casino el camino

frigging awesome!!!!!!!

i chose to eat here during the week for dinner. the burger was cooked well and very flavorful; however, the restaurant is a little run-down.

love love love!. they have the most beautiful bloody mary i have ever seen here! best burger i have ever tasted. it's that good! great service! fun atmosphere! great music! in love!

don't be put off by the outside. . . or inside!. foodies in the know have no problem stepping into casino el camino, but for the casual person simply walking along 6th street, the place would not be inviting. this is truly a dive in every sense of the word. it's grungy and it smells of stale beer. but the food is simply some of the best to be had in austin. go back to the pick-up window and just peer back there and watch how hard those cooks work to make all those burgers (by hand) and cut all those onions and do the prep work that most restaurants rely on sysco to do for them, and you will gain a respect for what you are going to eat. the meat is humanely sourced, from all i can tell, and i know a lot of very fancy restaurants that charge top-dollar prices for factory-farmed meat, eggs, and cheese.


and then, you bite into the buffalo cheeseburger, and you think, how can this restaurant associate itself decor-wise with the devil!? you think you've gone to heaven! even better are the chili-cheese fries, which are literally worth a road trip just to savor them. (i know--i have taken that road trip!) the nm green chile, the tomatillos, the thick and crispy fries, and a cheddar cheese that is melted to perfection--just the right consistency, no stringiness, no clumps. . . .

plan to get stuffed, and plan for the hamburger and fries of your dreams.

to make it even better? some of the friendliest bartenders and waitstaff i have met in austin!

the service in this place sucks. they were disrespectful and rude. hamburgers look great but it is not worthy. don't support this place. i won't go back.

great burgers!. dark atmosphere, eclectic music and eccentric patrons (including the sometimes leslie). the reason to go is the food. even the damn fries are tasty!

the showcase is the hamburgers made in "hell's kitchen'. tasty, grilled, juicy and thick. the good rumors about casino were true (unlike the popular hut's and mighty fine). try the amarillo if you like it hot.

more bacon than should be legal on the blt.

showcased on diners, drive-ins and dives and worth all 15 minutes of fame.

the only drag is that it is not open for lunch and you have to dodge 'homeless' people to get to it.

a time honored tradition here in austin and some of the best burgers in town. my favorite is the kc but they're all delicious. let us always have casino!

i live literally around the corner. the burgers are amazing. however, if you are expecting a touristy place, keep walking. casino is a bar... a dark, off beat bar. it's quirky. the people are nice and do their jobs well. i've never been silly enough to order them around, but i'd love to watch the entertainment if some princess tried it.

here's how the place works... go in and head to the back. you usually have to step up. when the guys in the kitchen have a free moment, they will take your order. don't hem and haw... read the menu on the wall and tell them what you want.

pay them and grab a seat. they will call you when it's ready.

after you grab a seat or table, head over to the bar and start a tab or order a drink. pay them. i've found if i tip generously, the soda is easy to get (i'm not much of a drinker).

soak in the bar atmosphere.... it's like biker, tiki, dantes inferno, and kitsch had a nocturnal baby.

the burgers are chargrilled, medium, and fabulous. the fries are fine, but pale in comparison to the burger. the bun is grilled and if truly is a magnificent burger. i know several people who drool over their blt because it's really a bbbbbblt and bacon is delicious.

a must stop by dive staple on the way home. cold, strong drinks and colorful, friendly yet serious staff. several pool tables and a nice secluded back porch for smoking with a charming little water fountain. casino is a home bar and they have their dedicated clientele but plenty stop in just to check out the awesome rockabilly decor, and to get one of the best burgers in town and the best burgers downtown or on 6th, period. enjoy a beer while you wait, it takes about 45 mins or so for the magic, but it is beyond worth it. try the amarillo with succulent, fiery peppers. they have a second location off ben white that's relatively hidden, but this is where it's all at.

muy bueno. i could sit here all night and crush beers. good looking ladies keep the good times rolling. the stunner definitely approves. stunner out!

this is a dive bar located on dirty 6th. it sounds exactly what you are expecting. dirty, dimly lit, loud metal-ish music playing, and crowded with day drinkers. i ordered the wings are i was not impressed. they were dry and did not have enough sauce. however, i looked around and the bloodys looked freaking awesome! they were huge and had multiple lunch entrees stuffed in them, such as shrimp and burgers, etc.

came here for lunch and ordered some wings to go. during the time we were waiting i was wishing i ordered a burger because they looked delicious at other people's tables! go here if you want a great burger!

there is a $15 minimum on cards here. there is a small sign dictating this, but i didn't see it and went to check out. when i did, the bartender, told me about the minimum. i didn't have cash and was using a credit card. i asked what i could do to remedy the situation and she gave me a confused look. normally bars will just charge you a dollar to complete the transaction, but she wouldn't even do that. luckily some guy at the bar offered to pay the $2.50 i owed. the burgers are great though, it's a shame about the card minimum.

great place for a beer and burger. very juicy 3/4 burger, tasty fries, and cold beer. the place has a dark and shady decor but the folks there are very cool. don't judge a book by its cover when you first walk in. will do again!!

cool spot. cool little burger spot. vegetarian options for the wife