| rev:text
| - I said I'd give them another chance, I did, and it warrants a new review and additional star.
My visit was for brunch again and this experience was MUCH better. I didn't have a reservation this time, but the hostess was very enthusiastic about seating us and gave us a 15-minute wait (we received a table within this time frame, however, we were not given an option to sit outside).
Smoked Salmon Benedict ($17): Smoked wild salmon, poached eggs, crème fraîche, red onion, sautéed spinach, and hollandaise sauce on potato pancakes. The elements of this dish were good, but there were issues. The spinach was a tad salty and the flavor managed to overpower the salmon. The menu says 'sautéed greens,' so they may serve something besides spinach that might complement the salmon more? We really didn't like the spinach with the smoked salmon. So, I just ate them separately. The hollandaise was fantastic. The potato pancakes were all right. It seemed like they were just piles of hash brown. Also, I'm not sure what happened, but I didn't see any crème fraîche or red onion..?
Short Rib Hash ($15): Prime short rib, Yukon gold potatoes, bell peppers, shallots, herbs, two poached eggs, and smoked paprika hollandaise sauce. Great hash! What made it was the delicious hollandaise with the smoked paprika - it added nice flavor. The diced potatoes were perfect and the short rib was very tender.
We had some Small Plates as well and they were really wonderful. I highly recommend ordering them and I'd love to try the others during another visit.
Portobello Fries ($9) with a herb aïoli. If you fell in love with these fries at Bottega Louie in L.A., you'll be thrilled that we have them in Vegas now! I love the large cuts of portobello, the light and flavorful batter, and the great aïoli that ties it all together. YUM!
Maryland Crab Cake ($9) served with red pepper coulis and lime wedge. This is one of the best crab cakes I've had and I loved the coulis with it. The cake has a light cornmeal exterior and large chucks of crab meat. Great flavors. You'll wish there was more than one cake per order!
The 1/2-Inch Thick Grilled Bacon ($8) is AMAZING. It comes with a housemade BBQ sauce and trust me, you don't need it! The bacon has the best of both worlds - smoking and grilling. The two flavors mend together to make a really tasty piece of meat.
Service was great, as it was last time. Waters refilled frequently and many check-ups from our server. We had a great time. Also, the food was delicious and satisfying. I certainly enjoy this spot for brunch for its atmosphere and fun sharing dishes. I'd love to dine on the outdoor patio. Perhaps I'll even brave another steak and/or dinner in the future.
Side note: The 'Steak Frites' is now served with New York Strip rather than Ribeye (online menu does not reflect this change yet). I'm not a fan of NY Strip, however, it may be a better fit for this particular dish seeing that I did not enjoy the Ribeye I was served during my previous visit.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)