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The Order: Kobe Sliders (diablo and bacon bleu)
Kobe Cheeseburger, medium rare. Apricot house-smoked double thick cheddar, tomato chutney, lettuce and crispy fried onions.
Side Order: None
$8.95 + $13 = $21.95
Drink Order: Water
Back in Los Angeles again and I have a long burger road ahead of me! I unfortunately had to skip my burger lunch plans because of last night's festivities (congratulations Vanessa and Mike!). So the beginning of my LA burger adventure was at Lucky Devils, joined by Sarah, Joe and Gloria.
The sliders were a fantastic way to start the meal, especially after a long night of binge drinking (thus.. the water). I started with the bacon bleu (Swiss gruyere, blue cheese, double-smoked bacon, drunkin' beer caramelized onions, wild arugula and roasted garlic aioli). The aioli is really sweet and, paired with the onions, makes this slider absolutely delicious. You don't really taste the bleu cheese at all because it's overwhelmed by all the other flavors. To be honest it's actually not a bad thing. The slider really doesn't need any other flavors to muddy things up.
The diablo wasn't nearly as good as the bacon bleu (white cheddar, double-smoked bacon, avocado, wild arugula, house 1,000 island, and devil hot sauce). The hot sauce is fantastic but that's really all this has going for it. Slightly tangy, and not too hot, but they didn't hit it out of the park with this one.
The Kobe cheeseburger was actually subpar. Everything about the burger was good, except for the flavor of the meat. Come on! When you've got Kobe beef to work with, how can you not make it taste amazing?! The patty was cooked well past medium rare and was essentially flavorless. The cheddar and the bread were both very sweet tasting, but not in any way overbearing, and not strong enough tastes to make up for the beef's shortcomings. The bacon wasn't at all smoky and the crispy fried onions didn't add anything to the experience at all.
The burger doesn't come with fries and $4 to add a side of sweet potato fries wasn't going to happen, but the fries were definitely tasty, and the pastilla garlic aioli was fantastic. The problem with the side of fries is the size of the portion. When you spend $4 for a side, it should be a bit on the larger side. This is not true of Lucky Devils.
Verdict: Get the sliders, but ask if you can have two of the bacon bleus instead of the diablo. Don't get a burger here.
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