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| - On our recent "Eat Our Way Through Vegas" Tour, we were searching for a dinner spot, and because one of us was staying at Hilton's Elara - which is connected to the Miracle Mile Shops and he was given a "Take Care of My Crew" card by the concierge, we thought we'd give it a try. I mean, come on, it's rodizio, right?
Well, in a fitting tale of "not all rodizio is created equal," we learned that - indeed - Pampas is no Rum Jungle (GOOD GAWD, I miss that place).
We had a reservation and didn't have to wait too too long. Our waiter was a nice enough guy, but kinda felt like he was a banker or trader for a long time and had to take this gig to get a paycheck...it felt like he was partially checked out for most of the meal.
The sides/salad bar was OK...I am not a huge fan of filling up when there is meat to be had...but there I was eating Tortilla Soup, (lousy) peel and eat shrimp and (delicious) Asian Noodle Salad.
But we came for the meat...and I couldn't have been more disappointed. What we loved about Rum Jungle is what we greatly disliked about this place. The meats had no flavor. Now I love a good steak...salt, pepper and a grill...no problem. But here, I wanted marinated meats...I wanted spice rubbed meats...I wanted flavor...I wanted effort.
Adding to that was there really wasn't any in-between as far as "done" goes...rare or well...nothing else.
The beefs were OK, the lamb was good, the chicken was too salty, the shrimp were disappointing, the scallops were a bit underdone...not what you expect for $40/pp.
And a last note...there were certain meats we saw over and over...and others we only saw once...bad balance...they need a better routine.
2 Stars and lucky to get the second.
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