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| - "There's no substitute for quality," is the Habit Burger Grill mantra. The Habit Burger Grill puts substance into their mantra. From a mom and pop burger place established 1969 in San Bernardino, the Habit Burger Grill has grown into a 147 restaurant chain. They are now based in Irvine, California sharing a corporate headquarters city with another burger icon known as In N Out. The chain is in a major expansion mode. In August 2015, the Habit entered Las Vegas with this location. This will be the first of fifteen locations in the Las Vegas market with a second one to open at Blue Diamond and Decatur.
Fans of The Habit Burger Grill also call it the Habit. For the rest of the Review it is referred to as the Habit. The Habit righteously has many fans. In 2014, "Consumer Reports" awarded the Habit Charburger as the Best Burger in America.
I had heard praise about the Habit. My brother told me good things about it. Subsequently my Yelp friends would recommend it through reviews and pictures. Today, it was time to check out the Habit.
This Habit is in a crowded part of town made more crowded by construction on Flamingo Road. Getting onto eastbound Flamingo Road could be a challenge. My tip is to exit behind the building. Turn left and a second left onto Howard Hughes Pkwy that leads to a traffic signal at Flamingo. Ultimately the Habit itself is crowded. The restaurant was nearly full at 11:30 AM on a Wednesday.
Right off the bat I was impressed with the pricing. The charbroiled Charburger combo which includes a beverage and paper boat of fries starts off at $7. With cheese at 60 cents extra it came out to $8.22. The woman who took my order took my money with a smile. I would eat the Charburger with a smile. That would be in a few minutes. She gave me a buzzer with an appropriate saying "Better to wait a short time for your burger than have your burger wait a long time for you." If I waited by the open kitchen the cooks would make the burger before my eyes.
The Charburger included cheese, mayo, pickle, tomato, lettuce, and caramelized onions between toasted buns. If I wanted more spice to it; there was a pepper bar featuring jalapeƱos, pepperoncini, pickled banana peppers, and hot sauces. The burger didn't need more spice. Just a handful of napkins. The fries were also good and plentiful. Their strawberry limeade was the bomb. The bottomless beverage included the delicious beverage that could win the Consumer Reports "Best Limeade in America."
Personally, another advantage of this Habit is being near my coffee habit. It is a short walk to Starbuck's which made a nice sequel to the burger adventure.
I give a thumbs up to the Habit. I look forward to the opening of the Blue Diamond at Decatur location.
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