Defunct 1970’s burger chain Hamburgers By Gourmet appears to be readying for a new takeoff at 1360 NASA 1 Pwky., across the street from the Space Center Houston visitors center parking lot at the junction with King’s Park Ln. A corporate entity connected to a Nassau Bay real estate agent was registered under the Hamburgers By Gourmet name 2 Octobers ago; the new storefront bearing the chain’s old burger-slash-mushroom-reminiscent logo was spotted last week by a keen-eyed user on HAIF.
The newly rebranded building, shown above from the west side, was formerly a Kentucky Fried Chicken prior to its turn-of-the-decade conversion to a Premium Title Lending.
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Hamburgers By Gourmet previously had at least 5 locations around Houston, all of which were closed by the early 2000’s. As for an opening date of the new one: the NASA locale is the planned location of a reception of the United States Pilot Association’s Spring Fly-In in early March.
- Hamburgers By Gourmet — Houston [arch-ive.org]
Photo: Lauren Meyers via arch-ive.org
It won’t really be Hamburgers by Gourmet unless there are weird little black scabs on the patties.
UST’s Chapel of St. Basil sits on an old Hamburgers By Gourmet location on West Alabama.
Wow. Is there any chance of hoping for a similar if not identical menu and recipes? I’m stoked!
YES!!!! I am an atheist, but all I can say is THANK YOU, SWEET JESUS!
I want a number 10 with onion rings, please!
Awesome news, can’t wait!! I used to go to the Hillcroft location as a young Houston teen. I still tell people how delicious their burgers were!!
It was open. Then closed in the blink of an eye! What happened??
What was that special sauce made of . It was from a famous Kansas city hotel? Good Stuff!