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\nThe Jax burger is a half pound of USDA Angus chuck beef, handformed and never frozen. It's served on an eggy bun, and dressed with a wide variety of toppings. We took our traditional route, dry with lettuce, onions, and pickles only, so that the flavor of the meat would be front and center.<\/div>\n
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\nThe burger that came out had a nice, thick, handformed patty, but it was cooked well done and wasn't particularly juicy. It could also use a bit of seasoning; the meat was tasty but somewhat bland. Oddly, the meat had large cuts all the way through the patty - perhaps someone inexperienced was manning the grill? Regardless, the burger was good; similar to what we've had at Five Guys.<\/div>\n
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\nThe sides were interesting. Jax offers several types of fries; we sampled the garlic fries and the sweet potato fries. Everyone agreed that the sweet potato fries were the winner; the only thing they were lacking was some sort of sauce customized to the sweet potato flavor. Less successful were the garlic fries; while they were topped with what appeared to be fresh chopped garlic, the flavor didn't infuse into the fry itself, which ended up somewhat soggy after a few moments on the plate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nOverall we enjoyed Jax. We do feel that the prices are a bit high for what they offer. The prices are edging into Beck's Prime territory, and the burgers we tried still have a way to go before they can challenge Houston's best home-grown burger chain. But we'll be back to check 'em out again.<\/p>\n
(This was our first post with a video segment, shot and edited on the iPhone 4. We think it adds to the review - what do you think?)<\/p>\n
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