Bubba’s 33 is planning a new Weslaco restaurant, bringing the promise of juicy burgers, hot pizza, and a table full of game-day cravings to 626 E. Interstate Highway 2. Think melted cheese stretching from a fresh slice, a burger that takes both hands, and the next big play on a nearby screen. The proposed restaurant gives local diners another future place to gather over a hearty meal.
The appeal works whether the outing starts with a score to follow or simply a hungry group. Some people want pizza for the table. Others have already decided on a burger. Meanwhile, the lively sports setting gives everyone something to talk about between bites.
Bubba’s 33 Brings Burgers With Bite
According to its official restaurant experience page, Bubba’s 33 serves half-pound Angus burgers alongside double-stacked burgers made with a beef-and-bacon grind. That second approach puts bacon into the patties themselves, giving the burger a different flavor from a standard beef-only stack.
Picture the first bite: warm bun, juicy meat, and the savory richness that makes a burger feel like the main event. It is a meal built for a real appetite. Plus, the different burger styles leave room for regulars to choose a favorite.
The menu’s broad comfort-food approach also makes it easy to imagine returning with a different order in mind. A burger might win tonight, while pizza gets its turn on the next visit.
Hand-Stretched Pizza for the Table
Meanwhile, Bubba’s 33 makes its pizza dough from scratch and stretches it by hand. The company’s published menu describes stone-baking the pizzas for a golden crust and brushing the crust with garlic butter.
That is the kind of detail you can almost smell: warm dough, garlic butter, and cheese fresh from the oven. Pull a slice from the pan, let the cheese stretch, and suddenly the conversation can wait a second.
For a group, pizza also gives the meal a shared starting point. Pass the slices around, compare favorite toppings, and settle in. However, the future restaurant’s final menu and prices remain to be announced.
Bubba’s 33 Pairs Dinner With the Game
The company promotes burgers, pizza, cold beer, and handcrafted cocktails as part of the experience. Televisions throughout its restaurants add the sports element, turning dinner into a place to follow the action together.
The representative interior photo captures that atmosphere, with screens above the seating areas and a lively bar setting. It illustrates an existing restaurant, rather than the final Weslaco layout. Still, it offers a useful look at the kind of social experience behind the concept.
A Familiar Restaurant Family
Bubba’s 33 began in 2013 under Kent Taylor, the founder of Texas Roadhouse. Its official history emphasizes food made from scratch, friendly service, and a fun atmosphere. That connection gives Texas Roadhouse fans a familiar name behind a different dining concept.
Here, burgers and pizza take center stage. For Weslaco, the attraction is a new place to bring friends, share a meal, and make an evening of it. The food can carry the occasion even when nobody has a team playing.
What Is Planned Along Interstate 2?
The state project registration lists a roughly 6,700-square-foot Bubba’s 33 and an estimated $1.5 million construction cost. Its filed schedule runs from November 13, 2026, through July 12, 2027. Those are construction estimates, not a confirmed opening date.
An exact opening day has not been confirmed in the sources reviewed. Until then, Weslaco diners have time to decide which craving gets the first order: a savory burger or a garlic-butter-brushed pizza crust with one more slice attached.