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| - As I write this, I can hardly move. I blame Bobby Flay. Last night we dined at Mesa Grill and the food was amazing.
I'd planned for this meal all day - akin to preparing for the civilized version of Nathan's hotdog eating contest. A small breakfast of oatmeal, half a sandwich for lunch, plenty of water. (Yeah, this is probably how I should eat every day...but we'll avoid that topic for now).
I've had lunch at Mesa Grill before, and that meal had me excited for the dinner. Back then I had the Southwestern Spice Chicken Skewers. Think of it as a build your own taco. The chicken is traditionally grilled on wood skewers (hence the name). You build it yourself with "special lettuce" (a blend of mint, butter lettuce, and cilantro. Genius.) and a New Mexico Chile Sauce that tastes more like a mole sauce that a chile sauce. I love good food, especially good Mexican (excuse me, Southwestern Cuisine), and I was clearly really looking forward to another opportunity to dine at Mesa Grill.
No surprise to anyone who knows me, I arrived on time for dinner. My guests did not. But the staff was pleasant and courteous none the less, even though they had to refer several people to the "first come, first served" bar area as they were booked for the evening.
When my guests finally arrived (OK, they were only 15 minutes late. 'Traffic"), we started with mojitos (five stars), and the self explanatory Tiger Shrimp Roasted Garlic Corn Tamale (a little dry, but tasty none the less).
For dinner we had:
Cornmeal Crusted Chile Relleno with eggplant, manchego cheese, and sweet red pepper sauce. I love the presentation on this dish.
New Mexican Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with bourbon - ancho chile sauce, sweet potato tamale, and crushed pecan butter. It was really spicy. I mean REALLY spicy. I had this medium - pink in the center, delicious. And the tamale (yeah, another one. let's not count the calories) had chunks of pecan in the pecan butter. Happiness.
Finally the Grilled Lamb Porterhouse Chops with blackberry - cascabel barbecue sauce (brilliant!), and collard greens with smoked chiles. It didn't disappoint.
The meal took us an hour and a half. It felt like 15 minutes. It was a great experience and time literally flew by (mainly because there are no clocks in the casinos). If you're planning on seeing a show after dinner, give yourself an extra hour or so. You'll probably need it.
The meal was a bit pricey ($200+ for three), but well worth it. I've noticed that the lunch menu had many of the same items as the dinner menu - just smaller portions and priced accordingly.
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