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| - The Girl and I went to Vegas two weekends ago for a little getaway. We were going to go to Maggiano's, but a college friend that lives in Henderson recommended this place. We went with him and his fiancee late Thursday evening. We were FAMISHED as it was nearly 9pm when we finally started ordering. As any place in Vegas, it's loud and crowded, so that can't go against them. It's very dark inside and crowded, but I was digging the atmosphere and the meal was a perfect start to our 48-hour trip.
The four of us ordered TWELVE tapas. My friend and fiancee had been there twice before so they already have some favorites. We decided the best thing to do was to each order 3 things. The Girl and I hadn't eaten for 9 hours and had to run around packing, driving, flying, cabbing, shuttling, checking in so it was a good thing we got so much food. I was the only one who ordered alcohol (a red sangria, which was pretty good.
So in no particular order, here are the dished and the two desserts with individual ratings. See my photos for each dish.
01) Spicy Beef Salad. Seared beef, warm dressing, romaine, tomato, cucumber, ginger. Decent but not memorable. [3/5]
02) Patatas bravas. Roasted red potatoes in spicy aioli. Fantastic. Crispy and tasty even without the aioli. [5/5]
03) Chicken and chorizo stuffed mushrooms. Very good. [4/5]
04) Stuffed dates. Bacon-wrapped, smoked almond, red wine reduction, blue cheese. These were just ... WOW. [5/5]
05) Steak and mushroom skewers. grilled filet, roast garlic cream, red wine reduction. Good but it sounded better than it was. [3/5]
06) Manchego mac 'n' cheese. Excellent. Almost as good as the mac n' cheese w/ truffle oil at Alexander's. [4/5]
07) Baked brie. roasted tomato and cheese fondue with chorizo, toasts. Pretty good but a little lacking quantity-wise. [3/5]
08) Roasted eggplant cannelloni. goat cheese, tomato sauce. The Girl loves eggplant and this sounded good, but the execution was a bit disappointing. [3/5]
09) Babyback ribs. steamed, mango BBQ sauce. Delicious! [4/5]
10) Baked Filets of grouper. marinated with herbs, lemon, garlic. Actually pretty good for grouper, and a refreshing change of pace from all the strong flavors. [4/5]
11) Ahi tuna skewer. mango, basil, mustard-ginger glaze. Not really that memorable. [3/5]
12) Petite filet. mini filet mignon, herb cheese, roasted red potato and mushrooms, red wine sauce. Wasn't sure if this was actually filet, but very good, very tender. [4/5]
13) Chocolate and cherry bread pudding. warm w/port wine reduction. Not usually a bread pudding fan but it was good. [3/5]
14) Chocolate "Tres Leches" Cake. Forgot how spongy and sweet (thanks to condensed milk) this is, but once I got the hang of it I was sucking it down. [4/5]
Overall, the meal was excellent. And all that food came to only about $37/person. Exceptional for Vegas! I recommended the place to another friend who went this weekend and she really liked it as well. I'm definitely coming here again. Firefly is a solid 4 stars!
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