Best Burger

And the winner is …

Village Burger Bar’s popularity has grown steadily since opening last year. So fast, in fact, that Preston Hollow Advocate readers voted the restaurant the best burger spot in our neighborhood.

Owners and Preston Hollow residents Mike and Susan Matta have opened four locations of the gourmet burger concept, each with its own feel. Our location, at 12300 Inwood, is decidedly family-friendly, with pingpong tables on the patio and flat-screen TVs inside.

The burger selection goes beyond the traditional cheeseburger order. There are also turkey burgers and portobello burgers. And why not splurge on fancy condiments such as champagne mustard and artichoke aioli?

General manager Thomas Hilbert says that the combination of a welcoming environment and cheffed-up burgers has garnered more than a few regulars.

“We’re doing something right if all of our business is repeat customers,” he says.

—Whitney Thompson

Runner-up: Liberty Burger

Third place: Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

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