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Or you're sinking like a stone, carry on!
May your past be the sound
Of your feet upon the ground, carry on at Todd English's Olives! - Fun (carry on)
With Michael Mina and Sensi closed for the holidays at the Bellagio, I turned my attention to Todd English's Olives! (mainly because of his name and how many restaurants he's opened) You will notice right away how dimly lit the place is in general. Since it was December, I thoroughly appreciated they were playing Christmas music in the background and the fountain view from our table.
The foie gras starter we had was an interesting experience for me. I love foie gras but I don't remember eating it on its own. They made it as an appetizer with brioche, pears, yogurt, and walnuts. When combined with all the components, it works really nicely. However if you eat the foie gras alone, it feel's very fattening and I think only the hardcore foie gras lovers would appreciate it since there's alot of fat essence to it.
The sea scallops that I ordered was very fun to eat. They put it in a rectangular plate and I just ate it from left to right with the truffle mashed potatoes and cabernet sauce. There was some odd green on it (don't know if it was used more as a garnish) but I just moved it aside and finished everything else haha
Last random personal side note:
I'm used to wearing dress shirts on a daily basis but there's this feeling that I get from this restaurant that the dress code is on the more formal side. It's not dress code enforced or anything and I normally don't even notice these things, but that's the overall feel that I got from Olives. I don't generally like that everyone has to be up to a certain dress code here just so they don't feel out of their element. Obviously its Vegas so most people dress to impress anyways, but that's not always the case and it shouldn't be. Again, this is not a reflection of the restaurant itself, this was my own personal observation while dining here. Enjoy the fine food!
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