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| - Great steak places are a mix of not only excellent food, but excellent service to back. Stripsteak meets those requirements, but does not differentiate itself from other steak houses enough to make the visit necessarily worth repeating.
I settled in with two of my companions on a Sat night with no reservations (always a worry) but the service was able to snag us a corner table. Perfect.
The restaurant started us off with some complimentary duck fat fries with three dipping sauces (in-house ketchup, old bay, and truffled aioli). I've never been able to taste a significant difference in duck fat fries vs regular fries, and this was no different, but let me assure you, those fries were very tasty.
American Bone-in Ribeye - An excellent peace of beef, cooked perfectly to medium rare. While the price was a bit high for the size IMHO, it had a nice sear on the outside and was juicy/flavorful throughout making it an enjoyable meal. But true to my statement above, I've had great steaks before. This is a great steak, but didn't stand out more than other great steaks I've had. 18oz bone in for $52.
Truffled mac and cheese - Again, very tasty mac and cheese, and the truffled flavor was excellent. A strong choice, but not anything that is phenomenal or mind-blowing to speak of.
Potato puree trio - Great concept: three types of flavored mashed potatos served side by side. The lobster mashed had a few small chunks of lobster in it (so my companion told me, as I didn't get any lobster bites in the three spoonfuls I tried) and was interesting to taste. The sour cream and onion was a pretty standard flavor, that probably could've used a slightly stronger seasoning as it tastes nearly plain compared to the other two. The horseradish was easily the best tasting, and one of the standouts during dinner. Something as simple as horseradish added to well made potato puree made it a really standout.
Beingets with vanilla creme brulee - Crisp on the outside giving way to soft pillow interior, the beingets were fried perfectly with a dusting of sugar. And the vanilla creme brulee provided a perfect sugar crust on top to crak, and had a perfectly smooth creme inside that made every bite enjoyable. This dessert had great execution, and was delicious.
Finally, at the end of the meal, they provided two complimentary bags of peppered caramel popcorn to take home with us. The popcorn was tasty, and the complimentary final note was a nice touch. I enjoyed the popcorn about an hour later, and the texture had staled only sligthtly compared to freshly made, but it was a nice reminder of the meal we just had.
Verdict: A very solid steak restaurant and worth checking out. They attempt to differentiate by using wood to grill (thus infusing the flavor of the wood into the meat) but to be honest, I can't taste a significant difference. Service was top notch, food was top notch, and the overall experience was great. Would I be back? Possibly, to enjoy a good meal, but having had the opportunity to eat at a lot of great steak places, it's hard to warrant traveling to Vegas and coming by here again when there are so many other options of great food to try. Great experience!
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