For one longtime Houston burger joint, “when it rains, it pours” isn’t just a saying. It’s how Mytiburger would describe the last few days at its 2211 W. 43rd St. location.
The series of setbacks began Sunday, just as the July 4 weekend drew to a close. Mytiburger announced on social media that it had temporarily closed because of a family medical emergency. The team behind the 59-year-old restaurant said it was planning to reopen on Wednesday, but on its first night back, someone allegedly tried to break in.
Mytiburger shared surveillance images and photos on Facebook, showing the shattered windows left behind after the attempted break-in. The surveillance footage, timestamped around 11 p.m. on Wednesday—roughly two hours after the restaurant closed—appears to show a person trying to pry open the front door. According to the restaurant, suspects never gained entry and were “scared off by the alarm” after smashing three windows.
Despite the damage, Mytiburger said the restaurant was reopening Thursday.
The local restaurant has been open in the Oak Forest area since 1967, serving Texas-style burgers, fries, homemade onion rings and “just about anything else you can put bacon and cheese on (except the shakes),” as described on Mytiburger’s website.
But the restaurant has faced its share of challenges in recent years.
In a Facebook post in 2023, owner Shawn Salyers said Mytiburger was on the brink of closure after business slowed, Chron previously reported. The restaurant’s plea for support drew long lines of customers eager to help keep it open. A year later, Salyers told Chron that Mytiburger was in “better shape” financially, with revenue up 20 percent compared with before the viral post.
Chron has reached out to Mytiburger for more details on this week’s attempted break-in and temporary closure. We will update this story if and when we hear back.