A beloved Houston burger establishment has been reborn. Bellaire Broiler Burger is as soon as once more serving its signature cheeseburgers and crinkle-cut fries within the coronary heart of the Bellaire triangle (5216 Bellaire Blvd.), and the property will quickly be house to a different once-popular restaurant that operated within the space, too.
Restaurateur Jason Scheinthal bought Bellaire Broiler Burger’s constructing and mental property, together with recipes and branding, from its earlier proprietor Tom Daneman. The previous proprietor closed the restaurant in 2020 when he determined to retire, Scheinthal explains.
Previously the proprietor of Higher Kirby bar Eighteen36, the Landry’s vet may also use the constructing to revive The Roadster Grill, the Greek diner idea he bought from proprietor Nick Semoudiaris and operated at Eighteen36. Diners will be capable to order each menus with recipes ready “simply the way in which it was” earlier than both restaurant closed. Scheinthal says the acquisition of Bellaire Broiler Burger is a little bit of a childhood dream fulfilled, as he grew up consuming on the restaurant.
“This was one in every of my dad’s favourite burgers locations. I keep in mind in faculty he stated, if it had been ever on the market, he would wish to purchase it,” Scheinthal says. “[When] I known as him and stated it’s on the market, he received actually excited. We met with Tom. We labored out a deal.”
For now, Scheinthal is working the enterprise out of a meals truck whereas the constructing undergoes renovations that together with making the restrooms handicap-accessible and upgrading the kitchen. He expects the method to take 4 or 5 months. When the restaurant opens, it should serve beer, wine, and cocktails, however the truck solely provides canned sodas and bottled water.
At present, the meals truck’s menu consists six burgers plus fries and chocolate chip cookies. Decisions embrace the Bellaire Particular (a two patty bacon cheeseburger), in addition to the signature “#1,” “#2,” and “#3” which can be topped with barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, or mustard, respectively. As soon as his workforce can execute the menu persistently, Scheinthal plans so as to add chili, rooster tenders, a grilled rooster sandwich, and different in style menu gadgets.
“We wish to transfer slowly. We don’t wish to supply the total menu and have the workforce compensate for making all the things proper,” he says. “By the point we open the shop, everyone seems to be skilled.”
Fortunately, all of Scheinthal’s kitchen workers from Eighteen36 is engaged on the truck, in order that they’ll be able to serve the identical Roadster Grill gadgets they’ve been making for 2 years when the everlasting restaurant opens.
One factor folks will discover is that the brand new Bellaire Broiler Burger’s costs are larger than earlier than. That’s the truth of the upper price of uncooked supplies and labor.
“If our prices go down, I really would go that alongside to the purchasers,” Scheinthal says. “We don’t wish to be an costly burger. We’re simply greater than what it was.”
Even with the upper costs, the response has been favorable. Clients are joyful to have the restaurant again of their lives, and the truck is working till later within the night than the previous Bellaire Broiler Burger used to.
“The neighborhood has been extremely supportive,” he says. “The Metropolis of Bellaire [officials] have been so nice and supportive. They’re all followers of the eating places, so they need it to come back again.”
