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| - We visited Michael Mina on a Saturday night during our trip to Vegas in November. We actually found the place a bit hard to find - at the time, there was this huge Thanksgiving display right in front of Michael Mina that totally made us miss it on our first pass around that little atrium space. In any case, we eventually got in and were seated at a nice little corner table in front of the wine rack at the back.
We both decided to do the tasting menus (surprise!) - as usual, I got the vegetarian version. For a seafood restaurant, I was really, really, really impressed at how good the vegetarian menu was. A butternut squash soup with little pieces of apple garnish came out - and I would have licked that bowl clean if it wasn't a fancy restaurant. And I don't even like butternut squash soup (or squash in any other form, for that matter)! Very good dish. The other memorable dish that came out for me was a mindblowing artichoke souffle - perfectly executed and definitely left me wishing their ramekins were a tad larger. Maybe a LOT larger. For my date, I think her most memorable dish was a lobster pot pie, which she still raves about.
Dessert was definitely disappointing. A trio (as is Michael Mina's general style) came out but was distinctly unmemorable.
I was taking my date out for her birthday, and had called in advance to let the maitre'd know about it. However, they seem to have botched it a little at the restaurant - while we did have a dessert course, they failed to bring anything out with a candle on it, which would have just been a nice touch. Instead, the maitre'd, who was really very welcoming in an instantly likeable way, wished my date a happy birthday and inquired as to what our plans for the rest of the night were. It's the small touches that make the difference, people.
So the next time you're in Vegas and looking for a great dinner experience, hit up Michael Mina. It's a bit pricey but well worth the money.
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