Casino El Camino
132 people recommend, 24 warn against itvia r/Austin, r/austinfood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 42 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people recommend Casino El Camino, and many name its burger when asked where to get one. A few describe a thick, loaded burger, and many rank it at or near the top of their burger lists; some single out the Amarillo burger. The recurring caveat is doneness: several found the burger rarer than they like. One calls it average, and one prefers smashburgers to this thick style.
Address
Casino El Camino, 517 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Amarillo burger
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/laughing_liberal in r/Austin · Jan 2025taste
Ranks it as the top burger in town.
- Recommendsu/moises8war in r/austinfood · Dec 2024
Says it's the best single-serving burger around.
- Mixedu/AmigoATX in r/austinfood · Mar 2026
Says recent visits there were less pleasant, which made them look for a burger elsewhere.
- Recommendsu/singletonaustin in r/austinfood · Feb 2024taste
Returned recently and says the burgers remain excellent, never letting them down.
- Recommendsu/__vheissu__ in r/austinfood · Dec 2025value
Named alongside Jewboys as a better option if paying that much.
- Recommendsu/Martin_NoFro in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Calls it still the top burger in town.
- Recommendsu/Euclid_Jr in r/austinfood · Feb 2024
Recalls years of lunchtime burgers there and is glad the place is still going.
- Recommendsu/the_lukabratzi in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Recommends daytime visits, saying the burger there is the best they have eaten.
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- Recommendsu/W0LFHound in r/austinfood · Jul 2024
Names Casino El Camino when asked for a flame-cooked medium rare burger.
- Recommendsu/james21michael in r/austinfood · Feb 2024
Names Casino El Camino as an answer to the burger question.
- Recommendsu/dasanzapfen in r/austinfood · Feb 2024taste
Says it may not be the best burger they've eaten, but can't recall a better one.
- Recommendsu/Reepicheep8 in r/austinfood · Jul 2026taste
Endorses the burger at Casino El Camino and tells readers to trust the suggestion.
- Caveatu/Broken_Beaker in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Thinks the burger looks too rare for their taste.
- Recommendsu/here__we__go__ in r/austinfood · May 2026
Suggests ordering a burger here since that's the specialty, and saving wings for a spot that specializes in them.
- Caveatu/Tel3visi0n in r/austinfood · Dec 2024consistency
Found the burger much rarer than they wanted.
- Recommendsu/NormacSorg in r/austinfood · Jan 2024taste
Holds up Casino as the model for the hefty, well-topped burger they want.
- Recommendsu/OskarBlues in r/austinfood · Jan 2024
Suggests Casino El Camino could satisfy a thick single-patty craving, and that they might offer a double.
- Mixedu/Aggravating-Card-194 in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Likes the place but finds the burger too rare for their taste.
- Recommendsu/Elvis662 in r/austinfood · Feb 2024
Calls it their favorite bar and praises its music, food and laid-back crowd.
- Recommendsu/mawarren88 in r/austinfood · May 2026
Calls it an older no-frills spot that's still great, though not smash-style.
- Mixedu/onlythepossible in r/austinfood · Jun 2024taste
Explains why people like its thick, loaded burgers while personally preferring smashburgers.
- Recommendsu/kanyeguisada in r/austinfood · Mar 2024value
Urges people to back local single-site burger spots like this one, saying they beat chains on value.
- Recommendsu/rolandpapi in r/austinfood · Aug 2024
Calls it the default pick for the best burger question.
- Recommendsu/msbbc671 in r/austinfood · Jul 2026taste
Recommends Casino El Camino as a place for burgers.
- Recommendsu/al_end13 in r/austinfood · Jul 2024
Gives Casino El Camino as the one-word answer to the burger question.
- Recommendsu/anarcho-urbanist in r/austinfood · Mar 2024taste
Stopped by while hungover; a greasy burger there was just the fix they wanted.
- Recommendsu/ArnoldsBicepsNoHomo in r/austinfood · Mar 2024taste
Ranks the Amarillo burger among the finest bites they have had in the city.
- Recommendsu/HiroProtagonist1984 in r/austinfood · Jul 2026taste
Describes the burger as very greasy and delicious, with a burnt-onion flavor.
- Caveatu/mattjeast in r/austinfood · Mar 2025taste
Calls Casino El Camino's burger average, with nostalgia doing much of the work.
- Caveatu/I_Did_The_Thing in r/austinfood · Dec 2024consistency
Found the burger too rare on repeat visits.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.