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| - We went to Lavo's nightclub our first night in Vegas for something chill, and ate at the restaurant our last night to go out with a bang.
What we got was something.. average. For all the hype and celeb appearances surrounding Lavo I was expecting a unique party scene but it was more cookie cutter and mainstream than I'd hoped. Like a really upscale Cheesecake Factory. Hopefully that doesn't come off as bad as it sounds.
We might've gone on the wrong night for the club, seeing as how we wanted something chill but still fun. But it was too chill.. and quiet? The club isn't really condusive to dancing and the DJ was just okay. But it's nice, in a dark but clean, pretty cocktail waitresses kind of way. Maybe we were the sober ones but we ended up leaving after about an hour.
On our last night in Vegas we wanted a celebatory girls' dinner so I made reservations at Lavo ahead of time. Now, the best part of Lavo is obviously not the food. The food was okay. (My short ribs risotto tasted strongly of seafood. The spaghetti had a sauce so acidic I had heartburn the rest of the night. But the fried calamari... yes!!) It's the people watching and scene that Lavo's known for. Most of the crowd were in their 20's, but there were also a couple older folks.
One thing I loved about the restaurant was that it was a mixed crowd, and for a glitz and tits kind of place, I didn't feel uncomfortable and I doubt other people would either, given they know what to expect. There were couples in their 50's enjoying a romantic night out, a group of 15 doing the cha-cha (literally) around their table, groups in jeans and sneakers, and the staff is surprisingly unpretentious.
Lavo's a cool place and I think if you want that 'night out' vibe at dinner then it's worth going to at least once. But there isn't enough to make me want to run back.
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