The food is always amazing. The ambiance and service sometimes isn't all that amazing, but it's a hole I'm the wall burger place. Hand formed patties that are comparable to a triple or quadruple sized patty from a fast food joint. Everything I've eaten here is great. The quesadilla burger and kontondo burger are our family favorite. The onion rings are hand dipped and you "only" get 4-7 giant rings, but they're totally worth it. I've also had the fried chicken sandwich, other burger styles, and the Philly, none disappointed. My only complaint is they are open til like 8 on week days but close early like 5 pm Saturday. Not really a complaint, just a personal inconvenience when you want a damn good burger After 5 on Saturday. read more

Great burgers! The zest burger is what an all american cheeseburger should taste like...crunchy, juicy, and full of flavor. The portion sizes are gigantic and you can easily share with someone else or save the rest for later. The only thing i didn't like is they add a surcharge on credit card purchases of 3%. We are moving towards a cashless society and it saves the location the work of processing the money, potential loss, and bank runs anyways. Credit card fees are just the cost of doing business and it seems petty to ask your customers to pony up more money and even worse they ask for a tip as well even through the drive through. read more

Eh, it was okay. I enjoy a good family-run establishment but I just wasn't wowed. When I went, everything seemed affordable, but you definitely get what you pay for. The service was curt, but you get your food quick. I'd rather go to Mom's right down the street, even if it's a little more expensive. read more

The sampler platter is a must ! Great food, good prices!!! Drive thru is convenient too read more

We drove by and noticed every single parking space was full! We checked Zelp and couldn't understand why the rating was only 3.5 yet the place was booming with business. We came back later and so glad we did!!! The hamburgers were awesome! Fresh! Huge! The onion rings were homemade and fantastic! The BBQ sandwich... best in Lufkin!! Highly recommend coming here! Great service! Love the ambiance! read more

Big burgers and taste really good !!! And Kathy that works there she is super nice!!!Thank you Kathy for taking care of my parents!! read more

Zesty Burger - Double cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

I have always heard that the hamburgers were great. The food was awful and the service was horrible. In fact there wasn't any service you could speak of. I won't go back again! read more

Large homemade hamburgers. Excellent! The Junior burger was a quarter-pounder! The fries were crisp, the yea was fresh & onion rings were great! Cute place! Clean, bright, simple. Great place! read more

Great place to grab and go. Amazing baskets with burgers and chicken stripes and more. Always a smiling face to take your order. And if you want to eat in they have a nice area inside and out. Up to you locally owned and operated. read more

A good burger but I noticed the Jr burger shrunk. I don't mind paying 50 cents more for the old size.

Zesty burger was amazing. Service was great. Gabriel Culiat would definitely recommend them to family and friends. Prices were also very affordable read more

Local favorite been around forever! Food is always great and my only complaint is normally has a line so not the fastest place but worth the wait! read more

I can't understand why this place doesn't have 5 stars. The food was really good the service was outstanding and fast. I even asked for some changes to my burger when they were slammed at lunch time and they did it and got it correct. And then came back out to ask how it all was. Will definitely swing by when in the area again so many more things to try.. Wish I had a place like this in my town!! read more

The burgers were awesome. I came here with seven people and everybody was just ecstatic about the food. We will definitely return.

Great food and value you won't leave hungry. The service is a constant friendly and welcoming experience. The interior is set it a 80s type theme . All items in the menu are exquisite eat here every time I get the chance read more

This is an absolutely adorable local business. We got the Kontodo and the Cowboy burgers along with some tater tots & fries. Everything was quite good and the service was fast and friendly. read more

Great burger! Lot of meat and cooked just right. Good service tonight. Sometimes service is lacking but not always. Probably one of the best burgers in Lufkin. read more

I found wire brush on my burger. I reported this to the Health Department. I used to love Zesty's Burger until they started not giving me receipts for cash purchases, charging extra to use debit, not giving me kids meal drinks & randomly changing prices. I won't be going back after the wire brush incident. read more

The food was very disappointing. Guess we should have gotten the zesy burger or hot dog they advertise out front because our food was barely edible. Be a long while before we come back. read more

We ordered the patty melt and fries to share. They both were fresh and delicious. The restaurant offers inside and outside eating options - along with drive-thru. I felt the service was friendly and the restaurant was clean. I look forward to going back and trying more of their menu options. read more

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Not supposed to close until 8 p.m. but the last 3 times I went they were packed up and gone before 7 p.m.!

I stopped off here on a day trip for a job in Lufkin. This place is a small shack with a few tables outside to eat at. Most of the folks I saw buying food here went through the drive thru and left. The menu is mainly hamburgers, though they have hot dogs too. I got a cheeseburger, spicy fries, and a chocolate shake (i'm on a diet). I asked for bacon (for the burger), but they don't have it. All this cost me $6. The burger's patty seemed hand formed and fresh, but was skinny. I would have gotten the double for $1.30 more if I knew how small they were. The cheese was put on after cooking (I prefer mine melted during cooking a bit). The veggies were fresh and crisp. The fries were really red (see photo), but not any more spicy than any other spicy fries I've had. They were good, though. The shake was made from soft serve ice cream. It's nice to sit back and watch people from a small town come an order up lunch. I imagine this is a popular hang-out for the high school crowd. read more

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I ordered the jr. Cheeseburger and an order of sweet potato fries and they were both very good, fresh, and made to order. The patty for the burger was made with real meat and handmade. Everything is ordered a la carte and the employees aren't the friendliest but the food is good so it's a decent trade off. read more

Zesty Burger - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

When the sign says "since 1977" you know it's gonna be good. Grabbed a quick cheeseburger passing through. The only thing that sucked was the wait time, but the burger was bad ass. Griddle style with the crunch. Would do it again. read more

I think the people who like Zest-E-Burger are the people who have lived here in town for a while, and probably suffered some kind of sickness that permanently altered their taste buds. The one time I ordered there, the meat was greasy and soggy, the meat had no flavor at all, like cardboard almost. My bread was soggy. I asked for no onions and I could tell they forgot and removed the onions last minute. I could still taste the onion ( so correction, that may have been the only flavor on the meat; cardboard and onions). The staff was rude, as soon as I pulled up. They seemed impatient ( this was well before COVID by the way). The fries, OMG, I could tell they had been sitting a while and just dropped in the grease to heat them up. They were half salted and half cold. I feel like I wasted my money and honestly felt like I was bamboozled by the reviews and people who rate this place so high. read more

Now if you want a real cheeseburger ; this is place to be; burger not only well seasoned; the quality of the meat they use really makes this cheeseburger delicious!!! read more

I always get a burger so I can't speak for any of the other food. My food is always hot and fresh and tastes wonderful. People who complain about waiting should consider that quality takes time. The society we live in today has McDonald's syndrome. They want everything immediately. Zesty burger makes good food not fast food. Highly recommend zesty burger. I always pick mine up so I don't know about the inside but there are always people in there. read more

I ordered the beef nachos today. Their customer service is lacking.. I don't know why; but the person at the drive thru today was just blunt and just this side of rude. I got home and realized they forgot the sour cream. The nachos were awesome though.. read more

Zesty Burger - Beef nachos - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

We ordered a BLT in the drive through. The woman taking our order did not know what a BLT was and we had to clarify what it was and that it was on their menu. We were asked to pull around and wait. As we were leaving my mother got a call at 1:17. We used the time stamp of the call on her phone to keep track of how long it had been. At 1:34 we finally decided to go back through the drive through to check on our order. We stated politely that we had ordered a BLT and cheese tots almost 20 minutes ago and wanted to check on our order. The woman made a comment that it hadn't been 20 minutes but she would check on the order. I understand some people exaggerate about the time sometimes but it really had been very close to 20 minutes. She got our order quickly and we left. My mom went to eat her BLT and there were no tomatoes or condiments. I normally do not write reviews about places but our experience was so negative that I felt it needed to be shared. I will not be visiting here again. Poor food one time is something I can look past and try again, but poor customer service and workers with attitudes will always make it a no for me. read more

Wonderful food! I just had the jalapeño cheeseburger and spicy fry. Only problem is I asked for no onion or mustard and it had both on them. I just picked off the onions and enjoyed every bite! Large drinks are huge! Great food aside from the little mix up. That is the only reason they are getting 4 stars out of 5! read more

Zesty Burger - Here is the current menu as of 7/11/15 - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

We ordered the lonche plates and some burgers. The lonches are the bomb! They have a legit Mexican taste. The fideo and beans are comfort food. The burgers are delicious. The only negative thing is the wait. read more

Zesty Burger - Lonches - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

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I first called to see if they had what I wanted to order and they yes. Whenever I went up there I asked if they had the food item again and I was told yes. After I ordered the food they gave me a completely different item. Not only that, but my order was wrong as well. If you ask me the 40 minute wait is not worth the food. read more

I was really disappointed . 1) The lady at the window was somewhat rude. 2) I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with no onion mustard or pickles and she acted as though the world was ending. 3) I could tell the fries were mixed in with fresh fries and old fries, that had just reheated the old fries in the oil . 4) Some fries were lightly seasoned with season salt, some with salt, and some with nothing at all. 5) The burger would have to be the most disappointing. The meat was falling apart. I thought I read in one of the reviews that the burgers were " flavorful " but they it wasn't. It was bland and soggy. I would expect them to at least toast the buns if they know they it's an to go order. Plus I said no onions and you could tell they forgot and pulled the onions off last minute because I could smell it on the burger. By the way people where reviewing I thought I had finally found a decent burger and fries in Lufkin. Makes me wonder if you guys were paid for your review or if you've never just really had a good burger and fries before. It just doesn't seem like the food was prepared with any love. Any passion. They just threw it together and it was visible. I don't know if today was just a bad day but I won't be going back and I won't be recommending it to anyone I know if they ask where to get a good burger. read more

Food is okay, but the customer service killed a 4 star rating. I grabbed a quick to go order on the inside. I asked for a bacon burger..add jalapenos, fried pickles and spicy fries. After I was given my order, I asked for ketchup for the fries. I looked in the bag and no fries. I told the order person they missed my fries. She pulled the order and SHE missed the fries. No offer to correct her not listening or an offer to get me fries....just a sorry, I didn't hear you. I would have paid if I needed, to get the fries, but didn't get an offer to fill the order she was given and screwed up on. Now the food: Fried pickles okay. They are spears and I prefer sliced. They took the lazy way out to offer them on the menu. The batter stuck to them and they gave a ranch dressing with it. Taste was average. Spicy Fries...don't know thanks to the window person. Bacon Cheese Burger. No bacon, as if that's a shock. Meat was cold, cheese not melted. Taste was average. Could have been better if the didn't pre-cook the burger and then throw it the flat stove to reheat it and melt the cheese. Verdict: I won't be back and I'll be sure to spread the bad message to my coworkers. Next time I'll go to Mom's or Ray's. read more

Place is clean , and friendly. Our first time here it's pretty good...love the fried green tomatoes. Plenty of parking. Good value. read more

Zesty Burger - Burgers Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

Ate here the first time and got the daily special which was a foot long chili cheese dog. Absolutely horrible. Seems they put cayenne in their chili. Yuck. Another customer told us they had pretty good burgers so we went back today and got burgers and onion rings. Absolutely delicious. Best burger and rings we have had in a long time. Will definitely be back. Just not for a chili dog. read more

The quality of the food I got was not bad, not what i ordered however. asked for a footlong hotdog with no chili or cheese with spicy fries and was given a kids hotdog meal. inside was way too cold. read more

I ordered a steak but when I received my order I had ground beef and it was salty I don't ever add salt to my food they had no peppers read more

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Zest-E-Burger is fantastic! They have kool aid, banana pudding, the burgers are great, and the few Mexican food items they have on the menu are delicious! Try their ground beef gorditas, it comes with this bean soup (kind of like fideo, but with beans, yum!) that is sooooo good! It's so good, I go for the soup! If you like milkshakes, they make a mean chocolate milkshake. I use the drive thru, and it does take time to make your order via drive thru, but they offer call-in and dine-in as well. read more

First I want to say: if you are going to post a public review, read it before you post it. Some of you sound drunk & it's hard to really understand what you are trying to say. (As nicely as I can put it). Anyway, I decided to give this place a try. A girl at work recommended it & I know she wouldn't put up with attitudes (just as I wouldn't). The Hispanic young lady and the bashful young lady were very sweet. They smiled, made eye contact, had personality, and very polite. The people that posted reviews about rude service, those employees must have been replaced. For 2 cheeseburger baskets we paid $17. You can't beat that, but I'm not sure if it's bc it's national hamburger day. I was so worried they would screw up one of the orders bc you wouldn't believe how many idiots don't know what plain means. They just have to put mayo or mustard or ketchup. Plain is plain, so don't add anything more than what I ask. This place knew exactly what a plain burger was & what I meant when I said meat, cheese, & bread ONLY! The food was fresh and I like to try fries without anything first to see if they need ketchup. If you can eat them plain, they are good fries. The burger and fries were wonderful. I love stuff just perfectly seasoned and not over salted. I'm not big on salty foods or spicy. Good job Zest e burger. I'm happy with everything & I'll be coming back. read more