Chunk’s Burger is a slam dunk

Friday, January 31, 2025 — With dual 4.7s on both Yelp and Google—by my list, making it the 8th-highest-rated overall burger in Houston, and the 4th-highest-rated Hamburger Joint—Chunk’s Burger had been on my radar for some time, but being located in an area of town I seldom travel to (Stafford) kept me delaying the inevitable.

Boy am I glad I finally made the effort. Chunk’s is another entry in what I would call the “no frills” category. Thankfully there are some quality customization options for the burgers themselves, but generally speaking what you see is what you get: from the no-nonsense exterior with the tiniest parking lot you’ve ever seen to a sparsely decorated cozy dining room, the experience of being physically inside of Chunk’s reminded me of Loaded Burger, Hippo Burgers, Old School Burger, and several others.

But you’re not here for decor evaluations. On to the burger—I ordered the Double Bam Burger, which comes with two patties, bacon, cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, mustard, and is served on a generously sized bun. And I of course added jalapeños, because spice is life.

The name of the game at Chunk’s is juiciness! Right out of the gate upon unwrapping the sandwich, the entire concoction was dripping with juice! While Chunk’s doesn’t explicitly refer to its patties as smashed, I would almost call what they serve a hybrid — they weren’t quite as thin as a traditional smashburger, but they also weren’t enormous. In some regards they were the ideal size — with some smashburgers I still find myself famished even after a double, but this meat delivery vehicle did not need a third patty to slake my insatiable hunger for beef. The patties themselves were very flavorful and perfectly cooked, and the toppings all came to play — though the star of the show were the jalapeños; not sure the flavors would have come together for me in quite the same way without that extra kick.

In some regards the visual composition of the sandwich felt like a bit of a throwback and reminded me of Champ‘s wonderful burger—if Champ did thinner patties and was covered in juice. I also ordered the loaded chili fries (and also added jalapeños) and thoroughly enjoyed them.

Overall, Chunk’s delivered on the promise of ranking as Houston’s 4th-best hamburger, and I would strongly recommend all local burgerheads check this one off your list. For me, I’d give it a 4.5 out of 5.