Every year, our sales manager picks out an amazing restaurant for the owner to take our company out to celebrate another year (and another NAB).
For the first time ever, Frank picked a dud. With Michael Mina's pedigree (and previous good experience in the restaurant in Bellagio that bears his name) we expected to be amazed and walked out shaking our head.
Service flat out sucked. It's not like they were busy - it was pretty much empty on a night where it should have been packed with conventioneers. The sommelier did not inspire confidence and we felt ignored all night. The food was completely oversalted, especially anything involving squid. It took hours to get the salty taste out of my mouth from the squid, although that wasn't the only offending fish of the night. I guess I should consider myself lucky to not have chosen one of the salt-crusted entrees.
The food sucked. The service sucked. The prices were out of line. Blowing your expense account isn't any fun when the meal blows goats.
There are some fine restaurants in Aria. American Fish is not one of them.