The building was on the corner of Bellaire and Bissonnet (strangely, parallel streets manage to intersect there). The meager (and that's being polite) appearance of BBB gave us both hope -- if this place was crowded despite looking like it could be condemned, then the food *had* to be good. Thankfully, the sign informed us that BBB has a dining room AND to-go options! Perhaps 50 years ago it was uncommon for a burger place to have both?
Hamburgers at BBB were about $5, and you order at the counter and wait for your number to be called. I doubt the restaurant has been renovated since the 50s, save gray masking tape to cover up the holes in the fabric of the booths. AK was sure to grab a picture of those, which I'd be happy to post when she sends it later.
After about 10 minutes or so, our lucky number was called. The burger looked like pure quality and the fries looked legendary. It's too bad that the decor of the restaurant and lack of windows resulted in a dark, blurry picture:
The patties were about 1/4 pound each and the flavor was fantastic. The burger's flavor was similar to Annie's steakish grilled taste, although it wasn't *quite* as tasty. I would say that BBB is almost like Annie's little brother -- it showed promise, but it's just not quite as good. AK was fairly blown away, but she has yet to have Annie's. I'll share her comparison between the two after we go there in a week or two.
As an aside, the fries weren't quite as good as they looked, and they actually fell a little short compared to Lucky Burger's and Annie's.
Final BBB rating -- 8
(For the record, AK gave BBB an 8.5)
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