Problem: I was in town for work, and my husband took me to Eleven for my birthday. What a magical evening! When we arrived, my husband asked if "table Eleven" was at all available, and to our delight, it was! That's the sort of private balcony overlooking the bar area. We ordered a couple of cocktails and began our food adventure. The server was extremely attentive, as were other servers who came to check on us periodically, and the cute boy with the bread basket came over numerous times to replenish our bread. The rosemary-sea salt focaccia is to die for! For the first course, I started with the foi gras, and my man had a dozen oysters. The foi gras was seared to perfection, and the presentation was fabulous. The balance of flavors from the little bit of fruit and glaze on the plate and the crispy-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside brioche, was perfect. My husband loved the house-made hot sauce that came with the oysters. I tried it, and it's very yummy and VERY hot! We then had the most delicious lobster bisque, which had such unique flavor (I think it was a dash of chili and some Pernod). For the main course, I had the Elysian Fields Lamb which was so beautifully medium rare and as tender as any tenderloin I've had. The polenta was excellent and perfectly seasoned, and the carrots and turnips were prepared so nicely al dente. My husband went sort of nuts over his short ribs. I tasted them and kind of went nuts too. SO good! As if the meal couldn't get any better, we dove into the dessert menu. I told the server that I wanted the most insanely chocolate dessert they had, and she did not lead me astray with the molten lava cake. I've had many molten lava cakes, and I consider myself to be an expert on them, even having tried making them myself. This cake was downright orgasmic: perfect lava center, house made hazelnut ice cream, chocolate crispy chunks decorating the plate, and a chocolate wafer with "happy birthday" written on it. My husband was pretty fond of his cannoli as well. This meal was such a winner in my book. I just wish Yelp had a rating of "Lick The Plate" because that's what I wanted to do after each course.
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Problem: I have missed Steak 'n' Shake ever since moving to Las Vegas from the southeast. At long last the company wised up and entered the west. The food is every bit as good as I remember it, although the menu seemed to have been scaled down from those in their stand-alone restaurants. They also had no canned chili for sale, a staple in their restaurants back east. If this place has a drawback, it is that the people who created the restaurant grossly underestimated the demand, and the place is about half the size it needs to be. Waits of an hour or more for a table are not uncommon, and they are losing business as people leave rather than spend that much time in line. Hopefully this will be only the first of several SnS that open in this area.
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Problem: After eating here a few times, I feel comfortable with a solid 4-star rating...for Breakfast. Breakfast was by far my favorite meal here. I think my expectations for dinner were simply too high, and frankly there are way too many fine dining options in town to bother giving dinner here another try. Initially I balked at eating breakfast here, but truth be told, after spending $45 for two at the Grand Lux Cafe (your basic small buffet experience, not unlike a business Marriott buffet), I figured how much pricier could it be at Bouchon? Answer: An additional $5. That's a bargain for the upscale environment, attentive service, and made-to-order food. Their breakfast beignets are not to be missed, especially with their homemade peach jam. Their fresh baguettes with butter and jam are also delicious. You could easily be chowing down in a Parisian cafe. I was especially happy with the yogurt parfait, which consisted of a layer of sauced berries, topped with vanilla yogurt, topped with granola, all served in an adorable mason jar. Perfect way to start the day. The Bud enjoyed the boudin blanc sausage, which was plump, juicy, and well balanced with spices. The coffee refills were quick, and the coffee wonderfully strong. This will be my breakfast spot the next time we come through town, no question. But if I'm looking for dinner, I have a hard time straying from the Mesa Grille over at Caesars.
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Problem: This airport is just kinda weird. I went to the Caribbean via US Air and had to transfer here twice. The first time I was able to sneak onto the early flight in the adjacent gate, so I didn't spend much time here. The second time though, I had a 3 hour layover, so I was able to do some wandering. Customs and Immigration was about average in terms of time and service. When I got through, I had to go through security again. This was the main weird part for me. There was a VERY high tech security scanning system that was not your typical metal detector. You have to stand and turn and then they scan you. JFK is my main airport, and nothing there even comes close to the CIA system in place here. And it's safe to say JFK has a much higher demand for an elaborate security system than CDT. My next complaint was that the result of this security system, the line moved verrrryyyyyy slowwwwly. It was not streamlined at all, and it took much longer than necessary because the employees were just really laid back and not in any rush. This didn't affect me because I'm a lunatic who leaves exorbitant amounts of time in between airline connections, but it IS a US Air hub and some people need to make their connections! Pick up the pace guys! Once I got through, there was a nice central atrium with Adirondack chairs and then dated low-ceilinged hubs with generic seating areas. The central atrium was actually pleasant to spend some time in. As far as food goes, there was typical stuff, but also a Papa John's. It's nice to not have to rely on Sbarro and Famous Famiglia, and my Papa John's was pretty tasty. If I wasn't traveling alone, I probably would have chosen the tequila driven Tex Mex place too, which had a bar and some tables.
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