Guy Fieri's Kitchen - Bar Times Square South Africa

Located in Times Square Pretoria

 Times Square is situated in Pretoria and it is a Sun International venture with a casino, restaurants and a hotel coming soon.
Guy Fieri the star of Diner's, Drive Inns and Dives and the owner of the restaurant that has been voted the best burger in Las Vegas has a restaurant in Times Square Pretoria.
I went to investigate his concept and also to see if his Vegas winning burger is a winner in South Africa.

The décor was a little boring and what greets you is a mechanical bull that can be used for parties and corporate functions. 
The menu's are hard and heavy and the restaurant itself seems a little cold.

As for the food, the kitchen seemed to be very organised and it looked clean from where I was sitting which is a very important factor for me.
The toilets and the entire restaurant was almost clinical which means that hygiene practices are being followed!
There are many options on the menu; burgers, ribs, steak and very American Mac n Cheese.
Prices are a little high and I ordered a cheese burger to test the "best burger" vote.
I liked the presentation of the food it comes on a wooden board with a selection of fries which was a unique touch.
The burger is loaded with shredded lettuce and this gives you the illusion that it is a big portion you are getting but when you remove all the shredded lettuce the burger is a regular size.
I think the best part of my burger was the brioche roll that they use, it was crisp and fresh and delightful.  The beef patty is a home- made one but it was very salty and to be honest I have tasted better burgers.  The cheese was a little burnt but in general I was not overwhelmed by the burger and fail to see how a R130 burger was voted the best in Las Vegas.

Regular Cheese Burger

My sister ordered the ribs which was 300 grams of meat with no bone, she enjoyed it but I found the smoky, sticky barbeque flavour a little too overbearing for my taste buds.

Ribs

The mac n cheese on the side of her plate was delicious and if I could recommend anything there I would suggest the Macaroni cheese.  That sounds strange considering the burger would be what you should recommend but that is not the best burger and the only thing I found tasty was the mac n cheese.

Roast Beef Sandwich

 

I like his show, love his character but his food, not so much!

                                                  Located in Times Square Casino, Pretoria