Great friendly staff and even better food. A must try! My son had the French toast bagel with maple raisin walnut cream cheese and he said it was heaven!!!

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I really want to love Tao. I love the 30ft Buddha. I love Tao in NYC. But Tao Vegas... ughh. Get your crap together. You get 2 stars because the food is still good. The drinks are good, especially the Mango Tamarind Martini. The Giant Fortune Cookie is one of my favorite desserts. Our reservation was for a Sunday night, 8:15PM, the restaurant wasn't even packed, and there was no one in the bar, we showed up on time, and were told our table was just about ready. Yet we waited almost an hour for our table! We almost bailed then, but we were really hungry and Asian food sounded good. You've crammed too many tables on the floor near the Buddha. Our table was so close to the other tables, that some of us had to get out of our seats to let the servers by. Your servers suck, wait, correction, our server Heimer sucked. We were charged about $40 worth of drinks we did not order. We had a party of 7, yet we were charged for 8 sodas. Only two people had a coke, without being offered a refill. We had some bottles of Corona on our tab. Corona? Do people even drink Corona after the age of 18??? Our server acted like he was doing us a favor by taking our order. He was extremely rude and really, there are so many other restaurants I would love to dine at during a weekend in Vegas. I will never waste my time going to Tao LV again.

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Until now I've been a loyal fan of steak fries, but Bouchon's pomme de frite caused a major paradigm shift. Located in the Venetian, this french bistro setting indeed serves *the* best shoestring fries -- totally out of this world.

Our waiter went above and beyond the call of duty. In fact, I think he even had a sense of humor. Incredibly knowledgeable and generous with his time, he meticulously explained each dish, it's process of preparation, and managed to check in on us frequently, but never intrusively.

Regretfully, I didn't leave room for dessert, so please -- someone try the "Bouchon doughnut" for me!

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This review is long overdue. I went here with 7 of my family members last May after I graduated. We wanted to go to a place where everyone would have options and that wouldn't be too busy. I'm so happy we went here! It's an adorable place and they had no problems accommodating our large party. They answered any questions we had quickly and kindly, refilled waters in a timely manner, and the food (for a larger party) didn't take too long. Everyone really enjoyed their meals! I think 3 of my grandparents (I had two sets there!) went with the Liliana Burger, my other grandma had the chicken salad po'boy, my mom and brother had the salmon, my dad had the etoufee, and I had the Vegan Seitan (which doesn't appear to be on the menu anymore, but they do have other vegan items). I was so, so pleased with the seitan. It was tender, flavorful, and came with perfectly seasoned vegetables and mashed sweet potatoes. Everyone else LOVED their items too - seriously, they were raving. Both of my grandpas (who are the silent-steady types, and use words rarely and efficiently) said I made a "good choice" for my post-graduation dinner. I don't live in Madison anymore, but when I come back for visits, Liliana's is high on my list for places to revisit! UPDATE 6/11/14: GUYS they have a new vegan/vegetarian menu and it looks BOMB. Their seitan that I loved so much is back on the menu, along with several other extremely tempting dishes that I will be trying ASAP when I'm back in Madtown
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