Inside Trump Burger: The new themed chain devoted to praising the prez

A new burger chain themed around President Donald Trump is growing in Texas, and those who don’t vocally support him find it to be in poor taste.A Lebanese immigrant named Roland Beainy reportedly opened the restaurant chain, “Trump Burger,” featuring burgers branded with the president’s name, American flags, and joke items themed around his Democratic rivals.The chain currently has multiple locations in Texas, and food reviewers have offered their opinions on both the food and the politics of the new chain.“I’m waiting for my order at Trump Burger in Houston surrounded by merchandise including baseball caps emblazoned with ‘Trump 2024 The Revenge Tour’ and red T-shirts featuring a favorite line from the 47th President of the United States, ‘You’re fake news!’” Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong wrote. Ong, who said he keeps his personal politics private, added that when a fellow customer asked who he voted for in 2016, he recounted that he replied, “’I can barely remember.

That was a long time ago,’ I stuttered with a nervous chuckle.‘I’m hungry.

What did you get?’”The critic noted that the restaurant chain’s logo “features a cheeky, anthropomorphic burger that nods to the president’s comb-over with a swoop of golden-blonde hair floating above the bun.The red, white and blue color scheme and countless references to Trump feel like a shrine to the president.”“It is not easy to simply enjoy your food at Trump Burger,” the critic said, claiming he had been approached by a professional Trump impersonator.

“I was waiting for him to break into ‘YMCA’ at some point during our lunch.”While he argued Trump Burger’s signature item was “consistent in its blandness,” and criticized the Philly cheesesteak for its “stingy portions,” he praised the “First Lady Chicken Sandwich” as being “better than the burger, with a nicely grilled, not-too-dry chicken breast draped with two slices of Am...