Kick Off Slider Power Hour With Some Weird-Ass Sliders

by Andrea Grimes Apr 18, 2013, 9:09am CDT

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by Andrea Grimes Apr 18, 2013, 9:09am CDT

Photos: Amanda M./Yelp; Three Little Pigs/Facebook; Be More Pacific/Yelp

Last week when Eater Austin asked y'all to weigh in on your favorite sliders in town, we weren't doing it for gits and shiggles. We were doing it for your personal gastronomical edification, via Burger Week 2013's Slider Power Hour.

For the next hour, we'll be talking all things sliders, and we're kicking off the hour with a mini-map (get it, because sliders are like mini-burgers?) of six weird, non-traditional or otherwise not straight-up beef baby burgers.

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Ramen Tatsu-ya

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Ramen Tatsu-Ya recognizes that Austinites cannot live on their top-notch ramen alone, hence their katsu sliders, breaded and deep-fried burger patties served with katsu sauce, on a Hawaiian roll.

8557 Research Blvd #126, Austin, TX 78758

(512) 834-8810

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Contigo Austin

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This spring, Contigo's offering two sliders, neither for the faint of meaty heart. Choose from ox tongue with pickled green tomato or chicken skin with peanut butter and jelly.

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2027 Anchor Ln, Austin, TX 78723

(512) 614-2260

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Three Little Pigs

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Eater reader Homero Sanchez praises the "huge hunk" of pork belly on the Three Little Pig trailer's "damn tasty" sliders.

1209 Rosewood Ave., Austin, TX

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Be More Pacific

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Be More Pacific's Longanisa sliders—"garlicky sweet handmade pork patty topped with tomato, cilantro, and ranch sauce on toasted sweet Hawaiian rolls"—are a moving target, but the truck spends a lot of time in the north-northwesterly areas of Austin. Keep an eye on their website for their schedule.

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2900 Esperanza Crossing, Burberry, Austin, TX 78758

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Cover 3

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Cover 3's beef tenderloin sliders are served au jus, indicative of the sport's bars dedication to serving a classier kind of menu than tradition demands.