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| - If it's not a burger you have to make a pretty bad ass sandwich to impress me.
Tom Colicchio...Job well done.
Having only eaten here once I'm kinda hesitant to review it. Especially considering I was starving when I ate here. But after only eating half the sandwich, I was still salivating over the luke warm leftover an hour later.
But here's the deal people...I don't know if you have ever priced out the food court at MGM or any other hotel, but when you consider that a combo meal at Nathan's clocks in around $12 'wichcraft is a steal.
I had the Meatloaf sandwich with cheddar, bacon, and tomato relish on ciabatta. The heavy, filling, satisfying comfort taste of the meatloaf with the tomato relish (to serve as far better substitute than the ketchup taste of mom's meatloaf) melds PERFECTLY with the salty sweet bacon and sharp cheddar.
At around $10 this is one of your best options in the MGM if you are on a budget.
Others have detracted the ambiance and said that it takes away from the Top Chef and Craft brands
and to you...I say...bite me. This restaurant to me speaks volumes about Colicchio as an "every man," and shows that he can operate in the evolving food world of less pomp and more substance. The restaurant is his take on fast food, and when you look around the immediate surroundings there are many people who are uncomfortable with something of the magnitude of Craftsteak, and for them 'whichcraft offers a great way to experience something above par but still affordable to any budget.
Anybody can make an amazing sandwich when you are using top quality charcuterie, or truffle oil, or foie gras...but you can't do it while charging less than $10 per sandwich and still hit your margins especially in a casino on the strip.
As others have said the service is kinda slow. I understand quality food prepared fresh takes a little longer, but 10 minutes on ANY sandwich isn't going to cut it
Like I said, I've only eaten here once so I can't claim consistency, but my guess is, if you take Tom Colicchio's name off the sign, rename it and throw this place out in the valley, most of you would never stop raving about it.
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