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| - The SLS is way far down the strip, and it was surprisingly quiet in here on a Saturday night during a fight weekend. When you walk in, you see lots of large cuts of meat, open kitchens, and their open grill.
We were seated in the back in a larger booth, and large tables are necessary for all the dishes you get since most things are meant to be done family style. Our server was Chris, who our friends had recommended from a great experience the week prior. He was energetic and knew the menu well and was able to guide us through ordering.
There are 5 different kitchens, so depending on what you're eating, different things come out at different times, but they paced and coursed our things out pretty well.
Drinks:
1. Cotton candy mojito: we had seen a commercial in the cab about a free cocktail for mentioning the commercial. The promotion had ended last month, but they were nice enough to bring each person a cocktail. I was skeptical since I don't love the cotton candy flavor (like with ice creams), but they poured the mojito over a bit of spun sugar so that it wilted down, and the drink was very well balanced and not overly sweet at all. I actually liked this a lot
2. Compadre: I love rye, apple, and lemon, so this was perfect
3. LN2 cocktail: this cocktail is made tableside and is pretty cool because the LN2 turns it into a lemon based sorbet with a shot of rum in it. It's a nice palate cleanser and is also a good way to start the meal
Food:
1. Cotton candy foie gras: a small cube of foie gras on a stick with cotton candy spun around it - not exactly what I expected, but if you don't eat everything in one bite, then it's basically just cotton candy and a cube of foie
2. Chicharron: this is an impressive presentation with a huge stretched out piece, and it comes with a zataar spiced yogurt dipping sauce. It doesn't actually just melt in your mouth and has a good texture. The best part is breaking it apart with the mallet they bring you
3. Simple tomato salad: refreshing, light
4. Sloppy joe: on a brioche bun like the kind for a lobster roll. It was topped with fried shoestring potatoes, and the sloppy joe (beef bolognese) actually had really good flavor
5. Air bread: instead of the reuben, they were able to do the wagyu one with parmesan cream for us. I loved the philly cheese steak one in LA, and I don't love thousand island, so I liked this one a lot. The parmesan cream was a bit overwhelming, though
6. Beef consomme: disappointing. The presentation was nice with a quail egg and caviar at the bottom of a tea cup, then the consomme poured on top, but the consomme itself was not hot and was under salted
7. Tortilla sacromonte: barely cooked egg (wonderful texture) and offal; I'm not a huge fan of kidney, but the sweetbreads and crispy bone marrow were ok in small amounts
8. Classic tartare: sirloin, savora mustard, egg yolk, anchovy, and parker house rolls. I thought the two tartares were some of the best things we had. The flavor was wonderful, and it was a pretty big portion
9. Salmon tartare: salmon, ikura, yuzu, soy sauce, avocado, wasabi, and seaweed crackers. This wasn't too Asian in flavor, and it was a great combination of textures (with the roe) and flavors.
10. Setas: whole mushroom caps with good garlic flavor, but lots of oil
11. Robuchon potatoes: buttery, silky, smooth - pretty on point
12. Leeks: not too oily, good flavor with the balsamic reduction
13. Wagyu beef cheeks: tender, but not amazing in flavor
14. Suckling pig: we did a quarter ($140). It was actually really fatty, so the mixed salad to go with it was nice. The flavor was good, but this was too heavy for me
15. Rosewood ribeye: they recommended a little under 3 lbs for 6 of us, and it was cooked well. It was good in flavor but really rich, so I could only eat so much.
I actually thought the tartares were the highlights. We were way stuffed at the end, and though the dessert options looked appealing, only a few people got some small bites.
Overall, I would say it was one of the better Vegas food experiences, but don't come here if you're a vegetarian.
Our friends were also obsessed with the Jose Andres potato chips, abc the manager was nice enough to bring some by on the house for us to take back to them!
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