Business Description from the Web
Run by head cook and surrogate mother Eydie Prior, Lankford's may be the homiest restaurant in the city. The enormous breakfasts, with perfect eggs and homemade hash browns, are just like Mom used to make. Eydie's kitschy decorations change seasonally. Her grandkids often sit at the bar and watch cartoons. Lankford's really was a grocery when Eydie's parents opened it in 1939, but hamburgers...
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With old-fashioned cooking techniques, this Fourth Ward joint attracts hamburger lovers from all over town.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short Good ol' boys, professionals and other types merge here for lunch, while the regulars prefer the evenings. In all its '40s-style glory, the icehouse includes a grill that offers hamburgers--greasy real-beef patties and all the fixings. Cheese enchiladas are also on the menu. Wash down your burger with a cold glass of Shiner Bock beer.
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on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 25, 2004)
Other Reviews from the web
4 coworkers and i had lunch on a nice friday. the food was very good the burgers very tastie. we all enjoyed the sides. the onion rings we great.
The glasses with old food stuck to them were a nice touch to start out the experience. The table which was beyond filthy.. ugh. We asked to get it cleaned, she starts wiping it down, throwing the dirty food in our laps, almost on purpose it seemed.
Food wasn't that great. No need to go back. It's not worth the block and a half you get to walk since there is zero parking. If i lived across the...
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I grew up eating these burgers, and for decades not once did they displease, every bite enjoyable. Due to various circumstances I moved, but when I return I make it a point to return to this "LG" at least once per visit. I normally order a burger with fried onions, guacamole and cheese, a belt buster for sure, but when you eat it once or twice a year, not so bad. This last time had me glaring...
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