![]() If you're one of those who still hasn't been to Cream Burger, you owe it to yourself to get a proper Texas lunch and soak up what little history our city is content to leave intact. In a way, it's kind of fitting that some of Houston's most well-preserved instutions are restaurants we've always been a city of dreamers, doers, and ferocious eaters. Midtown Sparkles Burger & Daiquiri Spot View Menus Read Reviews Write Review Directions Sparkles Burger & Daiquiri Spot () 3. The Greenwoods' kids still run the place today.Īs a city without much of a sense of historic preservation, it's places like Cream Burger that serve as our relics-not just structural relics, but relics of the way our parents and grandparents used to eat. Though the Willie's portion of the name has since been dropped, little else has changed save a slight rise in the prices (though a full lunch here is still less than $5) and a recently repainted sign near the ordering window. Your options are limited to burgers, fries, Frito pies, and milkshakes-the ice cream in which is where Cream Burger got its name originally when Willie and Verna Greenwood first opened Willie's Cream Burger over half a century ago. And they have earned a spot on my own list of the best places to eat a burger in the Lone Star State.Simple is Cream Burger's stock-in-trade, from its menu to its prices. Sparkle’s has definitely earned its reputation as one of the best burger joints in their own neighborhood and beyond. ![]() They do burgers and they do them right! The folks on the other side of the walk-up window know what they are doing and they do it well. If you are looking for fancy, look elsewhere because there is nothing fancy about Sparkle’s. One bite of this burger made every minute of the wait worth it all. It’s just the basics: melted American cheese, diced white onions, pickles, and mustard. The cheeseburger here is a great example of such delicious simplicity. When it comes to burgers, it generally doesn’t take more than one bite to conclude whether it’s good, bad, or downright nasty. While Eight Row Flint in The Heights is well-known as a top-shelf whiskey bar, it also has pretty solid and approachable food. The mustard and mayo slathered buns created the perfect embrace for the meat. The burger was big - at least a half-pound and inch-thick crumbly patty cooked to perfection and topped with a generous portion of cheese and bacon. Inside I found a healthy burger swaddled in paper along with a generous portion of onion rings. I settled into a comfortable seat at the picnic tables and opened the box. When the gal at the window finally called out Number 74, she handed me my burger in a white styrofoam box. I have to confess that waiting was the hardest part because I was so hungry. Those who had phoned in their orders did not have as long to wait. Once I placed my order, I joined the dozen other folks sitting around the picnic tables, patiently waiting to hear their number called. They wait until you place your order to start cooking. Everything at Sparkle’s is made-to-order, so the service is not fast. The young lady who took my order was friendly and helpful. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger with a side order of onion rings at the walk-up window. Housed in a small building flanked by picnic tables and a shade tree, Sparkle’s has a very reasonably priced breakfast and lunch menu. Sparkle’s is located at the corner of Leeland and Dowling, just east of Houston’s historic Eastwood neighborhood. A friend recently encouraged me to eat at Sparkle’s Hamburger Spot - a tiny burger joint with a big reputation for serving tasty burgers in Houston.
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