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| - Last year, I experienced Craft Steak for the first time and was blown away. For months, friends had to bear with me as I repeatedly bragged that my meal there was the best dinner of my life. I wasn't exaggerating either, as everything from my pineapple upside-down martini, to the pretzel bread with dipping mustards was unbelievably delicious. As far as my steak was concerned, I honestly had never enjoyed the act of chewing meat as much as I did at Craft Steak, last December.
Finally back in Vegas, it's not surprising that the first restaurant I visited was Craft Steak. Like a druggie trying to recapture that first high, I hoped for that same magic once again. Well?
Don't get me wrong, Craft Steak is a top notch restaurant, but even a great spot can have an off night. Unfortunately, the off night happened to be the night I had looked so forward to. What happened?
When tonight's steak arrived, I noticed something was wrong from the start as it was a bit tough and took more effort to cut than one would hope for from a $50 piece of meat. Not only that, but that first chew revealed the steak to be cold. Sadly, and embarrassingly, I had to send it back.
When I let my server know the situation, she was very willing to accommodate me by having a second steak prepared, but, in the interim, the potatoes and spinach we ordered as sides just sat, as they too, waited.
Finally, my replacement steak arrived, but by that point, my companion had already finished her entree, AND our side dishes had become cold, so basically, I paid $200 to NOT receive a warm plate of food, nor the opportunity to dine with my wife.
Don't get me wrong; I have nothing but respect for Tom Colicchio and I know Craft Steak is a fine restaurant, but tonight I merely ate, when I wanted to dine.
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