DINING FEATURE
BY WESLEY GARDNER
BURGER BREAKDOWN
Homemade bun
Mean Burger’s Mac ‘n’ Cheese Burger ($9.99) is a customer favorite at the Humble eatery.
Fried mac ‘n’ cheese
Angus beef
Tomato
Chile Relleno Burger ($12.99): This burger consists of Angus beef, chile relleno, lettuce, tomato, avocado and chipotle mayonnaise.
Lettuce
Mayonnaise
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Mean Burger Humble eatery boasts high-quality ingredients, 20 unique burgers B efore Robert Headley and Cesar Sanchez opened Mean Burger in Humble,
Garlic Cajun Fries ($4.25): A basket of fries is topped with garlic and an assortment of spices.
[on the burgers],” Sanchez said. “I don’t use any seasoning, just salt and pepper. The key is the quality of the meat and the quality of the [homemade] buns.” Headley added the restaurant also now uses better ingredients for its fries. “We were both shocked at the dierence in the avor,” Headley said. Headley noted customer favorites include the chile relleno burger and the mac ’n’ burger, which Sanchez created himself. “[Sanchez] brings new ingredients in, and he tries dierent things,” Headley said. “I can see the excitement when he comes up with another idea.” While the duo said they are open to the idea of eventually expanding the business, they would only do so if they could ensure both restaurants maintain the level of quality they have established. As an immigrant from Mexico, Sanchez said his story is proof that the American dream still exists. “I came to this country without anything,” Sanchez said, noting he arrived in America with $200. “Now, we’re running a business, and it shows everyone out there that you can make your dreams come true.”
Headley used to joke with the owner of Dirty Juicy Burger about purchasing the business. “I was actually friends with the [Dirty Juicy Burger] owner, and I had come here a few times and liked the product,” Headley said, noting Mean Burger now operates out of the same building once inhabited by Dirty Juicy Burger. “Eventually when it closed, the idea came forth and I contacted [Sanchez] and said, ‘Hey, would you be willing?’” Sanchez, who had worked as a chef for Dirty Juicy Burger for four years, accepted Headley’s oer, and the pair opened Mean Burger in March 2022. The eatery oers more than 20 unique burgers in addition to a variety of chicken sandwiches and specialty fries. While a lot of the items oered at Mean Burger are similar to the Dirty Juicy Burger menu, Sanchez said he and Headley have made a concerted eort to procure higher-quality ingredients for the restaurant’s dishes, such as 100% Angus beef. “A lot of customers ask me what kind of seasoning we use
Owners Robert Headley (right) and Cesar Sanchez (front center) opened Mean Burger in March 2022.
Mean Burger 9441 FM 1960 Bypass Road W., Ste. 200, Humble 281-913-5234 www.mean-burger.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m.
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LAKE HOUSTON HUMBLE KINGWOOD EDITION • MARCH 2023
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