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| - Since the time that I visited the first Habit Burger in Las Vegas at Hughes Center Drive in April 2016, the Habit Burger is a fast casual brand that I trust. Evidently it is a trust shared by several people. Habit Burger is growing at a rapid pace. Since I reviewed the Hughes Center Drive location on April 4, 2016; Habit Burger opened 103 locations. Talk about rapid growth! Habit Burger's "Charburger" had also been voted the Best Burger in America by Consumer Reports in the middle of 2014.
The way I see it, the Habit Burger joins the movement of Class-A fast casual chains that have settled in Las Vegas alongside In N Out, Shake Shack, and Freddie's. In similar fashion to the Class-A fast casual chains, the restaurants include an open kitchen, made to order food, and better quality.
It was after hours of hiking in Spring Mountain Ranch State Park that I decided to have a post-hiking supper in a fast casual restaurant that I trust. Now if only parking here was as smooth as the restaurant experience. This Habit Burger is in the Albertson's-anchored Shopping center at the northeast corner of Blue Diamond and Decatur. The back of the restaurant faces Blue Diamond Road. The issue is that there is a high traffic volume on both Decatur and Blue Diamond that creates a risky situation pulling onto southbound Decatur without a traffic signal or having to cross three lanes of traffic on Blue Diamond westbound to make a u-turn onto the eastbound highway. Furthermore, if you are not using the drive thru chances are that there will be a decent walk to the restaurant.
When I visited the restaurant on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 6:15 pm, the friendly lady at the counter greeted me right away. Above her it was a breeze ordering off the menu. On account of the fact that there are only a couple of combination menu items, I was immediately set on the Charcheeseburger combo. It included French Fries and beverage. After taxes, it came out to $8.65. With the food being prepared upon ordering, the friendly lady presented me with a buzzer that went off when the food was ready.
On a Tuesday evening, there were plenty of tables. I sat in the back right at a table overlooking the open kitchen. After hearing horror stories about fast food restaurants including a Long Island Checkers, I would like to see who is making the food that I am going to eat. And I want to see what is going on. It was near the open kitchen where I filled up my beverage cup from the Coke fountain. If I had been up for Peach & Ginger Nectar or Strawberry Limeade I could of filled the cup with one of these signature Habit Burger beverages. It was at the edge of the open kitchen where I partook in my Habit Grill tradition of enjoying a couple of chili peppers from the pickle condiment station which also includes peppercinis and jalapeƱos.
The Charcheeseburger combo came out Yelp photo ready. The sandwich is in a sleeve that adds a nice photo quality to it. Even better than photographing it was eating it. Between two fresh tasting buns was the charbroiled burger, crisp lettuce, tomato, caramelized onions, pickles, and mayonnaise. Where the sandwich wasn't huge in size it made up for it in taste. I know that I just enjoyed a delicious burger when I experience a charburger aftertaste. Complimenting the Charcheeseburger were good tasting French Fries.
Habit Burger has yet to let me down. As of the time of this review that comes over two years from my initial Habit Burger review, this is a fast casual brand name that I still trust.
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