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| - I've always driven by this place when passing through the Strip. Had to finally check it out for myself. Had dinner here for mama's birthday. We had heard about some Summer Grill promotion they were doing. Discounted prices for their traditional menu. Definately a factor in helping us on our decision.
We made reservations for 9pm. It was quiet in there on a Monday nite. We liked the decor of the place. Very homey with hardwood floors and a classic steakhouse appeal. It had a sense of country diner with a hint of uppity restaurant.
Mama fell in love with her bleu cheese stuffed olive Martini. She says they made it very well. The bread they provide as an appetizer is not too shabby. I didn't eat much just so I can save room in the belly for the cow i was going to consume.
By the way, they dont' offer the promotional Summer menu at the table. You have to ask for it. No big deal. I felt we should be rewarded for doing our homework. Our waiter did inform us that the promo portions are slightly less grandiose than the traditional menu portions. We kind of figured that to be the case.
I ordered the Cajun Marinated Ribeye and mama had the Salmon with lump crabmeat and fingerlings. We were hoping that the portions would be sufficient enough to keep us from going back to Denny's later in the evening.
I guess the non-promotional Ribeye is 22oz. My Summer portion came out to "only" 18oz. 18 OUNCES!?!?!?!?! Are you effing kidding me? That thing was huge! The cajun marinade gave a great crust to the outer shell all the while keeping the middle medium and juicy. Mama had already relegated, especially after the watier reiterated, that the "lump" crab meat would be sparse. Then it came out. Holy mother of crab. The salmon was pretty much sitting on a bed of Crab Meat. A BED OF CRAB MEAT! I think the chef confused the crab meat for the fingerling potatoes and filled that plate with crab instead of potato.
My ribeye was absolutely magnificent. Cooked perfectly. Crusty seasoning encased the mouth watering tenderness that was my medium steak. I can't say enough about it without going out to the store right now to buy some red meat.
What more can be said about mama's Salmon? I mean, the Salmon was actually the secondary part of that dish. The Crab meat with mushrooms and fingerlings were the star of that plate. Don't get me wrong, the Salmon was delicious, but, the Crab was the star. Absolutley magnificent.
Here are the reasons why no 5star... When we first got seated, there was butter on the seat. Luckily, mama missed sitting on it. The host was very nice about it, wiping it up and asking mama if she wanted to move. Mama declined since she liked our seat. Unfortunately, when I picked up the wine menu, there was butter on that thing too! WTF? I mean, those 2 things dont' kill the night, but, I had higher expectations for restaurant quality. Oh, and because I had told them earlier about mama's birthday, they brought a little cupcake out with a candle. It was very sweet of them, but, it was dryer than the vegas desert.
Still, one of the best dinners we've had in Vegas.
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