Slater's 50/50 - Silverado Ranch — Restaurant in Nevada

UPDATE Upon further reflecting I realized that the impossible burger is suppose to 'bleed' and replicate real meat through science. Mine did not because it was overcooked to the point where all the things that make the impossible burger unique was just overcooked to hell. Not to mention the my burger paddy that was ordered medium and cooked to past well done. So what we have here is a burger place that cant temp burgers correctly. Let that sink in, a BURGER place that CANT COOK BURGERS TO THE CORRECT TEMP. /UPDATE

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PORK-A-PALOOZA the concept for this app is genius that might have come out of the early days of epic meal time. Sadly the flavors just dont stack right. Bacon Salt and Vinegar Chicharron Tastes like it came out of a bag and the drizzle of vinegar did nothing but make some spots soggy. Could have been better if they flashed it in their deep fryers to get it hot and have something salt could stick to and powdered vinegar (yes it exists) and sea salt to flavor. Instead we got saltless soggy skins... The Bacon's it'd be great if they were cut in half by the kitchen (menu even states it's for 2to4 guests or one bacon addict, most people dine with significant others or friends and they split things like this) and somehow labeled to tell each one apart, aside from one that was heavy on the rosemary I couldn't tell which was which. Sweet and Sour Agave Pork Wings. If this is the first time you've had pork wings they probably tasted real good. I've had a place that does pork wings that blow these away, it's like comparing a BMW to a Honda Civic. Going back to these wings yeah they're nice and tender but there very little pork flavor and the sauce was neither sweet nor was it sour. For other pork wings I'll stick with the King of Wings on the west side. Crispy Pork Belly w/Jalapeno bacon jam. Wasn't crispy but was very tender, had a nice flavor thanks to the bacon jam but the jalapeno was very weak in flavor, even the slices of pickled jalapeno were subtle. Slater's Giardiniere, I get that this is meant to cut through all the rich fatness but...oh man way too sour, please cut your brine with apple cider or rice vinegar and balance out that aggressive white vinegar acidity with some sweetness. Salted caramel bacon kettle corn, it was alright

LONE STAR SMOKE BURGER Plating is perfect, burger is nice and high and well stacked thanks to the too gorgeous onion rings. Burger was ordered medium but came out well done. Definitely not from carry over cooking. The 50% bacon saved it as it was still juicy as a medium. Problem is with the sauce and pickle ratio. Not enough of either the garlic aioli or the BBQ sauce and too many pickles. Side note the pickles in the burger tasted like conventional dill pickles from a jar while the pickles from the Giardiniere are completely different. The dill pickles provided the crunch factor the burger needed but there was so many pickles they didn't allow the BBQ sauce or the garlic aioli to shine through. Burger paddy itself could have used some salt and pepper as well. Too often seasoning the burger is neglected and as a result over shadowed by the accompanying ingredients and what you get is a three stooges affect where your tongue can't isolate any single flavor to stand out so it just tastes bland, that happened here except the dominate flavor was dill pickles.

NASHVILLE SCREAMING HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH My buddy ordered this through our servers recommendation. He can handle stupid spicy, I can not. Upon tasting a bit of his chicken even I was questioning where the screaming hot element was. The chicken and the slaw both needed a heavy pinch of salt as they were both lacking on the seasoning department with the chicken lacking in the...

Overall: 3.4/5 (dine in)

We came on a Wednesday night at the tail-end of what seems to be a Bingo night where customers can win discounts on their bills. The menu was extensive so it took us awhile to decide what we wanted. The food took a while to come out so I would recommend you put in your order right away if you're hungry. Our server was Karen; she was attentive and provided great service to us the whole time we were there.

Pink Moonshine ($12): This is made of Blue Moon, rum, vodka, and a hint of lemon juice. I'm not a beer drinker but this was doable. It tasted like juice and beer mixed together.

Frickles ($9.99): Pricey for hand breaded fried pickles. They were unique in that the pickles were not watery and had a nice crunch to them while the breading was a super thin layer. They were okay by themselves but really good when dipped in the green chili and ranch sauces.

Wagyu Dip Burger ($22.99) + Rosemary Bacon ($1.25 per slice) + Upgrade Garlic Parmesan Fries ($3): Asked for medium rare but the patty was more medium/medium well-done as it was dry and not juicy at all. We asked to add bacon to the burger and were presented with a few different flavored options; We chose the rosemary bacon. When it came out, they gave us two slices which were pretty big but we didn't realize they charged us for each slice until we saw the bill. Unfortunately, the bacon was dry and the rosemary flavor wasn't really brought out so it didn't add to the burger. You have to dip the burger in the Au Jus for any sort of flavor. The garlic parmesan fries were soggy so we didn't eat that much either.

Southern Pork Belly Grilled Cheese ($16.99) + Upgrade Onion Rings ($2): The pork belly grilled cheese was the opposite of the wagyu dip burger; it was a very wet sandwich so if you tried to pick it up, it would fall apart. The amount of cheese on this sandwich was overkill while the pork belly was borderline dry and flavorless. This sandwich was unbalanced and very heavy so my husband and I could only eat a quarter of the sandwich each. The onion rings were huge in size and crispy but the amount of oil they contained scared the living daylight out of me.

After this meal, we felt unhealthy and bloated for 1-2 days. The food was lackluster so this cheat meal was not worth it in any shape or form. My husband came here before and said that his first visit was way better than this visit so we were both sorely...

My wife and I researched this place and decided after going to Hoover Dam that we would give it a try because of the great reviews and menu. BIG MISTAKE ! The server by the name of Michelle was completely useless and a sorry excuse for a server. There were only three tables of people in there when we arrived. One table had there food and another was waiting. The person waiting with a young child finally told the server that she just needed to go and was mad when she left. Not a good sign I thought. When Michelle finally got thru flirting with the table of 4 guys she finally came over to our table. We ordered our drinks and food. Another female then arrived with a young child and got seated. That table ordered quickly and received there drinks. We waited for 31 minutes for our food to arrive. While we waited we NEVER received our drinks and the table of guys were waited on like VIP'S. The other table got refills as they waited on there food. Useless Michelle finally brought our food and she saw that our glasses of water were empty. She tried to actually refill them with Coke but I stopped her and told her that we never got our drinks but I told her to forget it. No I am sorry or anything else she just left our table to flirt with the table of guys again. Now on to the food. We ordered the Golden feast and split it but it was anything but golden. After 31 minutes with no refill of water and no Coke we were not pleased but this is an honest review of the food. The only the going for it was that it was served hot. The pickles were super thin and limp with hardly any crunch at all. A 2 out of ten. The bacon mac and cheese ball was over cooked with hardly any bacon at all. A 3 out of ten. The truffle mac and cheese was almost inedible because of the ever abundance of truffle oil. A 1 out of ten. Now the burger. It was cooked properly and as we ordered it but was flavorless with no seasoning at all. The bacon was really good but that is where it ended. A 4 out of 10. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND this place and even if the food was great we dislike it when the service is atrocious. I can count on both hands how times I have stiffed a server but I did here and did not feel bad at all about doing it. She never once apologized about not bringing Coke or checking on us while we dined. She actually had the nerve to ask about dessert with a smile on her face. Unbelievable. DO NOT...