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| - I made my way over to Steak in its opening weekend and I enjoyed every single bite.
We had reservations and only had to wait a few minutes - just long enough to grab a drink at the bar.
I had the Caesar Salad and Asparagus soup and both were incredible. The Asparagus soup had little bits of caviar in it to add a perfect salty flavor. I considered licking the bowl, but I wanted to keep cool around the surrounding rich folk. Oh, and I don't even like Caviar. I then went all out and got the Beef Wellington. It was unreal and cooked to perfection. I honestly can't rave enough about the food. My boy basically got the same meals and we split a bottle of wine and also both ordered the spotted dick (heh) for dessert and finished off with a cappuccino. Surprisingly, the tab didn't break our wallets and was rather reasonable. We also scored a 20% discount since my boy works for Caesars Corporate.
The coolest part of my dining experience at Steak was that Gordon himself showed up and actually made the rounds. He greeted every single table at the same time (right after dessert and before the check was placed). I couldn't help but creep and gawk at his every move. When I saw him making his way over to my table, I got a little celebrity shy, because the man is very tall and, well, good-looking! He ended up chatting with my boy for a few minutes over the redonk Mac n' Cheese and was the same sarcastic prick that we all see on television... but still very genuine. Our handshake was a little awkward in that he continued to hold my hand while chatting. We're talking about a three minute handshake here, folks. It's like the man can't help himself around blondes. I took it as a compliment and I've made sure to brag about said handshake probably about eighty different times..... 'cause I can! He was taking pictures, but I didn't want to be THAT girl.
The only downside is the decor. It's not as cozy as I anticipated and the British flags were all over the place. I get he's British and proud.. and as an American, we take the cake for being annoyingly proud, but it just seemed so cliché to have British flags EVERYWHERE. A little overkill.
Overall, killer experience and the food and service is worth the price. Thank you Gordon and co. - my burps tasted delicious for the remainder of the evening.
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