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| - So it's Sunday night, after CES 2009, and everything on the strip looks pretty dead. My friends Duke and Tamae just arrived from LA for another conference, and the friends still around from CES and I decide to all go together to find something to eat. Since we hadn't gone towards MGM, Luxor, Mandalay Bay area on this trip, we decided to venture forth to the MGM Studio Walk to find a nice restaurant to dine at.
We had our minds on Craft Steak, but when we got there at 9 pm, since it was so dead everywhere, they told us that they were just closing the kitchen. Kudos to the manager over there who came out personally to explain to us the situation and to tell us that he was very sorry about it all, and gave us a few suggestions nearby to try instead.
After walking around a bit, we decided to give Sea Blue a try because of the Prix Fixe menu they had advertised outside. It was also a Michael Mina restaurant, so that helped with the decision process as well.
They were hurting pretty bad too, but at least they hadn't shut down the kitchen yet, so we were good to go. The waitress was very accommodating and helpful, and we all decided to go with the prix fixe menu.
For the first course, I chose the make-your-own-salad, in which you got to pick 10 different things and they'd make the salad for you. For the 3 of us who did that, we had some pretty wild salads, but overall, it was very nicely made. The other 2 had this sashimi plate that also looked really good. I would have opted for that, but being that I didn't have my roughage on this trip, I figured that I needed to get some in me.
For the main course, 3 of us went with the Kansas steak. Yes, it is a bit odd for us to order that being that this is a seafood restaurant, but we set forth with steak on our minds, and this place served it, so we ordered it. One friend got the grilled Arctic char (fish), and another went with the paella. I got to sample a little of everything, and they were all excellent. I was really surprised how well the steak came out.
Dessert was this layered mousse cake with malted ice cream that was really rich and I really felt guilty finishing mine... :)
All of us also went with the wine pairings for the food. Being that I am not a really sophisticated wine drinker, I guess it was not a bad choice, but the wine that accompanied my steak wasn't really something that I liked.
Overall, the ambiance, the staff, and most importantly, the food, were all excellent. I am sure that it would have been a livelier experience had there been more people than just another table in the other room.
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