5921 North 23rd Street
McAllen, TX 78504
phone: 956-687-PESO (7376) fax: 956-686-4FAX (4329)
email: tres@burguesa.com
hours: Monday thru Thursday 10:30am to 9pm
Friday and Saturday 10:30am to 10pm
So my (now defunct) band had a show in Mcallen a few weeks back. Me and Brava were driving up and Marco Fiesta calls me up and tells me to hurry my ass cause Waters wants to go eat at some place I couldn't understand what he was saying. I get into town meet up with the band and we are off. I pull up into this place and make fun of Marco Fiesta for being Mexican and not knowing how to say Burgesa correctly. Anways, this place has a outside and inside dining area and a window you can walk up to. We go inside and look at the menu and get a insta-boner. I saw the monumental. Let me go ahead and tell you what the fuck is in it. from bottom to top: bun, patty, cheese, patty, cheese, ham, a tostada, re-fried beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, special sauce, bun. When I saw this I nearly passed out from all the blood in my head rushing straight to my wiener. I then notice they have a hot dog as well with white cheese and jalapenos. So now, I don't know if I should get the burger, the hot dog, or both! I decide to just get a burger. Now when you order, you have the option to either get fries or spicy fries. I go ahead and order the spicy fries to see what they are and ask for no special sauce since it's based with mayo. After a small fight with Spot about not adding bacon to her burger, I walk over to get my drink. I stand there in awe at what I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Not only does this place have Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite...they fucking have mexican coke, orange soda, lemon soda, and FUCKING GRAPEFRUIT SODA ON GOD DAMN FOUNTAIN. I fill up my cup and wait for my order to come up. After some dude with a accent calls us up I grab my bag and sit down and look inside to find this...
UN PINCHE CHILE ARRIBE BE MI PINCHE BURGESA BIEN CHIDA WAY! NO MAMES!
I pull out my burger and fries and I hand Hermosa her's and we unwrap them.
Shit was like Christmas. After watching Waters, Fiesta, and Party eat their stuff, we dig in. I bite in and the meat is nice and tender and correctly spiced. The tostada adds a nice bit of texture and feeling. I just think if you order this to go and don't eat it soon enough, it might be a bit soggy. The beans and avocado add to the mixture of flavor of not only having American, but also some Mexican tastes in it. The fries are cooked crispy enough and were sprinkled with chili powder for a little kick. Hermosa just got a cheeseburger and actually enjoyed it. Steve Party got a hot dog and told me it was good. I was way too stuffed to get it and didn't want to puke it up later from all the beer. As a little bonus, they give you a lucky taco, which is just a fortune cookie in taco form. Spot felt screwed cause her taco had no fortune. Mine said Pedro told me some shit I don't remember.
I honestly give this place a 9/10 cause of the taste and the fucking soda selection. The combo costs about 8.00 bucks which seems fine to me. I don't really bitch about prices but if you are on a budget, fuck it.This place might get a 10 if that damn hot dog is delicious. And for all you vegans and stuff, they will replace the meat for a veggie patty. How awesome is that for you?!?
-chuck
"EAT.IRON LUNG.DEATH"
