King Kong

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I know that this is already a legendary place in town, but a new location has sprouted in west Omaha, so of course I had to write about this.

I am not sure if this place is better known for the hamburgers or the Gyro's (Year-O's, not Guy-Roh's as you may remember the commercials).  I was totally in a burger mood since the weather has, hopefully and finally decided agree to become spring.  I live incredibly close to this restaurant and I have been keeping my eye on it since they have put out the big gorilla.

It seems like it only took a few weeks before it was ready to open and when it did, I think west Omaha was waiting patiently to sample what normally a longer excursion that they may never make, or only sample during the ever popular College World Series.

On this particular excursion My wife decided to pick it up and bring it home for the family.  It seems like when you have a baby this is the easiest option nowadays and frankly I am quite fine with this at this time.

My wife went with a gyro, as that is probably one of her favorite foods. I am always shocked that she can eat these with the spicyness of the meat, but I digress.  For the record, they might have some of the best gyros in omaha, but in my opinion, they aren't the hardest thing to prepare.  Kink Kong has really amazing pita bread and when you think about it that is about the biggest thing to a gyro.

I went with a pound and a half of greek amazing hamburger.  I am shocked that the Greeks make such a good burger, but culturally who am I to judge.  I know that my hamburger was MASSIVE.  I have been on such a gourmet burger dry spell due to the long winter, that I wanted a gut buster.  I requested to have mushrooms and bacon on top, which is an extra fee, and frankly in my opinion, if you opt to not add these to any hamburger, let me introduce you to Burger King or McDonald's.  Trust me these aren't a horrible option, but they are just plain, boring, lifeless, mindless, and easy.  So of course for the mere $0.50/each add on, was with out a doubt on the board.

To say the hamburger is big is like saying Zdeno Chara is of average height.  It was refreshing to have in my hands a burger worthy of the name King Kong.  It wasn't cooked to temperature, but that didn't matter.  It was juicy, and had great flavor, especially coming from a new location that doesn't quite have the patina on the grill yet.  It was messy and you should know the rule of a messy burger by now.  It was loaded with mushrooms and bacon that was not over cooked and lifeless.  It respawned my passion for this blog and it really has me excited for the summer months and trying new places.  It was a breath of fresh spring air after a winter that just didn't want to die.

Is King Kong the best place in Omaha?  I would say no, but are they great at what they do?  The answer is unequivocally yes!  They are the old reliable trustworthy friend that always has your back.  It's a good place for them to be.  Instead of trying something risky that may or may not work, they deliver high quality old faithful hamburgers.  Every Omaha'n needs to dine here or at one of their other locations.  Try whatever catches your eye, you won't be disappointed when you do.