****~ (4/5)

I visited The Keg Steakhouse with my friends after a day of snowboarding at Whistler. The Keg is located right in the Whistler Village. It is a pretty big restaurant, it had 4 floors with the bar at the ground level.

For some reason we didn’t make a reservation for dinner, so we ended up waiting nearly an hour for a table for 8. The wait made me extra hungry, I ordered my food based on what I thought would be the biggest slab of meat, the Regular Prime Rib with Garlic Mashed Potatoes ($29.45).

Before I get to the prime rib, we also ordered their Garlic Cheese Breads ($5.95) for appetizer. The Cheese Breads were really good. It was cheddar, monterey Jack and Parmesan cheeses toasted on French bread. The blend of cheeses mixed well together and the bread was really soft. Good appetizer.

There were actually 3 sizes for the Prim Ribs, Small, Regular and Keg Size. The reason I went for ‘Regular’ was because the Keg size was too expensive for me ($33.45). When the steak came to my table, it looked really big and thick. It was probably the biggest slab of meat I’ve ever ordered at a restaurant. The steak came with garlic mashed potatoes, deep fried onions, horseradish, and red wine herb au jus.

The steak was really good. It had a lot of fat, marbled in the steak. It was flavorful, and very juicy. I ordered the steak cooked to medium, because I don’t eat raw beef, but I should have ordered it medium rare. The steak was really soft towards the middle part where it was less cooked.

The horseradish was really strong. I think they used fresh horseradish. I had a lot of it on my first try, and it felt like I just ate a ball of wasabi. It was good though. The au jus sauce was pretty good too, I didn’t end up using the horseradish and au jus too much because the steak was already flavorful enough.

The steak was bigger than I thought it would be and I only managed to finish 2/3 of it. When the waiter came to settle the bill, we found out that he had made a mistake. My ‘Regular’ sized Prime Rib was really, the ‘Keg’ sized Prime Rib. No wonder it looked as big as my friends’ Keg sized Prime Ribs! I almost ate 14oz of meat! We let the waiter know, and he apologized for the mistake and adjusted our bill back. I just got a Keg size prime rib for the price of the regular, w00t!

The Keg is usually too expensive for me to visit, but their steaks are indeed very good. This is a nice place to treat yourself once in a while. I left this steakhouse super satisfied.

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The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
4429 Sundial Place
Whistler, British Columbia
V0N 1B4 Canada
(604) 932-5151
www.kegsteakhouse.com

***** (5/5)

I just got back from a really awesome trip to Whistler, and I did not leave without my beloved Zog’s Dogs. I love this place so much, I am writing a second review for them.

Zog’s opens from 8AM – 2:30AM! Wow, if I had known from the night before, I totally would’ve came out at 2AM to grab a hot dog. I was there at 8AM today for a breakfast before heading out to snowboarding. I didn’t know they server breakfast either! I ordered a Breakfast Wrap, which had scrambled eggs, potatoes, and salsa. No, no hot dogs in there, although that would not be a bad idea. The wrap was big, warm and nicely grilled on the outside. It’s a really hearty breakfast to start out your day at the slopes. My friend had a Farmer’s Breakfast Wrap, which had all the ingredients in the Breakfast Wrap and with sausages. He enjoyed it a lot too.

After my day at the slope, I went over to Zog’s to get a hot dog right away. It was as good as I remembered. Costing $4.75 for a regular hot dog with all beef hot dog, grilled buns, unlimited sautéed onions and condiments, this is definitely the best cheap food you will find in Whistler. So, glorious.

Out of all times I’ve been to Zogs, I’ve always stuck to the regular hot dog, because that was already delicious enough for me. They also have a big selection of specialty hot dogs. My friend today, got a Zog’s Dog. Yes, a hot dog with the same name as its restaurant name. It was hot dog with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese on it. It looked really messy and monstrous, and also it got a bit disastrous to eat, but it was really tasty too.

Next time you go Whistler, grab one of these hot dogs, seriously.

Note: Cash only! All prices are tax included.

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Zog’s Dogs
4340 Sundial Cres
Whistler, BC V0N1B4
(604) 938-6644

***** (5/5)

This place is a must visit when you go to Whistler! Located right in the heart of whistler village, they have one of the best hot dogs I’ve ever had. The buns are perfectly toasted on the panini grill, and the dogs are perfectly grilled over the bbq grill. There’s unlimited sauté onions cooking in a giant wok for you to self serve. Other condiments include: sauerkraut, onions, hot peppers, ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, for you to make your own perfect hotdog.

Zog’s also have really tasty poutines. Their poutine size is gianormous, and it is delicious! Fries, gravy and generous portion of cheese curds, YUM. There is literally no better food to eat than Zog’s after a day of snowboarding. You also gotta try their made to order beavertails, I recommend cinnamon sugar beavertails. so, yummy.

My whistler trips would not be complete without visiting Zog’s Dogs.

5 stars, thumb up, must visit.

Important: Cash Only!

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Zog’s Dogs
4340 Sundial Cres RR 4
Whistler, BC V0N 1B4
(604) 938-6644