Chris Madrid's is a novelty. It's a grungy looking, old, run-down dive located on one of the oldest streets in San Antonio (Blanco St.). When we first heard that we HAD to go and try Chris Madrid's tostada burger, we were excited at the thought of trying something new and unique. When I first turned onto Blanco St., we were almost certain that we were lost. Could this really be where the famous restaurant was located? Half of the road was torn up and I thought twice about parking my car because I was afraid I was going to get it stolen. Once inside though, it's pleasantly warm and it was filled with people even at 1:30pm. We had to stand in line for 15 minutes just to order and once we did, had to wait for another 15 minutes to get our order. We ordered a macho tostada burger to share between the two of us. We also got a large order of fries. People have raved about their seasoned french fries, but if anyone has ever had WingStop's fries, these are almost identical in size, shape, and taste. The burger was super greasy but super good. A tostada burger is almost exactly as it sounds. Buns, a tostada shell, refried beans, a huge patty of beef, cheese, and onions. Simple, but pretty darn delicious. It's definitely worth trying at least once, but we got home and decided ""Why can't we make our own healthy alternative?"" So we did with turkey. Just as delicious. Tune in next time for Preston and Wendy's Healthy Burger Alternatives. To recap, Chris Madrid's is just a novelty... but it's a delicious novelty. Too bad it's so grungy and located on Blanco St.
Pros: Big burgers, hot lunch spot
Cons: old and run-down, grungy location, a lot of people - no seats and long lines
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