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| - Being the beer (and hamburger) lovers that my friends and I are, we decided to pay a visit to the often praised Holsteins Shakes and Buns. I have to say that I was a little disappointed in the food. Thankfully, some good craft beer made up for this.
We started with a bucket of popcorn, which seems to be a gastropub sort of trend these days in Vegas. Popcorn is popcorn, and by that measure I guess it was good. I ordered the bulgolgi burger ($16.50). I expected an interesting flavored ala Bachi burger. What I got was a mediocre burger, unfortunately. Although I ordered it medium rare, it came medium well. The patty was dry, and the buns seemed a little hard as well. I ordered the steak fries, which were drenched in saltiness. I was thankful for this though because I tasted a skinny fry, and it was crunchy and over fried.
While Holstein's burgers were a let down for the price, the beer selection for me was redeeming. While not the best beer offering in Vegas (or The Strip for that matter), they did have Lagunitas IPA and Firestone Walker Pale Ale on draft. The bottle selection was pretty decent.
All in all there are a couple of better burger/beer places on The Strip. I can't say that I will be back to Holsteins.
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