text: Many restaurants tout fusion sensibilities but Pucks concept truly blends influences from his native Austria France Japan America and elsewhere Almost painfully serious about beef servers here bring out a platter of raw kobe and wagyu cuts before you order to show the differences in the meat nnYour taste buds may not be as sensitive as your eyes though we actually preferred the day wetaged Illinois Prime bonein rib eye to the American WagyuAngus New York Sirloin Cuts ample offerings also include several day dry aged Nebraska Prime as well as True Japanese Waygu Kobe choices all are grilled over hard wood charcoal then finished under the broiler nnIn fact Cuts menu seems overly eager to please or overwhelm with an excess of options in starters the night we visited side dishes desserts and even sauces though many were excellent including the maple glazed pork belly big eye tuna tartare sandwiches with wasabi aoli and bar menus knishes and kobe sliders and wasabiyuzu butter and whole grain mustards were both remarkable But the creamed spinach topped with fried egg was almost too rich and the potato tart tatin was mostly just big and bland The deconstructed nectarine and plum crumble served with a housemade bean vanilla ice cream was nice but far too big a portion to end such a mealn nA nice selection of original and classic cocktails but their wine list is a bit pretentious and overpriced for a glass of Argentinian Malbec Really I would pay that much for a magnum of it in the storennIn short CUT has one of my favorite lounges on the Strip sexy sleek just dark enough fitting for either romance or business rendevous some fantastic appetizers and a great cocktail menu CUT has one of my least favorite dining rooms on the Strip like an s office stiff and steely and good meatbut not quite as good as their orgiastic presentation lends you to expect I did not dislike it but was not wowed as much as I have been at Craftsteak Carnevino and even BOA all in the same price range nnPS At these prices you can afford to make the sauces complimentary