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| - Each time i visit a new city, one of the first things that i check is if one of my favourite contestants from Top Chef has opened up a restaurant in that particular city. Well, i thought it was about time to switch our focus from contestants to judges. I will admit that when i first started watching Top Chef, i had never heard of Tom Colicchio, i blame part of it on being Canadian. So on our recent trip to Vegas we made sure to make a reservation at Craftsteak. We walked from the Trump hotel, and really underestimated how long the walk would take. We were about 10 minutes late, but luckily and surprising the restaurant was behind schedule. We ended up waiting an additional 15 minutes to be seated. Upon walking into the restaurant it was grand, and the sheer size was impressive. Our server shortly came over and we both placed a drink order for a pomegranate martini. The drink had pomegranate, lime and tequila. The drink wasn't memorable, it was very straightforward, i was expecting something different for $15. I did appreciate though how each drink came in a mini shaker and was poured tableside. For our mains, we both ordered a steak (sorry i dont remeber the cut), and 2 sides per person. I had the sunchokes, and shiitakes, and my sis had the fingerling potatoes, and mushrooms. We debated about how many sides we should order, they averaged about $15 each, i would've preferred one each but i was expecting the portion size to be miniscule. This is my issue, a server works at a restaurant day in and day out, they are experts, and when we ordered our mains and four sides, he should have stepped in and and be honest and say that that would be enough for two linebackers, not too young ladies. I have read Waiter Rant, i know that servers drive up the bill for a bigger tip, but if he was straight forward and suggested something lighter, for a similar price, i would have respected him. Our food arrived to the table and the steak look great, but the only thing that i could look at were the sides, and how i just wasted so much of my hard earned money on food i knew that i couldn't finish. Each side was good but at the end of the day it was roasted in fat, and served, that was it, it was very basic. I was unimpressed with the entire concept of the restaurant. I know that it is a steakhouse, so you order your meat and sides, but the whole meal was disjointed, it was simply meat, mushrooms, and starch. I wish that there was a sauce to bring the entire meal together. I wanted to eat at Toms and get his vision, i didn't get it, i was so disappointed.
Overall, i am going to use a line of Toms that i recently heard him recite on Top Chef, "you go to a restaurant for the food, and you return for the service", unfortunately i wont be going back for either.
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