Mr. Bobby Flay. I feel I can now feel like you aren't just some TV cook! (sorry...) So Mesa Grill has been at the Caesar's for a while now and I'm always thinking, why would I pay a premium for Mexican food? I live in LA; I have Mexican food everywhere. But I see the light now. It's Mexican/Southwestern fusion-ish food. I came for lunch on Saturday and even though I made a reservation through Open Table, it wasn't busy.
Apps: Tiger Shrimp & Corn Tamale. Only one is enough because it is super rich with the sauce but it is oh so good. The corn was the sweet it needed to bite through all the garlic you taste from the tamale and sauce. I felt a bit of a kick in the flavor as well. The tamale was probably the best thing we had.
Entrees: Ranch Style Egg Tostada. A sizeable scrambled egg atop a fried tortilla with a red chile sauce. The like how the crunch tostada provided a different texture from the fluffy eggs. Not very rich so it felt somewhat healthy. The cheese added a bit of needed fat that I felt was needed. Overall a decent dish.
Chicken and Sweet Potato Hash: Sweet potato hash was a bit strange for me. The hash made it too sweet and the chicken wasn't spicy enough to make it all come together. The poached egg provided the fat but in the end just an OK dish.
The bread basket included an assortment of breads including the blue cornmeal cornbread muffin. I thought this was the star of the basket.
So Mr. Bobby Flay. The meal was pretty good. Some dishes better than others. I will definitely be back for the shrimp tamale and I heard there was a shrimp taco special which I wish I got. As for these brunch dishes, I think I'd prefer coming during another meal time to see what other dishes you have that aren't so "brunchy".