Save a Horny Toad, Buy a Burger and a Beer!

(Updated) The Horny Toad restaurant in Cranfills Gap, Texas is one heck of a place to grab a burger.  The suggestion rolled into the Austin Citysphere on Facebook, when we announced our 7 Best Burgers of Central Texas tour.  After all, if Horny Toad's burger was voted the best hamburger worth driving 50 miles for by Ride Texas Magazine, then the two and a half hours (100+ miles in the rain!) it took us to get there would make the burger extra awesome.

Aside from the burger being great, the people are even better.  Dusty and Misty Glass, the proprietors, opened up the Horny Toad when the town went wet.  Their original partners are no longer in business with them.  That's when Misty's mom and dad, Sandi and Owen Carlson, joined the venture.  Now it's completely a family affair!  "I think in a lot of ways our family has grown because we have met so many just amazing people," Sandi said.

Misty says if you've never been to the Horny Toad, get the burger.  On your subsequent visits, get the quesadilla.  You'll also find the Danwich on the menu, and the Bitchwitch.  Wonder what the difference is?  You'll have to watch the video, or take a drive to Cranfills Gap to find out for yourself!

Owen wouldn't reveal his secret burger recipe.  He told us, "We've worked over the years at trying to get our seasoning down right.  We have a certain season that we put on it and a certain recipe and it gets all mixed together.  It seems to be working very well."

We whole-heartedly agree!  The burger=fantastic.  The quesadilla=awesome!  Biting into the burger, you'll taste the nicely buttered bun.  The meat is cooked to perfection.  You won't find yourself wondering what would make this burger juicier.  It comes juicy.  We like to try the burgers "house" style, meaning the burger that people come for.  Nothing fancy, nothing with too much extra stuff.  Horny Toad has that down home style burger.  It's perfect for such a down home, family restaurant.  Plus, the salsa that comes with the quesadilla is homemade and for the spice lover in you (or the one in your life), you need to get this. 

Enjoy the video and your trip to the Horny Toad.  You won't regret it.

Under new Federal Trade Commission guidelines, which require bloggers to disclose information regarding potential conflicts for items reviewed in their blogs, the writer of the Austin Citysphere received lunch free of charge from the Horny Toad.