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I am a huge fan of this restaurant, both for the creativity of their food, their personable service, and finally (and most importantly) their consistency.
I first went to Simon in September 2010 with my wife when were were staying at the Palms Place for our honeymoon. I was depressed at the lack of anything resembling nutrition that we'd had so far, so we thought we'd have a nice meal.
It was an excellent meal, we had great conversation and the cherry on the top was the dessert, absolutely incredible. We left glowing and happy.
The result was us returning for at least 2 meals a day for the remainder of our trip. We found a good thing, so why not experience most of the menu (and try the brunch if you're there on a Sunday).
I love and found many of the dishes interesting and very creative. There was an inventiveness to the flavors that shone through in everything we ate, from meatloaf to braised ribs, and their Sunday brunch.
Fast forward 2 years to last week. I was in town for a bachelor party. We wanted to have one nice meal, so I floated taking a cab over to palms place, reciting my prior experiences. The result was, again, an awesome experience. Our group filled up on Sushi, appetizers and barely had room for mains.
The only thing I could possibly be critical of was that sometimes our drinks took a bit too long to arrive. Frankly that hurt them more than us, as we would have just ordered more drinks...
I also have to give a shout out to their bussing staff. Absolutely awesome. Water always filled, table always clean - I've not experienced better.
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What it comes down to is that Simon has done something that very few restaurants get right. I loved the restaurant the first time and returned over 2 years later - and it lived up to memory. That just never happens.
So my hats off to management and staff. Please keep up the good work.
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