text: I just do not get it The Market LV has gotten some pretty terrific reviews so I took a friend visiting from Philly fully expecting to show her something unique and new she is visited Vegas many times nnWe walked through the downstairs section a large space with very little in it Maybe because it was so close to Christmas and stuff was sold outnnUpstairs seemed almost eerie Many stores were not still open or were not rented yet It was fairly late in the evening so we discounted for the time We walked into a few shops that were open Cupkates has an adorable table dressed to kill for some lucky little girls tea party But where I expected to see a typical display case showcasing the goodies the only cupcakes I saw were in plastic takeout boxes Again maybe the hour A week later I was at a friends birthday party at Cantina Laredo and Cupkates provided the dessert a beautiful table filled with artfully displayed and delicious mini cupcakes so I will reserve judgment on the shop in Market LVnnWe visited Bully Couture Bulldogs are not my dog of choice though they do cater to other flavors And we walked through another store that had a mishmash of chachkas for the home My friend is a huge collector of all kinds of art crafts and decorative items from an eclectic assortment of artists from all over the world and even she wondered who would buy some of that stuff One wall display consisted of several canvases from a selfproclaimed artist who seemed to have opened her kitchen junk drawer on clean out the drawer day and pasted it all on canvas Yeah I know that what is art to one person is crap to another but this seemed to be art for artists sake onlynnThe one compelling venue was the restaurant great vibe lots of people drinking wine eating and listening to a wonderful live jazz performance After looking at the menu for future reference it is definitely a place I would like to try though their Happy Hour is confined to the inside brightly lit counter That loses a couple of brownie points for mennOverall the concept is terrific but so far I am not terribly impressed by the mix I will go back though to see what it is really like at an earlier time of day and not on the brink of the biggest holiday of the year And I hope I will be able to update my rating for the better