My daughter gave me a gift certificate for Bistro 57 she won as part of a basket she bid on at a charity auction, and I finally took my boyfriend and went on 9/4. I have to tell you, one look at the menu and 1. I wasn't sure we'd be able to spend the entire $100 with the average price of an entree under $20; and 2. Normally prices like that would mean mediocre food at best. We were both extremely surprised when the first thing we ordered, the goat cheese, became one of my favorite appetizers ever....and I've eaten some of the best Las Vegas has to offer. The rest of the meal followed the same trend in that it was all extremely flavorful, generous portions, and some of the best food in this city. And we DO have some great food in Vegas. We asked the waiter, who was new but did an awesome job taking care of us and impressing us with his knowledge of the menu, who the chef was, and he stated the chef had only been there a couple weeks but was determined to shake things up a bit. I'd say he has succeeded! I live way down in the southwest part of the Valley, and I will most definitely be driving up to Aliante to visit the Bistro again. And again. Kudos to some yummy food in a nice atmosphere at extremely reasonable prices! next time I will meet the chef!