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| - Two of my good friends were in town. We had the grandest of intentions of getting all dolled up and hitting the Strip for a Friday full of debauchery. What ended up happening was us, drinking vodka in their hotel room and stumbling for a late dinner at Burger Bar, where we proceeded to stuff our faces so full and then go immediately back to the hotel room to hit the hay. (When did I get so ooooooold?)
Anyway, unlike my experience at Holsteins (which I do like better even though I give them both the same star rating) I did have a boozy milkshake. It was not that impressive. Don't get me wrong, I love a milkshake and I still drank it all, but I wanted it to smack me in the mouth with alcohol, which it did not. Mint chocolate chip with chocolate whipped cream and an alleged mint liqueur for $10.75.
I ordered the Hubert Burger. I have a huge admiration for the chef (Public TV FTW) and also inventive recipes, especially those involving blue cheese. Buffalo meat (a hard find... coming from South Dakota where it's everywhere), spinach, caramelized onions, blue cheese and a wine reduction sauce on the side for $22. It was spectacular, though perhaps not the best choice combined with my previously vodka-soaked stomach and liver and the aforementioned boozy milkshake.
We also ordered a sauce selection for the table. You're not coming to Burger Bar to save money or to eat healthy, so just do it. White barbecue, basil aioli, truffle mayo, homemade mustard, chipotle aioli were our choices. Loved them all but particularly the truffle mayo and homemade mustard. Mmmmm.
The decor and bathrooms are where the stars really plummet for me. Bathrooms are forever away, passing by the back-of-house restaurant rooms on the way. The decor looked like it was schlepped together and doesn't match a $22 burger.
However, we really enjoyed our experience and the service was great. I would try it again!
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