Yesterday, I was ultra-bored because it was ultra-hot here in steamy St. Louis. I couldn't talk Tim into walking anywhere for lunch, which was probably a good decision on his part, considering we were outside for like 5 minutes cleaning our cars and dripping with sweat. Wanting something "like a burger" but not quite sure I wanted to trek out to Five Guys, I suggested checking out the Lumiere Casino/Hotel* and the famous Burger Bar inside.
The Burger Bar is copied after its Las Vegas cousin, brainchild of proprietor/head chef, Hubert Keller. Keller has his bio on the back page of the menu and Tim asks me, "Do you know this guy?" [because I know famous chefs personally]. No, I actually had never heard of him, although he does have a show on PBS apparently, but unless your name is Rick, Ming, Bobby, or Tyler, I don't care who you are. And trust me, this guy is no Ming, Bobby, or Tyler (Rick is not that hot, just awesome).
You have the option of starting off with the "cheapest" option, the 9.50 angus burger, and working all the way up to the 16.50 American Kobe. As much as I wanted to try the Kobe, I stuck with what I knew and added on from there. Of course, each add-on is additional dinero, and I chose carmelized onions, avocado, and blue cheese and Tim went with blue cheese and proscuitto (I gave him props for being original). We also split this thing called the fry trio, ringing up at 15 dollars, but oh, so tasty.
Yes, our lunch was 68 dollars plus tip and wow! thats expensive for a burger and some beers. The food however, was excellent, possibly the best burger in St. Louis. It's worth noting that each booth has it's own television and we were there in time to watch the race two races before the Belmont Stakes (who cares) but it was a nice touch as this place seemed to attract a lot of out of town Cards fans.
*That big tall shiny green building you can see from Int. 70 is actually the Four Seasons. The Lumiere is a dinky four-story former Embassy Suites. I had no idea.
http://www.lumiereplace.com/burger_bar.aspx
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