Great start to a night out in Vegas before seeing Lion King at Mandalay. I didn't know they had so many popular restaurants here! I picked Stripsteak because it's Michael Mina and I wanted kobe beef.
The interior is sleek, dark, and modern. I liked the meat on display; kinna like a fancy chinatown bbq. We got seated in the bar area of the restaurant which irked me since I made reservations a 2 weeks in advance, but our server was great. Knowledgable about the menu and answered all our questions in the smallest mini dress you could find. Hey, it's Vegas.
I got the Kobe beef; I can't remember the exact name but it was a mix of different parts of the cow. Amazing and tender and melt in your mouth. The birthday girl got a porterhouse and equally delicious as well.
Wasn't planning on getting side dishes since the duck fat fries were filling, but we ended up getting potatoes au gratin and asparagus. The asparagus had something sweet on top that didn't jive with me. But overall they went very well with the steak.
I told them it was my girlfriend's birthday and I was under the impression they would give us a free birthday dessert with 'happy birthday' written in chocolate, but you have to actually order a dessert for that to happen. Weak.
I think next time I will check out Fleur De Lys or the one with the Mission:Impossible style wine cellar at Mandalay.