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| - On the weekdays, this place is like a power lunch mecca - lots of suits and ties gripping their vodkas, and just as many suburbamoms gossiping over martinis. I took Mama K out for a ladies' lunch on her recent visit to town and she was over the moon. The $22.13 prix fixe menu was a hit, and we both ordered different items each course to try as much of the menu as we could with the exception of dessert, which my server got her on board to order the yogurt like I had.
For the first appetizer course, Mama K ordered the fresh diver scallop skewer and I the octopus, which is an additional $10. The scallops were large and juicy, and well complemented by the couscous, while the octopus - dang, where do I start? It didn't even taste like octopus, and in a good way! It wasn't chewy like I'm used to, and instead it was soft and tender.
Our main entrees were the lavraki - grilled Mediterranean bass for her, and the Honjake salmon for me. Both orders of the fish were done just right; there was no overly fishy taste and they were still moist inside. The lavraki did contain bones - I'm used to eating fish like this, but even so I don't generally see this at Western restaurants.
Dessert for both of us was a thick Greek yogurt that was not very sweet, but had an even balance from the fresh strawberry and berry topping.
Overall, a success! Our server was a displaced nomad from California who was easygoing and well-versed about the menu despite having only just started working here. The only reason I had to take off a star though, was because somehow he felt comfortable enough to tell us that here in Vegas, he only likes dating "foreign girls" because "they never stay long and eventually leave." No, no, no. You did not just tell me and my mom over our lunch about how you like to hit it and quit it.
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