Culinary Dropout is a cool little restaurant in the Hard Rock Hotel - something that isn't too bad to stop by if you're feeling too tired/lazy to leave the hotel.
When you first get into Culinary Dropout, you find a pretty spacious restaurant surprisingly after you enter. Their bar/beer draft selection is also pretty plentiful with PBR, Fat Tire and more. I had the meatloaf which was recommended by a couple Yelpers - not a bad choice as it was of a pretty good size but not the best. Some of my coworkers had the burgers which were fantastic according to them. The cannelloi was also supposed to be pretty good but be warned, it was pretty small and not filling.
There was also a pretty good live musician playing on the front stage - the poor guy was playing to a 1/2-empty restaurant on a Sunday night but hey, still did a good job playing in general.
The aesthetic was pretty nice with a full bar and bar seating, some nice tables and some other seats scattered about. Don't expect for quiet conversation inside as the music is put up pretty loud. There were also some cool fire pits right outside - wasn't sure if it was part of the restaurant but seemed nice if you wanted to go outside or have a nice moment with your significant other.
Culinary Dropout wasn't completely wow-worthy but all-around was a strong restaurant in it's food, aesthetics and cool little bonuses. Kudos.