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| - Post tripling my bet at Roulette boyfriend and I decided to treat ourselves to dinner at Todd English's Olives. Yes, the name is part of the title of the restaurant, that's how you know where to eat when you're in Vegas. Mina has like five (including a Nobhill gastro-pub). Our seats were amazing, because we sat on the outdoor marbled terrace, looking out onto the strip across the Bellagio fountains. The fountain show ranges from "My heart will go on" to "Big Spender", its pretty entertaining. It's all pretty over the top, they give you 2 napkins (?!) for some reason, and pour your order of a glass of wine from its own little beaker.
We dined on grilled calamari and chick pea dressing, which was delicious, probably the best chickpeas I've had in a long time, and an enormous portion. As were the entrees, a "bloc" of venison and the brick oven roasted chicken. I love restaurant roasted chickens, I might even have a problem with it, because it keeps me from ordering other things. What I mean to say, was that this was a pretty good one, and I would know too. I could only eat half though, and felt terrible about wasting food in the middle of such a barren desert. The venison bloc came atop a block of polenta, and an entire roasted portabello mushroom stuffed with blue cheese. Tasty, but also, how you say, a little much (learn to edit your accessories...) In all a totally great, what you call, dining experience. Service was efficient, waiter a bit shaking with wine knowledge, but now I'm just being picky.
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