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| - Wow, I have to say I was impressed!
First Food and Bar is a darkly-lit, lounge-type of restaurant, with a large panoramic window overlooking the Strip, tucked away in an odd wing of the Palazzo.
When we walked up, we were seated immediately. My friend and I were in quite a hurry, but the service was prompt. We had two different servers, it seemed like, but we only saw one at a time. Normally this would make it so that we'd have to repeat ourselves to get our real meal, but they worked in tandem pretty well, so no complaints in that department. Since I had to go to work, I didn't partake of anything alcoholic, and instead got a bottled soda that was good, but entirely over-priced. I should've stuck to water.
But food! Oh the food. The menu was like what you'd see at a hole-in-the-wall bar, but with much more upscale (and dare I say, creative) ingredients. We were treated to a free piece of pretzel bread, along with three different kinds of mustard. Each was delicious in its own way, and very-well complemented the pretzel bread. I cannot concur with my fellow yelpers about the freshness (or lack thereof) of the pretzel. This was the right mix of chewy and soft that you expect from a salty pretzel. Maybe the people who weren't impressed expected an Auntie Anne's style pretzel-shaped soft-breadstick?
We had the Philly Cheesesteak Dumplings, and they were great. A great and unique combination, and very creative. I recommend those. For the entree, I had the filet, with mushroom and crepes, and I absolutely loved it. The meat was cooked exactly as I wanted it, and the mushrooms were earthy and sweet, and worked well with the crepes. I wanted to lick the plate at the end after all that! And for a paltry $18.99, probably one of the cheapest filets I've ever had.
The most distracting thing was the huge, bright, Palazzo advertising sign which kept shining into the building the whole night.
We got our check quickly, and left with a smile. I liked it! Overall, if you want a nice upscale but casual place to take some friends for a chat and some drinks, First is a great place to go. Be prepared to spent a bit more than you would for regular bar food, but this bar food is far from regular!
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