Dining
BY DACIA GARCIA
From left: Co-owner Brad Strittmatter, head chef Elijah Ille and co-owner Cody Hirt opened Gold Burger Diner.
One of the most popular dishes is the Gold Standard Burger ($11) , co-owner Cody Hirt said.
PHOTOS BY DACIA GARCIA COMMUNITY IMPACT
The past and future share a meal at Gold Burger Diner Gold Burger Diner promotes an inviting atmo- sphere with chipper employees and pumps savory smells onto Georgetown’s historic square. The inspiration and onions, and chopped steak to breakfast entrees with pancakes, eggs and hash browns. Customers can also enjoy cocktails served in mugs.
The restaurant includes retro aspects in its decor, such as a 35-cent Dr. Pepper machine and a jukebox.
Head chef Elijah Ille is the brains behind the menu. The team tasted each component of their dishes, including doing blind taste tests. “It was an intense few hours of us fully focused and concentrated to make sure we had the perfect ingredients,” Hirt said. In their own words “We all have our di erences, but Brady, one of our partners, said, ‘You can come eat shoulder to shoulder at the diner counter,’ and that’s kind of the great equalizer,” Strittmatter said. “That’s what we want all of our places to be—community builders.”
Owners Cody Hirt, Tommy McCormick, Tim Carr, Brad Strittmatter, Troy Hellmann and Brady Clark opened Gold Burger Diner on July 12. “It’s not that it’s any better or any worse than any other place, it complements every other place,” Strittmatter said. “We always say a rising tide raises all ships. We want the tide of the Square to rise and it will raise all the ships in the Square.” Respecting the craft The restaurant serves classic dishes from liver
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109 W. Seventh St., Georgetown www.goldburgerdiner.com
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