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| - Out of all the meals I had planned for my recent trip to Vegas, I was probably looking forward to this one the most. And, I have to say that I wasn't particularly impressed. The setting was nice...dark and modern, comfortable chairs, open kitchen. But the food, just didn't do it for me. All the restaurants in which we ate (in Vegas) were good, but they just aren't like the meals I have in Chicago. I'm sure being a local has something to do with it...anyway...
So, we started this meal with appetizers. For my boyfriend it was a batter-dipped fried mozzarella sandwich. It was soggy and without flavor. I had the fried artichokes. They were good...they weren't $16 good, though.
For my entree, I had the monkfish. It was baked in parchment with fingerling potatoes, artichokes, lemon and tomato confit and lemon butter. For $32, I'd like my fish taken off the HUGE vertebrae and cleaned up a little...I don't like eating visible veins. Additionally, when the menu says that it's served with fingerling potatoes, I expect a little substance. I swear, and I'm not kidding, there were 4 pieces of potato and they were each the size of a quarter and as thick as well. Tomatoes and lemon can be filled with flavor, so when I'm grabbing for the (non-existent) salt shaker, there's a problem.
Brian had the lasagna and it was good and it was huge. Was it $24 huge? Probably not.
Again, we were stuffed after dinner, and while something spectacular probably could have grabbed our attention for dessert, we went without.
We did, however, have a most-amazing glass of reisling. That, coupled with the relaxation of the surroundings made the meal.
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