text: We are staying at the MGM Grand for a conference and I wanted to have my first Thomas Keller experience Unfortunately maybe I should have waited till I could get to San Fran or NYC This restaurant is very difficult to find at the Venetian We arrived at PM on Sunday night without a reservation and were seated right away which was nice nnSalad choices were disappointing with a chevre chaud served on mixed greens rather than mache so I went for an endive and watercress with roquefort Good dressing although slightly overdressed and nice endive but they should not have bothered to list this salad as containing watercress as it barely made an appearance Still not a bad saladnnMy boyfriend had the steakfrites which was nicely prepared and herbed but the fries were so salty we had to drink about glasses of water to get through just a few of them There was a huge mound of fries left over need I say morennI ordered the Duck Confit as my entree and could not have been more disappointed What should have been a luscious little plate was dry and also oversalted They did manage to get the skin crisped OKnnWho oversalts French cuisine Apparently Thomas Keller doesnnSounds like the American style brunch would have been a safer bet I would not return to this restaurant Overall had NONE of the real appeal of a true French Bistro which would have been excellent simply prepared food at a good price