T-Rex has been an explosively popular place in the Downtown Disney area ever since its opening back at 2008. Perfect location, perfect premise, and the Disney bonus makes it a money-making machine on a daily basis. Now, while it is technically part of a franchise, its also technically a local place since its the only one. I am here because I have not had a burger in quite some time and I was told that the best burger in Orlando can be found here. So, a burger challenge has been introduced, and it must be met.
Every avid reader knows where Level 7 on the Burger Scale can be found. I have repeated it more times than I can count. Nonetheless, the second-best burger I've ever had has been in Orlando (CityWalk's Margaritaville), so its not like Central Florida can't pull off anything special. T-Rex replaced a good chunk of the Downtown Disney parking lot and sports a Rainforest Cafe-like atmosphere that makes it quite colorful at times, quite loud at times, and just a very different perspective on higher-scale dining. The bar area has massive fish tanks, there is an ice cave at the center, and lastly dozens of dinosaurs scattered throughout the joint.
Before fighting their signature massive burger, I decided to try their flatbread appetizer. Their footprint flatbread consists of several different types of cheese as well as caramelized onions and chicken--topped with a balmasic glaze. I find it rather funny that a place that created an end-of-the-world event every 25 minutes would throw such a fancy-sounding appetizer on the menu. But I ordered that and decided to take on the Gigantosaurs burger, which is two 100% beef patties with fried onion rings.
The appetizer was much bigger than I thought, and was definitely going to be a factor in me not being able to finish my dinner. This massive flatbread is a mix of delicious, mildly messy, and quite intense in content. One of these can easily fill you up. The four cheeses blended perfectly and the glaze worked well with the chicken. While I believe they should have cut back on all the onions and put more chicken in here, the pizza is quite good and among the best flatbreads out there (The best still belongs to Jikos). I would have finished it but seeing that a massive burger is just around the corner I decided to hold off after eating half of it.
This cheeseburger is no joke. Its massive to the core, as the two patties are buried with cheese and to top it are two big fried onion rings. Shockingly, the buns were very soft and almost melted with the patties once you hold the monolith together. I must say though, this was a mighty good burger. It wasn't very juicy, but it packed plenty of meat, plenty of heat, and was cooked just right. T-Rex seems to have a love affair with onions, as the onion rings made the burger look taller, and also gave it a mild fried crunch to it. The cheese didn't deter from the burger nor did it enhance anything. It was good I must say, the best comparison is that its a lighter, more expensive version of a Five Guys patty. Five Guys means you've achieved at a Level 5.
Bottom Line: Now, this place is funky, its great with the kids and/or large groups, and definitely offers some mammoth-sized food at quite mammoth prices. Everything about this place is larger than life from the prices to the food to the size to the atmosphere. Great for hungry families, and miserable for anyone trying to score a good date with someone. Good luck proposing when you have an approaching meteorite in the background. I recommend the burger for it is quite good, and one of the better ones in Central Florida. T-Rex is a fun place that should be experienced at least once.
Final Verdict: Recommend
T-Rex
Downtown Disney Area
Lake Buena Vista, Fl
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