VEGAS, BABY!! – The Foodie Tour – KGB’s

Price: Affordable
Atmosphere: 3 out of 5
Quality of Service: 3 out of 5
Food Overall: 4 out of 5

Hamburgers. It’s Americana. It’s patriotic. It’s every red-blooded male and female’s responsibility to consume the classic combo of bun-meat-bun in all of its glorious and varying forms.

Wandering the hot streets of Vegas will make anyone famished after a while, and since our hotel shuttle stopped at Harrah’s Hotel & Casino as a mid-way point, the wife and I decided to go in and look for some grub.

The first place we noticed was called ‘KGB’, which stands for Kerry (Simon, world renowned chef)’s Gourmet Burgers. And boy were they. The menu reads like you would expect a burger joint to read: Several different burger choices, and non-burger selections like hot dogs, salads and chicken.

But KGB’s puts an interesting spin on their meat sammich’s. Take my lunch for example: The build your own burger (BYOB). You first choose your bun style, such as sesame, Kaiser or wheat. Then your meat: Turkey, chicken, beef, or lamb. That’s right: LAMB. Then, several cheeses and topping options await your tastebud’s decision.

I opted for the following combo: All beef patty, topped with smoked gouda and caramelized onions atop an onion roll. Oh, with a ‘side’ or sweet potato tater tots. I say ‘side’ in quotations because this was a massive spiral cone of ‘tots. Tiny, sweet taters with a side cart of Ranch for dipping them in. Delicious.

The burger? Outstanding. The onion roll was soft with that tiny bit of chew you’d expect from a freshly baked bread product. The beef was juicy and flavorful, cooked to a nice medium rare. The gouda added a nice hint of smoke with that tang that only this cheese can bring to the table, and the caramelized onions brought a sweetness to close the package up nicely.

My wife had the braised short rib sandwich, which appeared to be more of a sloppy joe type of concoction. The meat was finely shredded and seasoned with a great flavor combo; sauced perfectly and melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

It truly was a great lunch, and we almost stopped in there again before we headed back to FL (until we found another joint to try; Toby Keith’s). I highly recommend this as a quick stop off for lunch amidst your gambling and wandering in LV.

After all, it’s just Da(m)n Good Food.