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| - The Vegas Strip is full of fine dining establishments and other good restaurants, but I have to say that Sage is probably the perfect place to start off the night with a little bit of class. While I'm pretty used to fine dining in NYC, upscale dining in Vegas really is a totally different animal. Everything is brighter, glitzier and more glamorous. And dare I say, more expensive?
If there is one place to get a little fancy while you're in Vegas, however, Sage is the place. First of all, I love its location in the Aria (since I always stay at the Aria now whenever I visit Vegas), which basically makes it a lot more modern and newer than some older restaurants in the other casino hotels.
The bf and I had a reservation for 8pm Friday night, which seemed like the prime time to come. The dining room was lively, yet not overly noisy or crowded at all. The high ceilings and large spacing between the tables also makes for a more romantic setting - which I definitely enjoyed.
Everything we had to eat was delicious and perfectly executed. The famed foie gras custard brulee really is everything it's hyped up to be, a must order. I loved the creamy, almost-whipped texture of the foie custard underneath the sweet brulee shell that was just begging to be cracked with the back of my spoon. The pear mostarda that came atop the custard brulee provided a nice acidity, and left me yearning for more. While the dish is quite dainty, the richness and decadence makes it very shareable; the bf and I were definitely glad we shared it, because with the buttery brioche and foie custard itself, I really don't think either of us could have conquered it alone. The gold pear and shaved brussels sprouts salad I had was great as well, surprisingly hearty and savory with the addition of macadamia nuts and a bacon mustard vinaigrette. Raw brussels can be a little hard to pull off, but I absolutely love it when it's done right - and Sage definitely did it right. Another impressive dish of the night was the braised veal cheeks the bf ordered, served with honey roasted carrots, glazed cippolini onions and smoked polenta. The braised veal cheeks were the most fall-apart tender and buttery piece of meat either of us have ever tasted. So impossibly tender that the bf could have smeared it on toast as meat butter - which I'm afraid he secretly wanted to try at home.
Sage also has an impressive wine selection, and our wonderful server was more than helpful to recommend a nice bottle of red to pair with our meal. Everything from the ambiance, to the food, down to the attentive and genuinely warm service here totally wooed me. I only wish that I hadn't lost money at the casino right outside - so that I could have had a second dinner at Sage instead.
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