DTN's Best of Lubbock // Reader Submissions for Best Hamburger

If you’re coming to Lubbock, you simply have to try the He-Man Woman Hater or All-Techsan Burger with an order of fried cheese. You can’t go wrong with Spanky’s for burgers!

Pete’s has the best toasted bun, and they never once came up short weighing their burgers!

Bonus burger. Like a better, cheaper whataburger and one of the few holdovers from the age without credit (note: do not know if they still don’t take credit).

Suggest the chilli cheesebuger for artery stopping power.

I’m going to have to put some real thought into this…

There used to be a hamburger joint on Idalou Hwy. called Johnny’s, many years ago. I think it may still be there under a different name. Not sure. But, it was the greasy burger eater’s delight. They formed the patty there, it was not pre-made. They put on all the stuff-lettuce, onions, pickles and MUSTARD. NO BURGER IS A BURGER IF IT DOES NOT HAVE MUSTARD! If the stand, which was just north of where Broadway intersected Idalou Hwy., is still there and still makes that burger, try it. You will savor it for sure.

Char-King …..oops, I think I just dated myself……… They just don’t make em like they used too……..

Bonus Burger, Toms burger (by 4th and ave, A), Spanky’s

SPANKY’S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

best burger, cheese sticks, fries and onion rings in town. It’s a Lubbock staple, EVERYone who goes to Tech knows about Spanky’s. It’s the only place in town to go for a fantastic burger.

“Your buns are up!”

A Tech tradition and great food and beer before a game. Hamburgers second to none.

Best burger, across from campus, and the cheese sticks are just great.

Directly across from campus. Most people don’t know that it’s open for lunch, but it is, without any question whatsoever, the best burger in Lubbock. Not only are they really unique, with a gourmet-caliber array of buns and dressings, but every weekday there’s a different one on special for 5 bucks. The fries and jalapeno bottlecaps are great too. Seriously, this poll is over. Anybody who’s ever had a burger at Bar PM agrees.

Spanky’s burgers are good but honestly… we go there for the cheese logs

best burger i’ve had in Lubbock is still from jumbo joe’s. good meat, all the fixin’s grilled when you order it. great taste!!!! i know a lot of people who’ve never gotten food from there because it looks sketch.. but check it out!!!! guaranteed delicious and the people there know what i order when i come now too!!! Double Cheese burger, bacon, lettuce, onions, ketchup, and mayo, the spicy curly fries, and a large Coke!!! :) TRY IT!!!! :-P

Spanky’s had some good burgers, and was a tradition being across from the stadium for game days, but really my surprise pick here would be Skooner’s! This place had ‘The Burger to Beat All Burgers’ … and it was just that, to this day it is probably the biggest and tastiest burger I have ever eaten (they even made special buns in house for this mammoth burger). Even friends that had come to visit HAD to go have the burger to beat all burgers when they came into town… to this day it is still the stuff of legends even here in Houston.

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I’m not measuring arm strength, obviously. But I’m dead serious when I ask this question: If Joe Montana, who was a third-round pick 30 years ago, came out today, how many teams would declare him either undraftable or a free-agent only?

My humble advice (and I mean that; I don’t study college tape at all) to those who make their living grading college football players: Watch the games.

Anyway, thought I’d pass that on…… and to make this post burger related, I’m pleased to see nobody has nominated a chain. The first person to say Fuddruckers should be banned.

Oh, someone should nominate Cujo’s too. Good bar food (only been once but the burger was solid).

Great burger. Spanky’s is also great. I also always liked to split that huge Skooner’s burger with someone.

Back in the day (80s-90s), there was a place off of 27th and Ave Q called Alex’s Burgers. It may still be there, but they were fantastic…had at least one a week for years. Big burger, hand made, tons of lettuce, tomato’s were always ripe, wickedly tart dill pickles and the mustard had a neat zing to it.

I’m glad we’re doing this because now i’ve heard of places i probably never would have gone to before, rather they win or not, i’m probably gonna try then while i’m in Lubbock.

 It would be cool if like in the final throw together of all this stuff we kept the lists of nominated places. did like somethin’ like…

The Winner is: Spanky’s (even if it’s actually Jumbo Joe’s)

other nominations:
My burger : ave $ and 1millionth st.
so on and so forth

also to note… I <3 food! :)

34th and quaker!!! if you haven’t been there you have to go!

Spanky’s will be the first place I eat.

I think as a second place runner up I’d have to say Christaki Burger on 50th and right off 27/87. I’m surprised no one has mentioned it yet. Any love for Christaki Burger from the Lubbockites?

You got to include the Green-Chili Cheeseburgers (regular & huge) from the Cooper Drive-In at 1102 FM 1585 with their handmade, breaded onion rings & a big chocolate malt with maybe the fried pickles. Lots of pickup trucks & dirt parking lot but that just tells you where you are; and the Strip is on the way and back. Must be one of the reasons Cooper HS baseball is still huge.

Caprock has some solid burgers…plus good happy hour deals. The one on 34th and Indiana is solid but they just opened up a new one on 82nd and Slide that is starting to grow in popularity.