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we were staying at Aria, had tickets for Zarkana, and it was raining outside. "let's just eat somewhere in our hotel." we originally had dinner reservations for Otto but then saw the 'early dinner' menu at Sage. since we've already tried 3 of batali's restaurants (in LA and vegas), we decided to try something different. and very happy we did.
the early dinner special ($49/person), comes w/ a soup or salad, main course, and dessert. my wife got the green garlic soup, which was creamy and delicious. i got the green asparagus salad. it was fresh and bright and also quite tasty. there was just a perfect amount of dressing, a nice citrus burst of flavor. oh, we also got fresh, warm, baked bread. i had the bacon roll. yum! comes w/ herb butter and sea salt. also got a little duck something or other, amuse bouche, which was ok.
wifey then ordered the organic chicken dish, which came w/ truffle sausage and celery, and the most perfectly crisped chicken skin cracklin on top! the chicken was very moist and flavorful. and the truffle sausage was freakin tasty. the dish had a brown sauce poured over everything, which tasted a lot like the sauce that came w/ my steak.
i had the flat iron steak which comes w/ potato puree, miatake mushrooms, cippolini onions, and a glorious sauce over everything. cooked a medium rare, the dish was phenomenal. meat was tender, flavorful and perfectly cooked. the tanginess of the onions bulbs went perfectly w/ everything. and i love miatake mushrooms! absolutely perfect dish.
for dessert we each got the pineapple mouse w/ vanilla gelato. outstanding dessert.
service was good. the servers were attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. we'll definitely be back and maybe next time, try the full tasting menu.
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