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| - Well, sadly, I never thought I'd be giving this place 1 star. I was a fan. BIG TIME. Gave it 5 stars before, and we came here every single time we come to Vegas (about 2x a year), and consistently great. This was just bad enough to not go back and give it another chance..
We had reservations - we were on time (right after Beatles Love). We were greeted and shown to our seats, which was the corner table for 2, along the bench, along the hallway/passway that connects the front of the restaurant to the back. Ok, not my first preference, especially when they had over 1/2 the restaurant open, but it wasn't near a bathroom, so it was ok. As I was trying to work my way back to the bench, between 2 tables, (I'm not a size 0), a waiter came buy, was giving me the menu, as I'm trying to maneuver a table and cushions on the couch, so I can sit. I had to grab the menu's put it on the table, since he kept them held out. Then he asked for our drinks (still not seated). I always LOVED the Tom's Collins, so I asked for that, and he seemed surprised, then he repeated, a tom collins? I said, no, the signature drink, Tom Colicchio's drink? He still seemed confused, and I asked for more time.
He came back again, and I remembered the name right, Tom's Collins. Now, I KNOW THIS DRINK. I order it at the bar, when I am gambling, that is how much I like it, this is what I drink when I am at the Mirage. A bit later - my drink comes. It's not my drink, first there is no cucumber - and it has a Luxardo Cherry (never have I seen any cherry in a gin drink, but ok.. So I don't drink from it, cause I'm waiting for waiter to come back and say, this isn't the Tom's Collins. (ok, I know this sounds SOO snooty and picky, but it's an $18 drink, I want what I want.) So he never comes back, and I was thirsty and took a sip. I can't even say it was Hendricks, which is one of my faves.. Eventually, I flag down the main waiter, and ask him if the Tom's Collins has been changed - he says no, and I explain, how it usually has a cucumber, fever tree tonic, and his reply is maybe they didn't cut cucumbers today.. He wasn't joking though.. Later the right drink came to my table, and they did not charge me for the first one, which, I didn't finish, but it was the right thing to do.
Ok, back to other reasons on why we won't go back. When we decided to come to Mirage for the weekend, since it was an average of 111 every day, we decided never to leave the building. Ok, perfect, plenty to eat & do at Mirage. So we decided either Stax or Heritage. It was a no brainer - Heritage, especially since I saw a few appetizers that intrigued me, the Whiskey Onion Dip (bone marrow) and Steak Tartare. So that is what we ordered for started. Well, these 2 were the most gimmicky meals I have had in ages. The dip was in a bone, and it was an onion dip. I didn't think the flavor stood out other than toasted onion dip I get in the powder form & mix with sour cream, to accompany that was home made potato chips. You couldn't dip the chip into the bone for 2 reasons. 1. The chips were beyond soggy, soft and in desperate need of salt. They stuck to your molars cause of the soft/chewiness - and not in a good way. Either the oil wasn't hot enough when they were fried, or they were left out for a day or so. So you had to dig into the hollow of the bone for your dip. Now for the steak tartare. Obviously, whoever made this just got a smoking gun, cause it was OVER saturated with smoke. No where in the description was it listed as a 'smokey' flavor, and even if it did, it was SO heavy handed. My husband uses a smoking gun in foods, this was NOT the same. It was almost fake tasting, like liquid smoke. I didn't return it, but I didn't eat it.
The steaks came. Prior to the steaks coming, a waiter dropped of 3 sauces. We didn't know what they were. I have food allergies, so I didn't want to taste to see what it was. When they brought the meat, waiter just put plates in front of us, and was walking away, when I stopped him to ask what they were.. Sauces for the steak, and he walked away. No explanation what they were. We figured out it was a chimichurri, horseradish and like an A1. My filet was perfect. The only good part of my meal, and my husband's bone in rib eye also perfect. Again, the only 2 good things. (He did like his drink). Side dishes were roasted cream corn & onion rings. The roasted cream corn was like it was in okra. It wasn't cream. It was a gelatinous substance (clear) and canned corn. This was CANNED. No question. We didn't finish that. The onion rings are signature, but also had a heavy hand with the paprika. We left the sides, but finished the meat.
Didn't even want to bother with dessert. Or a 2nd drink. If you want a steak, and a steak only - this is your place. But, there is too much competition, to just order 1 thing here. Sorry, but we won't be going back.
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