Yes it’s small, the building is about twelve foot square. Yes it’s old, they’ve been making burgers here for 50 or 60 years. According to the owner of The Burger Bar, the building was originally the office area for a wagon yard. That’s wagon as in horse and wagon. The barn burned down leaving only this tiny building which became a taxi stand then a used car lot and then finally The Burger Bar.
The grill they cook on is 100 years old and the owner credits it for the great taste of the burgers. The fries are good. Not like those fries you get at fast food restaurants that taste like they never met a potato in their life. They have sodas available in long neck bottles. I don’t know where they get them, but they looked old enough to be collectible.
The owner told me she and her husband purchased the business three years ago to keep a long standing tradition going in Cleburne Texas. They frequently get customers in who have driven great distances just to eat in this place.
I remember that The Burger Bar was mentioned in an article about the best burger places in Texas, a few years back, in the magazine, Texas Highways.
As I said, this place has been serving burgers for at least 50 years. The building is unique, the burgers are great, really this is more than just a place to get cooked hamburger on a bun. This is a small town family-run business where the pace is a little slower, the service a little better, and the conversation a little more animated.
Places like The Burger Bar are slowly disappearing because they can’t compete with mass-market burger stores and 99-Cent Value Menus. If you hunger for a taste of small-town Texas culture and a good burger than visit this place before it’s gone.
Location
Burger Bar
109 N. Anglin St.
Cleburne, Texas
(817) 645-9031
County: Johnson
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UPDATED 10/23/2011 – Added six new image of the Burger Bar in Cleburne Texas. Rick Vanderpool declared The Burger Bar smallest burger joint in Texas.
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Over the years, I been here a few hundred dozen time. I live in Cleburne actually. So I’m impressed to see this article! This has always been one of my favorite places to grab a burger. If you happen to go here, please note that lunch time at twelve o’clock is the busiest times. The parking lot behind the place is full and the street is too and the bench has people sitting on it. The court house staff and construction workers fill the place up pretty fast at lunch. They are fast to make your food but go after lunch rush so you can actually go in and have a seat and meet the ladies who make your order. If you hunger for times of yesteryear and days of the old, I highly recommend this place. By the way, one burger all-the-way and an order of fries is enough to fill me up and I’m a big guy too!
Hey, That was the best burger I’ve had since I ate there last. I really appreciate
youmaking it my way with an extra tomato that was really ripe and WOW that hunk of beef was the best yet.So glad I can phone in my order. Thanks so much for being there for those of us who want a REAL HAMBURGER and with a great price too.
Took my daughter to the Burger Bar today because she said she was craving a really good cheeseburger…afterwards she stated “that has to be one of the best three burgers I’ve ever had.” Not only did she experience good food but we were able to sit on barstools and talk to the owner and his daughter while he made our good ole fashion burgers. The great conversation was almost as good as the food. I will always have great memories of this small hole in the wall Icon and now my daughter will too.
My girlfriend and I stopped by one day out of the blue, we can’t think of any better burger anywhere! THE BEST!
Yepper…one of the best burgers of all time. It’s run by the daughters of the owner’s now. Still the same kick butt burgers…but they need to upgrade the deep fat fryer to a faster one. They are limited on the number of orders of fries they can turn out…I’ve waited 45 minutes for fries before…usually not a problem since I’m returning from a fishing trip on the Nolan River, south of Cleburne and I have lot’s of time to listen to all the talk going back and forth across the counter. This place is a real jewel. Glad they are keeping the place alive. Spread the word!!!
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burgers have been served here for at least 50 years because I have eaten here for that long…something about the paper they are wrapped in…gives them a great flavor..we had a large family and ordered burgers to go…they were smaller then but terrific taste…