It's amazing and cool that there are so many Hawaii residents that have relocated to Las Vegas, it's not called the 9th island for nothing I guess. When we ate here, there were 3 former Hawaii residents that worked here. The hostess that seated us was from Maui, one of the servers was from the leeward side on Oahu, and one of the floor managers was from the Big Island. The very cool thing was they all made it a point to chat a bit about Hawaii.
Well, I've been wanting to eat here ever since I saw chef and owner Sam Marvin on Beat Bobby Flay and the restaurant didn't disappoint. We started with a cocktail and some apps...the portabello fries and mac n cheese. Both apps were good with the portabello fries being exceptional. Thick sliced portabello mushrooms battered and deep fried, soft and earthy on the inside and hot and crispy on the outside. Served with a nice herb aioli to dip into.
For dinner I got the Steakhouse cut Rib eye with red wine reduction and Mark H had the Steakhouse cut Tenderloin with a bearnaise sauce. Both had a good meaty flavor but I definitely like the fattiness of the rib eye :) . I also really liked the garlic potato chips that the steak was served with. Not as filling as having a baked potato so you can focus more on the meat. The next time I'm here I definitely want to try one of the butcher's cuts.