And so began my trip down the rabbit hole of psychedelic tongue wonder at Chunky’s Burgers located at the rear of The Hangar, one of the bars on what I call the Broadway Club Zone, located just south of the intersection of Broadway and 410.
I had come to do photo coverage of the bikini contest being held that night at the Hangar, and after a couple hours getting some shots for stock and editorial coverage, I was hungry and decided to give the place a try.
Thus it came to be that I was standing there right next to the pool table, giving my order thru the slot window at the back of the bar to the order cook who goes by the name Kino.
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| Cyrstal Cavazos seves up one of the kick ass burgers to be found at Chunky's located in The Hangar Bar, 8203 Broadway Street |
First off, the burger came hot off the grill with no waiting around to get cold, and second ( a very important second) the bun was toasted on the grill, and the bottom of it was hot, hot, hot, quite unlike those that are found at many places such as Chester’s which itself makes a pretty good burger, but which has failed to catch on that you do not leave the bun laying out on a cold stainless table while the patty cooks.
Back to Chunky’s - So hot was the bun that I had to put it down because it was steaming my fingers, but because my hunger curve was steeper than my pain tolerance curve, I let it cool a few seconds, and then took my first bite.
Even before the taste of the patty, I was hit by the crunch of the onion rings laid into the hickory sauce on top of the meat itself. Next, the taste of the tangy sauce hit me, being followed in train by the prick of some sort of pepper heat., and then the burger. To me, it tasted like a good sirloin steak, having just the right combination of fat and meat, which is sooo important to having a flavorful experience, and
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| Kino - man behind the scenes at Chunky's located in the Hangar 8203 Broadway Street |
Seeing that I am just the gregarious sort, and figure that everybody wants to listen to what I have to say, I went to the window, and sticking my head in, got the attention of Connie, Kino and Crystal, who at first must have thought I was coming to complain. Quite the contrary, and I told them that this was the most kickassedness burger I ever had. It was then that I found out that this Chunky’s was featured on Man vs Food when the host came down to eat the Four Horsemen Burger - the one made with the "ghost chili" - the pepper that is the hottest in the world.
We talked a bit more about what made the burgers so good, and I truly believe that it is because they come off a seasoned grill which somehow imparts a hard-to-describe body to the food. Kino confirmed my take on things.
In summary - props to Kino, Connie, and Crystal at Chunky’s Burgers in the Hangar.
StreetMan's Recommendation - Thumbs Up
Disclaimer:
For those of you wondering if this is one of those paid write-ups in exchange for graft and corruption, I tell you that it is not. I do not work for the clubs, or the circuit, and I was not asked to write this review. I am a street photographer seeking to explore, in real time, what people do in their everyday lives, and when I run across something that really jacks me up, I write about it. Thus it is that I came to write up this article and the others below:
The Smoke Shack
Rocker Dogz
Revolution Room
The Hangar Bikini Contest
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