Wednesday, January 18, 2017

#9: Hut's Hamburgers

The Bar


Hut's Hamburgers. 807 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703.

Visited 1/18/17 @ 8pm.

UPDATE: Hut's has closed.

The Drink



Twisted X Chupahopra. $4.50.

The Chupahopra is a solid American IPA. Hut's doesn't have a ton of beers (the Big 3 plus some locals like Fireman's 4), but at 7.5% this hit the spot.

The Crew


Rome, Travis, Michael, Kyle, Aaron, Sonali.


Notes


I'm glad that when we crossed Lamar into what most people (but not you, the loyal reader, who knows better!) would consider "West Sixth", our first stop was at Hut's. Hut's has been serving great burgers, as well as hubcap-sized onion rings, since roughly the Cretaceous Period (actually 1939), and if you go on a Wednesday night like we did, burgers are 2 for 1! Literally 2 for 1: both have to be the exact same burger on the menu. I went in on one half of a pair of Ritchie Valens burgers - guacamole, grated cheddar, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, mayo, and mustard. We're spoiled these days in terms of burgers, but sometimes the classics are still worth revisiting. 

I have to say that I don't think this would be the greatest bar in the world to drink at, if only because it's so clearly a burger joint first, and the drinks menu was clearly selected to complement the food. But with burgers of such a great value as these, I would be happy to linger a while over several beers, pausing only to consume a milkshake. Unfortunately, there were other bars to visit.

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