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| - Three stars is pushing it but it was New Years and everyone was so festive and kind that it redeemed the less than stellar food.
My husband and I came here on New Years Eve wanting a nice dinner at on off strip property that we could get in and out of without having to deal with crowds and drunks. A lot to ask for in Vegas on NYE, I know.
I had been to Yukon Grille before (incidentally it was NYE about 7 or 8 years ago) and loved it so we decided to give it another go. We made a later dinner res, 9pm, so that we could eat, relax and make it home in time to watch the midnight fireworks on the strip from our couch, in our jammies. We're some serious party animals, huh?
We arrived a few minutes late but were seated immediately. The ambiance at Yukon Grille is great - it's like a bona fide old school steakhouse with wood paneled walls, large booths and a dimly lit dining area. It was clean and not crowded at all (the benefits of a late dinner at an obscure locals casino, I suppose).
Our server, Ann Marie, was knowledgeable about the menu and promptly took our order - medium ribeye with garlic mashed potatoes and a cesar salad for my husband and a petite filet with creamed spinach and shrimp gumbo soup for me. A bread bowl was brought to the table with 2 (or was it 3?) different types of bread along with butter. The bread looked and felt like it had been baked earlier in the day and reheated in the microwave just prior to serving (the disadvantage of a late dinner, I suppose).
My husband got his salad and I received my soup very quickly. While he enjoyed his salad, I have to think (once again) that the soup was made way earlier in the evening and just kept simmering all night. It was virtually pureed by the time I got it. I think had it been fresher it would have been delicious but the consistency was way off and a bit off-putting to imagine that it had probably been sitting all night.
Our entrees arrived in a timely manner and we got right down to the nitty gritty. My filet was paired with carrots, asparagus and creamed spinach. The steak was good. Not great, not horrible. Sufficient is the word that comes to mind. It was cooked the way I wanted it but the flavor was lacking. The bearnaise sauce saved the day as a nice flavor boost to go along with the meat. Now the creamed spinach? Capital D...Delicious - by far the best part of the meal. The veggies. Oh let's discuss the veggies. All kidding aside - the carrots were baby carrots that I'd bet my life came straight from a bad inside the freezer and the asparagus was about half the size of a pencil and was as limp as, well, luckily I've never personally dealt with anything that limp before. Whew! My husbands rib eye was a but under-cooked for him but he enjoyed it. His veggies were as limp as mine and he commented that the potatoes were lumpy (which, I acquiesce some people prefer it that way but not this guy).
The service was good and our server, in particular, was great. She graciously took our picture (it was NYE, after all) and even suggested that we have one taken in front of the Christmas tree. The only sort of odd thing was the carts that the buspeople used to clear tables and reset clean tables. One cart sat next to our table for most of the time we were there and there were dirty plates on it. It seemed a bit strange.
All in all, this isn't a BAD steakhouse, per se. It's just not up to par with some of the more well known ones. I have a feeling had we come at a more appropriate dinner hour, the food may have been better. The service was wonderful and the restaurant itself is nice, considering it's Arizona Charlie's (no offense intended but come on - it is Boulder Hwy!).
We'll give it another go round in the future - say maybe NYE 2025?
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