Beef & Bread

Fast Firsts: Prince's Hamburgers

Do you have to be from Houston to understand Prince's sauce?

06/09/2017 By Alice Levitt

Food of the Century

Marvels Never Cease: Mac ’N’ Cheetos Fries at Burger King

What happens when the food you've been making fun of is secretly amazing?

06/02/2017 By Joanna O'Leary

Fast Grooves

Fat Tony's New Whataburger-Inspired 'Drive-Thru' Is Our Summer Jam

The rapper's new song is the love letter to Whataburger every Texan can get behind.

04/14/2017 By Katharine Shilcutt

Freeganism

Get Free Burgers Today in Cypress

Israeli chain Burgerim is making a big statement stateside.

03/22/2017 By Emily Juhasz

Walking the Plank

Fast Firsts: Long John Silver's

Thirty years later, does the pirate please?

03/22/2017 By Alice Levitt

Giving the Finger

Fast Firsts: Raising Cane's

Will an outsider fall the for the chicken's charms?

03/08/2017 By Alice Levitt

The Miracle of the Oil

A Short Hymn For Church’s Chicken’s Chicken Fried Steak

We sample the beefy dish with nothing on our tongues but "Hallelujah."

11/07/2016 By Joanna O'Leary

Fast Food Fever

Tex Mex Tuesday: In Praise of Pollo

Why we aren't embarrassed to love El Pollo Loco.

02/16/2016 By Alice Levitt

Tex-Mex Tuesday

Taco Cabana Is Giving Away Free Tacos Today

Help support US veterans and enjoy a free taco while you're at it.

10/06/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

If You Must

First Look at Pie Five, the "Chipotle of Pizza"

Meet the chain that's taking pizza to new levels of inanity.

04/28/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Meatless Monday

Freebirds Adds a Vegan Option

Summer squash and soybeans make their debut at Freebirds World Burrito.

04/27/2015 Photography by Katharine Shilcutt

Fast Food Nation

McDonald's Introduces a Chorizo Burrito

The world's saddest breakfast taco makes its debut.

08/19/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

The Drawl

Drive-By Rooting

The very best of fast food critic Ken Hoffman

08/03/2014 By Houstonia Staff

Wilkommen

World's Second-Largest Döner Kebap Chain Headed to Houston

Germany's most popular fast food finally finds a foothold in Texas.

04/09/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Fast Food Nation

A Fast Food Intervention

How do you know when you've eaten too many Big Macs? When your bank calls you on it.

01/03/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Filipino-Style at Jollibee

The popular burgers-and-fried-chicken joint offers approachable Filipino food.

12/19/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Cheap Eats

Get Your $1 Whataburger Today

The Texas fast food chain is celebrating its founder's 100th birthday with $1 burgers.

10/08/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt

Fast Food Lore

8 Fun Facts About 8 of America's Favorite Restaurants

How Taco Cabana went 24 hours and dispelling the myth of Freebirds Aggieland birth.

09/23/2013 By John Lomax

Sweet Treats

Dairy Queen Blizzards And Texas Childhoods

Sweet memories of soft serve and red plastic spoons.

05/02/2013 By Amber Ambrose