Trill Burgers, a restaurant chain co-founded by Houston rapper Bun B, last week opened its third Houston-area brick-and-mortar location in Missouri City. The new restaurant is located at 20220 Fort Bend Pkwy, Suite 140, in the Fort Bend Town Center II, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston.
“Opening a Trill Burgers in Missouri City is especially meaningful,” Bun B said in a news release. “This part of Houston is near and dear to me, so bringing our hometown restaurant to such a special place means more than I could ever say. We love this city and are grateful for every opportunity to bring our burgers to more members of the community.”
Local elected officials attended the opening ceremony, where a bright red ribbon was cut amid a flurry of camera flashes.
“I had the vegan burger, and it was very delicious,” said Texas Rep. Ron Reynolds, who presented a proclamation to Bun B at the ceremony. “Our community travels far to go and patronize the other restaurants. I have a lot of constituents that have traveled there, and this is a popular request to have it here in Missouri City.”
“I’ve watched this construction build-out for months waiting for it to happen,” said Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage. “We’ve got a big community in Fort Bend County that travels all the way into Houston to have one of these burgers. So we’re always trying to make sure that we have things out here in the suburbs.”
The 2,800-square-foot restaurant seats 92 guests. It features a mural by North Carolina artist JEKS ONE, honoring local rapper Z-Ro.
Trill Burgers is known for its simple menu and signature smashed burgers. The OG Burger, named “Best Burger in America” by Good Morning America in 2022, features beef patties, pickles, caramelized onions, Trill Sauce and American cheese on a potato roll. Other menu items include the Vegan OG Burger, the triple-patty Triple OG and Triple Vegan OG Burgers, single-patty Lil G and Vegan Lil G Burger kids’ meals, and seasoned fries.
The Trill Burgers team also includes restaurateur Andy Nguyen, marketing expert Nick Scurfield, and chefs Mike Pham (Michael Pham) and Fernando Valladares.
“We’re a restaurant group based out of California,” said Valladares, who recently moved to Katy. “Andy had an idea of doing smash burgers, bringing something new to Houston.
“Coming from fine dining, we are obsessed with quality, right?” said Pham. “That’s what we bring to the burger. As chefs, you can go wild with a burger, introduce a bunch of ingredients, but we went with a nostalgic approach to create a burger where we imagined how burgers were first created. It’s such a simple burger, there’s the bun, meat, cheese, pickle, sauce, so quality and harmony make a big difference, right? So less is more is our approach.”
The Missouri City location also serves Trill Lemonade, the brand’s fan-favorite fresh-squeezed lemonade, available in Classic, Strawberry, and iced tea-blended Arnold Palmer flavors. The recipe premiered at the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Trill Burgers is open seven days a week: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday-Sunday, with drive-thru service until midnight at all locations.
The Missouri City location marks the latest step in Trill Burgers’ rapid expansion. The first restaurant opened in Houston’s Montrose district in June 2023, followed by a second location in April 2025.
“This is our first original buildout,” Bun B said in a promotional video. “Every other location was a conversion of an existing restaurant. This one reflects our true vision for the future of Trill Burgers.”
A fourth location is slated to open later this year at 7616 Westheimer Road in Houston.
“There is definitely going to be one more that’s going to open next year between February and March that’s going to be Westheimer and Hillcroft so targeting the southwest side Houston and Alief, because sometimes it could be a little far for them to go from Alief to Shepherd,” said Bun B. “We’re trying to properly position Trill Burgers in the city to make it accessible to as many people as possible.”
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