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I should preface this by saying we ate here on Thanksgiving, and we did the Thanksgiving prix fixe menu and ordered one small "Vaca Vieja" steak to try. I should also preface by saying we live in New York and MIGHT be a bit particular when it comes to fine dining and our steaks...
Anyway, with that out of the way.
We arrived for our 8pm reservation a few minutes early and were told to wait at the bar. There were three hostesses working at the stand which was weird because hostess #1 asked us our name and when we told her, hostess #3 answered us and told us to wait at the bar. Whatever. There was no indication at this point that they were running behind.
At about 8:25, a DIFFERENT hostess (hostess #2?) came up to us at the bar and said "Did you have a reservation?" Uh, yeah. 25 minutes ago. So then we finally got seated. No apologies for running late, no "thanks for your patience," no comp for the drink we ordered while waiting, nothing. We already had a slightly bad taste in our mouth over this just because, if we're shelling out a bunch of money for a fine dining experience, we expect really great service and treatment. The hostesses definitely need better training at this particular restaurant.
Anyway, once we were finally sat, our waiter was quite pleasant and nice. As I mentioned, we went with the Thanksgiving prix fixe. We also went ahead and tried the Vaca Vieja ribeye steak (literal translation = old cow) since Jose Andres is said to be such a meat god. I have to say the Vaca Vieja was SUPER underwhelming. The cow is 8-10 years old and from my understanding gets old and fat in that time and develops a delicious beefy flavor. But the steak we got (although cooked to a perfect medium rare) was lean, tough, and underseasoned. I've eaten some amazingly delicious ribeyes in my life, and they tend to be fatty and delicious and crispy on the outside and melt-in-your-mouth good on the inside. This just... wasn't. We actually ended up sending it back (which I swear we never do). Our waiter was extremely nice about it.
The Thanksgiving prix fixe was pretty damn good. Nothing stellar to report here, but it was definitely solid.
The last point I want to make about this restaurant is the ambiance. It felt really cheap and corporate. The chairs at the bar that we waited in for 25 minutes must have been from IKEA as they were flimsy and wobbly. The dining table and chairs we sat at looked like they were secondhand. The decor in general felt like someone had said "make it feel hip and modern, but don't spend too much money!" I honestly think this is more of an SLS issue than a restaurant issue, because for example if you go to China Poblano (a cheaper Jose Andres restaurant in the Cosmo) it's amazingly well done inside and feels cool and authentic.
All in all, JUST okay. Not bad. Still have much respect for Chef Andres. I would not come back to Bazaar Meats, but definitely will be back to check é (his other higher end restaurant) the next time I'm in Vegas which I have a feeling will be a much more fabulous experience.
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