Jason P.
Yelp
I've been intrigued by Wahlburgers for a while. There's the obvious celebrity. They've invested in their family. And it seems like they've been successful on a national level. In my mind, it seemed like they have positioned themselves as a national higher end burger restaurant. Like Shake Shack nationally. Or regionally, like Plan B. This is my first visit, although I have grilled their grocery store Wahlburgers products and liked them. The atmosphere of the Springfield Wahlburgers was cool and service was low key friendly and efficient, but my burger, while decent, did not measure up to the places I would compare it to.
The inside has a Celtic Green focus and cool graphic design, a large inside seating area, a nice bar area, and an outside area. Although Wahlburgers seems meant to be associated with the MGM Casino, it's in a separate structure and you have to leave the casino to get there.
I ordered a BBQ Bacon and Spicy Cheese and Bacon tots.
The burger had thick cut and well cooked bacon, bbq sauce, fresh jalapeños, avocado spread and white cheddar. This is apparently Donnie W's favorite. Visually, the burger was somewhat disappointing and did not look like the menu picture. You could see the burger, the bacon, the cheese and a thin layer of BBQ Sauce on the bottom of the bun. You couldn't see any of the green from the jalapeños and the avocado spread. As I look at my pictures, I can't really see much of a jalapeño presence at all. The burger was a bit pale looking. It wasn't juicy or seasoned in a particularly noteworthy way. The bacon was good, but otherwise, none of the expected ingredient flavors really popped. I suspect this burger, when made by the best people of the best Wahlburgers, is better. This burger was not particularly well executed.
Tots seem to be a focus of Wahlburgers. I didn't notice fries on the menu. I liked the spicy cheese sauce, but the tots weren't cooked as well as I would have liked.
The restaurant was not crowded, but the casino wasn't particularly crowded either. I suspect this isn't one of the higher performing Wahlburgers locations, and my comments are limited to this location.
2.5 Stars