Q: After passing on Beauty Bar, I decided to spend my money on some grub. Usually I would order their awesome oxtail soup, but when I was about to put my order in, I saw the waitress hand another customer the new york strip special. It looked really good... Ok, by the time my order came through, the waitress was able to drop about 5 orders of oxtail to other table. Wow, I thought, they must be taking extra good care of my food... When I received my meal, I first tried the green beans. I will say this again, nothing is worse than frozen green beans. When you reheat them, they might look like fresh green beans, but they tasted like chewing on a sock. Horrible. Let me get to the steak. I don't know where these Vegas casinos are getting their NY steaks, whether it's the California, South Point, Station Casinos or whatever.. I know it's all coming from the same damn place. Tough, leathery, and extremely fatty (on the outside of the steak..) I gave this place 2 stars because they didn't screw up the french fries. Two words when you go to this place, Oxtail, and Soup. That's all you need to remember. If I would have ordered that I would have given this place the 5 stars it deserves.

A: negative

Q: They make everything to order and the ingredients are fresh, but I don't know if the food was sitting out for a while or if they don't cook it piping-hot, because most of the meal came out lukewarm. The Italian beef with provolone was just ok, nothing special - maybe a tad better than the version served at Portillo's. The Centurion calzone was tasty - I liked the mix of ingredients (mozzarella, roasted peppers, Kalamata olives, sopressata, basil, and tomato), but again, I wish that it came out a little hotter, with the cheese a little more melted. The calzone is pretty large, and the leftovers tasted better heated up the next day. There are about 15 or so tables that fit 2-3 people each, and a line quickly forms during peak lunch hours. It's hard for groups bigger than 3 people to really sit together, because most of the tables are small and seat only two. You're also basically sitting and eating among grocery shelves. I'd say that the marinara sauce was the best component of the meal, even though it (along with the sausages) also came out lukewarm. But overall the food was not memorable or worth the drive. And since I can buy San Marzano tomatoes at more and more places now, I don't think I will be coming back here.

A: negative

Q: This place is outstanding. The foie gras on gingerbread was phenomenal, the atmosphere delightful. I must also say that the service was what really makes this place special. We were a large group and they really did a fantastic job - getting our table organized before we arrived (we called ahead), being patient during the ordering process as everyone consulted over wines and appetizers, food coming out all together and being delivered to the correct person with confidence, and automatically splitting everyone's bill (remembering who split wine with whom, etc). I was hugely impressed.

A: positive

Q: No air conditioning! Was turned off for the year. Asked for extra pillows and towels several times. Never received them. Ask where the trash bins were never got them. While we wanted to stay at the Gate for historical measure, we ever so hot in our room our sheets were soaked every night. The water regulator was not good either. We did enjoy having the short walk to Fremont Street! While we sat and played the slots no drinks were offered us. We did receive comp drinks while we sat at the bar playing video poker.

A:
negative