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| - Since moving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas a couple of years ago, my wife and I have discovered that a great steak house is easy to find, but a good fish dinner takes a bit more effort. Many of the seafood restaurants have an Asian or New Orleans theme, and often specialize in shellfish. Now I'm not knocking Emeril's New Orleans Fish House by any means, but a place that serves a variety of well-prepared fish, without breaking the bank, is a reason to take note. If it happens to be a mile off the Strip, on the Paradise Road version of restaurant row, so much the better. It is nice if you don't have to fight your way through the casino crowds every time you go out to dinner.
I always liked the Los Angeles version of McCormick and Schmick's, but the Las Vegas version is indispensable. My most recent dinner consisted of a lump crab tower with avocado and mango, lobster bisque, and stuffed halibut. It might have been a mistake to pick three such rich dishes - I guess I was feeling quite full of myself for having fish rather than meat for dinner, but I left just feeling quite full. Still, each course was very good. The service was attentive. The dining room is very comfortable, with low lighting, and (miracle of miracles around here, unless you're dining at Le Cirque or someplace comparable) no giant screen TV playing "the game" was visible from our table.
All in all, I think this is a great choice for a seafood dinner. Oh, and their steaks are pretty good too.
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