So my friend ended up getting a few free nights at the Wynn. We're typically Venetian patrons, but its free so we figured what the hell, let's do it up. We arrive and as we're checking in (2 guys, 2 girls), we pull off the the trusty old room upgrade gambit with a $40 tip. The front desk guy gave us a wink and told us he'd take care of us with a romance package. So we head up to our room feeling pretty good about it, and walk in to find a regular room puzzled by what he meant. There was nothing out of the slight ordinary to suggest any romantic additions at all. Not a single thing, not even robes. Hell, even the Venetian leaves chocolates on your bed and a dim overhead light illuminating the bed with their regular turn down service -- none of that here. Yes, Venetian has more romance offered on any given day than what I could make of this. The room has 2 full sized beds. Nope, not queen -- full beds. Even Holiday Inn has queens. Come on, Wynn, are you even trying? It's okay, we'll request a roll-away and make due. But I guess for the basic room we were in, they don't offer roll-aways because it violates fire code? Room service was impressively bad except for the fries, which is pretty hard to screw up. My friend couldn't finish a basic BLT sandwich even with her drunken appetite. The girls that were with us thought we were just being super anal about everything because we couldn't stop making comparisons to the Venetian. However, we ended up spending our last night in the Venetian and the Venetian converted them to fans with their rooms, food, and service within a couple of hours. Then even they started echoing most of our Wynn criticisms. Even though the rooms were free, it would have been more worth it to pay to stay at the Venetian. They do have quite an awesome ice machine though, like seriously legit.

negative

We had a cinnamon bun that tasted like it came from the three day old cart at Walmart. The wrap we had was mostly spinach with a little bit of egg. There was a miniscule amount of cheese on one part. On the other end was some sort of green mush, that I can only assume was the advertised avocado. I do not struggle with hipster-ism so the industrial type decor did not resonate with me, however it was done well so I had to give the second star. If your looking for breakfast and you don't need the artistic atmosphere, then go to McDonald's and ask them to microwave a salad... It would probably taste similar.

negative

So I've been to Mongolian places before and we all know the routine...meat, veggies, sauce and a starch...but this place kicks it up a notch and adds seasoning...in my option this is what makes it taste better! And the meat is not rolled up frozen pieces, its fresh cut chucks of whatever you can think of steak, chicken, even marinated fish. I opted for steak and shrimp with veggies, potatoes and the 3G and regular Stir Fry sauce, with the spicy cayenne pepper, Tabasco and garlic seasoning over steamed rice....and it was delicious! In my opinion, very reasonable with price, a variety of choices and food cooked to order...I will definitely be back!

positive

For a great selection of micro-brew beers, I'd definitely throw this on the list. It's a must stop before heading down to the Waterfront to do some shopping. It's a refreshing taste of authenticity among all of the chain restaurant stops throughout the shopping area. They have a great variety of beers on tap from all over, though it's always great to see locals being thrown in that mix! The bartender seemed to be pretty knowledgeable about the different beers and if you're not as informed about your micro-brews, he seemed to be a great source of info! If you don't see anything that wets your appetite out of a tap, their extensive beer cooler is bound to cure your thirst. Though I didn't go this route, they had an intriguing idea of flavored infused vodkas. To go with their abundance of brews, their menu had something for everyone as well. The fish tacos were real tasty, but a little to wet. Though I hate using it as an excuse, I was able to look past this since there were a huge group ordering just after us. I was happy that they didn't go away from the authenticity of the tortilla. All and all, I will definitely be a repeat offender here and wouldn't send anyone anywhere else before facing the shopping crowds!
positive