Best Burger

IN LAKEWOOD - EAST DALLAS

And the winner is Liberty Burger

It’s been only a year since Liberty Burger (1904 Abrams) opened in the Lakewood Shopping Center, but that’s all the time it took for the restaurant to earn the title of best burger spot in our neighborhood.

That’s according to Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate readers, who voted the family-owned establishment the winner of our best burger contest.

So which burger do people order the most?

Liberty Burger co-owner Mariel Street says that the Napa burger, with Gorgonzola cheese, wild arugula, oven-roasted tomatoes, green olives, onion, and basil garlic aioli, is a hit. The Wild West burger, topped with cheddar, applewood-smoked bacon, pickles, onion and, of course, barbecue sauce, is also pretty popular — we are in Texas, after all.

If you’re feeling a little creative and want to make your own burger, you can choose from seven patties — beef, lamb, tuna, chicken, bison, turkey or veggie — along with a whopping selection of 40 toppings. Aside from the burgers, there are salads, sweet potato fries, and enormous, peppery onion rings. Sip on a local draft beer, an all-natural soda, or if you’re feeling decadent, a booze-tinged adult milkshake.

Last year, Street told Advocate that Liberty Burger set out to be all about the neighborhood — to “be distinctly Lakewood” — from the start.

Adorning the walls are abstract canvases showcasing chicken tracks made from ketchup and mustard. The chickens were owned by Lakewood Elementary dad and general manager Stewart Cockrell, who sadly passed away this summer.

Liberty hosts beer dinners with Lakewood Brewing Co. and a limited-time “Give Back Burger,” the proceeds of which will support a soon-to-be-announced local organization.

Whitney Thompson

Runner-up: Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger

Third place: Grub Burger Bar

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