Boulder Pit Stop

For years we have driven by Boulder Pit Stop on our way out of town or even just down the street to the Coffee Cup.  We have been saying for years we should stop and try it.  So Sunday we went out and tried it.  

Pit Stop Burger with Cheese

This burger was juicy and had a lot of flavor, the secret sauce and grilled onions added to the flavor of the burger which was cooked perfectly.  

French Fries

French Fries are extra, but what's a burger without french fries.  They were cooked perfectly, not greasy and seasoned perfectly.

Double Pit Stop Burger with Cheese

The burger was huge after putting on these toppings.  But still the burger was the star of every bite!

Kid's Meal Cheeseburger with Fries

Cristyana added grilled onions and the secret sauce to the burger!  Yes, she ate grilled onions!!!  The only thing left on her plate when she was done was maybe a quarter of the burger everything else was in her tummy and she was asking when we could come back again.

Chicken Tenders Dinner

Mikayla usually loves burgers, but today she was in the mood for chicken tenders.  This is the normal adult meal.  She did not finish all of it, but she said it was yummy and filling.

The one thing both kids enjoyed even more than the food was when they asked for a side of ranch dressing, they were given a huge bottle to keep at their table.  They were in heaven!

Boulder Pit Stop is a must stop in Boulder City.  It's a small restaurant so you might have to wait for a table during the busy hours, but it is well worth the wait!!!

The Habit Burger Grill, Las Vegas, NV

The Habit Burger Grill just opened at the corner of our street.  Saturday we ventured in to try this new place.  The restaurant was clean and smelled of grilled burgers and fries.  Everyone we encountered was friendly and helpful.  

GRILLED CHEESE

Kid's meals are a must when taking the kids anywhere, more for Cristyana then Mikayla.  Cristyana said they could have given her more fries, but overall it was really good!  She even ate the burger gummy that comes as a treat.

CAESAR SALAD w/grilled albacore tuna

Chopped romaine tossed with our Caesar dressing, croutons and fresh Parmesan

This salad was really good, the salad was crispy and the caesar dressing was just right.  The tuna was amazing, if I hadn't ordered the tuna, I wouldn't have known it was fish. Overall the salad was great!  I will be having that again and again and again!

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR

Chopped romaine tossed with our Caesar dressing, croutons, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and topped with a grilled chicken breast

This is the same salad that I had except for it's with chicken instead of fish.  The chicken look most and seasoned right.  The salad portions are big and filling!

DOUBLE CHARBURGER

Mayonnaise, pickle, fresh tomato, lettuce and caramelized onions on a toasted bun

CHARBURGER

Mayonnaise, pickle, fresh tomato, lettuce and caramelized onions on a toasted bun

These burgers were juicy and seasoned properly.  On the double charburger we got lettuce, tomato and grilled onions.  All the flavors worked well together and left you wanting more.

Overall we will be making this a regular stop when we are out and about.  They have locations in California, Arizona, Utah, New Jersey, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Las Vegas!  If you come across this place, its a must stop!!

Famous Dave's - Blue Diamond, Las Vegas, NV

Famous Dave's Blue Diamond is a convenient stop for us.  It's close to our home and shopping area.  Here are some of the dishes that we have had.

This is a LiL' Wilbur Meal.  This is the chicken tenders and fries.  The kids love tenders and fries and their special treat of an Oreo cookie.  With all the different BBQ sauces, they still stick with their favorite of ranch dressing dipping sauces.

Dave's Sassy Barbeque Salad - choice of Barbeque Pulled, Grilled, or Crispy Chicken, Texas Beef Brisket or Georgia Chopped Pork. Served on crisp greens with bacon, house-smoked cheddar cheese, tomatoes and shoestring potatoes. Tossed with honey BBQ dressing. Served with a Corn Bread Muffin.  There is enough of a salad here for lunch tomorrow!  I always get two meals out of this salad.

Texas Beef Brisket - Our classic Texas Beef Brisket is rubbed with a blend of Dave's secret spices, coarse black pepper and a hint of brown sugar, then slow-smoked over hickory until it's juicy and tender.  The brisket had good flavor and was very filling.

Over all we had a wonderful meal.  The atmosphere is comforting and the girls like reading the signs  around the restaurant.  The service was okay.  If I had to change one thing about this experience it would be the service.  The service can be really good and then just okay, it's never bad service, but the service needs to be a little more consistent.  Also everyone Monday kids eat for 99cents!!!

CheeBurger CheeBurger

CheeBurger CheeBurger was the newest place we tried this week.  You would never guess that it had a 50's style decor inside.  They advertise free toppings on your burgers, salads, and fries.  They have over 25 flavors of shakes!

Your drinks come in these mason jars, and this was half a shake, I can imagine what the full size shake looks like!  The shake I tried was chocolate covered pretzel shake!  It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  It was thick and creamy, and most important it was COLD! There were chucks of chocolate covered pretzels mixed into it.

This is the semi-serious burger with cheese, teriyaki sauce and pickles.  It is 1/3 pound of burger, and every inch was cooked properly and seasoned amazingly.  This burger was juicy and yummy!

We didn't get a picture of the onion rings, but they were the best onion rings I've had in a long time!

The kids meals included grilled cheese with bacon and chicken strips with french fries.  It comes in this 50's style car.  And the best part is on Wednesdays in July kids eat FREE!

This is the one pound burger!  If you eat this burger and finish it you get your picture on the wall.  This burger was cooked to perfection, and seasoned wonderfully.  The burger was juicy and yummy!

As you can see Chris ate the whole burger and got his picture on the wall!  Will you try this challenge if you go there?  Not many have got their picture on the wall, but the wall next to it is the people that have tried and failed.  Which side will you be on?

Bubba Gump's - Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

"Bubba Gump Shrimp is what they got."  - Forrest Gump

How many of us have watched the movie Forrest Gump over and over again?  Okay, maybe just me, but watching the movie over and over again can win you trivia at the restaurant.  On Maui they gave away prizes if you could answer their questions about the movie!  

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant and Market has many locations around the United States.  Lahaina, Maui, Hi was the 2nd location of this huge franchise.  It was a favorite restaurant of our when we lived in Hawaii, so we were excited when they opened here on the strip.  We have been there a few times in the 3 years it's been here.

The other night we visited Bubba Gumps.  The staff was friendly and the restaurant was clean!  For a Saturday night on the strip we walked right into the restaurant and was seated right away.  

  I had the Shrimper’s Heaven.  Which has 4 different styles of shrimp, it had Coconut Shrimp, Grilled Shrimp, Crisp Golden Shrimp and Tempura Shrimp with Fries. And of course great dippin’ sauces like Tangy Asian, Cajun Marmalade and Zesty Cocktail.  This was really yummy!  Every shrimp was cooked perfectly, and being that almost everything was fried it was greasy,  and it was perfectly seasoned.

Chris had Forrest’s Seafood Feast.  Southern Fried Shrimp, Hush Pups, Fish & Fries. Dippin sauces -homemade tartar, cocktail and Remoulade.   Again for being fried it wasn't greasy and was seasoned and cook perfectly.

Mikayla had Chicken Strips and Fries.  Her kids meal came with fries, chicken, dippin sauce, jello and an orange slice.  Their kids meals run about $6 and they are served in a boat.  If you remember the movie the boat is the same as the one Forrest uses to catch the shrimp.

Cristyana had Pepperoni Pizza, which came with fries, jello and orange slice.  It was also served in Forrest Boat as you can see at the bottom of the picture.

Overall everyone had a great meal, great service and fun time.  At the end of the meal we received the check.  We had a gift card for $50, the server said he would take the gift card and our Landry's Loyalty card and then bring us back the remainder of the bill.  About 10 minutes later the manager came over and said that beside the $50 gift card we had $25 on our loyalty card which covered our entire bill.  What a surprise!!!  If visit any Landry Restaurants sign up for their loyalty card, they give you $25 on your birthday!  WOW!!! 

Oh and visiting their website shows they now offer a Gluten Free menu!!  So now they have something for everyone!

Broadway Burger Bar and Grill - Las Vegas

                                             

Broadway Burger Bar and Grill is located in New York New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip!  It is located in their food court area.  Their open floor plan makes you feel like you are eating on the patio.  The service was amazing, the hostess and the wait staff made everyone feel welcome.  

I had this ahi salad with a wasabi vinaigrette dressing.  The ahi was firm but soft and seasoned well.  The portion was just enough that you were full, but not stuffed.  

Chris had the English Pub Burger.  It was a hamburger with a friend egg with swiss cheese.  The burger was perfectly cooking and seasoned to perfection!  The french fries came in this cute little basket.

Mikayla had this Philly Cheesesteak Burger.  If you love BEEF, you will love this burger.  This burger had shaved rib eye steak on top of this burger with cheese.  It usually comes with peppers and onions (which of course Mikayla had them take off).  It also comes with that cute little basket of french fries.

Cristyana still orders off the kids menu.  On the kids menu they offered a Hamburger with or without cheese, macaroni and cheese, or chicken strips.  Cristyana ordered a cheese burger and fries.  Her burger was well done, and a little char on it, but surprisingly it was still moist.  Of course she only ate a bite here and there, but all the fries seemed to disappear.

We didn't order dessert because we were all really full, we even took home half of each burger.  The portions are worth the price of the burger!  They advertise happy hour Monday-Thursday starting at 3pm with $5 appetizers and beer.

Broadway Burger Bar and Grill has another location in Atlantic City!

Is this somewhere we would go again?  YES it is!
Is this somewhere we would recommend?  YES it is!