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| - Let's see: this place has an amazing sense of humor vividly portrayed throughout its men's bathroom, an excellent beer list, a wide array of incredibly rich and flavorful dishes at affordable price points, and had a good looking staff so stunningly beautiful it made me question why I still live on the East Coast. Does anyone really think I'm not giving this place 5 stars?
Let me make something clear. Even though everything here presents as a huge win, the food really was the star of the show. Unlike Marilyn's and Earl of Sandwich, this place blew away my rather meager expectations. Here is what we ordered:
BUTCHER BLOCK (3 items - $24): the potted duck rillettes appear to be heavily doused in delightful black truffle and were an absolutely divine treat, the rabbit loin in porchetta basically melted in the mouth, and the sopresatta had a nice, delicate spicy kick. Grade: A
POUTINE ($12.50): Someone who complained about this dish in another review stated that it was too rich. Umm.... you ordered poutine! What did you expect? There were nice, fresh husks of duck confit throughout the dish and the cheese curd "gravy" added another layer of richness. We added the fried egg to complete the full on massacre of the heart. Grade: A-
GRILLED OCTOPUS ($16): Personally, I thought the actual octopus was cooked perfectly; specifically, there was none of that awful chewiness one finds when people overcook the delicate meat. The accompaniments that came with the dish were admittedly boring though. Grade: B+
TRUFFLE ARINCINIS ($7): Basically, this is fried risotto balls in a decadent cheese sauce. I only got hints of the truffle. Grade: B-
BOSTON BIBB ($13): This was a nice refreshing counter-dish to all of our rich orders. The classic Bibb is finished with champagne vinaigrette and studded with deliciously flavorful tomatoes. Grade: B
ROASTED BONE MARROW ($15): Standing alone, the bone marrow is nice and delicate, but seemed to be missing something. Then I tried it with the accompanying bacon marmalade. Wow. Again, this kitchen understands their pairings very well. You don't expect that out of a gastropub. Or at least I don't. This was excellent. Grade: A-
BOUCHOT MUSSELS ($14): The mussels were nice and light, but I wish they were more plump. The accompanying sauce base was a decadent mix of four of my favorite ingredients in the world: Belgian beer, creme fraiche, bacon, and shallots. Grade: A
POTTED FARM EGG ($14): This fondue heavy dish was incredibly rich in the most perfect manner. I liked the addition of asparagus, but I'm beginning to think we ate it wrong because we are convinced we found two tiny spoons within the dish. Despite our apparent lack of intellect, this was masterful. Grade: A
Bathroom Grade: A+ for the humor.
Service: A because even the incredibly gorgeous women that work here don't hold a candle to the amazing experience we had at Bouchon.
Even though I don't like to do repeats in a place as large as Vegas, I will be very sad if I don't come here again.
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