The Australian Takeover of Downtown Summerlin Continues with Ribs & Burgers

Ribs & Burgers
Address: Downtown Summerlin, 2010 Festival Plaza Drive
Phone: 702-848-1588
Status: Opens daily at 11 a.m.

The first 100 people to head to the new Ribs & Burgers today get a free burger every week for a year, so surely there will be long lines at the new Downtown Summerlin outpost, opening today. The burger joint out of Australia uses Midwestern grain-fed beef, 24-hour marinated free-range chicken, and salmon in its version of burgers. Fan favorites include The Original with R&B special pink sauce, the all-white meat turkey burger, and a salmon burger. The restaurant marinates its ribs and then slow cooks them for eight hours.

The decor here is reminiscent of a butcher shop with custom wooden boards, vintage typography, tile and framed black and white photos of the butchers who inspired the brand. One wall features vintage grinders.

Craft beers such as Brooklyn Brown and Lagunitas a Lil Sumpin Ale, wine on tap and milkshakes including the maple bacon donut and pecan banana split show up on the drinks menu.

Master butcher Sam van Horn heads up this restaurant.