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| - It's true, only TWO of these BK Whopper Bars in the world?? Damn, woulda thought they would make a better burger! All show, no go.
This place in the Rio got a 3-star because of what an actual BK is. If I take it that way as a chain, it gets an average rating. No extra stars for this wannabe mini bar concept. I was kinda excited to finally get to check this place out too!
After getting Trekked out at the Star Trek Convention, I was as famished as a Vulcan without a home planet. Places in the Rio Hotel & Casino are HELLA expensive to eat at and I just wanted something simple. Like a burger. Eureka! I finally thought to check out the BK Whopper Bar. Burger and a beer? Can't get much more grandiose for the chump change I had left after taking an interplanetary beating buying collectibles.
I finally get to the place, and guess what? Every single other klingon, vulcan, and U.S.S. Enterprise crewmate was in attendance. Drats. I was like, "Damn, this burger better be good." After a 15 minute wait in line, I finally approach the cashier. I look at the menu boards. Whut? This is all the same as in a regular BK! Damn again! I coulda just left this place and gone to a less busy (and less expensive) BK! All the same items available at this BK Whopper Bar sans you can order a bottle of beer with your meal! And dammit, why did I ever think I could order a foreign beer with it? All friggin' domestic. Unless you consider CORONA as being foreign (or alien in this case of Star Trek OR Mexican). Other choices were Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Heineken, or Corona. Bleech. Not really my favorites. Would it kill you guys to have a brew-of-the-week special like Newcastle or Sam Adams?? Ack.
So ok, kill the beer and I'll settle for a soda. The other perk for the BK Whopper Bar was the fact you can get your burger YOUR way, with additional toppings not available in your regular BK. But hey, after being starving, standing in a slow @$$ moving line, and seeing skanky beer (and skanky dressed cosplayers), I was not in the mood. Even more so after seeing the additional cost of adding any of these extra toppings to your burger. So I gave in and just ordered a damn Whopper with Cheese combo like nearly everyone else before me. Although I did get an order of onion rings instead of fries. The setback? A 'Whopper' of $9! NINE friggin' dollars! Oi, yes it is at least for me, expensive for this kind of fast-food slobbery.
The food? Luckily just as good as a regular BK. Which is not saying too much. Whopper with Cheese (lettuce, tomato, onion, extra pickle, light mayo, ketchup, add mustard) for me was just OK. At least the bun was supple, and the veggies were semi-fresh. The burger itself though was dry (was probably holding in a tray). The onion rings were basic but fried fresh, although I wish they had filled the box to the top instead of ripping me off a few rings. Soda was just a soda (luckily it was a Coke). I doubt I would have enjoyed this meal better with a skanky beer. But who knows.
Overall, not much of a 'Whopper' of a time for me. A fancy BK (ooooo...beeeeer) with the fancy price included. Though much of the fancy doesn't go to the food or the experience itself. I fancy that fancy goes with the price of acquiring the liquor license for this place. BK for big boys, aye, so much potential sucked down the fast-food drain.
Just......DAMN.
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