8oz Burger Bar

I ended up at 8oz burger in Shreveport, LA at my hotel after unsuccessfully driving to a couple of other locations around the city that were Yelp favorites, but that were ultimately closed.

I ordered the "Million dollar burger", which was $13.00, and it was a 1/2 lb. patty and brisket meat with BBQ sauce, curly onion strings, and mushrooms. Pretty darn good, I have to say.

I sat at the bar, although I don't drink, because this was the location that had 3 televisions all turned to college basketball. The staff was very friendly, and the bartender was funny and involved. I really enjoyed myself.

Really disappointed with our trip to the 8 oz Burger Bar.  The burger was ok... Soft bread... Flavorful meat.  The meat did taste a little bit like it was doused with liquid smoke, but not off putting. My daughter ordered the Philly Cheesesteak that wasn't near as appetizing as the burger.  Unlike the burger, the buns were not home made, and both the bun and the meat were extremely dry. We had ordered chips and salsa with guacamole as an appetizer that never came.  When we asked the waitress about it, she kinda just looked at us like we were crazy... Which was kinda how she treated us during the entire visit.  She eventually brought the chips and salsa, after the entrees arrived, but the guacamole never made it.  We asked for mayonnaise and mustard for the dry Philly, and once again got the deer in the headlights stare.  The waitress definitely shouldn't be in the service profession... And we still laugh about it today.

I ate at the bar alone for lunch.  There weren't a lot of people in the restaurant while I was in there.  The server (Angie I believe) was attentive and warm.  I was hungry so I ordered both chicken fingers and the 8 oz burger.  

The chicken fingers were served unbelievably hot (a good thing in my book) with BBQ sauce instead of Ranch at my request.  The menu description made them sound like something that was handmade on site.  If that is the case it is a waste of effort as they taste exactly like you expect a chicken finger to taste with no special qualities beyond being pretty salty.  

The burger was pretty big as would be expected of a half pound burger. The bun was enormous, puffy and tasted freshly baked.  Unfortunately, the patty was perfectly round as if cut off of a frozen log of beef.  There was some alleged special sauce but it was overpowered by the salt level of the patty and the white cheddar.   Looking back on it, nothing was so terrible about the food but there was also nothing worth repeating in terms of food.  

The kitchen staff were very noisy, seemingly rehearsing to be on Stomp with all the banging and crashing.  A server knocked a coffee filter basket out of a coffee maker which crashed onto the floor and the coffee filter bag laid on the floor for a few minutes before being cleaned up. Overall the clatter of the kitchen was irritating and must be amazingly grating when the restaurant is actually busy.  Like most things in the casino, value was not a strong suit. My meal (all items served ala carte) totally 23 dollars before tip.