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| - It ain't cheap, but if you can afford it, the tasting menu is a truly memorable experience. The food is prepared from the very best ingredients, with great care and superb culinary technique. The room is very nice, but the interior is overshadowed by the fantastic 56th floor view, which I believe is the best view in Vegas. Because the Palms is about a mile west of the Strip, rather than right on the Strip, it has a great panoramic view of all the Strip architecture and of the entire Las Vegas valley. The service is first rate. Presenting a seven course tasting menu without any delays is a challenge in itself, but the wait staff also managed to be very attentive and personable, answering all questions and giving a helpful explanation of each dish.
Each course offers three options, including a vegetarian option. For my first course I chose the corn soup, which was very fresh and bursting with corn flavor. They must have access to some fantastic corn, which showed up as an ingredient if several of the dishes.
My second course was the seared foie gras, which was not overly rich the way that foie gras sometimes is, and was supported by several sweet flavors including white chocolate and orange pain perdu (that's French toast to us Americans). A very nice version of foie gras.
For the third course I opted for the scallops, and they were as good as any I have ever had. The corn made an appearance again, as a puree, and the wild mushrooms were a nice note.
Fourth course was the roasted chicken breast. I don't usually order chicken in restaurants; it is more of a cook-at-home dish for me. But I'm glad that they had a poultry course, which really showcased how well chicken can play if properly cooked and paired with a variety of supporting flavors like ricotta-stuffed morel mushrooms.
The fifth course was the star - flat iron steak with fingerling potatoes and beef jus. Perfectly cooked, tender and tasty.
The sixth course was a selection of cheeses, and if I only knew where I could buy them I would be serving those cheeses at home as a part of every dinner. When you compare these cheeses to what is available at your local megamart, you will conclude that they should have a whole different name for this stuff. Maybe "ubercheese."
Finally, desert. I had the cheesecake, along with a bite of my wife's chocolate souffle, and both were excellent. After that hearty meal I appreciated the fact that the cheesecake was small - just a few bites of heaven. The coffee was quite good as well.
It seems that the tasting menu changes frequently, so there is no guarantee that any of the dishes described above will be available on the night you go to Alize, but I have great confidence in the chef, and you will likely find some excellent choices on your tasting menu. One tip for saving a few bucks: Our dinner, with drinks, wine, tax and tip included, would have come to about $500, but we saved a hundred bucks by purchasing a voucher from Travelzoo.
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