text: Had this been some typical tryingtobetrendy French place miles from my house I would be giving to starts But it is not Bouchon has to be judged based on what it is a supposedly elegant innovative and exceptional Thomas Keller outpost on a mezzanine level of one of Vegass nicer hotels nnI came here with three other friends the week after my birthday and was not really impressed While this might be a product of stratospheric expectations there were some pretty basic things that stand out as very average and generic nnLets start with the ambiancethe decor is impressive nice without being overbearing The patio we did not sit there but we checked it out was an incredible almost Shakespearean paradise But there was a white paper table cloth covering our table Eeek Seemed a little counterto the attempt at elegance to mennOur waiter was friendly and I would have liked him had he been serving me at Red Lobster or Texas Roadhouse But in a nice place I would have liked less downtoearth friendliness and more formal stoicism At least TRY to uphold the atmospherennThe food was good but not great and nothing came close to wowing me to the point of NEEDING the food again The closest that came was the bone marrow which I am a sucker for anyway but as far as bone marrow that I have had it was pretty standard The lamb shoulder my entree was well cooked but unremarkable I actually cannot remember what it was served with which I am disappointed to say