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| - After scoping Yelp, we decided this would be our "fancy" Vegas dinner. While we dressed up, other people were just wearing T-shirts. Par for the course in this city.
The place is big, warmly decorated and dimly lit. Once you pass a bar with televisions, you enter the main dining room.
Our server was great. An older, friendly, talkative guy. He told us the menu changes every day, depending on what produce their supplier buys that morning in California.
You start with complimentary hot buttered, salted rolls in a skillet. These were outstanding.
I ordered the 16 oz. New York strip steak, grilled. This was a massive piece of meat. I ordered it medium rare, but it came out entirely pink. Our server picked up the steak and summoned a new one. Unfortunately, this meant my girl would have to eat while I waited. When I got my new steak, it seemed closer to medium rare, but it was straight-up cold in the middle. Not wanting to wait for a third steak, I just ate it. Fairly middle-of-the-road.
For sides, we ordered the Maui Onions, which my girlfriend loved. They were a nice addition to any fork full of steak. We also ordered the Potato Gratin. Sadly, they tasted fairly bland. We needed salt to bring them up to par.
Another deduction: A photographer came around to snap several pictures of us. About 15 minutes later, she returned with books of photos she tried to sell us for something like $130. We didn't see her snapping pictures of any other couples. Nothing like having to shoot down a sales pitch in the middle of a fancy dinner.
While I liked the atmosphere and our server, the food fell short. I really wish I'd enjoyed it more.
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