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Just days before the opening of Trill Burgers in June, rapper and newly minted restaurateur Bun B was double-checking the soft drinks. With the deftness of a sommelier, he insisted I enjoy my burger with one of his favorites, Hawaiian Punch Lemonade.“We focus on every part of the experience,” he told me. While the brick-and-mortar—located in a bird-yellow former James Coney Island near Upper Kirby in Houston—is the first for the restaurant, it has been gaining steam since 2021. First as an occasional pop-up, and then as a kiosk in NRG Stadium. The hype increased once Trill Burgers won the title of Ultimate Burger Spot, according to Good Morning America, last summer. That led to guests often standing in line for five-plus hours wherever the…

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