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| - My wife and I have been to Hanks twice in the last week as part of her birthday celebration. The first night, we split the wedge salad and a side of fries as an appetizer. We each ordered our own steaks (Kansas City between rare and medium rare for me and fillet mignon medium rare for Nicole). We also split sides of grilled asparagus and truffle mashed potatoes. We finished with a slice of cheesecake and a creme brûlée. Last night, we shared the wedge salad, split a cheese burger and finished with cheesecake. I also tried some of their signature classic martinis.
First - quality of food: since we moved to Henderson three years ago, I have been hearing how good the steaks are at Hanks. However, being a little snobby, I refused to believe that a Henderson restaurant could match up with fine dining experiences in New York, San Francisco, LA, etc. I was dead wrong!
The lettuce wedge was crisp and fresh. The dressing was creamy and decadent. The bacon and blue cheese made the salad so rich it almost melted in our mouths.
Both of our steaks were perfection. They did melt in my mouth. Again, the quality of the meet was outstanding. The waiter explained the aging process and I wish I had listened because whatever they did, it works. The asparagus was full of flavor without being in the least bit over charred. All I can say about the fries and mashed potatoes are that they are the crack cocaine of food. Highly addictive.
Cheese cake was light, fluffy, creamy and full of rich flavors.
Lastly, the burger. The best for last. I can't even begin to describe how good it tastes. 100%, unequivocally the best burger I've ever had.
Second - portion sizes. We learned on our first visit and confirmed on our second that the portions are enormous. Each of the entrées, sides and appetizers are more suited for 2 to 3 people. The cheesecake slice I think would feed four.
Third - the price. There's no doubt it's extremely expensive. However, now that my wife and I have figured out the plates really can (should) be split, rather than being a once a year extravagance, Hank's certainly is worth at least a once a month pilgrimage. In fact, if I can convince Nicole, I would happily go back at least once a week and split the burger. If you do that, it's basically 13 bucks a person plus tip for the best burger around plus a very decent portion of fries.
The one negative - cost of wines per glass. The first night we went to dinner there, we ordered a bottle of wine based on the recommendation of the sommelier. We gave him a price point and he recommended a fantastic bottle that was actually $60 less than we had asked for. However, when you want to limit yourself to a glass or two (like last night), the wine offerings are overpriced. It's always a little frustrating when you know three or four of the wines being offered by the glass (including their retail price) and the restaurant price for one glass is significantly more than the retail price of an entire bottle of the same wine.
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