While in Vegas unsure of where exactly to have dinner, I had remembered that Beauty & Essex just opened a month or so before. We had passed by while sightseeing on the strip and I absolutely love it in my city of NYC. So why not go again?! Excited to try and show my bf what an awesome restaurant this is, we went for dinner. Date night in full effect. I had made a rsvp. Upon arrival, we checked in with the lovely hostess and were told that our table was not ready if we could wait. She gave me a buzzer. Ok no problem. So we sat down at the lounge area and ordered a drink. It was nice to relax. My drink got there and not even 5 mins the buzzer went off. We were then seated in the main dining room. Checking out the menu, I was kind of disappointed at the fact that some of the items I loved in the NYC menu were not offered here. For example, the short ribs with the hush puppies was no where to be found on the menu. What was on it was the short rib mac and cheese. So I ordered that. Also we ordered a tostada or pizza of some sort. It wasnt wow but was delish nonetheless. I ordered a hennessy on the rocks just to compliment the meal. I left satisfied yet not full. The food was just the right amount. I was not wowed here like at the one in NYC, but my dining experience was nice. I shall come back to see if they raised the bar.