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| - Upscale Chinese food is hard to master. Mr. Chow was fine but certainly did not reach the levels of upscale Vegas. It is competitive price wise and the portions are fine, but there was too much average in the meal.
We ordered the middle prix fine meal as we were 2 people. We obviously wanted the Peking duck but no luck unless you're 3 people. This was very disappointing as this was the main reason I wanted to try Mr. Chow. On a side note, they really need to add a duck appetizer so I can try it or offer to 2 people. Instead we went with the beef pancakes, soup noodles, fiery beef, and velvet chicken , all accompanied with rice and mixed vegetables. The 2 memorable dishes were the fiery beef and soup dumplings. The beef was simply fantastic with just the right amount of spice and flavor. The soup dumplings were some of the best I've had and don't burn your mouth like many others. The velvet chicken was good but pretty bland in flavor. The beef pancake is a hard pass and the veggies were good but just Chinese veggies. Portions were unexpectedly filling and we even had some leftovers. The alcohol list was a real disappointment as they only had a few reds by the glass affordable and 1 rose. No beer and only a few cocktails, of which their old fashioned was way too sweet and low in alcohol content. They specialize in champagne here but still they need to add to their liquor listing.
Mr. Chow may be a top of the line Chinese establishment elsewhere but I don't think this location reached any heights. Very Americanized with no chopsticks unless upon request, but then very gimmicky with laminated menus. Unless someone else is buying, I won't be back. I do want to try the Peking duck, and that may have changed my mind on the overall meal, but their rules are rules. We did get out under $185 however which is solid for on strip dining.
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