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Many moons ago, Kurt and I visited 13 Moons at The Swinomish Casino. Neither one of us are casino folk particularly, but we figured we had better get it out of the way, as we would eventually have to eat there anyway.
I ordered the Kobe Burger, sourced from Snake River Farms and costing a whopping $22 for the plate. Kurt ordered a wedge salad, the chowder and an order of truffle frites.
The bar was full of older people and was being attended to by one bartender who could barely keep up with the business that she had. The bar itself was tastefully decorated and despite a slight chill, was actually quite comfortable.
The burger arrived on a trendy square white plate, with a trendy square tumbler of fries sitting next to it. The bun was sea salt brioche and un-toasted. The cucumbers were not pickled, and the onion had very little flavor. The cheese was nice, but it did nothing for the flavor of the burger. As for the patty itself, it was unseasoned and labored under the heft of the bun it sat on. If it had been thicker and wider, it might have had a chance in competing with the ginormous bun.
The fries were okay, and the sauce that came with the burger I am sure was meant to lend flavor to it, but using it just ended up covering up what little flavor the burger had.
Generally speaking, save the price, it was not an impressive burger. The scores were as follows:
Kurt:
Sara:
The burger wasn't bad, it just wasn't good, and in my opinion, if you are working with Kobe beef, you must come to the plate with a well-rounded family of other high quality ingredients. It's like putting Hershey's chocolate syrup in organic hand made vanilla ice cream to make a chocolate milkshake. It is a waste of good ice cream.
The food at 13 Moons wasn't bad, it was just overpriced, though Happy Hour looked okay. Either way, this burger was a missed opportunity, at best. The good news is that we couldn't hear the casino from the bar.
I ordered the Kobe Burger, sourced from Snake River Farms and costing a whopping $22 for the plate. Kurt ordered a wedge salad, the chowder and an order of truffle frites.
The bar was full of older people and was being attended to by one bartender who could barely keep up with the business that she had. The bar itself was tastefully decorated and despite a slight chill, was actually quite comfortable.
The burger arrived on a trendy square white plate, with a trendy square tumbler of fries sitting next to it. The bun was sea salt brioche and un-toasted. The cucumbers were not pickled, and the onion had very little flavor. The cheese was nice, but it did nothing for the flavor of the burger. As for the patty itself, it was unseasoned and labored under the heft of the bun it sat on. If it had been thicker and wider, it might have had a chance in competing with the ginormous bun.
The fries were okay, and the sauce that came with the burger I am sure was meant to lend flavor to it, but using it just ended up covering up what little flavor the burger had.
Generally speaking, save the price, it was not an impressive burger. The scores were as follows:
Kurt:
- Flavor: 7
- Juiciness: 6.5
- Source of meat: 9
- Vegetables: 8
- Bun: 7
- Synergy: 6.5
- Value: 4.5
Sara:
- Flavor: 7
- Juiciness: 6
- Source of meat: 9
- Vegetables: 6
- Bun: 5
- Synergy: 6
- Value: 5
The burger wasn't bad, it just wasn't good, and in my opinion, if you are working with Kobe beef, you must come to the plate with a well-rounded family of other high quality ingredients. It's like putting Hershey's chocolate syrup in organic hand made vanilla ice cream to make a chocolate milkshake. It is a waste of good ice cream.
The food at 13 Moons wasn't bad, it was just overpriced, though Happy Hour looked okay. Either way, this burger was a missed opportunity, at best. The good news is that we couldn't hear the casino from the bar.
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