luxe burger bar

great burgers, great spot. greatplaceto grab a beer and a quick burger. burgers are pretty good, and the bar food is equally as tasty. not a knock-your-socks off place, but it is a burger joint. i like to go there from time to time.

after dining at luxe burger, i immediately sensed this was the perfectplacefor the picky and indecisive. oh and it’s the perfectplacefor everyone else too, especially if you love burgers! located in the heart of downtown providence, luxe offers a laundry list of toppings, sauces, and fixin’s to pave the way to your own cheeseburger nirvana.

room for improvement 4 sure. so, three of us made our way down to providence for a burger and bbq crawl.
my main objective was to hit aplacecalled harry's bar & burger. the other stops were mainly to indulge the rest of the away team. not wanting to eat what i hoped to be the best, first, we hit luxe as soon as we arrived.
they had just unlocked the doors as we entered. despite the tacky, retro, décor it was a clean and inviting atmosphere. the server was friendly, knowledgeable and the service was very quick. not wanting to load up, the three of us opted to split two burgers. rings, fries and some mac/cheese were agreed upon for sides. everything came pretty quick which might have been great except that a lot of the food had that rushed feel to it. out of the three of us, two liked the rings. they were of the bread crump type, a little light on the seasoning but crispy and somewhat flavorful. the traditional fries were the frozen kind and needed more cooking time. they were not golden brown and certainly not crispy. all three of us liked the plain mac&cheese although i thought it could use a bit more flavor, it was creamy and the pasta was still al dente.
k. none of us liked the burgers. we ordered one kobe and one traditional. one was to be med/rare and the other one med. both burgers arrived as if they were meant to be served on a raw bar along with oysters and little necks. we didn't order those! they're not even on the menu! i said, it was a burger bar! pay attention! the cheese wasn't even melted. in the end, there was more burger left over than eaten. had this been our main and only stop i probably would have sent them back. as it was, we just took a few bites, observed and discussed how disappointed we were, told the server everything was great and got the hell out of there. under other circumstance, it would have been easy to put that experience behind and move on but…..
my friend had told me that harry's bar & burger was owned by the same conglomerate as luxe. gulp, i struggled to take my anticipation of thatplacedown a notch. easier said then done. curious to know how that went?
well, read my review for that place! after all this was about the luxe so pack up and move on. we did.

good burger joint. some ridiculous creations here that will have you working off the fat for the rest of your life. good burgers and good side dishes. this is theplaceto go for a burger. you can also build your own how you like it.

fake pop art burgers. the burgers are mediocre at best but at least the prices are reasonable for a faux upscale downtown bar. the decor is fake warhol, a parody i suppose and certainly enough to fool the clientele who probably all own a kinkade or two. a superficialplacefor superficial people, but you could do worse.

upscale burgers. i just came from thisplaceat 10:00pm on a saturday night with a buddy of mine. they told the people in front of us that there was about a 30 minute wait. we went up to the bar and found two chairs so we got lucky there. i made a burger with kobe beef, american cheese, baby lettuce, caramelized onions, and roasted red peppers. my friend had the second biggest burger on the menu which was death by burger, it was a double patty, bacon, egg, and a few other things i forget. the food came out very quickly. everything was delicious. the bartenders were not the best but we were only at the bar because there was a long wait. we definitely will be returning. it can get a little messy so if your all dressed up, be careful. all in all, well worth the money, we both left ready for a nap.

excellent - sit inside. our party of four went here last night for dinner, we had reservations for 7:45 but arrived an hour early and they seated us almost immediately. hostess was friendly and warm, and our waitress was totally on the ball. we loved the grown-up, 'lounge' vibe of theplaceand really loved the food -- high quality, customized burgers, mac & cheese, hot dogs, etc. nothing fancy but the quality was really good, especially the teenie weenie appetizer platter which had three tiny little hot dogs with different toppings served on buttered brioche rolls. addictive. oh yeah, and the lava lamp cocktail with the jello shot was such a cool and funky drink!

update: one word of caution -- subsequent visits have revealed their achilles heel, namely if you sit outside you will generally get bad service and cold food. unless you are there just to drink and socialize, you are better off sitting inside. it is a shame really since the outside patio area is really nice on a hot summer evening. but ice cold french fries don't do it for me.

2 words... over priced. nice lookingplacewith good beer selection, many options on the menu and an amazing selection of items for the "build your own burger" including kobe beef and fancy cheese. yet my $13 luxe burger tasted the same as the burger i had at johnny rockets a few days ago. i would not go again......