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| - I'm never gonna look back
Woah, never gonna give it up
No, please don't wake me now
This is gonna be the best day of my life at...HERITAGE! - American Authors (best day of my life)
Before I blog about my milestone 300th yelp review, I'll write an actual food review first so people don't have to scroll down (especially on their phones). Keep in mind I've been eagerly waiting a long time for Heritage to open, so we ordered more than we normally would.
Appetizers: (btw they came out incredibly fast, very impressive)
1. Spicy braised pork belly: BEST PORK BELLY I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE! You can literally cut through the pork belly with a butter knife, it was so soft. Combined with fried oysters and a nice simple salad, it was a match made in heaven. Honestly, I wanted to order another one right on the spot because it was so good, but I knew that I ordered too much food as it was already!!
2. Wood roasted peaches: sweet + savory combo with the ham and green onions = nice balance of flavors
3. Beef tartare: I had my first beef tartare at his other restaurant and although I liked the other one more, this one wasn't bad (could've been more visually appealing) - eat it with bread and I give it a thumbs up
Main course:
1. Heritage natural prime filet: you definitely taste the difference in the heritage steaks, aged and scrumptious. I would say it was cooked slightly unevenly, with some parts being much more rare than others but it could be because of their open flame grills that they use to cook the steaks
2. Grilled ribeye with wood roasted onions: oh man no complaints here, cooked perfectly and those onions, makes me wanna cry (since they were so good LOL zing!)
Sides:
1. potato puree
2. creamless creamed sweet corn: haha I love corn
Dessert:
1. white chocolate semifreddo: I love white chocolate as well yay
2. peach sorbet: a great palate cleanser
Chef Colicchio has said this on multiple occasions throughout the seasons of Top Chef reminding the contestants that while it's important to serve good food, people come back to restaurants based on the service. He clearly adapted this philosophy at Heritage because service here was impeccable. They had so many staff on hand that it literally seemed like everyone had their own personal server (and the place was around 80% capacity as well). Seeing as how this is Vegas, I can safely say that you can 'bet' I will be back on my next visit :)
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to my dear yelp friends that follow my reviews (or personal blogs as i call them):
My 300th yelp review coincides with my favorite celebrity chef at his newest restaurant in Vegas...couldn't have been more appropriate! I came in June and they were under construction, aiming for a late July open. I came back in late July and it still wasn't open, with a new target date of August. Two weeks later, I couldn't believe it but it still wasn't ready, although they dropped the construction wall and you could see it was almost ready to debut. Fast forward to now, and the dream became a reality...FINALLY! There's so many well-known chefs in Las Vegas, with some having multiple restaurants at different hotels. But Chef Colicchio was the one that made me immerse myself in the culinary world. Top Chef was the reason I started yelping and thus, the reason I love trying different cuisines and restaurants everywhere. Craft (his other restaurant at MGM) was my first fine dining experience in Vegas. I went there ages ago with my older brother and I remember he joked to me saying "well you already lose a lot playing blackjack, might as well get some good food out of it" LOL! I laughed really hard but I knew he was right...and the rest is history. Cheers!
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