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| - Dinner on the strip and My T. suggests the Burger Bar at Mandalay Bay. It's my first visit at this Hubert Keller restaurant and it's busy on a Saturday night. They don't take reservations and won't seat you until your whole party is there...so hurry up people!
The six of us squeeze into a booth where individual booth televisions make this a very sports bar friendly atmosphere.
If you noticed, I'm not the biggest burger fan, so I end up with the Vegas Vegan Burger with Buttermilk Zucchini Fries ($12) - Sandwiched between two portobello mushroom caps are grilled roma tomatoes, grilled zucchini slices, sauteed peppers, and a roasted eggplant slice. Sure, it's pretty generous sandwich because they really do load it up with veggies, so you'll get your fill on the vegetarian burger. The fried zucchini was pretty standard, crispy and not soggy at all.
The Husband had the American Kobe Beef Burger ($16.50), straight up. They ask if you want to add various fillings like cheese, mushrooms, etc. But he stuck to just the beef so he could taste the meat itself. It was decent, but nothing special or worth the price. (I guess what makes this place special is all the toppings you can add - 8 different kinds of cheese, lobster or shrimp, foie gras, chili, black truffles, or three different sauces. All of these definitely bring the price of your burger up though!)
Service was okay - we had to ask the waitress more than once for extra Ranch dressing, etc. It's a busy place and with high backed booths, it's hard to see your tables.
Overall, been there once and that's enough. Don't think a return visit is necessary at this point.
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