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| - Sometimes I ignore Yelp reviews. In this case I'm glad that I did. My delicious dinner at Café at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino was exactly what I hoped for.
With a full workload at my job I chose to skip dinner the previous night in order to finish up early and join my two traveling companions for the long drive to Las Vegas filling myself later with snack chips, candy and bottled water instead. That's not a whole lot of nutrition for someone with a goal of running in two races on Saturday and Sunday.
It seems eating wasn't a main priority for either of my friends once we arrived in Las Vegas. After checking into the hotel then taking the long walk to the Sands Convention Center to pick up our race numbers for Sunday's half marathon and marathon my friends opted to go do some shopping instead. I opted to return to the hotel on my own, drop off my things in the room and have an early dinner instead.
After checking out the menus on all of the restaurants at the casino level of the Monte Carlo I decided to try Café based on the menu and the somewhat reasonable prices. The 24 hour restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner whenever.
Once seated, I was greeted by my server Sharon who came by a short time later to take my order. With the annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in town many restaurants were offering up a special rodeo menu in addition to the regular menu. I took advantage of the Cowboy Corral menu selecting the Texican Egg Rolls appetizer followed by the Rib Eye Steak entrée. I ordered my steak medium and enjoyed a soft drink and water while I waited.
The Texican Egg Rolls (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/-JfncbVURtvuzBbof40o1w?select=n4cU5XHNgFbb6ZYbkYOzDg) were very good. These were three full size egg rolls stuffed with grilled chicken, black beans, corn, chopped jalapenos in a mildly spicy chipotle sauce, halved and served with equal parts of fresh guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
The beautifully grilled Rib Eye Steak (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/-JfncbVURtvuzBbof40o1w?select=ecI3VDrfHKPLAS3v06Kk9A) arrived just as I was finishing up on my appetizer. Grilled to a perfect medium (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/-JfncbVURtvuzBbof40o1w?select=6LX4cBC3xS6cjsG-MwYqoA) the steak was nicely marbled, juicy and tender. It came with a big baked potato with sour cream and garlic butter, a roasted shallot and fresh, steamed broccolini.
The service was excellent.
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