text: I do not think everyone knows this place is open yet not even the hotel employees but it is and its a CUT above the rest My BF and I had the pleasure of dining at Wolfgang Pucks newbie this last weekend It is a spin off of the Beverly Hills location but a lot easier at this point to get a reservation nnThe decor is very modern and sexy lots of deep purples black silver and mirrors with kind of a rock vibe as they played classic rock all night long There was a loungebar in the opening room of the restaurant followed by a large open dining room and a smaller space behind a half wall The service was superb there were at least people involved in taking care of our table server sommelier GM host the list goes on Everyone was extremely helpful and you could feel their excitement and anticipation of being apart of a new restaurant nnWithin the first few minutes of sitting down we were brought a selection of breads homemade and purchased from La Brea bakery my favorite was the pretzel We ordered a bottle of Spanish red Artuzu which I had never had before but was surprisingly tasty and affordable Their wine list was many pages long for those of you lucky folks who have hit it big and can spend your dough Soon after the cuts of meat that were featured for the day were brought to our table for viewing I never thought big hunks of blood could look so beautiful but they did The menu highlights particular selections from sources so that one can choose based on palette preference and budget The USDA Prime was the least expensive followed by USDA Prime aged days American Kobe and Japanese Wagu We chose the USDA Prime oz porterhouse for and were not disappointed Although my curiosity is killing me about the oz filet nnAs we waited for our steak and potatoeswe wined sampled the pork belly appetizer and were given a hot gruyere roll yumm When the entree arrived the steak was cut table side for us It smelled amazing and was top with fresh thyme for an added effect The portion was larger than we expected and divinely cooked a little pink with no char outside as I had requested We ate it all Unfortunately that left no room for dessert so I cannot comment on that But I was so satisfied it did not matter nnThings are great now and I would go back to CUT but can only imagine that things will get better as the staff kitchen and hotel gets more practice