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| - This is my new favorite steakhouse! The service was fantastic from beginning to end, and the food was ... I'm speechless. We had a group of 8, and we were seated in a semi-private room with three other similarly sized tables. I loved how the dining room(s) were all very well lit, not like other steakhouses that are dark (barely can see in some!). It made for a more fun, vibrant night with friends.
I'm a rib-eye fan and I must say this is one of the better rib eyes I've had. The plate was, of course, decorated with butter and was cooked perfectly to my taste (medium rare).
Here is what was ordered:
Appetizers:
Calamari - very tasty, perfectly seasoned - try it, new twist on an old favorite
Shrimp Cocktail: 5 large jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce
Crab Cake: very dense, pretty much all crab meat with some tasty sauce
Steaks:
my friend and I each ordered the 10 oz ribeye with potatoes (lagniappe) (still a large portion - I could have split the steak)
my husband ordered the 16 oz ribeye
her husband ordered the bone in
Sides:
Lobster Mac & Cheese - yummy! Some of my friends didn't this dish as much as the Mastro's Mac & Cheese, but I thought it was very tasty
Spinach Supreme - YOU MUST ORDER THIS. Enough said. Bacon.
String Beans - crisp, we felt we needed a veggie side. Not bad, not good, it's a veggie, after all
Dessert:
Lemon cake - YOU MUST ORDER THIS. The slice is very generous, enough for each person in the group to take a few bites
Sorbet - three different flavors: mango, pineapple and raspberry - all very good
Wine:
We ordered a bottle of red (I'm not very wine savvy so I'm not sure which one it was...07 something, was about $100. I liked it a lot)
2 friends split the 10oz ribeye + potatoes, another 2 split the filet. I think the smaller portions were perfect. Everyone left satisfied but not disgustingly stuffed.
I think it was very reasonably priced, the entire bill for 8 people was about $550 (gratuity not included) - when does that ever happen??
The only downside, which I won't count against the restaurant, is that it is located off-strip. But, if I think about it, the off-strip location may actually be a good thing.
All in all a wonderful dining experience. They asked for us to leave contact information so they can send us handwritten thank you notes!!
Too bad there isn't one in LA :(
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