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(pure management ... other vegas venues: lax, pure nightclub, tangerine lounge, noir bar)
celebrity investors ... check
(wilmer valderrama, nick lachey, nicky hilton)
up-and-coming chef ... check
(adam sobel)
award-winning design firm ... check
(avro | ko ... nyc projects: odea lounge, public restaurant, the stanton social)
it seems the company american bistro didn't miss a thing on the "formula for a la/ny-style hip-happening restaurant" checklist. most places that follow this formula are all surface and no substance ... but company delivers
service: friendly (but not "hey bro" casual), fine dining professionalism (minus the crumb sweeping-flatware changing-formal dining antics), informative (w/o the "you're obviously unsophisticated, uncultured and uneducated" condescending attitude)
food: an interesting bend on american cuisine w/ fresh and simple ingredients (the wild mushroom ravioli, macaroni casserole, and premier prime fat cap were all super tasty)
environment: ski chalet meets uber modern lounge (antler chandeliers, slate stack stone, dark-stained woodwork, aspen tree-trunk room dividers, an installation of antique wooden skis covering a whole wall)
next time i'm in vegas (if/when my back account recovers from this last trip) i'll definitely hit up company again
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