DINING FEATURE Burger Nation
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BY COLLEEN FERGUSON
Brothers serve variety of sandwiches in unusual avor combinations in Bay Area F or brothers Tony and Mike Mistry, one of the best parts about owning Burger Nation is seeing a new customer take their rst bite. “That’s our juice, if you will,”
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of meat with three bun selections and expanded over time for varied customer tastes. The menu at the NASA Parkway location now includes half a dozen types of buns to accompany more than 15 burgers made from beef or other meats, such as bison and elk. One popular burger is made with half beef and half pork; other toppings include Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, brisket, and macaroni and cheese. Nonburger menu items include ve types of chicken sandwiches, build-your-own hot dogs and veggie burgers. While customer feedback drives menu selections, keto-friendly options came about
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Tony said of customer feedback and interacting with diners. “The entire credit for the menu goes straight to our guests.” Before opening Burger Nation, the two often came up with uncon- ventional toppings and avors for their homemade burgers but found there were few to no restaurants serving these combinations, they said. This inspired them to open their own— rst a Victoria
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DISHES TO TRY 1 The Hawaiian burger, made with a beef patty, starts at $8.51 and is topped with ham, grilled pineapple, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, barbecue sauce and secret sauce on a sourdough bun. 2 The Fiti-Fiti burger, made with a half-pork and half-beef patty seasoned like Mexican chorizo, starts at $10.65 and comes on a jalapeno cheese bun with pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and ranch dressing. 4 Hot dogs start at $4.99 and are a quarter pound each. They can be topped with various ingredients, such as chili and nacho cheese. 3 The keto-friendly burger starts at $8.51 and has cheese crisps for buns. 6 Chili cheese fries are available in small and large sizes from $5.69-$6.99. 5 Side options include sweet potato fries and onion rings. Prices range from $3.19-$7.47 depending on the size.
Tony (left) and Mike Mistry opened their rst Burger Nation location in 2011.
location of Burger Nation in 2011 and then the NASA Parkway location in 2015. A Pearland location also opened in 2021. “We love to put weird stu together,” Mike said, adding
in part because of the brothers’ diets, Tony said. “We were doing keto, and we eat here every single day,” he said. “Those lettuce wraps got boring.” The Mistrys said they hope to
“THE ENTIRE CREDIT FOR THEMENUGOES STRAIGHTTO OURGUESTS.”
TONY MISTRY, CO OWNER
The NASA Parkway location offers indoor and outdoor seating.
customers have ventured into new culinary territory over time. “People have opened their palettes to diverse foods.” The Burger Nation motto of “awesome burgers for awesome people, by awesome people” is emblazoned across one of the walls near the kitchen on NASA Parkway. Burger Nation started o serving patties made from one of two kinds
continue building brand recognition across Houston and open locations along Beltway 8; they are eyeing Pasadena as a next stop, they said. As the duo works to feed burger a - cionados in the Bay Area and beyond, they said the trust they have in each other due to their familial ties helps make communication simple. “We’re very e cient in that sense,” Mike said.
Burger Nation 1400 E. NASA Parkway, Ste. F, Houston 281-549-7090 www.burger-nation.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
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