The Storm family has had a lot of experience feeding hungry travelers. The first Storm's in Texas dates back to 1873 when my great-grandfather William Washington Storm built a stagecoach stop and post office in Wood County. I'm not sure of the exact menu, but I expect my great-grandmother served up chicken fried steak and fresh catfish -- much like we serve today
Storm's Hamburgers and French Fries didn't become famous until 1944 -- the year I was born -- when my father Jim Storm owned and operated a diner in San Antonio. Then in 1950, my family moved back to the Hill Country to open The Dairy Cue -- a name we changed 20 years later to Storm's.
We're in our 50th year in that same location in Lampasas, as well as in Burnet and Hamilton. We've been around a long time and have seen many changes in the food industry. Change can be good, but in some areas we still do things the way we did 50 years ago. We're one of the few old-fashioned places that grind our own beef so we can guarantee the flavor and quality of our famous Texas hamburgers. And for French Fries we still slice fresh potatoes every day.
So I invite you to try a famous Storm's Hamburger -- or order up a plate of fresh catfish. We've been feeding folks a long time, and we're good at it.
-- Robbis Storm
RTE Storms Hamburgers Lampassas, Tx
Here is another RTE (Ride To Eat) idea for the Hill Country.
Saturday, 9 August 2008
I gotta eat, I gotta ride, so I decided to head off to Lampassas to try Storms Hamburgers. Open since 1950, I figured they were still open for a reason so off I went in search of the Ultimate Burger, accompanied by my local ride companion Bob Redbob Head. I decided to ride my 89 Transalp for its first real ride with its new owner and headed for D Boones Country Store on Highway 195.
I topped off with fuel and waited to rendezvous with Bob at 1100 hrs. With the temperature at 98 degrees and the sun overhead, I found some quickly vanishing shade in the parking lot. Thankfully Bob arrived on time and we were on our way to another culinary destination.
Storms on Hwy 183 which is the main st for downtown Lampassas.
Lampassas, Texas is a small town located at the junction of Hwy 183 and Hwy 190. The local area consists of low laying hills, many trees, rivers and streams and rides on the surrounding roads offer views of beautiful and unique propertes. From Lampassas further to the north and west, marks the transition of Hill Country towards desert like landscape as the treed terrain gives way to smaller scrub. There are many back road routes if you are locally savvy but we were hungry and took a direct route from my hometown of Florence. As usual there was very little traffic but it was a tad warm.
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The first private bathhouse was built by Elizabeth and George Scott. Elizabeth Scott and her husband George erected a hotel near the springs, which became known as Scott's White Sulphur springs. The springs became a popular recreation site, touted for the healing properties of the mineral water. Iin 1863 the Scotts sold their property to William H. Storm and Thomas J. Moore. Storm sold the springs property to John L. Hanna and his sister Isabella Hanna in 1867. Popularity of the springs grew under the John Hanna's management, and the hotel and springs became known as Hanna Springs.
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Storms Management
512-556-6269
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Storms of Lampasas
201 North Key Avenue
Lampasas, TX 76550
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