Big Bun

Our office orders big bun at least once every 2 weeks. Very fast delivery service and they man who answers the phone is always so nice and funny. Great simple burgers!

To be fair, in any other city Big Bun would be good. Here in El Paso they are GREAT. Friendly, good food and they DELIVER! Their bread is the key. It turns a good sandwich or a good burger GREAT. Terrific fries and rings too. Their Mexican food is fine too. Of course there are GREAT Mexican places everywhere but if hunkered down with work, or stuck at home with kids or recovering from La Gripe «Big Bun» should be on speed dial. They are great people who consistently crank out delicious food!

If no-​frills, unpretentious dining and good burgers are your thing, then get yourself downtown to Big Bun. You do not walk into Big Bun for a relaxing meal, or for the atmosphere or service — you go there to dominate an oversized burger and waddle out before your food coma kicks in. Big Bun opened in downtown El Paso in 1952 and has cranked out the city’s favorite classic burger for more than 60 years. Since their move from Stanton Street to East Mills, Big Bun has added breakfast and retained some of the favorite Mexican dishes from Alberto’s Mexican Grill which occupied the Mills location before Big Bun. With nearly 20 burger options and a list of tempting breakfast burritos, you’re sure to find something to perk up your taste buds. If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, I recommend the Monster Burger with double meat, bacon, cheese, avocado, mushroom, roasted green chili and 2 hotdogs. If that sounds daunting, I recommend the Bacon Cheese Burger with pineapple — just plain delicious! This El Paso institution may have another 60 years in it, but don’t risk it, go now and you’ll be happy you did.
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Big Bun is pretty much the only thing open on a Sunday in downtown El Paso.
The name is a lie. The buns are medium sized at best. I never felt like it was actually a big bun.
But if its a Sunday and you realize you’re in El Paso, this is really your only option.

This tiny restaurant on Mills Street, in post-​apocalyptic downtown El Paso, would not have been my first choice, but the restaurant next door was closed because it was the weekend. The restaurant is clean, the proprietor is extremely friendly to the point of knowing the names of his customers, and the burger selection is extensive. I ordered a chili-​burger, which was a huge patty, with beans and meat and onions and mayo and cheese on top. The only thing lacking about the burger, which was in fact delicious, was the wonder-​bread-​type bun. My lunch, with a large drink, set me back almost $ 9 but there was a daily special that I could have purchased that would have been much less expensive.
I generally try to avoid El Paso since it is the black hole in which everything that is good is deprived of oxygen; but if you are downtown and need food this is an option.