text: Its been difficult to write this one My friend reminded me that when a great meal renders you speechless one must share the wealthnnI just want to say that if your looking for a slice of heaven this hits the jackpotnnWhen in Vegas go BIG nnBouchon is known and advertised as one of the breakfastbrunch places to go My buddy and I chose to eat there for dinner What a choice Located in the Venice themed hotel Venetian we hunted down the elevator and walked the halls to get to the restaurant nnSeated without a reservation only two of us though we began our meal Menus are folded over your napkin making you fold them out like a treasure map Cool Our waiter greeted us with such kindness saying he was just peachy Seeing Anthony Bourdain eat here I had to order their fresh prawns and pomme frittesfrench fries I wanted to taste the hype about there fresh seafood and almost as good as Les Halles french fries too nnOur waiter spewed out the specials with ease and we were both enticed by the Braised Short Ribs cooked for days slowly with potato gnocchi sauteed cabbage and carmelized rutabagas Say no morennThe prawns were HUGE and fresh and the fries lived up to there expectations crispy and light My buddy also order the French Onion soup which was absolute perfection with croutons and gruyere cheese bake to a nice crust at the top of the bowl The soup was strong in flavor and not too salty or sweetnnLast but not least taking a bite out of the fork tender beef was justuuuh fabulous Everything in the plate complemented each other The sauce for the beef light butter cabbage with crispy garlicky gnocchi and sweetsavory rutabagas I am salivating for it again already My hats off to the chefowner Thomas KellernnI guess next time I will check out breakfastlol