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| - Great Dinner Out - Hidden Gem
Lovely restaurant in a quaint "not that far off-strip" resort.
(They are right across the street from Lawry's.)
So... Mom and I love Restaurant Week because of all the great places participating to support our local food bank, Three Square. Lo and Behold... TG was on the list and with a $30 dinner!
This seemed like a heck of a deal. And it was. Food was very good, Service was top notch.
They were even running a Wine deal too... $20 for a bottle of 4 Foxes Chardonnay. A surprisingly really good Chardonnay (I'm not normally a Chardonnay drinker because I only really like Grgich Hills or Cakebread... yes, I'm kinda a snob that way).... but this was lovely and easy to drink... and the extra special part was that proceeds of this wine were going to Michael J. Foxes foundation. So... win-win.
The dining experience was Wonderful. Not noisy, tables and booths had good spacing so you don't feel like you're on top of your neighbors. The feel was Italian villa like. The timing of the meal was spot-on... not slow, not fast. We never felt rushed but we never felt like it was too long between courses.
For our entrees we enjoyed the Osso Bucco and the Chicken Marsala. Both were rich and flavorful. The OB fell off the bone and was fork tender. My CM had lots of yummy mushrooms and was not over sauced so that you could actually taste the chicken and mushrooms. We thought the portions were generous, and we took part of our entrees home. Then we learned that these were smaller portions (because of RW menu) than they normally serve! Wow!
The desserts were just 'ok'. I wasn't over the moon about the Tiramisu or the Crème Brulee. I'm (no surprise) kinda a snob when it comes to dessert. The Tiramisu seemed grainy to me and the Crème Brulee while smooth was dense and heavy. I prefer a lighter, silkier version.
I looked at the regular menu, and they had a nice selection of pastas and steaks and seafood. All were what I would deem reasonable. For instance, the regular menu Osso Bucco was $37, whereas if you're on the strip that's more like $55-60.
Net, Net... we will totally be back!
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