Award-Winning Bar Code Burgers Quietly Closes
A popular and beloved burger joint, Bar Code Burgers, has closed after nearly a decade.
While we don’t report on every closed bar or restaurant in Las Vegas, this closure is notable because, damn, those burgers were tasty in spite of the fact one had to endure sports to enjoy them. The bar was also “family-friendly.” Ew.
Despite its location in a seedy part of town, Bar Code Burgers (sometimes called Bar Code Burger Bar) was a family-owned business, apparently unable to survive in the dog-eat-dog world of Las Vegas restaurants.
Bar Code’s official Web site has been taken down, the traditional cue for a sad trombone.
None of the bar’s social media channels addressed the closure. As our fellow kids say, customers have been ghosted.
It’s no mean feat to snag the readers’ choice award for “Best Burger” in Las Vegas, but Bar Code did just that multiple times in the Las Vegas Weekly’s Best of Vegas Awards.
Because we couldn’t find much about Bar Code Burgers online, we’ll lift some words from our friends at Neon Feast: “When the creator of one of Las Vegas’ top home-grown burger joints names someone else’s restaurant on his personal list of top burger spots, you know it has to be good. That’s exactly what happened with Bar Code Burger, which was named on the surveys of multiple restaurant owners, including Fukuburger’s Colin Fukunaga.”
If you don’t have the Neon Feast app, we’ll wait while you download it. It’s a great resource and integrates the opinions of Las Vegas chefs and other food experts. Including us.
No, really, they ask our opinion despite the fact we have the palate of one of those fish that suck the scum off aquarium walls.
We do, however, know burgers. Bar Code’s were solid.
Look, we never claimed to be a foodie. We like what we like.
We are definitely not mad that Neon Feast says we are “perhaps the world’s foremost authority” on downtown Las Vegas.
Anyway, we were sorry to hear about the demise of Bar Code. Big thanks to @WhatsTheT on Twitter for the tip.
Update (9/25/25): Following our first reporting of this story, the Review-Journal followed up and got a statement from the bar’s owner, Cody Tomboli: “Closing Bar Code was an incredibly difficult decision after 9 1/2 years of serving the Las Vegas community. We’re so grateful for the memories created, the relationships built, and the loyal guests who made Bar Code feel like more than just a restaurant.”
Random thought: Maybe Bar Code would’ve stayed open if they’d served Tombolis. They sound delicious.
Can you imagine? Tombolis al Forno, Tombolis Rustica, Cheeseburst Tombolis, Tombolis Supreme, Mega-Melt Tombolis, Tombolis Inferno, Deep-Fried Tombolis. Cheesy Tombos are super family-friendly!
Hey, have you tried the Truffle Tombolis at Bar Code, bro? They are fleek.”
A final random thought: It’s a very lucrative time to be a sad trombone player.
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