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| - 3-stars. Average. Middle of the road. The taint.
Someone help me understand how there can be so many people - legendary Las Vegas-based Yelpers that I have much respect for - that live in a town that has BLT Burger, StripBurger, Bradley Ogden, Daniel Boulud, Stack... and yet still stamp the holy, golden '5-star' on Burger Bar. When it comes to burgers, unless it's a $1000 burger served in some back alley by a gorilla, I personally don't really care about the price, venue, wait, or even the service. If you're gonna give this joint 5-stars, I think you need to be prepared to tell me that this is gonna be the BEST...[grrr]... BURGER... [arrrrgh!]...EVVVVERRRR!! [HULKSMASH]!!!!! (Oh, and compare it to a known quantity, please.)
1) THE TEST
I strolled into Burger Bar the other day (after waving to & observing the flirtatious "Minus 5 girls" for a minute - big ups to 'Leo C' for the mention in his review) & bought two burgers: This "Rossini Burger" & this other Angus Beef Burger with grilled onions, avocado, and swiss. That's right. Eff it. I'm on vacation, b-tches.
2) THE TASTE
I hunkered down and tried each of these things, disregarding size or accompaniments.
-- Rossini: It was pretty GOOD... but it just wasn't OMGWTFGREAT. The beef was quite tasty and rich but the one thing I expected more of was the robust truffle flavor that I thought would be there and that didn't really come through... I question why they even add it. And the Foie Gras thing was weird - I suppose I expected something a little more... "fois gras-like" and what I got... wasn't. Did they make my burger, right? I mean it still tasted good but the texture wasn't what I'd expected.
-- Angus: Again, not BAD... but just not that GOOD. The beef wasn't nearly as juicy as the Rossini nor was it as flavorful which is to be expected I guess but to put this into perspective, I think a slightly better burger is purchasable through the Venetian's Room Service. That's all I'll have to say about that.
3) THE COMPARATIVES
Think of this as, "Two burgers go in; one burger comes out". I'm going to dump the Angus burger since I didn't think it was outstanding & nuanced enough to 'compete' and strictly compare the Rossini against some other burgers I've had from memory. With the exception of Bradley Ogden, you may assume that I expressly order their best beef with avocado and some onions.
-- BRADLEY OGDEN beats Burger Bar
-- BLT BURGER beats Burger Bar (this was close)
-- BURGER BAR beats Stack (this was even closer)
-- BURGER BAR beats StripBurger
CONCLUSION
I don't think Burger Bar produces the finest burger in Las Vegas. It's more like something somewhere in the middle... which of course is fine. I boxed the Rossini Burger, because... well, I'm not gonna leave behind a frickin' $60+tax+tip burger on a plate for them to dump. But it's sitting here in my hotel room after having made the taxi ride home and sadly I don't think I'm going to finish it. Nor do I think I'll go back for another when Red Square's got such tasty casual tapas dishes on the other side of the hotel.
3-stars.
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FUTURE PATRONS OF MINUS 5:
I think that it's important that I verify for all gentlemen approaching Minus 5 for beverages, that based on my interaction & careful observation of the youthful Minus 5 marketing staff, that the area in & around the Ice Lounge is definitely "chilly".
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