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| - My husband and I ventured out from Southwest Las Vegas to Boulder City in search of burgers from a new place. It's actually not that far considering we used to drive much further out to places in LA but something about living in Vegas makes driving further than 10 minutes oddly daunting.
Anyway, we drove a couple weeks ago, with thunderstorms rolling in to Lake Mead. The further out we drove, the darker the skies got and the brighter the lighting lit them. I started to think we made a stupid decision and wondered if our regrets would compound with a disappointing dinner.
Getting there is an experience. Street parking is rather plentiful.The surroundings look retro - almost Palm Springs-like When we approached, I noticed the doors look like safe doors and the handles were fashioned after shotguns. The interior follows the mobster theme, as the menu with burgers named "The Capone", "The Dillinger", and so forth...
The dinner rush is rather active so you might find a short wait for seating. However, the staff is very friendly and quick to acknowledge new arrivals. I noticed they were very attentive about the seating situation and worked quickly to buss tables and get folks seated ASAP. Luckily for us, we walked in right as a table was just done being wiped down.
Service, as I mentioned, was quick and attentive. We were offered drinks almost immediately and never had to ask for refills.
As for the food...
We started with the nachos. I normally don't like cheese sauce but this sauce was good. The nachos were meatier than expected, which is always a good thing.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-dillinger-boulder-city?select=w3Qp9GYUR7XnVoIOVOqdcA#w3Qp9GYUR7XnVoIOVOqdcA
My husband ordered the namesake Dillinger Burger, which is topped with cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, and beef brisket.
Now, here's the thing - we expected a good burger but we were completely blindsided to stumble upon a GREAT burger. From the first bites, we both looked at each other with large "oh, yes, this is IT" eyes. You can tell all of the details were carefully considered - the burger was cooked perfectly, the bun was toasted, warm, and held up to all the toppings, the bacon was smoky, and the brisket was moist and tangy with BBQ sauce. Oh, yeah, the BBQ was a happy surprise (makes sense in retrospect but we've had a lot of non-BBQ brisket and assumed that was what was coming).
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-dillinger-boulder-city?select=w3Qp9GYUR7XnVoIOVOqdcA#jTJ_2ptdsHGdi4lV5aWQSw
I ordered The Babyface Nelson, which is topped with baked brie, mixed greens, and fig marmalade. I loved it. That melted brie though... drool city. Again, it was a burger that was clearly well thought out and executed. This was probably the best fig marmalade I've had. I felt like I could taste it but that it wasn't overpoweringly sweet in any way.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-dillinger-boulder-city?select=w3Qp9GYUR7XnVoIOVOqdcA#R3a9vSu4wneej7F47AyN0w
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-dillinger-boulder-city?select=w3Qp9GYUR7XnVoIOVOqdcA#Hy7k-NpuAjIy-FL3_dmgGA
The sides didn't get much attention but let's just say they matched burgers - great fries and onion rings!
For two, with tax and tip, we spent around $50 which we felt was well worth the meal and experience. With the burgers we ate, I'm determined to go back to try the others... next time, in better weather.
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