So a while back (within 2 years - I have the world's worst memory, ask my ex GFs), I drove by a not-yet-open restaurant named Burger Girl. They had a sign & a cool mudflap girl logo but that was about it. It was located in a nondescript shopping center between The Egg & I and Chipotle on W. Sahara.
I discovered this whilst at lunch, and as soon as I returned to my desk, googled them. 3 locations in Texas, and 1 (Coming Soon!) in Las Vegas. Huh.
The first thing that went through my mind was "what are they thinking!?!" The Sahara/Decatur intersection has seen dozens of businesses close shop in the past 2 years. If chains like Red Robin, Chilis & Black Angus can't weather this stormy economy, what is the likelihood a small biz newcomer could? Sure the rent might have been cheap, but you're going to need some customers to pay the rent. Best to pay a little more for a location that is in proximity to where people gather.
When the (Coming Soon!) was not soon enough for my tastes, I emailed the BG HQ to ask them to hurry that shit up. They replied it would be a few more months. Okay, fine.
A half-dozen months pass, and I send another email. No reply this time. I noticed their website had been updated to show only 2 current locations, plus the ever-lovin' (Coming Soon!). Sadly in the last month or so, the LV location has been removed from their site, to be replaced by johnny-come-latelys Rockwall & Forney (those are names of cities, folks. Texas y'all).
Oh well, there was a singularly stellar (1-star) review of their Dallas location, so maybe we aren't missing much. I bet the Egg & I folks are happy (and Zia Records staff are bummed).
On the bright side, when I googled Burger Girl Las Vegas, one of the top returns led me to a nifty foodie blog called GreedyGirl. She posts a few times a month, usually about something cool and Vegas-y, with lots of pics.
In closing: I created this post when I should have been exercising. I'm fucking despicable.
Hi Rowdie Richie. This is Greedy Girl. Thanks for stumbling across my blog. Glad you thought it was "nifty." I too was looking forward to checking out Burger Girl. But, I guess, if they're only bringing in 1 star reviews, we're better off without them. LOL.
ReplyDeleteHi G-Girl! You may be right about being better off without them. Vegas already has plenty of lackluster eateries. My hope is that maybe their digs already has a kitchen in place, and someone else swoops in to save the day.
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