text: After reading a number of the reviews here on Yelp I had to see if Chef Daniel really could translate his NYC empire into the plastic coated town that is Vegas The good news is he can and does Almost First off the place is a bit smaller and more cramped than I expected Kind of like find dining meets Stage Deli But higher end of course Started out with the Escargot Yep Snails Which were very tasty and chewy and came with some nicely grilled scallops with a centerpiece of puff pasty wrapped around some greens and inside of thata raw egg Really Maybe it should be called Eggscargot in that case The Pumpkin Soup was exquisite Very smooth and not too strong a Pumpkin impact Worked really well here Especially if you dip the bread into the soup The bread basket comes with standard Sourdoughlike French and Raisin slices My friend got the filet which came with a variety of veggies no taters and he said it is the best filet he is had in years Considering he grew up in a family that owned a major steak establishment in Chicago for years that is saying a lot because he knows his beef Me I dared myself and had the dollar burger And then got harassed about it on Facebook But you only live once and who knows when I will come back here unless Daniel opens an LA establishment The burger is easily the thickest I have ever engulfed So thick the couple next to us used a fork and knife to eat it Sorry that is Chopped Steak at that point I want the true burger experience It is stuffed with Foie Gras and Short Rib and a result it is full of incredible flavor Definitely one of the best burgers I have ever had Up to a point The problem is the bun ruins it It is crispy instead of soft and fluffy Not like a Kaiser Roll It is really hard to describe The burger is so thick that when you lift the burger off the bun there is a deep indentation inside of the bun I think Daniel should reconsider the bun by making the burger less thick with a larger diameter and he might just nail it The burger is also cut in half which I am not a big fan of although in this case I kind of understand why due to the size The frites were OK but considering it is Boulud it is a bit disappointing I was expecting to be wowed by the frites and it just did not happen Both me and my client were stuffed after our meals and some happy hour parties we were at our conference so we skipped dessert or I would have had the chocolate souffle for sure But I digress It was a sensational meal and just a few additional exceptions would have made it perfect Or as close to perfect as you are ever going to get