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| - I've been wanting to go to Strip House for years. I have no idea why it's taken me so long to finally make it happen. My experience last night (11/14) far exceeded my expectations.
The décor right down to the sillouettes of naked ladies on the napkins more than satisfied my pin-up fetish. I expected the floors to be plush red carpet as well and was surprised to see small tiles. At first I was concerned about noise. (The Palm at Ceasars has a tiled floor and gets ridiculously loud when it's full.) However, the sound level was perfect. Not sure how they did it--perhaps the velvet in the wallpaper was sufficient to absorb the sound.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see how busy it was. In fact, Planet Hollywood in general was totally jamming. Wonderful sight!!
The service was impeccable: never rushed, thoughtful, and thorough without being intrusive. And the food was outstanding. I mostly eat a raw vegan diet when I am on my own. And everyonce in a while, on special occasions, I go overboard. Last night was that night and I was lucky enough to have the best lamb chop I've ever tasted. Extraordinary. The beet salad was beautiful. And my chocolate ice cream filled, hot fudge drenched, pastry puff was scrumptious, simple, and somehow was not overly sweet. Again, perfect.
My companions loved their steaks and all agreed on the excellent service. The winelist was consistent and well suited. Yay! for my favorite: Duckhorn Merlot. I can't wait to go big again.
Decadence in perfect balance.
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