Outlaw Comes to Town

Published 3/20/2011

Outlaw Comes to Town

The Retired Cooks Diary

By Suzette Pennington Munson

Shopping is hard work. Not only driving in Spring Break traffic but the lines at restaurants and of course the lines at Wally World, better known as your local Walmart. On Friday my shopping/lunch “pardner” and I took off toward Denton.

We had made a trip earlier in the week to Wichita Falls and got so excited about some purchases we made that we were half way home when we realized we hadn’t gone to Sam’s!! So off we go on Friday. First to the mall, then to the western wear shops, thrown in a resale shop and low and behold we were hungry – well one can’t walk and shop in Sam’s with our sustenance!!!

By this time we were in Krum at Fosters Western Wear and our stomachs were grumbling when we remembered a recommendation for a new hot burger spot in downtown Krum. Krum you say? An upscale restaurant, in downtown Krum? That is the last place I would look for upscale dining was a small town. Well, to my surprise, there it is and it is called “Outlaw Burger”. The new restaurant is the brain child of Chef Richard Spear. He has captured the spirit of the old time burger place with the upscale taste of downtown Dallas.

Burgers, salads, steaks all the normal fare, but with a twist. Homemade buns, hand dipped onion rings, fried pickle spears (not those chewy slices) and an atmosphere that makes everyone comfortable.

We actually were first told about the “Outlaw Burger” by someone who is a pumper and works in the area around Krum. He had said that it was the place all the guys were hitting for lunch. Then a friend of mine who lives and works in Krum told me about having the Plain Jane Burger and Fries that reminded her of the fries her Mom used to make. So with two good references we decided it was the place to fuel up for the rest of our day shopping.

I wanted to be adventuresome so I ordered the “Sam Bass Fish Sandwich” which was a thick filet of bass deep fried on a homemade bun, onion rings that were hand dipped and hot as a fire cracker!!! My friend ordered the Outlaw House Salad which was basically a cobb style salad with ham, boiled eggs, fresh greens, tomatoes and olives. YUMM!!! Needless to say we brought home GROCERIES!!! My eyes continue to be bigger than my stomach!

I definitely will drive to Krum again and try something different on the menu may be a steak or ribs.

I talked to our server to get some of the information about “Outlaw Burger’s” future plans. Mr. Spears has plans for 6-8 more restaurants. I bluntly asked if they were considering the Decatur area and got a definite YES!

Right now they have been doing lunch and dinner, at this printing they are beginning breakfast service so if you are in the area in the mornings stop and try their breakfast offerings.

So if you are like me and don’t want to wait till they open a closer place take the drive to Krum if you are coming off 35 E go to the four way stop and “Outlaw Burger” is in the middle of the next block on the right passed the four way stop. Before you leave give them your feedback on their food and service and let them know how good they are and in the comments area on the little card tell them you will be waiting for an Outlaw to come to town.

By the way we did make it to Sam’s…….