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I had always wanted to eat at this restaurant, so I set up a reservation for my best friend's birthday. We were seen to immediately. We were a bit stressed about the time since we had heard that a full meal takes two plus hours and we had to get from here to Mandalay Bay for a show by 6:45. We told our waiter, Jose, our concerns and he set a timer on himself and assured us he would make sure we left at a decent time to make the commute. That greatly impressed me.
To start we ordered the Cheddar cheese fondue. It was amazing. You could especially taste the ale they add to it. My only complaint was that the bread they serve with it is too large for one bite and needs to be cut smaller.
For our salads, I got the Caesar and my best friend got the California. Both were really good and I would definitely recommend.
For our entrée, we split The Classic which came with sirloin, Memphis-style BBQ pork medallion, Pacific white shrimp, herb-crusted chicken and teriyaki-marinated sirloin. We had ours cooked Mojo style which is Caribbean seasoned bouillon with garlic flavor and citrus. Our waiter instructed us to cook each piece of meat for two minutes. While each piece was good, our mutual favorite was the teriyaki sirloin. They also bring you fresh vegetables (potatoes, broccoli and mushrooms) to add to the broth and six different dipping sauces to use on the cooked meat. So good.
The highlight of our meal was definitely dessert. We ordered the s'mores which was a base of milk chocolate with marshmallow cream that our waiter flambéed and topped with bits of graham crackers. For dippers, we were given a plate of fresh strawberries, blondies, bananas, pineapple, marshmallow treats, pound cake, brownies and additional marshmallows with either grahams crackers or Oreo cookie bits on them. The fondue tasted exactly like s'mores and I especially liked it with the extra marshmallows and brownies. I would go back simply for this dessert despite that I liked everything.
I was especially impressed with our waiter, Jose. He was helpful with the menu, courteous, engaging and, as previously mentioned, mindful of our short time frame. I recommend this restaurant simply for the experience. You'll be quite pleased by the delicious food and amazing service that goes along with it.
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