BLT Burger at The Mirage is one of those places that takes the traditional burger and amps it up in terms of ingredients, toppings, and definitely price.

You can get a traditional angus burger but most of the offerings are more daring. There's an American Kobe beef burger, a Tex Mex with jalapenos and salsa, and various non-beef burgers from lamb to turkey to salmon, and even a pork and shrimp mixture topped with pickled carrots and cucumber.

We had a couple of the more "normal" burgers and found ourselves severely underwhelmed. Mine was undercooked, which didn't help, but beyond that it was just a decent burger and not much more.

That would be fine, I suppose, if the prices were not much more than decent burger prices but as mentioned, they are higher than that. A lot higher. Prices start at $12 and go up from there, with cheese, bacon, chili, avocado, and other extras another $1 or $1.50 on top of it. Want fries or onion rings? That'll be another $5 please. Add in a beverage (alcoholic or otherwise), tax, and tip and you're talking $20 per person easily. If I'm going to spend $20 on a burger meal it better be a fantastic burger and these weren't.

Now milk shakes… that's a whole other story. Owing to their twisted diner aesthetic, BLT Burger offers a wide range of handmade milkshakes served in giant soda fountain glasses. From standard chocolate to ones with Twinkies or peanut butter and jelly to "spiked" shakes with booze in them, these might be reason enough to go here.

But if you do, you may want to consider stopping for a $6 Fatburger and then go for the milkshakes.