Named Austin's best burger of 2025 by an Emmy-winning PBS Texas food show. Nomadic live-fire wagyu smashburger pop-ups - follow @lace_burgers to find them.
Kyle and Hanna Guinn started Lace Burgers as a side project from their Georgetown lifestyle brand, Texas Made Supply Company - Kyle over a live-fire setup, wagyu from Iron Table Wagyu, and a burger that made their Georgetown regulars insist he take it further. After the Georgetown brick-and-mortar closed, they took it nomadic: pop-ups across Austin, a regular Wednesday slot at Kitty Cohen's, and a GoFundMe toward a dedicated food truck. The Daytripper TV - Chet Garner's 19-time Emmy-winning PBS Texas show - named it the best burger of 2025.
The OG is two wagyu patties over open flame - not a flat-top, not a griddle, a live fire - which puts char and smoke depth behind the sear that the smash technique normally misses. Iron Table Wagyu beef means consistent fat content and genuine marbling, not commodity blend. The result is that classic lace-edged smashburger crust with richness and complexity underneath. Housemade fancy sauce, American cheese, Martin's potato roll. Exactly as many ingredients as it needs.
BEST BURGER goes to LACE BURGERS - live-fire wagyu smash burgers that are juicy, yet crispy on the edges.
Lace burgers are one of the absolute best burgers in the Austin area - those thin, crispy edges, when done right, are what smashburger dreams are made of.
Lace Burgers have definitely joined my list of top five best smashburgers in the Austin area - made with 100% Texas wagyu beef and grilled to perfection with the perfect lace.
The OG impressed with perfectly crispy edges and the right ratios with the cheese and ribboned onions - it compared favorably to Patty Palace.