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| - High dive into frozen waves where the past comes back to life
Fight fear for the selfish pain, it was worth it every time
Hold still right before we crash 'cause we both know how this ends
A clock ticks 'til it breaks your glass and I drown in you again at...BUZIO'S! - Michelle Chamuel (clarity cover)
It was dinner break during the World Series of Poker at the Rio and they gave us 90 minutes to eat/do whatever you want. I didn't think it was possible to go back to the main strip and have a nice meal for two and then make it back in time. This kept my options limited to the Rio, and basically limited myself to either here or the Voodoo steakhouse. We had a steakhouse already planned for another night so this was it! (although I ended up checking out the voodoo lounge later that night since it becomes a club late at night and its like 50 stories up with a nice view overlooking Vegas, which was more of a pre-clubbing to XS, but that's a whole different story haha)
When you're playing poker and also planning to party it up late at night, you have to play it smart. For me, playing it smart means something that I'm familiar eating and something that isn't going to give me a food coma. I love chilean sea bass (which I found out later at a poker table isn't even the real name of the fish, it's supposed to be 'toothfish' or something) and it came with two sides that you can choose from. I got the mashed potatoes and rice pilaf, which were safe choices for me. The fish was cooked very well and had a nice flavor, and I didn't run into any bones. The sides were whatevers, as I didn't even finish them but I definitely finished the fish. If they gave us more time for the dinner break, I would've finished everything but we were too busy talking and when you are in a time crunch, you finish what is best and that was the fish.
I wouldn't hesitate to come back here next time I'm faced with the same decision.
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