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3.5* Simon is one of the winner of Diners' Choice Award on OpenTable by which I make the dinner reservation. On a recent buddy trip to Vegas, I decided to bring my friend Juan to Simon. Saturday evening at 6:30 the restaurant is beautifully lit by the lights of the pool outside. It's located on the 5th floor terrace of Palms Place. Surprisingly, the hostess led us to a table for four tugged away at the corner of the restaurant, overlooking the wrap-around pool through floor-to-ceiling plate glass. We could sit side by side to enjoy the view.
Since we've been drinking cocktails earlier in the afternoon, we did not order any alcohol. Our server was very courteous and friendly, making suggestions and frequently checking on us during the meal. We enjoyed:
Shisito Peppers withpozu sauce
Organic Rotisserie Chicken with black rice, farro, beet greens, black currants, pine nuts
Grilled pork chop with candied Brussels sprout tempura
Simon gives you generous portions. We didn't finish the shisito peppers, who came in a 8 oz bowl. They were tasty but spicy. Both the chicken and pork chop were delicious, but nothing special. The candied Brussels sprouts were a tad greasy but they were perfect comfort food. Pork chop was not cooked all the way through and was tender.
They had a nice sashimi and sushi bar, except it didn't to me that Simon is a destination for Japanese cuisine so I never tried.
This is a slick place, with nice atmosphere and friendly staff. I would come back to try their famous Sunday brunch and explore some of their fish entrees on the dinner menu, which include branzino, cod and trout.
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