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| - Another multinational chain and another one supposing itself to be high end, though they didn't seem to really bother with this place. It feels more like a fish house than a steak house, actually. Lots of white trim, but also lots of white paint...maybe even more like a boat than a restaurant. It also is in a peculiar location on the Strip, with the door in a little alleyway off to the side, perhaps that and the nondescript exterior paint to keep the Vegas wildlife on the Strip more at bay. Before I get much further into this, seriously nothing will expose the conceit of pretension as far as high end as handing someone a paper menu and a stained one at that, which is what I got here. For the menu prices, they can definitely afford better...and a lot more sanitary.
To the meal, the majority of sides could have used work. Steak Tartare was a disaster. Beef bacon was also a near total miss. Rib Eye Carpaccio was the best of the lot but also required more work than an appetizer should. The potatoes, both varieties that were there and the mac and cheese as well, were offensively bad. Dessert was acceptable, but a chocolate layer cake is hardly challenging, though the cake itself was slightly dry.
As to the steak, they had a t-bone and given the choice, I have a hard time passing up either that or porterhouse. This one was probably closer to the latter rather than the former, but fine by me. The cut was solid, the cook was near flawless. Flavoring was not something I would put near the top of what I've had, but no real complaints, either. Service was also exemplary, easily among the best I've experienced in Vegas and were the other food items and the paper menu itself less disgusting, they probably would have earned the bump all by themselves.
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