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| - What a gem. I was pretty blown away by Hugo's in every way possible. Perhaps my expectations were low or it was just really great. Now, I'm not exactly sure what "old Vegas" felt like, but the food and service that Hugo's provided was what I would have imagined "old Vegas" to be like. I would advise that you make reservations. There was a couple of men who walked up to the host just before we did and they were told the wait would be at least 2 hours.
It was my boyfriend's birthday and each year, I try to find a local gem to take him to - something that was different than the usual Strip offerings. Prior to September 2015, I had never even heard of Hugo's. I found it on Yelp and after reading the many positive reviews, I decided we had to go. I have never ventured into a Downtown casino and thought that the parking situation would be similar to the ones on the Strip. Drive in through the front and either valet or self park. Not really the case here. Hugo's is located inside the Four Queens Hotel & Casino. Google Maps and Waze directs you to the front entrance on Fremont. All parking, however, is on Carson. Because of this, we were 10 minutes late getting to Hugo's, Even so, the host had a sense of humor about it and gave us a choice between a cozy booth or a table. After we selected the booth, he plucked out a beautiful, long-stemmed red rose from a basket of roses and presented it to me (as they do to every lady dining at Hugo's).
The restaurant itself isn't huge. It is dimly lit and the decor really is reminiscent of "old Vegas" in a glamorous and romantic way. The waitstaff was all dressed in tuxes and fairly mature. Our server was Michael. He took the time to explain and validate our meal choices by telling us how great the dishes were, and the care it took to prepare those dishes.
For the appetizer, we ordered the crab cakes. Let me tell you...they were the best crab cakes we had ever had. Moderately-sized patties made of lump crab meat with just the right amount of crust. It came with some kind of aioli but I honestly couldn't tell you about it. I just remember the crab cake. I didn't want it to end.
Once the appetizer has been cleared comes the salad cart which comes with every entree. A different waiter wheeled the cart over to our table, gave us each our choice out of 4 different dressings. Then they go through the cart, asking you which ingredients you want/don't want. Once you've picked everything, the salad is tossed and served in front of you. It was a pretty good portion of a very delicious salad.
Now getting to the best part. I ordered the Beef Wellington. Michael recommended I get it medium rare, which I did and I have zero regrets. It was perfect. The puff pastry crust was flaky and moist, concealing the filet of beef topped by a piece of deliciously and politically incorrect food (foie gras). My boyfriend ordered the ribeye medium rare and it was cooked to perfection, juicy and tender.
You'd think after all that food, we would have been too full for anything else. You're dead wrong. We each had a cappuccino and were going to call it quits until a server brought over the dessert tray. We couldn't turn down the chocolate lava cake and I'm glad we didn't. Gluttonous? Definitely. Worth it? Oh yea.
Also, when Michael took our payment, he also offered to validate our parking ticket. We, in our food-induced fog, would have forgotten to validate. 5 stars for the food. 5 stars for the service.
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