Q: negative

A: The two stars are simply for the the front desk's cheerfulness and willingness to work with you on scheduling. I love massages and have them frequently, and I've always wanted to try this place - mostly because of its location. Not worth the money, not worth the times I checked in to see if there was a spot for me. The masseuse was lovely and quite personable, but not actually good at massage. In addition, I specifically requested areas be worked on and they weren't. I was shocked, as well, at the fact that a half hour massage (42$) was not actually a half hour - it was more like a little less than 20 minutes by the time they talked to you, gave you a whole bunch of time to get situated, etc. Usually studios build those times in and don't charge you for them. (Yeah yeah, 'the food was so bad, and the portions were so small...' I'm not sure whether an extra ten minutes might have helped...) In addition, let me say this: NO I DON'T WANT A MEMBERSHIP, OKAY?! I certainly don't want to TALK ABOUT THE MEMBERSHIP WHILE I AM RECEIVING MY SHODDY AND OVERPRICED MASSAGE.

Q: positive

A: We came here for my birthday. Had the calamari appetizer. A couple pieces of the calamari were rank. But the other were fine. The view helped. Other than a waiter who laughed like Beavis all night, it was a pleasant evening. Because it was my birthday, they brought me a special brownie sundae. Our waiter was awesome. Y'all come!

Q: negative

A: I usually go to Texas de Brazil but I thought I would give Fogo de Chao a try. My husband ordered an ice tea and it tasted terrible, very bitter. He asked if he could exchange it for a diet coke and waiter came back and told us that he would have the charge him for both the ice tea (that had one sip missing) and the diet coke. In my opinion, that's just poor customer service. In the end the meal was okay. The salad bar was okay but not too impressive. In my opinion, I would rather go to Texas de Brazil. The atmosphere, food, and service are better.

Q: negative

A:
For Vegas, I would expect a little better. I was in Vegas for a big fight weekend, staying at the Luxor. Our group debated back and forth between Tender at the Luxor and Strip Steakhouse at Mandalay. Out of convenience we chose Tender. That was a mistake. The staff was friendly, the decor was pleasant. And then it went slightly downhill. The appetizers were just okay. The oysters were oysters and tasted fairly fresh. The salads were pretty unimaginative across the table. I ordered the standard Iceberg wedge and it was okay. I ordered the beef strip steak. It was fatty and a little grisly. Another guy ordered the ribeye medium rare and it came as beat-red rare as I've seen. Not to mention the meat was not that TENDER. Two guys ordered the grass-fed bison steaks and those were pretty good. They had a nice grass-fed taste and were cooked proper. But they weren't brilliantly seared or overly juicy. The sides were pretty mediocre as well. We had the mushrooms, the creamed spinach, and mac and cheese. Nothing out of the ordinary or memorable. Overall, it wasn't the worst steakhouse experience by any stretch. It was "just okay". We left FULL but UNIMPRESSED. And unfortunately, with all the amazing choices for steakhouses in Vegas, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SETTLE FOR "JUST OKAY"?