Storms Restaurant

Look for our 60th Anniversary in September!B urnet L ampasasB eltonM arble F allsH amiltonTexas Highway January 2001 "Best Restaurant for Hamburgers"Take a spin on 'Hamburger Highway' 07:58 PM CDT on Saturday, June 3, 2006By JOHN PRONK / WFAA-TV Could the hamburger be the perfect road-trip food? It offers protein, vegetables and bun in one handy package. And if you're driving, you can still have one hand on the wheel try that with chili or barbecue. Writer and photographer Rick Vanderpool has been sampling burgers all over Texas. He believes Interstate 35 between Dallas and San Antonio should be named Hamburger Highway. Check out these suggestions on your next trip: DallasNews.com/Extra Photographing a hamburgerBig state requires a big burger book•Oma's Jiffy Burger, 403 Water St., Waxahachie; 972-937-9190. •Health Camp, 2601 Circle Road, Waco; 254-752-2081. •Chester's Hamburgers, 9980 W. Interstate Highway 10, San Antonio; 210-699-1222. •Chris Madrid's, 1900 Blanco Road, San Antonio; 210-735-3552. Two off the trail: •Storm's Drive-In, 201 N. Key Ave., Lampasas; 512-556-6269; www.stormsrestaurants.com. "A little off the beaten path." says Rick, "but you can stay on U.S. Highway 281 south from there." Legend says Elvis once ate there.

A Storm's BrewingElvis sightings were common at Storms Drive-In Restaurant in Lampasas some 40 years ago, when the legendary rock-n-roll singer was a GI stationed at Fort Hood. Restaurateur IraDell Storm recalls with affection the encounters she had with the crooner. "It was quite a thrill, to see him come driving up in his Cadillac," says IraDell, a petite woman who at 89 remains active in the restaurant's day-to-day operations. "I waited on him two or three times. He was fond of our burgers and strawberry shakes. I wouldn't take anything for those memories." IraDell and her late husband, J.B., launched the first of the trio of restaurants in Lampasas on September 23, 1950. Their son, Robbis, assumed management of the family business in 1971 and subsequently opened two more restaurants, with inside service, in the early '80s one on Highway 281 in Burnet and the other on Highway 36 in Hamilton. Old-fashioned burgers with meat ground in-house and cooked on the grill still reign on the menu, but some things have changed. Storm's Cordon Bleu, a double beef patty stuffed with ham and cheese on a bun, now rivals burgers in popularity. Full ArticleSee our general menu below. Check out specific locations for detailed menu.Hamburgers 100% Texas BeefStorms SpecialDouble MeatQuarter PounderRegular HamburgerCordon BleuMini BurgerBreakfast MenuSandwichesSide ordersDinnersVariety ItemsSaladsDesserts Cones Sundaes Malts Shakes FloatsB urnet LampasasMarble-FallsBurnetHamiltonBeltonKingsland