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| - After a 1.5hr wait, I'd have to say this place is overrated and overpriced. $19 for a giant bowl that one person definitely can't finish. $5 split plate fee? C'mon...
I ordered the Combo Pan Roast and while it's tasty, it's mostly just a giant bowl of creamy thick tomato soup. Came with one scoop of rice which is definitely not enough considering the giant bowl of soup. Do yourself a favor and ask for another scoop of rice. I tried Domo's gumbo and definitely preferred the pan roast since it had a more tangy flavor. Saw someone order the ciaopinno and made a mental note to order that next time since it looked like more seafood came with that order than the pan roast. My main gripe about the Combo pan roast is that it's supposed to come with shrimp, crab, and lobster. You can make out the shrimp but the lobster and crab were harder to spot since the lobster came already shelled so you'd have to dig around your bowl of soup to find the lobster. At first it looked like a piece of fish, but when I bit into it, it seemed more like lobster. The crab comes shredded...so if you don't finish your entire bowl of thick-ass soup, you end up leaving precious morself of crab...what a waste!! I want to eat all of the crab!!!!!
Try to come very EARLY or very late because although the counter seats 18, they only have 6 kettles cooking at a time, which means that the other 12 people have to wait 20 miniutes before their food even starts cooking. We found out the hard way.....
On a side note, one of the dealers at Rio told us that South Point Casino also has an Oysters Bar there and that there is a lot more seating there so if we ever decide to go back, we'll check out South Point's bar instead.
PS: While I was perusing the menu, an asian fellow approached me and informed me that his restaurant, The Boiler in Chino HIlls offers similar kettle-steamed gumbo fare. He mentioned that he studied under the executive Chef of Oyster Bar. So, that might be a good one to check out if you're ever in the area...
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