Problem: The plan - Pre Fixe lunch at a restaurant at the Cosmopolitan. Circumstances went awry. New plan - Pre Fixe lunch menu at Social House. This is a contemporary, strangely adorned restaurant located in Crystals. The restaurant itself was basically empty when my friend and I entered and were greeted by the hostess. We were sat in the dining room which espouses some kind of odd bordello/bird nest vibe. I say bird nest, because the enormous lighting fixtures above the dining room resembled bird nests made of hair. Take that as you will. Our waiter (Daniel) arrived and took our drink order. Ice water was ordered and we were delivered room temperature water. Daniel scurried around the restaurant taking care of other tables and disappearing while my friend and I decided upon our Pre Fixe meals. Many minutes later Daniel returned to take our order. Daniel insisted the Locomoco was "just hamburger on rice with gravy". No really, "it's just hamburger"; that is after we asked what the entree was and how it tasted. Nice sell, Daniel. Oh and he did beseechingly tell us, "It's a Hawaiian dish". Mm hmm. Ordered - Green Tea ($7). Obviously this green tea must have been produced from rainbows from a panda's ass, because never in my life will I ever pay for Green Tea that is $7 ever again. Note to self - ask for drink prices. *face palm* Miso Soup - decent, perhaps a bit too salty. Very few cubes of tofu and even less green onions. Chicken Teriykai Donburi - Chicken was dry as a bone. As sad as it is to say I felt as though *I* cooked the chicken in this dish because I ALWAYS overcook chicken. The pickled veggies in the dish were lost on me because I don't eat pickled anything. Salmon Roll - Decent. My favorite part of the whole meal. Wish I'd just gotten sushi for the whole meal. Although the rolls were on the minuscule side (no wonder, this place is in Crystals on the Strip). Food - Mediocre at best, perhaps dinner is better? Decor - Bordello Bird Nest Service - Hope Daniel enjoyed his tip as much as he enjoyed being our server, as in, not much.
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Problem: This is your place for stale pastries and coffee that includes the grinds floating around after you remove the top. The 220 calories coffee cake slice ended up being mostly tossed to the birds and my coffee was mistakenly spilled on the table to teach these guys a lesson. Stop serving crap. Never returning. First and last visit.
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Problem: I would give the staff four or five stars. They were very, very friendly and helpful. However, there are a few problems with the place. 1. It is not easy to walk to the strip. It seems the pedestrian experience was an afterthought. It should not advertise itself as being on the strip as it takes too long to get to it. The path seems completely made up at the last minute of construction. 2. Overall, it's like the place was not really finished. They say the rooms have kitchenettes, but no plates, cookware, or anything else are supplied without calling. The doors don't have pull or push on them, and they are large. There is no self parking, so it is time consuming every time you need to get your car. 3. While the price of the room is reasonable, the price of nothing else is. $15 for a martini? $6 for a latte? You're kind of trapped within the Center, and the prices of all food and beverage are much higher than the rest of the city. The room is very nice, but the total experience is lacking.
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Problem: Stayed here for the weekend while attending CES 2010 with a group of friends (six of us in total). We got one of the suites with the two connecting rooms and it was such a nice experience! The only thing I thought was a little troublesome was that we were a good 10 or so minutes away from the strip with no shuttles to take us there so we had to drive ourselves. I did like how the rooms were well-equipped for our needs especially the kitchen appliances and the washer/dryer set (definitely helpful since I didn't feel like doing laundry when I got home a few days later). Everything seemed to work out in terms of living arrangements and we all had a nice time. We were mostly out and about while in Vegas so we didn't get to fully explore the resort. However, the prices were nice as it didn't cost us an arm and a leg to stay there. I don't think we were coaxed to go into a timeshare presentation this time around which was good I suppose. Though I heard that they give out vouchers for buffets which would have been great for us. I'll definitely have to keep this place in mind when planning out trips to Vegas in the future... it's no fancy hotel like those on the Strip, but it has its own good features... worth checking out!
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