A Stack of a good time

Friday, March 28, 2025 —

This week’s Friday Burger Adventure brought me to Stack Burger, located somewhat surprisingly in south Midtown just past 45 on Louisiana (703 St Joseph Pkwy, to be exact). I say surprisingly because despite the fact that Midtown is frequently a giant pain to navigate, this is still a pretty prime location for a burger joint in a freestanding building. I have to imagine one would need to sell a LOT of patties to keep up with the rent—especially when an establishment is closed on both Saturdays and Sundays!

Based on my experience today, however, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem for Stack. Their straightforward burger sandwich is mostly no-frills, featuring the basics of lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, mayo, and cheese. Customization options are sparse—which longtime readers know is not my favorite as I like to pile my beef concoctions to the sky—and limited to an egg and bacon—but with a strong focus on the beef, you can see how it works. I couldn’t fund anything online about the beef blend or seasoning, but there was  an artfulness in the flavoring and cooking of the patties that leads me to believe someone back there knows their way around a grill.

The composition of the sandwich is comfortable, kind of like putting on an old sweater or the nostalgic analogy of your choice. And I really enjoyed the eggs—I’m not sure I’ve ever been served a burger with what appeared to be scrambled eggs instead of sunny-side-up or over-easy, and the texture and thickness really rounded each bite out with a little something extra.

Stack Burger originally hit my radar via Instagram, and not too soon after I saw a local influencer post about it being one of their favorite burgers in Houston. Between that, and the fact that, at 4.5 on Yelp and 4.6 on Google it’s the city’s 4th-highest-rated smashburger place (Stack Burger itself doesn’t call its burgers smash burgers, but the visual evidence doesn’t lie 😊)—and will actually rise up to 3rd after Star Sailor tragically closes after this weekend—it had been near the top of my to-do list for a while. And I’m glad I finally tried it.

Burger Stack is probably not in my top 15 burgers in Houston—and that’s certainly no knock, as the competition is fierce—but it might be top 20.

4.25 overall.