Silver Streak - Clint

Where do I start? Oh yeah... *sigh* On this episode, of the Far East El Paso Burger Tour, I traveled to what is essentially the farthest East I 'll travel for what I consider faaaar East El Paso and the greater area. In this case, Clint, TX. A charming small town just east of El Paso. I 'm very familiar with Clint, TX as I lived there for a summer with my cousins. Back to the burger... Can you tell I 'm avoiding the topic? Have you ever gone on a date with an ex-gf? Have you ever chased nostalgia, and never caught it? That 's what happened today. As a kid my mom would take us to silver streak to get a mouth watering charbroiled burger that was comparable to whataburger? Yes I said it... I remember thin delicious patties with a mayo-ketchup blend that would 've put any burger to shame in El Paso during the early 90s. I went in the Exxon Gas Station that houses the only existing Silver Streak... that I 'm aware of, and ordered my staple double cheeseburger combo #4. There was no line, which tbh had me worried. Ordered, paid, waited 5 min, grabbed my order and left. Still unknown to me, inside the white bag was an unrecognizable ghost of what once was. As I arrived at my destination to eat, I was somewhat salivating at the thought of eating a Silver Streak burger. I open the silver foiled wrapped double cheeseburger and I instantly see two abnormally thick patties that weren 't signature of the glory days. Even worse they didn 't seem fresh... a charbroiled frozen patty? American cheese, iceberg lettuce, mayo, ketchup, chopped white onion and pickles. The bun was respectable. Standard hamburger bun. Soft and wasn 't dry. The verdict? Maybe I was expecting the old, and in return got something that someone cheapened for a quick buck. I sadly have to rank this burger extremely low. 3.1 out of 10. The 3.1 comes from the bun and the flavors of the condiments. Texture was a monstrosity... the meat was hard to chew. I 've tasted better frozen burgers from Walmart. Doesn 't help that my stomach wasn 't happy with it either. The meat was unacceptable on any scoring system. #elpasoeats #burgernation #burger #epburgersnob Clint Valero Silver Streak