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The Greek Burger with fresh-cut fries at Hubcap Grill.
The Sticky Burger with chunky peanut butter and American cheese at Hubcap Grill.
Fresh cut fries at Hubcap Grill.
The Philly Cheesesteak Burger at Hubcap Grill.
The Philly cheesesteak burger at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Greek burger at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
"Stinky fries" with garlic salt and malt vinegar at Hubcap Grill & Beer Yard on 19th St. in the Heights. Photo by Alison Cook
The pimento cheeseburger at Hubcap Grill & Beer Yard in the Heights. Photo by Alison Cook
(L to R)Ben Heasty of Houston and Lina Tran of Austin enjoys some burgers and beer at the Hubcap Grill on 19th Street in Houston on August 18, 2011. The new W. 19th Street location is the second restaurant in the city for the Hubcap Grill. (Alan Warren, For the Chronicle)
Hubcaps decorate the outside of the Hubcap Grill on 19th Street in Houston on August 18, 2011. The new W. 19th Street location is the second restaurant in the city for the Hubcap Grill. (Alan Warren, For the Chronicle)
Suzan Pickels (cq)of Houston carries her order pass a jukebox at the Hubcap Grill on 19th Street in Houston on August 18, 2011. The new W. 19th Street location is the second restaurant in the city for the Hubcap Grill. (Alan Warren, For the Chronicle)
(L to R)Ashley and Peyton Cuevas enjoy some beer along with their meal outside at the Hubcap Grill on 19th Street in Houston on August 18, 2011. The new W. 19th Street location is the second restaurant in the city for the Hubcap Grill. (Alan Warren, For the Chronicle)
Hubcap Grill's original location.
Owner Ricky Craig with the Philly cheesesteak burger at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
Patrons Alyssa Saenz, Julian Gomez and Leo Farias at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Greek burger and twice-fried fries at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Philly cheesesteak burger at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
The Greek burger and twice-fried fries at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
Owner Ricky Craig with the Greek burger and twice-fried fries at the Hubcap Grill on Prairie Monday July 26,2010.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)
8. Hubcap Grill
In a city where burger culture runs deep, Ricky Craig is the high-strung, exacting face of our current hamburger Renaissance. As chef-owner and jack of all trades, he has made his original downtown slot-in-the-wall famous not with costly grades of beef and fancy fixings, but with straightforward ingredients handled with extreme care. His hand-formed, never-frozen chuck patties shed juice beneath their forceful sear. His house-baked buns have an idiosyncratic, focaccia-style spring to them. And beyond the basic treatments, Craig’s more fanciful creations work better than they have any right to, whether it’s a feta-charged Greek Burger, a Muffaletta Burger with frisky “secret sauce,” or the mighty Philly Cheese Steak Burger raining deeply caramelized onions and peppers under an oozy cap of ribeye shards and Swiss cheese. Factor in distinguished hand-cut, twice-fried potatoes and you have destination dining in an improbably small, raffish space with limited hours (11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and it’s cash only). A newer Heights location offers beer, credit-card transactions and plenty of rustic outdoor seating. But so far, the cooking seems more reliable at the landmark downtown mothership.
Cuisine: Hamburgers
Entree price range: $
Where: 1111 Prairie St.
Phone: 713-223-5885
Web: hubcapgrill.com
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