Las Vegas: Burger Bar

VeganMac (from the Portland website OnPDX hits 8 the hard way and finds a Vegan burger in Vegas....yep!:

Being Vegan in Las Vegas is like being a nun at a strip club..

This burger is THE Vegan burger at the Burger Bar (and possibly the only Vegan burger in Las Vegas) at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. The Burger is two portabello mushroom caps with sauteed vegitables between them (Eggplant, Red Pepper, Zucchini). The guy I was with lives in Texas and he snapped this picture because he didn't think anyone in Texas would believe such a burger could ever exist.

It was mighty tastey.

The cost for the burger a whopping $15.45 with tax and tip!

Burger Bar (Mandalay Bay)
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702)632-7777

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Fulton Pub

ProgressiveBurger visits our local real estate developers (when does the new one open downtown again?) built from fleece and sandals:

For years I complained that there was no vegetarian burger option for happy hour. Every Friday I became more and more distraught. I had to pay $6.75 for a Boca or Gardenburger while my workmates paid $3.50 for a happy hour meat slab o a bun. Last January my years of weekly outrage and complaints paid off, they added the Boca or Gardenburger option to the happy hour menu! And at $3.90 it was a bargain. Comes with the standard greasy Micminimal's fries and order it without the "secret sauce" and a vegan option is born.

Fulton Pub & Brewery
618 SW Nebraska St.
Portland, OR 97239

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Macadam's

Lets call him ProgressiveBurger (what, you don't like early Genesis?.........ears and a heart) and he doesn't put meat to the face:

This is about the only vegetarian option at another wise normal boring SW Portland restaurant. I ordered mine without dairy so it was minus the cheese and "secret sauce". The fries are plain, the sandwich itself was quite good. Vegan on a business lunch rating of "Make sure they pay."

Macadam's
5833 SW Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR 97239

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Laurelthirst Public House

nananananannananana nanan.....batman and veggie burgers. GrillMaster has the com..uh...er....some kind of sonic cellphone:

Quadburger and I stopped by the Laurelthirst Public House on Glisan for two of their sin verggie burgers, which are a homemade patty made out of sunflower seed, walnuts, and some other stuff with bacon, swiss, and cheddar on top with the usual lettuce, tomato and onions on onion roll.

We got the spicy ones which throw in some chipolte and corn into the mix... a little too much chipolte this time (i could still taste it while eating ice cream 2 hours later) but whatever... you can have potato chips, potato salad, green salad, or a cup of beans as a side... Too bad they don't make fries, seems like they would do a great job at making them... excellent beer selection too! I'll be back, that's for sure...

Laurelthrist Public House
2958 NE Glisan St.
Portland, OR 97232
(503)232-1504

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Life of Riley

Formerly Everett Street Tavern (and the Blah Blah Cafe), then a stint as Jimmy Mac's, and now Life of Riley. Hamburgler and RarePattie get some:

Eh. The half-pounder is big, and it's filling, but is oddly dense. It's $9.00, not bad, but nothing really special.

RarePattie had the veggie burger of beans and rice and liked the "masculine" decor. Nicely done and huge as well.

Life of Riley
300 NW 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
(503)224-1680

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Club 21

UPDATE: 3/4/08




Burgermeister and BeefJake:

Burgermeister had an afternoon burger attack and went with BeefJake back to Club 21.

BeefJake had the regular cheeseburger and it must have been delicious because it was gone before Burgermeister could snap a photo.

Burgermeister had the bacon cheese with everything on it, which includes Thousand Island dressing. Yum. The burger dripped all over the fries, which is always a good sign.

There's also a great selection of smooth jams for a smooth Saturday afternoon.

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ORIGINAL POST: 11/12/07







Originally a Russian Orthodox Church, then a stint as a bar known as "The Shadows" before taking on the persona "Club 21" since 1958.

The Hamburgler and Pickles & Ammo needed a well deserved lunch break and clue us in.

While sitting in one of Portlands finest dining establishments recently, the chef (who shall remain nameless) highly recommended this place as his favorite burger in town (I'm sure much to the horror of the other listening patrons). Well, he was right. This is actually a great burger.

The first one up there is a bacon cheeseburger with all the usual suspects for $7.00 with chips. Add fries, tots, or salad for $1.00

That beast on the last photo is the "Club 21 Specialty Burger". 1/3 lb of "Prime Beef", ham, cheese, egg, bacon, and usual suspects (mayo and thousand island). $7.50 with chips.

They also have a Gardenburger for $6.50

Bonus Pickle!

Club 21
2035 NE Glisan St
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 235-5690

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Links: Portland Vegan Reubens

There is a new Portland food blog out there: Portland Vegan Reubens

Always thought we had a narrow lens...proven wrong. Would be funny to see Kenny & Zuke's or Rose's show us what they got in that department (car.....game on!).

Now we have to eat more food.

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Calypso

Hamburgler visits the Caribbean restaurant merry-go-round in Belmont's land of coffee shops (how many more can open around there?):

Ehh. Was hoping they would have some kind of themed burger to go with all the Caribbean/Creole/Hawaiian theme. Nope. They do have guacamole for the burger though.

The bun was dry as a bone and grainy/mealy. Eck. Take a bite, sip the water, water runs out, douse it in ketchup. The burger, well, nevermind.

Ordered a lot of extra "done", and they didn't even charge for it either (see ticket).

They have a Gardenburger too.

Calypso
3350 SE Morrison St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503)294-0896

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Sam's Billiards

Hamburgler:

You wouldn't think it, but this place gets abstract with their burger. There is the "Sam's Burger" that is breakfast in a sandwich with swiss, cheddar, ham, egg, and hashbrowns all on the burger.

That first one is a "Blue Cheese Bacon Burger" with added grilled onion for $7.25.

That second one is something different. "Mike's 57 Chevy Burger" with honey (yep, honey), bacon, Heinz 57 sauce and Pepperjack cheese for $6.50.

They also have Gardenburgers, and a Halibut Burger.

Bonus Pickle!

Sam's Billiards
1845 NE 41st Ave.
Portland, OR 97212
(503)282-8266

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My Father's Place

Look's like Pickles & Ammo and the Hamburgler get their drinking training wheels on for lunch:

This is fill-er-up, soak up the alcohol, hangover cure-all, grease bomb that comes cheap. It's not going to win any awards, but it does but a brick back in your belly.

Burgers start at $4.50 with fries (add only 25 cents for Gardenburger, boca available as well). That first one up there is a Bacon Mushroom Swiss that takes $5.75 to get on board. That next one is their "Western Bacon Cheese Burger" with bbq sauce and onion rings for $6.25.

They also have a colon clogger, the "My Father's Place Special Burger" with bacon, ham, 2 cheeses, and an egg.

My Father's Place
523 SE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
(503)235-5494

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New Old Lompoc

Hamburgler:

They got a nice one here. Seen above in the wild is their cheeseburger that comes in around $7.50 with fries. They use some kind of green plant to dress up their secret sauce (its not ketchup/mayo/relish) and its different, but delicious....could have been basil although I couldn't be sure (yep, I don't really read the menus anymore.....just say "cheeseburger" and it magically arrives at my seat....kind of like throwing lightning bolts at LARP gatherings)

It's bit different, but one of the better burgers around town at that price.

Bonus Pickle!

New Old Lompoc
1616 NW 23rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
(503)225-1855

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East End

The Hamburgler and Pickles & Ammo (aka my MS is not a STD, educate yourself already, but does come with handicap parking permits and canes with swords in them) flounder into a basement:

Long gone are the days of the Rabbit Hole and the 25 cent beers, but these boys, and gal are making a run at it.

This burger has got a little somethin'. Homemade Apple-Ketchup is a nice touch.

That right there is a BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger at the classy price point of $6.00. It gets Les Schwab up in there with Natural Country Beef that is hand crafted, but no tweeters for a dollar (sorry about the Portland local tv reference).

East End
203 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97214

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Blitz Bar

Hamburgler was downtown trying to avoid urban attention seekers:

This place is behind Powell's and looks pretty small when you walk in, but then you go downstairs and you find out its a lot bigger.

Featured here is the "Blitz Bomber". Bacon, Mushrooms, Cheese, Onion Strings, and Jack Daniel's glaze. Picture aside, this thing is huge. Couldn't finish it, so its a fill up at $8.00 with fries. Can't complain, it's going to be a one meal day.

You can substitute for Gardenburger as well.

Blitz Bar
110 NW 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
(503)222-2229

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Horse Brass Pub

Hamburgler seemed excited that the US Dollar could still buy something, at least in the states:

Skipped the bangers, scotchegg, ploughmans, and went with a big olde burger. $7.25 with homemade fries. Of course you could cover them in vinegar if you wanted too.

Now, if there was just some proper baggy tunes playing there...or anywhere for that matter, oh so tired of hearing 80's music.

Horse Brass Pub
4534 Se Belmont St
Portland, OR 97215
(503) 232-2202

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Tom's Pizza & Sports Pub

Burgermeister and VeggiePatty give us a North Portland update. What? Bacon is a great topping on veggieburgers:

Went to Tom's Pizza & Sports pub on Lombard. There was about 25 big screen tv's which wasn't so bad until the sound went on. Some college football game.

I had the "Rodeo Burger" (first and second pictures), which has cheddar, bbq sauce and bacon. Burgermeister got it with the veggie patty which was just delicious. It comes with a salad or french fries. Got the salad which is topped with every pizza topping known to man.

VeggiePatty got the veggie patty ( um duh! ). She ate it all and said it was good.
that's all.

Tom's Pizza & Sports Pub
2630 N. Lombard St.
Portland, OR 97217
(503)283-4217

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Burger Skills: Sponge Bob Squarepants Burger Candy

Sponge Bob knows how candy is done. If you pick up these delicious candies at Office Depot on MLK you can pick up your own gold dice behind there at Guardian Games, or 20-sided if you like.

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Morrison Street Bar & Grill

Hamburgler can't be stopped:

They have breakfast all day and burgers of course.

1/2 pounders come with fries, tots, coleslaw, potato salad, cottage cheese, or onion rings and start at $6.25 up too $7.25 for the chili-burger. Gardenburger available as well.

Morrison Street Bar & Grill
1205 SE Morrison St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503)232-3275

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Mock Crest

The PattyPusher returns with Burger-FreeBurger, and finds Mock Crest after a recent cyclecross race:

Let’s start by saying Patty Pusher is not that bright. He actually pays money to ride his bicycle in the worst circumstances imaginable. After the recent USGP of cyclocross race at PIR, where conditions were “epic” (see pic 1), he had a powerful craving for an “epic” burger to match.

Guided by some kind of mystic forces, probably the gale force winds of the day, he miraculously landed at Mocks Crest Tavern with his sherpa, Burger-FreeBurger. While Burger-FreeBurger has taken a vow of critterless eating, she was a fabulous guide in steering the pair to hot toddies that brought sweet sweet circulation back to Patty Pusher’s toes. Once able to focus on the menu instead of frozen appendages, he quickly zeroed in on the words Burger, Swiss, and Tots. Done and done.

The burger arrives and is luckily documented before it disappears. While possibly not deserving the “Portland’s Best Burger” designation it gets in the menu, the meat is sweet, the LTO fresh, the mayo thick, and the Tots hot ‘n’ crispy. Totally worth the $6.95. The burgerless burger had by Ms. Burger-FreeBurger was with a Gardenburger patty and the usual suspects, also fully respectable.

Bonus Pickle!

Mock Crest
3435 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 283-5014

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Hollywood Burger Bar

Pickles & Ammo and the Hamburgler visit one of Portland's burger classics, the Hollywood Burger Bar. Somewhere in the 1920's this was a trolly ticket sales booth, then a dry cleaners before becoming the burger joint we know today since 1954.

Inka (pictured above in all her Betty Boop glory) has owned this joint for about 18 years now and is still serving the burger that is winning head-to-head battles.

Pickles & Ammo hit the bullseye and put down a swiss/mushroom/bacon while the Hamburgler kept to the classic bacon/cheese.

Burgers start at $5.00 with fries/potato salad/cottage cheese/chips and top off with the "Hollywood Ultimate Double" for $8.00 with two patties/bacon/swiss and cheddar. Gardenburger option available as well.

Hollywood Burger Bar
4211 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97213
(503)288-8965

M/F 7:30-4:00pm
Sat: 8:00-4:00pm

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Bonfire

Hamburgler keeps up appearances:

The "Bonfire Burger" is $6.50 with Chipolte Mayo, Grilled Onions, and the usual suspects. They also have those other burgers...chicken....veggie...ect.

Bonus Pickle!

Bonfire Lounge
2821 SE Stark St,
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-3704

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