We left the house about 11:30 and headed down Route 290. By the time we arrived, we were hungry for lunch so we immediately tried to find Bobby's Burger Palace. This is the latest restaurant by Bobby Flay of Food Network fame. We had heard about the place from a feature on Channel 5's Chronicle program.
After finding a seat at the bar, we each ordered a beer and a burger. Jeanne went with the "L.A. Burger" and I did the "Napa Valley Burger". I guess we were in a California mood today. We ordered one side of sweet potato fries to share.
The burgers arrived with a side of regular potato fries (not sweet potato), but this worked out OK. They were well salted and crispy. The chipolte dipping sauce they were served with was great. The burgers were good, we were very impressed with the bun, creative toppings and the high quality pickle on the side. Unfortunately, the burger itself was mediocre at best. It seemed that not the best quality beef was used, or maybe it was just over handled. It's hard to describe, but the burger meat had some little hard bits in it. It was the type of thing that you avoid when you form your own burgers at home.
After lunch, we did some wondering around the casino. After a bit we ended up at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville for a drink. The margaritas were quality and the atmosphere reminded us of Key West (or at least the last Jimmy Buffet concert at Gillette Stadium). Here's some video of the restaurant's hourly "blender" show....
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