Our Story | Xpress Burgers
Our Story
From a small beginning in Huntsville to Xpress Burgers in Corpus Christi, our story has always been about believing that something simple can become something great when you refuse to stop improving.
Every chapter has taught us something—about food, hard work, consistency, and what it takes to keep moving forward. What began as a simple passion for making a better burger slowly grew into a bigger vision.
Today, Xpress Burgers is still built on that same mindset: keep it simple, keep getting better, and never lose sight of where it all started.
Since 2017 — Where It All Began
In 2017, I was a college dropout from Sam Houston State University, unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. I had no clear direction, no big business plan, and no idea that food would eventually become such a big part of my future.
Then I got the opportunity to step into a kitchen. What started as just a job quickly became something more. I found myself learning, experimenting, improving, and becoming more passionate about making better burgers every day.
For the first time, I felt like I had found something I truly wanted to build.
That unexpected beginning became the first chapter of what would one day become Xpress Burgers.
September 2019 — Shorts Top Burgers Opens
The name Shorts Top Burgers had already been part of the dream since 2017. After two years of learning, experimenting, and building the idea, we officially opened in September 2019 in Huntsville, Texas.
For the first time, the vision became real — our own menu, our own customers, and a place to serve the burgers we had spent years working to improve.
Shorts Top Burgers was officially open, and the journey was just getting started.
A New Chapter — Xpress Burgers
Years later, the journey brought us to Corpus Christi, Texas, where a new chapter began: Xpress Burgers.
We took everything the early years taught us—the importance of freshness, consistency, speed, quality, and taking pride in every order—and started building something bigger.
It wasn't about forgetting Shorts Top Burgers.
Xpress Burgers was the next chapter of the same dream.
Simple. But Genius.
Our philosophy is simple.
Xpress means we respect your time.
Simple means we focus on what actually matters.
Genius means we obsess over the details that turn something simple into something unforgettable.
Fresh food. Made to order. Bold flavor. Fast service. No unnecessary complications.
That's the Xpress mentality.
From Huntsville to Corpus Christi — And Beyond
The city changed, the name changed, and the dream grew bigger—but the purpose never did.
From Shorts Top Burgers in Huntsville to Xpress Burgers in Corpus Christi, every chapter has pushed us to become better, faster, stronger, and more determined to build something bigger than we ever imagined.
Our vision is simple: make burgers great again. Real ingredients. Fresh preparation. Bold flavor. Fast service. No unnecessary complications.
We’re not building Xpress Burgers just to be another burger restaurant. We want to grow into something bigger, better, and unlike anything America has seen before—while never forgetting the simple burger that started it all.
Real Fresh. Real Flavor. Real Good.
