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| - Words cannot describe how much the BF and I love the Hakkasan restaurants. We were amazed by the Miami location, so we knew we had to try the Las Vegas location. We planned to go to the Hakkasan Nightclub that evening, so it was perfect. The restaurant and club is located in the back of the MGM Grand Hotel. The signs made us walk through the entire casino, but you can just walk straight back and miss the twists and turns.
The ambience and decor, like the Miami location, was beautiful and trendy, but it was way busier than I anticipated for a Thursday evening at 11pm. But hey, that's Vegas I guess! Our server Carmen was a gem - she had a great presence and engaged with us throughout the entire experience.
For starters we got the Crispy Duck Salad (which we had in Miami) and Seared Scallop with Fresh Mango in Chili Sauce. The duck salad was of course amazing, with pomelo and pomegranate. It is so fresh tasting but at the same time heaping with duck meat and crispy skin! The scallops were good, but my amazing. Although the mango and chili sauce was killer.
For entrees we decided to get the Roasted Mala chicken with cucumber and cloud ear mushrooms and the Hakka noodle with mushrooms and chinese chive. The Mala chicken was out of this world. The portion was huge, more than enough for two people, but we kept eating because it was so darn delicious. The chicken was tender and the skin was thin and crispy. The sauce was flavorful, actually reminded me of a more mellow sate sauce, and complemented the chicken wonderfully. The cucumbers were nice touch as they cooled your mouth down from the heat of the sauce. The Hakka noodles were also amaze balls. The noodles were a perfect texture and size (yes, I am so picky about the size of my noodles) and the mushrooms and chives tasted great mixed into the dish.
I got the Hakka cocktail, which is vodka, sake, coconut, lime, passion fruit and lychee juice. It was so refreshing and I love the taste of lychee juice in my cocktails. I didn't finish it, so Carmen asked if I wanted a cup for it so I could bring it to the club.
Side note - I am always amaze how reasonable the prices are for such a highly rated restaurant.
Now here is the secret - if you dine at the restaurant and you want to go to the nightclub, just ask your server. Carmen led us through a back entrance, where we went up a set up stairs and were id'd by one set of bouncers outside the Ling Ling lounge. We then walked through the lounge and gave our restaurant bill to another set of bouncers who stamped our wrists. After that, we walked right through a skinny hallway and then BAM, you walk right into a massive, yet intimate, wraparound club which envelopes the main DJ stage.
Hakkasan, the restaurant and nightclub, are experiences that must be tasted and felt. A review does not do it any justice.
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