Vegas Restaurant Offering Burger Challenge, Free Eats For The Year

There's a burger challenge happening right now in Las Vegas. And whether you're eating or watching, it's sure to be a rewarding experience. Especially if you win. Because the prize for doing so is free delicious burgers for a whole year.

The burger challenge is going down at Proper Eats Food Hall in the Aria Resort & Casino. The Las Vegas Strip resort's modern, upscale food court is a one-of-a-kind combination of culinary options. With a mix of local eateries and replicas of some of the most popular spots in the country.

Popular international choices in the Proper Eats Food Hall include London's Seoul Bird. The restaurant, created by Food Network star Judy Joo, serves a modern Korean cuisine. Including their famous Seoul Chicken Sandwich. Los Angeles's Wexler’s Deli is also on site. Serving up favorites like the famous "Macarthur Park" and other Jewish deli classics. There's San Diego’s Temaki Bar, and New York’s Egghead.

Proper Eats also has several local eateries to choose from. Including Steve Aoki’s Pizzaoki, Parm Famous Italian, Lola Burgers (host of the burger challenge) and Laughing Buddha. All surrounding a central bar area. Easy Donuts is also among the choices in the food hall, but it's gets its own recognition. Because this donut shop is more than what it seems.

From 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.. guests can enjoy specialty donuts and craft coffee selections. But after the doors close, there's more going on behind the scenes. From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., it turns into Easy's Cocktail Lounge. A hidden speakeasy playing post-modern jukebox music and delighting guests with periodic "show stoppers".

Lola's Burgers in the Proper Eats Food Hall is behind the burger challenge. Which is going on now through August 31. Entry fee is $170. The challenge is in partnership with professional foodie Raina Huang (aka Raina Is Crazy). Guests will have 15 minutes to finish 10 of Lola's famous Smash Burgers. If they do, they'll get free Lola's Burgers for the rest of the year.

Before you say to yourself "Ten burgers? That's cake!", keep in mind that these are Lola's Smash Burgers. Those come with two beef patties. That's twenty patties of beef, twenty halves of buns, and all the fixin's. If you're feeling up to it, you can register for the challenge to get all the 4-1-1. The cool part? If you finish the challenge, those ten burgers are the start of your free grub for the year.

So stretch out that stomach and get down to the Aria before August 31, 2024. Good luck and happy eating!

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Like any other type of food, finding the best milkshakes in Vegas could be tough if you don't know where to look. We have so many options for all kinds of cuisine, how do you know where to go to get any of it and have a guaranteed good experience? That's easy. You ask the locals. And when it comes to finding the best milkshakes in Vegas, we don't mind doing that legwork for you. Fine, fine. We'll drink a lot of ice cream deliciousness and report back. Twist our arms.

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Obviously you can head to the Las Vegas Strip at any time when you're looking for any kind of food. And you'll always find a plethora of options to satisfy those taste buds. The Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory sells the most amazing chocolate milkshakes you've ever had. So much so that it's hard to finish one. They're that rich. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shop is also an option, with a name that's almost synonymous with "ice cream" these days. They have milkshakes on their menu.

Or you could always stop in to Sugar Factory on the Strip for a drink that's half shake, half art. And that always comes with the chance for a celebrity sighting too, if that's your thing.

All of those options and more are something locals might suggest if we were headed to the Strip. But when you're not planning to deal with all that traffic and tourism, it's not worth the drive just to get a milkshake. Sorry, Bobby. Your milkshakes are good, but they're not "fight all the cars and crowds, pay for parking, and spend $15 on a single shake" good.

Okay, Flay's shakes probably are that good, but we don't need to make that sacrifice when we have so many great options for milkshakes that are closer to home. We asked locals on Reddit where they like to go for the best milkshakes in Vegas. These are the top five places they said.

This one is surprising, considering R Burgers is a fast food restaurant. But you know a drive-thru milkshake has to be pretty darn good to make it in the top five milkshakes in Vegas. R Burger was the answer for many people who are looking for a great milkshake. And the secret might be that they keep it simple. With only four flavors to choose from: chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and Oreo. And they do top it with plenty of whipped cream too.

Currently, there is only one R Burgers location in the Las Vegas valley, on the corner of Eastern and Warm Springs. But a second location is coming soon near Russell and Arville.

For any great shake, you need to start with ice cream that is made fresh, in-house. ScoopLV is another place that does just this. They have a lot of great flavors to choose from when making your perfect shake. And these aren't your typical ice cream flavors. They have choices like Fruity Pebbles or Captain Crunch, Cookie Butter, Ube Cheesecake, and more. But if you can't decide on a shake from scratch, try one of their specialty shakes.

ScoopLV is open until midnight every day. They are located in the southwest part of town on Warm Springs and Jones. 

Yes, all day long. Bruster's Real Ice Cream is a family-owned business with ice cream that will knock your flip-flops off. If you have the chance, get their Southern Banana Puddin ice cream in a cup. Not as a shake, because you really need to experience the banana chunks and vanilla wafer pieces. However, for milkshakes, this place is always a must-do. Partly for the friendly employees (owner Dave is so nice!) and definitely for the taste of these shakes. All the ice cream is made fresh and there are so many flavors to choose from. And the shakes are available in three sizes: 16, 22 or 32 oz. Check out all the menu options here. 

Bruster's is located on Durango just north of Edna (in the Firestone parking lot). If you have a fur baby, don't forget to ask for a pup cup! 

When a restaurant has milkshakes that are really pretty, you take the risk that the chefs spent more focus on the decorations than the taste. That's not the case with Lucy's. Locals love this place because the shakes would sell themselves on taste alone. Plus you get the pretty package included.

Lucy's Waffles & Ice Cream is located at 6070 S. Rainbow Blvd near Patrick Blvd. You CAN go in just for the milkshakes, but they have all kinds of other goodies too. We recommend starting with breakfast and leaving with your shake. But that's just us...

Another place that starts with ice cream made fresh daily. Handel's started in 1945 with a woman who had a passion for quality, and the company still uses her traditions today. They focus totally on ice cream, with menu items including scooped cones, blended hurricanes and topped sundaes. The flavors they offer in their shakes are unique, like banana and vanilla caramel brownie. 

Handel's has three locations in the Las Vegas Valley. At Tropicana and Hualapai in Summerlin, at Charleston and Fort Apache in Angel Park, and in the south at Arroyo Crossing (Rainbow and the 215).

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