kenny's burger joint

excellent burgers & onion rings!!. we met family here for lunch today. two of usorderedthe zen straight up burger. i chose mustard for mine. two of our partyorderedcheeseburgers, one with bacon. the burgers were just delicious, as were the onion rings. service was fine. the place is too loud, but that is because it is always crowded. i will be returning here.


-----27 jan, 2013-----

still the best burgers in frisco!!!. we revisited kenny's this evening. my husband and iorderedstraight up burgers with mustard. they were just sooo tasty!! my daughterorderedthe pepperjack avocado burger, also very delicious. we shared some huge onion rings, yummy. our service was just great!!


-----09 jan, 2013-----

best burgers in frisco!!!!. this review is long overdue. i took my youngest daughter to kenny's for burgers. i had heard that they were the best and i have to say that they really are. my daughterorderedthe black and blue burger and i had the straight up burger. the burgers were extremely delicious. i would have to say among the very best i have ever tasted and certainly the best in frisco, texas. we alsoorderedthe plain fries which were very good. for dessert, weorderedthe "easy rider", a shake made with maker's mark, vanilla ice cream and caramel. just sooooo good!!! we alsoorderedsome kind of sangria drink which was also good. our service was excellent. we hope to return again and again.

good hamburger joint. ok—let’s take a look at lunch today. the service was excellent and we were seated immediately, even though the crowds kept coming in. our drink order was taken and within a minute we had our drinks. this is casual type place with a concrete floor, not very expensive looking tables and an open ceiling with walls decorated with pictures and lighted posters. you do receive a black cloth napkin at your seat. the rest rooms were clean. there is a small bar with about 8 to 10 stools on the right as you enter the restaurant.

ordered the hamburger with the trimmings as listed on the menu. requested it be cooked medium well with a little pink in the middles. my spouse and granddaughter split a similar burger. alsoordereda basket of fries split half regular and half sweet potato fries. ($3.99) the burgers arrived on a neat square bun which the way was a good piece of bread. the burger was actually cooked well done with no pink in the middle. other than making the burger a little dry the meat was good. the meat had the taste of a good quality with nice flavor. on the burger was a full slice of onion, mayo, (i should had ask for mustard) two pickles and a single small piece of lettuce. while the onion was great, the small piece of lettuce seemed a little less than what one should receive on a $6.99 hamburger. now that’s just my opinion. i would double or triple that if this was my restaurant and i could probably afford that, even at the current price of lettuce and the price being charged for the burger.

now could you eat the burger and enjoy it? you certainly could. the food was very good. the atmosphere is a little loud and seems like the lunch crowd has a lot to talk about. listen to the table next to you or across from you and you will soon learn about many of the office issues at work. now you see the point in my opening about the floor and ceiling. this is not going to be a quite atmosphere.

what do i think about the price and would i go back. the price is fine and yes i would go back. perhaps picking a time well before noon or sometime after 1pm when the office and others worked have to get back on the job. by the way this restaurant is in a high traffic strip mall in a very growing area close to some high end facilities thus i would expect the business to continue to grow.

excellent food!. the wife and i stopped into eat lunch on our way back home from a weekend get away. weorderedfried pickles and the loaded fries for appetizers. we could have stopped there and it would have been enough. the fried pickles are the best we've ever had. the loaded fries were good as well. my wifeorderedthe zed's straight up burger and iorderedthe pepper jack guacamole burger. we both were very pleased. the burgers are huge and cooked perfect. service was very good as well. we highly recommend.

love kenny's!. my son and i were looking for a good burger. so glad we picked kenny's!! weorderedthe bacon wrapped jalapenos - yummy! they could easily have been the perfect meal. we split a cheeseburger and regular fries. more than enough food for two people. great service too! the only negative was weorderedit medium well and it was a little pink for me. no problem i'll remember next time. on my next visit i'm definately ordering the jalapeno cream soup. sounds delish!

i will be back!. i do agree that its a little pricey and slow service. however, the burger was sooooo good! i had a chilli burger and it was delicious. we alsoorderedthe fried pickles and those were good too! i kept hearing that this place was great and i definitely wasn't let down!

better food and service @ snuffers. the vodka "adult shakes" were tempting and after a good review from friends, we had to try kenny's bj.

upon arrival we were packed into a small area in front of the hostess where we had to stand with several other groups of folks waiting for a table for 15 minutes - no where to sit!
no matter how we shuffled we were always in someones way as they were leaving or being escorted to a table.
once sat down, the waitress quickly approached the table to ask for our drink orders but that was one of the few times we would see her and her insincere face. she took forever to refill our drinks and didnt aim to please.

after deciding on the bacon & egg burger and a "jucy lucy" with a side of bacon cheese fries, we sat at our table amongst a very loud crowded room of closely packed tables and booths.
the food took forever to come out and once it managed to make it to the table it was far from impressive.

the jucy lucy was overcooked and not juicy as its name would suggest - the white cheese was tasty but it didn't ooze cheese. there was a nice aroma that i've never had in a burger before but that was the extent of my enjoyment.
the bacon cheese fries were even more disappointing. the ratio of fries and cheese to bacon was incomparable and the cheese was not gooey but more of a slab of semi gooey cheese placed over a ton of fries.
my husband, whoorderedthe bacon and egg burger, enjoyed the brown gravy that we asked for alongside the fries but complains that the burger he could have made himself at home.

overall our experience was a poor one, and will not be returning to kenny's bj.
for the same price, tastier burgers & cheese fries and excellent service, we will stick to snuffers.

kenny's is good.. my wife and went to kenny's on a recommendation. it was a wednesday for lunch. kenny's was doing a really good lunch business and the place was pretty full. we had to wait about 5 minutes for a table. the place was not too loud and there weren't too many children (it was during the christmas/new year holidays). it's upscale for a burger joint. my wifeorderedthe chili cheese burger (open-faced) and onion rings. iorderedthe bacon burger. the burgers were quite good. neither was cooked to specification however. also, mine was sent back as it had mayo on it and iorderedit without and there were no pickles as my simple order that the waitress wrote down specified. two strikes really. the o-rings were texas-sized. i mean, not rings at all. there were 5 of them to a 5-dollar order. they were like "half baseball" size and shape. pretty good though! bottom line: i don't know that we will be back. sure, we realize that the area where kenny's is exclusive and high-rent, and they use good quality beef and such, but two burgers, o-rings, and two iced teas for $29 (and then tip of course)? that's just too much for reason. plus bj's has a superior burger anyway. on a side note, be advised of the "el jefe grande" super-size burger. it's an "eat this 7-pounder in an hour" contest burger. youtube the attempts (and recent winner) for entertainment. ciao!

back for more.... i got an invite to meet some friends at kenny's this morning and, well, how could i turn down a chance at a return trip? no way in hell i would miss it.

our bunch of eager beavers arrived right after the doors opened - kind of a burger brunch, if you will. once we were all seated, i perused the menu and vowed to try something different - well, a different burger anyhow. this time i opted for the bacon cheeseburger, medium rare of course, with a side of fries to accessorize things.

once again, kenny's nearly brought tears to my eyes. when my burger came, it was perfectly juicy (bloody) - the bottom bun taking the brunt of the punishment. the patty was topped with a big handful of crispy crumbled bacon, and smothered in melted cheddar cheese. dear god this has to be illegal in some states. after i got everything properly assembled and mashed down, the first bite reminded me how awesome this place is. yes, i made a bit of mess (how did i get burger juice on my lap?), but it's nothing a little oxyclean can't handle. hell, they were cheap shorts anyway.

the newbies that were in our group sounded mightily impressed with these burgers, as they should've been. "fantastic" and "outstanding" could be heard faintly from mouths full of burger goodness.

anyhow, i don't know if it's kosher to post multiple reviews of one place, but dammit this place is good. fantastic. outstanding.


-----11 jul, 2010-----

good lord this is a damn good burger!. i love a good burger, and i tend to be picky about it. i'm not ashamed to say it. i love sleazy goodness (keller's) as much as i love gourmet perfection (father's office in santa monica). kenny's has honestly nailed gourmet perfection to the ass of sleazy goodness. pin the tail on the donkey, if you will.

the frisco strip-mall location belies the goodness that lies inside. walk right in, sit right down, and you're treated to a clean eatery that's very nice, and offers no frills except for framed movie quotes on the walls. nice... a full bar is available, and flat screen tvs are present, but not distracting. if you wanna watch sports, you gotta go to the bar. fair enough.

the menu is shockingly simple (yet comprehensive), with an assortment of sides/appetizers, burgers, ribs, and salads. but it only fills one side of one page. period. lots of burgers to choose from, including turkey and tuna, but beef is where it's at. right?

to get things started, weorderedthe bacon-wrapped jalapenos. holy sweet jesus. first off, these bad boys are huge, and oh-so fresh. somehow they manage to stuff them full of jack cheese without completely splitting them in two. then they wrap them in bacon and grill 'em till the bacon is mostly crispy. these things are obscenely good. the peppers are sweet and spicy, the bacon is smoky, the cheese is suitably messy, and the dipping sauces (ranch and bbq) are damn-near perfect.

oh yeah... weorderedburgers too...

the burger selection ranges from plain-jane to starship-phantasm, so i went mid-line with the mushroom burger. this burger makes me want to cry for joy, hoot my vuvuzela, dance a jig, then go back and collect the whole rest of the burger lineup. first off, the patty was cooked to perfection exactly as iorderedit - medium rare. no fuss, no muss, no excuses, just pink and juicy and messy and bloody goodness - i ain't skeered. in fact, when iordered"medium rare," the waiter actually gave a knowing nod and a subtle wooderson "all right, all right, all riiiight." so right there that's four thumbs up. moving on... the mushroom burger is topped with (you guessed it) very fresh sauteed mushrooms - earthy and rich and yummy. cheese? yes... melty, runny, buttery, rich brie cheese! hell yes! and to think i actually toyed with the idea of the chili-cheese burger. pffft. on top of that was the usual complement of unusually fresh lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. by the time i was done with my burger, i had cheesy-juicy goodness running down to my elbows. if i could've licked my forearms clean, i damn sure would have.

alas, we come to the one shortcoming of kenny's... their sorry-ass napkins. but, you know, that's it. i can't think of any other reason to bitch. i will definitely repeat the drive to the great white north to delve deeper into their burger menu.

re-reading this, i realize there may be too many superlatives here, but i was quite moved by kenny's burgers. i'm putting it in my pantheon of great american burgers. yes, it was my first outing, but i can't think of one single reason not to return. not to name names, but kenny's stomps twisted root like a sack of helpless kittens...

next time i'm bringing a roll of brawny paper towels. problem solved.