happy to upgrade my rating! we stopped by for some drinks and apps. i was very happy with the cheese curds and we had a seasonal heirloom tomato with stuffed squash blossom appetizer.. the latter was just fabulous. so fresh and the seasoning was perfect. i wish i could eat it again and again. aaaannndd... again i had another lovely meal. yummy tofu scramble, though the bloody mary was a bit too far on the horseradishy side. the cheesecurds didn't fail to disappoint, once again..

positive

just returned and feeling rather crappy now. short review, although i might return to try some other dishes its 2 stars at the most. gorgeous atmosphere, great design inside, unfortunately not much of a view but still very nice. service, very good, waiter was attentive although a bit sheepish and seemed like he was new, but still very nice. now on to the part that matters: food: fried tomatoes, not bad, clam dish, horrible, not sure if they were actually fresh tasted a bit too much like 4 day old ocean, where was the lamb sausage they spoke of? couldn't find much in that broth duck, probably the worst thing ive had in a long time, reminded me of a $7 duck dish youd find in a shitty chinatown restaurant. bland, boiled, no flavor, some rice, yuck. ifi had had a temper id have sent that and the clams back. btu the waiter was nice and it was a date and why scare the chick away. suffice to say, might return for something a little less complicated that the kitchen couldnt f*ck up, like steak.

negative

I've tried Daniel Boulud's Brasserie which was very very good. So my girlfriend and I wanted to try a celebrity chef restaurant, but we couldn't decide who. While at Caesar's we run across the MESA Grill and look at the menu, it looks like there are items we would give a shot. The decor is kind of contemporary with bright colors kind of yuppy-ish/tacky like a trendy bar out of Sex and the City. I got the tuna and salmon tatares and my girlfriend got the pumpkin soup for appetizers. I liked my tatare dish enough although it was kind of bland for the price and the spices were the ingredients that picked it up. My girlfriend was dissapointed by the pumpkin soup because it tasted a lot like pumpkin pie mix. For the lunch entree, we ordered the Mesa Burger and the Sixteen Spice Chicken salad. The burger itself wasn't memorable because...I really can't remember what it tasted like, but I loved dipping the fries into the horseradish sauce that came with the burger. The salad disappointed my companion; the leaves were whole and were as big as your head and the dressing wasn't that great either.

negative

Bad service edible pizza. Lazy staff got everything but chicken and crust wrong on my pizza! Duh
negative