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I came here for dinner with my parents last week. My parents don't eat beef or pork, so it was kind of difficult to find restaurants on the Strip that had more than one or two good non-beef-or-pork options. Luckily, the Grand Lux Cafe has a plethora of dishes of all sorts. The menu here has to be the longest I've ever seen. As someone who is not a picky eater, I normally hate long menus, but I was grateful for it in this case, because my parents could finally choose a dish they really wanted. If you have a large party of people with different dietary requirements or cuisine preferences, I would highly recommend this place.
Our server was great. My mom ordered the jambalaya, and the server made sure that the chefs made it without the ham. She was also attentive and knowledgeable about the menu.
The food was quite good. I had the crispy caramel chicken. The caramel sauce was a good balance of sweetness and spiciness, and all of the vegetables were fresh and cooked well. The portions are gigantic though! I have a healthy appetite, yet I was only able to eat about 3/5 of my meal. Unless you are really hungry, I would recommend sharing an entree with someone.
While looking at the menu, we saw that Grand Lux Cafe offers made-to-order desserts (which you order at the same time of your main dishes), so we decided to try the peach cobbler. While the cobbler was really good (not too sweet, lots of peach), it wasn't quite as spectacular as I thought it would be. However, I'm from Texas so I have pretty high standards for cobbler.
Overall, we all enjoyed our food here. I think the value you get is good compared to most of the other restaurants on the Strip too.
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