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| - Although my boyfriend and I didn't completely fit in with the crowd here, we came for dinner in a long progression of 21st birthday dinners for him! I'm beyond happy that the Aria gave us the $100 food and beverage credit, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to have this amazing food experience.
They start you off with a choice of either sourdough or bacon bread, and of course the best way to go is to try both. They serve it with sea salt that's imported from Australia and a lemon zest butter. I never ever put butter on my bread, but paired with the sourdough it was amazing. Also included was an amuse bouche, which I honestly cannot remember or recognize what it was. However, the one bite of goodness was the perfect opening to the meal and set the bar high for the food to come.
We chose the Wagyu beef tartare for appetizer after reading all the reviews that raved about it. It came with egg yolk that was perfectly cooked so it stayed on top of the tartare, but still had a runny quality to it. Each bite with the tartare and egg on top of the sourdough toast was amazing, and I could hardly tell that I was eating beef. The meat was extremely fresh and the flavors were really clean. I had the Maine day boat scallops for my entree, and it came with four huge scallops on top of a bed of mushrooms and braised oxtail. The oxtail was so tender and the mushrooms were marinated in this dark sauce that was so good. The scallops were the most tender that I have ever had, and the size of them alone was overwhelming! My boyfriend had the 36 hour braised short rib that fell off the bone so easily. The flavors were incredible and the tenderness of the meat was beyond description. It was also served with a layered potato that probably has a fancier name, but was essentially extremely thinly sliced potatoes that were restacked into a tower. The end result is a slightly crispy and chewy potato side unlike any regular fries or roasted potatoes.
This is probably one of the fanciest places I've had the opportunity to dine at, and the experience was incredible. Las Vegas is packed with amazing restaurants, but this is definitely one to come back to.
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