There are tons of good reasons to visit Denton. Home of two great Universities: The University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University it offers some of the best music in North Texas, a thriving art community, and some of the best festivals that can be found in Texas including the Jazz Festival, the Storytellers Festival and more. Seriously, if you live in Dallas and you have not taken the time to visit you really should. However, all that said, I am not a huge fan of Denton. I am a big city girl. I like lots of options, and variety, and diversity and all the things that cities have to offer. So, even though I go to Denton on a daily basis, I hardly ever really GO to Denton. This week, I discovered a reason to go… a reason to go often. And much to my shock, what is drawing me to this sleepy town? A BURGER.
So it breaks down like this. I had plans for lunch with a friend. She meets me and asks the age-old question… “Where do you want to go” Remember, I mentioned that I don’t really GO to Denton? I was apathetic about where we were going to eat. I just wanted to catch up with my friend. My response? “Let’s go to
Just a block off Denton’s historic downtown (check out the courthouse and all the cool shops btw) The Love Shack has a bright shiney new parking lot and is full to the brim with Dentonites looking for burger nirvana. Yes, we had a 20 minute wait on a Thursday in Denton at noon. That’s a first for me. (note to self, don’t go at straight up noon) The restaurant is inside a rehabed garage and is all open to the outside. Perfect burger eating atmosphere… fresh air, sunlight and lots of hungry people.
The Dirty Love Burger
image courtesy of the Love Shack
I looked at the menu, I did… I promise. Honestly though, was there any doubt? It had to be a Dirty Love Burger. So it starts with the beef. Those patties are made with tenderloin and Brisket… gulp. Then they add, two slices of perfect smokey bacon, american cheese, love sauce (not sure what is in there, but its awesome!) house made pickes (they were fabulous) tomato, lettuce and to top it all off? A fried quail egg. I don’t think I’ve ever had a better burger. I am not a burger eater as a rule. I am picky. I like them a certain way and they are never as good as I want them to be… this burger was better than I could have ever hoped. Yes, it was that good. The fries were also good. sliced thin, they are all crispy. Just like a fry should be, and salted with big crystal salt. Very good. The burger is better, but still the fries were good.
I leave you with this… Go to Denton, go hungry… get a burger. (Ok, so you can get one at the Ft. Worth location… but whats the fun in that!?) Visit Chef Love’s hometown, get a burger and enjoy all that Denton has to offer!
