For dinner, I had a cheeseburger and fries from Beck's Prime. Beck's is a Houston burger chain boasting fresh-cut fries, 1/2 pound burgers cooked over mesquite coals, and $22 steaks. Imagine Good Times with bigger burgers, minus the frozen custard and plus $15.
The fries were very good. They are allegedly hand-cut on site every day, which is worthy of praise in an age when even Thomas Keller has given in to Sysco. Having never tried TK's fries, I will refrain from further judgment. These had a nice potato flavor, good crispy-smushy balance, and were dusted in a sassy blend of spices. Yes, sassy. Maybe some cumin? They were actually a little weird.
The burger was interesting. It was huge, and contained a slice of cheese on each side of the meat- a bit too cheesy for me. They considerately sliced the onion into little square chunks, and smushed them into the melting cheese so they did not slide off the burger, which is a huge (if neurotic) pet peeve of mine. They also agreed to cook my burger medium-rare, and actually followed through! This made it perfectly cooked for my tastes, and (hopefully) shows some confidence in their ground-beef sources. Inshallah, E. Coli is not in my future...
People watching was ok. This place is down the street from the most expensive and storied neighborhood in Houston. We shared the place with some wealthy-looking elderly ladies, and a weird couple- snobby, botoxed, wedge-heel-and-capris-clad woman with balding, fat, denim-from-head-to-toe guy. Maybe she is having an affair with her gardener?
Finally, I apologize for the random photo of Thomas Keller. He's kind of a handsome guy, I guess. I couldn't find good photos of his fries. Seriously though, what kind of burger joint's website lacks photos of burgers?!?
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