The Purple Cow Diner

Visited September 18th, 2010

4601 West Freeway, Suite 140
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817.737.7177
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Okay, so yes, this is a "kid's" place. And yes we did recently have a kid. But the real reason we came here is because they serve burgers.

The first Purple Cow Diner was opened in 1989 in Little Rock, AR. They moved into our neck of the woods starting in 1998. Yes, Purple Cow is a franchise type business. So, yes, the atmosphere feels forced and not genuine. But their target is kids and kids would not notice the difference, so it does work on some levels. Going for that old diner feel, there is a soda fountain bar in the main area by the kitchen. The tables and chairs are what we remember from the old days (just new version replicas) So all in all, not the true character we look for like in a Fred's or the original Kincaid's. But still fun for the little ones. This is also a popular place for TCU parents before the game as well.

The burger was served on a plate this time in keeping with their "diner" motif. They serve diet coke (something we are starting to track now since Matt will only drink diet coke and no Pepsi or RC Cola like Charley's.)
The service was good. Everything was fast and the wait staff took good care of us.


 The burgers were cooked well done, but had a limited juice factor. Served on a white toasted seed bun The patties are smaller around compared to the other places on our reviews. The weight was 1/3 lb (although it honestly seemed less.)  

It is served "dry" with everyhting on the side (as you can see in the picture.) They do have some specialty burgers that others in the party tried, but no one was "knocked out" with anything we had.  The meat was not well seasoned. But the price was fair for what we got.

All burgers come with potato chips versus fries, but you can upgrade for $1.25. (Who eats chips with their burger?) The fries were hand cut style in a long thin variety. They tasted fine, but could use some seasoning. We honestly have had better fries at fast food places.

Overall, this place has a unique purple atmosphere, but the burger was average. If you are taking kids on Burger Saturday, this might be a good place - after all - where else can you get purple shakes and ice cream cones? But for our burger purest readers out there, you rest assured this place rests well outside the Top 10. 

Joining us for this Burger Saturday were Madeline's big brother Brayden and his wife Christine and Madeline's grandparents from Indiana, Charles and Linda.


Stats:

Locations: 1 (4 total in DFW)


Date Est: 1989



SCORE: (1-5)

Burger: 2 pickles

Sides: 2 pickles

Menu: 2 pickles

Character: 3 pickles

Service: 3 pickles

                                                    Price: $7 cheeseburger (with fries)