Steak....where's the steak??
The family and I were in town for a few days and were weary of the glitz/cheesiness of the the Vegas Casino-Resort fare and were tapping away at our iphone Yelp app for help.
Up comes Embers and it met all the "filtered" search criteria.
Located within an upper crust shopping center in the affluent Westside of Vegas (lots of European Luxury cars/SUVs in the parking lot), we decided not to venture into the frequently crowded Cheesecake Factory (we already have that back home) and take a crack at Embers.
The interior is dark, chic modern, the servers and staff wear black (the opposite of Cheesecake Factory), seating is cozy...yet, abundant and there's a happening bar with a large HDTV playing the football game. There's a nice vibe about this joint with smooth R&B playing in the background, made my head nod. :) The place was about 1/2 full with lots of lively folks of all walks, hanging mostly at the bar. Lots of couples having intimate dinners together, snuggled and feeding each other (awww).
The menu is fine tuned, condensed with popular offerings they do well.
The grub was well presented, tasty and satisfying. We got the Asian Poke appetizers (so good, we ordered another) the kids got gourmet 10oz bacon burgers (huge), wifey got the salmon and I got the salad/steak combo. Service was quick, friendly and efficient with no issues.
All in all, we had a great experience here. We will keep this place in mind for a return visit when we're in town again. A fine alternative to the crowded Cheesecake Factory nearby.
Too bad they don't have calamari appetizers. :(