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| - Coming to Envy was a simple choice -- it was located in the hotel that I was staying in on a business trip. I was looking forward to it after my boss, who is a foodie too, told me to try it. But anytime a restaurant has a coupon on Restaurant.com, I start to worry about the quality of their food. Nevertheless, because of convenience, my coworker and I went there for dinner one night. I had made a reservation through OpenTable but he beat me to the punch and called it in from his room. They greeted us by name and promptly sat us in a booth. The restaurant decor was nice and modern.
We both had the warm spinach salad with goat cheese, pancetta, with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was delicious and started the meal off right. I had the bone-in filet which was pretty good but not the best I've had. Albeit, the price is $15-20 less than what you'd be paying on the strip and the entree came with complimentary sides (mashed potatoes and vegetables that weren't very good). My coworker ordered the burger of the month - Delicious Ode to Surf and Turf - 'Best of Both Worlds Burger' which had filet mignon and medallions of lobster tail. It was accompanied by the truffle-reggiano fries that I was also looking forward to. Too bad it just tasted like oil. The burger sounded too good on paper to be true. The toppings didn't fit, it was hard to eat and apparently did not sit well with him over night.
Overall, it was a good experience for me. Great service, nice ambiance, decent food for the price (after the coupon) but I probably won't be back.
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