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| - It makes me supremely proud that my 200th review is on a new restaurant that I am wholeheartedly giving FIVE stars!
I have eaten here twice now. This is a very fancy restaurant in the new Downtown Summerlin complex. It's like birthday dinner/anniversary dinner expensive; it's not really just for a Saturday night date. It is a SPECIAL place.
The first time I went, my husband and I got a bunch of little small plates and shared them to try them out. The one thing I noticed about many of the dishes was the overwhelming taste of horseradish. It was in THREE of our dishes. Now, I like horseradish, so I didn't mind, but I will say there was a LOT of it. Here's what we got:
- The bread at this restaurant apparently changes often. The day we went, it was a pop-over (I think that's what it was called). It was like this huge cloud that was completely airy in the middle. This is a horrible description of what it looks like, but I can't seem to describe it correctly! It came with a horseradish-y butter.
- Half dozen oysters that came with a shallot-y red wine vinaigrette sauce. Tasty little buggers and nicely sized.
- Steak tartare. This was one of the dishes with the horseradish. Beautifully presented with a quail egg in the middle. The meat was cut into nice sized chunks so you could really get a good texture to it.
- The wedge salad. The bacon on this thing was out-of-this-world good. It was the thickest, juiciest bacon I may have ever eaten. Surprisingly, with all the horseradish in the other dishes, the bleu cheese dressing on this salad had none that I could taste! Huh, that's where I would expect some horseradish.
- Bacon-wrapped matzo balls. I was most excited by this app when we ordered, but it ended up being my least favorite of the night. There was something about the matzo balls' texture that just seemed a little off to me, and I didn't think the cream sauce that came with it (read: horseradish) went well with the app.
- Farro risotto. Nicely nutty farro. There were dates in this dish, so every now and then, I'd be like, "Ohhhh, there's something sweet in here! I've got to eat another bite!" because it was so surprising.
The second time I went by myself because I couldn't stop thinking about this Santa Barbara Seafood Pot that I had seen on the menu the first time. And it was delightful. A mixture of shrimp, rock fish, mussels, clams, and the most perfect scallops. The broth was flavorful, and the crusty bread was perfect for dipping.
A side note to end the review: the wallpaper, menus, bread plates, and even the ties that the servers wear all have the same floral print. It is a neat little element that just ties the whole restaurant together. Andiron is a fabulous addition to Summerlin!
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