After the company won an award for the best halal gourmet burger in California, Urban Skillet opened a new franchise location in Cy-Fair with Omar Qureshi.
Qureshi said the California-based burger joint has four locations in California, two in Minnesota and its seventh location opened locally last year in March.
What's special about it?
With roots tracing back to Pakistan, Qureshi said he moved to the U.S. when he was 8 years old. Fifteen years later, after working with the Urban Skillet brand for over 10 years, he moved to the Houston area to launch a franchised location.
Qureshi said the way in which halal meat is processed creates the distinct juicy flavor his burgers offer.

On the menu
Qureshi said Urban Skillet's burgers contain a half-pound of meat with the exception of the kids’ burgers and the Urban smash burger.
A popular menu item is the truffle burger made with double patties, sausage, cheese, caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, pickle chips, lettuce, sauteed mushrooms, truffle aioli and house-made Urban sauce.

“I really want to [have] the best burger in Texas on the halal community side, so I just want everybody to try us and rate us,” Qureshi said.
- 10130 Grant Road, Ste. 204, Houston
- www.urbanskilletla.com