Becks Prime Equities, Ltd,
[Catering]
." Becks Prime. Retrieved on March 31, 2010. also known as Becks Prime Restaurants, is a gourmet hamburger restaurant chain with locations in
Greater Houston,
Dallas and
Greater Austin
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. As of 2010 Win Campbell is the chief executive officer. Its headquarters is located in the
Energy Corridor area of
Houston. The chain has fourteen locations: eight regular locations in Houston (including one in the downtown
Houston tunnel system and one at the
Memorial Park
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The Woodlands in
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, and one in
Sugar Land in
Fort Bend County. Becks Prime has a loyalty program called "Becks Bucks" and also offers catering services.
Its original location, which opened in 1985, is along Kirby Drive in
Upper Kirby in
Houston.
[Harris County Improvement District #3]
." Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. The original location was remodeled in 2008.
In 1995
Beck's Brewery pressured Becks Prime, trying to get the chain to change the name so that "Becks" would be omitted. The beer company said that it had already claimed "Becks" as a trade name. The beer company and the restaurant chain reached an agreement; Becks Prime would only use "Becks" if it had accompanying words, such as "Prime," included.
In 2008 Becks Prime announced that it would open the "Becks Prime Sportatorium" in
Memorial City Mall
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in the
Memorial City
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district. The location has a bar, a conference room, table service, and a video game room. This location has since closed.
Reception
In the 2000s ''
Where the Locals Eat'', a national dining guide, ranked Becks Prime as one of the ten best restaurants in the United States; the publication also stated that Becks Prime served the best hamburger in
Greater Houston. Becks Prime was named 2021 Best Burger in the US by Gayot.
2021 Best Burgers in the U.S.A.
Retrieved on June 8, 2021.
See also
* List of hamburger restaurants
References
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External links
Becks Prime
Companies based in Houston