803 Thurlow St, Vancouver
Mediterranean lamb burger with tzatziki, feta cheese, greek salad on a ciabatta bun.
Sautéed ‘shroom burger with melted swiss cheese and mushroooms.
Rav’s Review
I have been to Red’s alot in the past, so it has been awhile. I must say nothing has changed for the worse at this restaurant. Same atmosphere, and a bit busy but not rushed feel.
When Shannon and I arrived there was a huge wait, as with every other restaurant DT that night. Due to a Canucks game. So we put our names down for a table, and were told 20 min estimate. So we sat outside and waited. About 25 min later we sat down.
Looking thru the menu I quickly went to my old favorite as it has been years since I had it.. The Sauteed Mushroom Burger. Shannon ordering the Lamb Burger. After cutting our burgers in half, and quite the sight watching Shannon trying to cut her burger with a butter knife haha, we dug into the burgers.
The mushroom burger brought back all the memories I had eating these in the past.. the mushrooms were fresh, and there were alot of them which made it all the better. The beef pattie was juicy and tasted good. The fries well can’t complain about the fries at Red’s, they have always been good.
The Lamb burger looked great.. Presentation was good. The burger was brought open and on one side were the veggies and the other lamb pattie. The lamb was decent, but as Shannon mentioned it is hard to get lamb done right. I would say it was a little chewy but it did taste good once you got past that part.
Overall a good experience and defiently go back to get my hands on a well done Sauteed Mushroom Burger.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Shan’s Review
Big hockey game night that day so the wait was much longer than the 20 mins that we were told. I think it was more like 30-40 min in my opinion. Been to this location several times so the endless fries and seasoned salt were definitely on my radar that night.
The lamb burger was over done and tough. Toppings were complimentary to the patty and the ciabatta bread was nice. Note to self… do not order lamb burgers unless you know the place does it right, so often it is overcooked on the grill.
You can’t go wrong with any of the beef burgers though. The sautéed mushroom burger was juicy and loaded with mushrooms and cheese. Mushrooms were fresh and had good flavour. The fries were a tad dry that day but the sea salt and seasoning salt on the table helped.
All in all, this is a good standby place for good burgers and endless fries.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
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