Twisted Root Burger Company – Waco Texas

Casual dining was our goal for our last meal in Waco.  I’d done a little research and since we do love a good hamburger, our dinner destination was obvious to me…

Can you say “quirky”!?  The colorful photos above show 2 of the exterior walls of our dining destination.  This is the Twisted Roots Burger Company… Right away we knew that this would be an experience!

The first Twisted Root Burger Company location opened in Dallas Texas in 2006.  The restaurant was featured on the second season of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with Guy Fieri in 2009 and the place became a dining destination.  Today, this growing chain has 20 locations, 19 in Texas and 1 in Louisiana. 

The inside of Waco’s Twisted Root Burger Company location is about as quirky as the outside.  With a huge high ceiling…a former playhouse…using lots of reclaimed wood and with the walls festooned with the bottoms of beer kegs and beer keg lights, this is a different kind of burger joint.

Customers generally order at the counter but in our case, we ordered at the huge bar in the center of the expansive room.  When your half-pound burgers are ready, customer pick them up at the counter and then ‘dress’ them with the pickles shown above.  In addition to burgers, there are a variety of salads, sides and a bunch of milk shakes to choose from…including some ‘adult’ versions. 

This is another view of just one corner of the humongous dining area.  Note the projection TV showing on the concrete walls.  There are 4 such projection TV’s, 2 on each of the longest walls.  Live entertainment is also provided.  We ordered up a second adult beverage (beer for me and a Moscow Mule for my bride) and stayed around to enjoy some music even after we finished eating.  Between the songs, it was Trivia night!

Our bartenders were an attraction in themselves.  They were fun guys to talk to and Laurie thought that they were cute.  Note the “Leg Lamp” with the fringe shade from the classic movie, “A Christmas Story” at the back left of the photo.   

Now about the burgers!  They are all 8 oz. creations.  This was the Spicy Goat. ($7.99) It featured Glenview Farms goat cheese, chipotle sauce and bacon.  It was a very fine burger…cooked just right…medium rare as ordered.

A wide variety of burgers are offered.  These include: The western with pepper jack cheese, bacon, fried onion strings and jalapenos ($8.99); Le Wagyu with Dijon crusted Texas wagyu beef with thyme, caramelized onions and topped with gruyere cheese ($11.99); In the Buff - ground Comanche Ranch buffalo with thyme, caramelized onion on wheat ($10.49); Vegabond Burger made with house made chickpea, black bean, brown rice and quinoa and topped with slice avocado and sriracha on wheat ($8.49), and; Big Tex…a hamburger topped with cheddar cheese, guacamole, fried onion strings and chipotle sauce ($8.49).

  

Laurie ordered the “Lots-a-Shroom Burger…8 oz. of medium rare beef topped with garlic baby bello mushrooms and aged Swiss cheese. ($7.49) As Guy Fieri would say, ‘Winner winner, turkey dinner’! (Translation: It was really good!) She enjoyed her house cut potato chips too…

Other sides include 3 different iterations of French fries, onion strings, fried pickles and fried green beans and carrots.  A buffalo burger is on the regular menu but rotating varieties of meat are also available.  These include venison, elk, lamb, ostrich, rabbit, camel, duck, boar, beaver, kangaroo, emu and alligator.  

We wish we had a Twisted Root Burger Company based here in East Tennessee!  This particular Twisted Root location is at 801 South 2^nd Street in Waco Texas.  Phone: 254-366-2888.  The company’s website can be found at http://www.twistedrootburgerco.com/.

Just click on any of the photos to enlarge them…

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave