for "stingy portions," and said that it 'seemed as if someone stir-fried a few pieces of beef and onions and threw it into some bread.' ...
There is also a First Lady Chicken Sandwich, which Ong said is dedicated to Melania Trump. He described it as 'better than the burger, with a nicely grilled, not-too-dry chicken breast draped with two slices of American cheese. It would be even better if the too-sweet teriyaki were left out.'
The restaurant, meanwhile, responded to that negative review:
The Houston Chronicle maintains a predominantly liberal stance, so we expected nothing less than a biased take on anything bearing the Trump name.
That's a Trump response if there ever was one!
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