In Texas, a new burger company with a Trump motif is expanding, and those who don’t publicly support him think it’s bad.
According to reports, Roland Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant, founded the “Trump Burger” restaurant business, which serves burgers bearing the president’s name, American flags, and humorous stuff inspired by his Democratic opponents.
The chain already has several locations in Texas, and culinary critics have shared their thoughts on the new chain’s politics as well as its cuisine.
“I’m waiting for my order at Trump Burger in Houston surrounded by merchandise including baseball caps emblazoned with ‘Trump 2024 The Revenge Tour’ and red T-shirts featuring a favorite line from the 47th President of the United States, ‘You’re fake news!’” Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong stated.
When a fellow diner asked Ong who he voted for in 2016, he recalled that he remarked, “’I can barely remember. That was a long time ago,’ I stuttered with a nervous chuckle. ‘I’m hungry. What did you get?'”
In reference to the president’s comb-over, the reviewer pointed out that the restaurant chain’s logo “features a cheeky, anthropomorphic burger that nods to the president’s comb-over with a swoop of golden-blonde hair floating above the bun. The red, white and blue color scheme and countless references to Trump feel like a shrine to the president.”
While criticizing the Philly cheesesteak for its “stingy portions” and claiming that the Trump Burger’s signature dish was “consistent in its blandness,” he praised the “First Lady Chicken Sandwich” as being “better than the burger, with a nicely grilled, not-too-dry chicken breast draped with two slices of American cheese.”
Additionally, he commended the milkshake’s all-American charm.
“My dining companion and I agreed Trump Burger’s use of Brenham-born Blue Bell for the milkshakes was a highlight,” he stated. “The simple-yet-classic preparation with ice cream, milk and whipped cream on top seemed as all-American as the U.S. flags blanketing the restaurant.”
Ong was not the only culinary reviewer to give the restaurant a mixed assessment, even if Donald Trump’s supporters seem to be thrilled with it in their reviews.
Food writer Brittany Britto Garley of Eater Houston was far more direct in her criticism of Trump, stating that the owner of Trump Burger “has said he thinks Trump greatly improved the economy during his first presidency (spoiler: he didn’t).”
“Brutish” is how Garley described the restaurant’s comedy, which consists of inside jokes directed at Trump-supporting customers.
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“As with most aspects of Trump Burger, a menu isn’t just a menu. It takes jabs and attempts to drive political points home with brutish humor. The Biden Burger, which is reportedly the ‘Harris Burger’ on its Houston menu, features a 1-ounce beef patty topped with ‘old tomato’ and ‘the oldest buns available due to cheating and inflation.’ Listed under an illustration of former President Joe Biden with a red X over his face, the burger is priced at a very random $50.99,” Garley stated. “‘It’s a joke,’ a cashier said when I asked if it was a real dish to order.”
“The Houston Chronicle maintains a predominantly liberal stance, so we expected nothing less than a biased take on anything bearing the Trump name,” the Trump Burger official stated.
