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| - We were a party of 10 on Tuesday night originally going to the Windmill location, but with a broken AC, went to the one on Sahara instead. There was no wait, and the restaurant was about 1/3 full. The service was great - waters were never empty and plates were cleared accordingly. Our server made sure everyone's burger was cooked at the right temp (asked us to cut it open to see). Also, with such a large party, I was impressed that the food runners knew exactly which burger was whose (I think it's so tacky to bring food to the table and "auction" it off).
On to the food. We shared the oxtail fries, sweet potato fries, and truffle parm fries. A member of our party commented that the oxtail fries tasted "like fries with canned chili on top". I thought they were over salted and were nothing special. The sweet potato fries were good (but Boiling Crab still has the best in town) - thick cut, seasoned perfectly. The yuzu aioli, however, didn't quite compliment the savory-sweetness of the fries. The truffle parm fries were a huge letdown. I love truffle and was expecting to taste a little truffle flavor in each bite. I got zero truffle flavor. The mushroom cream drizzled on top was reminiscent of stove top mushroom gravy made in the microwave. The tomato aioli, while good on its own, added nothing to the fries. If the fries were truffle and cheesey enough, I don't think it would need any kind of sauce to accompany it.
I got the Kalbi burger and my bf got the Kiki burger. The meat was of great quality and cooked perfectly. The bun was nicely toasted and buttered. I really wish I loved the burgers (everyone else in the party did), but I really did not think they were anything special. The Kalbi burger tasted like a burger slathered with kalbi sauce with some kim chee on top. The Kiki burger tasted like a lot of bland. All the ingredients sounded like it should have come together to make a great flavor combo, but it just didn't work. I didn't even know there was caramelized onion, bacon, and guyere chesse on it until I looked back on the menu! I thought it was just meat, lettuce, and some mushrooms.
The price isn't considered cheap either. $5 for frozen fries drizzled with stove top mushroom gravy does not a happy girl make.
All in all, kudos for trying to come up with a fusion burger place, but at the end of the day, the flavors (or lack thereof) just didn't work.
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