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Kerry Simon, finally with a restaurant bearing his name, brings Las Vegas diners the signature American cuisine that has made him famous. Simon's menu masterfully weaves earthy, organic, and simple ingredients into elegant comfort food, such as braised shortribs alongside a sweet potato popover and citrus watercress salad, or double cut colorado lamb chops with ginger roasted pear. The setting is both hugely cool yet refreshingly casual, evocative of neighborhood eateries that are all but absent in Las Vegas.
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Rumjungle's spectacular setting includes a 22-foot wall of fire, an indoor waterfall, and the world's largest rum bar that spans 144 feet. The menu intertwines the culinary influences of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, offering dishes such as Argentinean-style skirt steak with chimichurri mashed potato and habenero demi-glace, and dill mojo marinated Atlantic salmon with green poblano chile cake and sugarcane butter sauce. But perhaps the highlight of the entire dining experience is the "fire pit" dining, which offers unlimited quantitities of skwered meat, fish, and fowl alongside accompaniments and condiments. A dining experience at Rumjingle is truly, as …
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Giorgio Caffe and Ristorante offer exquisite contemporary Italian cuisine, with dishes such as butternut squash ravioli,pappardelle with smoked mozzarella, and veal ossobuco. Two seating areas--the cafe and the restaurant--offer a spectrum of atmospheres ranging from casual to elegant, allowing guests to enjoy this excellent Italian cuisine no matter what the occasion.
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The American counterpart to the Buddha Bar in Paris, sultry Little Buddha offers Chinese and Pacific Rim cuisine with a dash of French influence. The menu offers a seductive selection of Pan-Asian favorites including inventive sushi rolls and Kurabuta Pork Potstickers alongside Western culinary tidbits like American Kobe Sliders and a Mixed Heirloom Tomato Salad. The stylish and colorful décor exudes an appealing exoticism with representations of the restaurant’s namesake scattered throughout, infusing the restaurant with the veneration befitting such a gastronomic temple.
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An oasis of fine food far from the mirages of the Las Vegas Strip, Rosemary’s Restaurant offers upscale dining amongst a relaxed atmosphere. It’s full service lounge and bar offers small plates, a gourmet nod to tapas. The art-adorned walls, superb service and southern sensibilities invite both the ladies who lunch and those looking for an elegant evening out. Whether dining a la carte or prix-fixe, the food is superb, and the extensive wine list and unique beer pairings complement the meal perfectly. Locals and tourists alike will revel in discovering this gem.
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Upon entering the Tillerman on East Flamingo, just west of Eastern, a warm and inviting ambiance welcomes you into the dining room. Large trees reach for the ceiling and the cabin-like setting promises certain dining solace. The dull chatter of happily over-eating guests complement the aromas of the steaks and sautéed mushrooms throughout the room. The rotating tabletop salad bar is the first course of the satisfying meal to come, with its Romaine hearts, and iceberg wedges, sweet grilled veggies, marinated feta and perfect cherry tomatoes.
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Chef Mario Batali and winemaker Joe Bastianich have brought straightforward, rustic Italian cuisine to the heart of the Las Vegas Strip with B&B Ristorante. Located in the the Venetian, this authentic Italian restaurant is the first of several successful establishments that this renowned team of restaurateurs have opened in Las Vegas. The food here echoes the soulful cooking of Italian mothers while incorporating a distinct modern flair, and the restaurant’s dark wood beams and Italian marble bar elude casual elegance. Try the Grilled Octopus with ‘Fagioli Marinati’ and Spicy Limoncello Vinaigrette appetizer to experience a perfectly tender taste of the …
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Piero Selvaggio’s Valentino restaurant inside the Venetian Resort and Casino presents the gusto of contemporary Italian cuisine within the bright lights that encapsulate the Las Vegas Strip. Award-winning Executive Chef Luciano Pellegrini designs a palatable seasonal menu that includes enticing pasta dishes and decadent main courses. Satiate your appetite with exhilarating entrees like I Garganelli neri: black homemade pasta with lobster carbonara (bacon, cream, yolks and sea urchin). Or please the carnivore inside you with L’agnello: fork tender lamb ossobuco braised in red wine and serve with porcini infused gnocchi. Praised by Wine Spectator, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine, …
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CatHouse exudes the steamy sex appeal associated with its Las Vegas Strip location. The sultry décor evokes the eroticism of a 19th century bordello with its walls of black and white boudoir photographs, red velvet banquette seating, and lingerie-clad peepshow-style performers. Executive Chef Kerry Simon’s seductive menu blends sophistication with playful cheekiness, where distinguished delicacies like Market Oysters with champagne sharing space with a gourmet rendition of Pigs in a Blanket and a red-blooded Prime New York Steak is given haute cuisine flair with truffle French fries. Stay late and indulge in the sinful pleasures of CatHouse’s nightclub.
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Summerlin’s newest restaurant, Agave, gives guests an explosive Latin experience, redefining traditional Mexican cuisine by integrating chic elements and a pulsating ambiance. The dynamic design of the modish lounge is breathtaking as it transports diners from Las Vegas to Cancun, fusing scrumptious food with live Latin entertainment, and a full bar carrying over 80 fine Agave tequilas. Agave offers reasonable priced tamales, burritos, fajitas, as well as more intricate entrees such as their mouth-watering Shrimp and Crab Stacked Enchiladas. A late-night menu offers playful fare such as Barbequed Duck Quesadillas and Crispy Beef Flautas. Agave is the fun and festive …
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Located inside Bar Masa, Shaboo is an intimate dining area that offers the traditional omakase dining experience that has made Chef Masayoshi Takayama famous the world over. Omakase roughly translates into “it’s up to you,” meaning the chef picks each meal for you. Each table includes four “hot pot” cookers (also known as shabu-shaubu cookers). This allows guests to cook portions of meat and vegetables in pots of boiling water, right at their table. Contrasting sharply with the atmosphere of Bar Masa, Shaboo provides an intimate setting that is sure to make this restaurant as famous as its sister restaurant …
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The Encore Resort and Casino houses Switch Steak, a satisfyingly contemporary steakhouse. Chef Rene Lenger has created a masterful menu of steakhouse staples, as well as more innovative takes on classic dishes – his Hudson Valley Foie Gras is pure decadence, and his 10oz American Kobe Steak is something to be longed for even after the meal ends. Indulgent additions to any entrée include the Lobster Tail for a true surf-n-turf experience, and the Black Truffle Creamed Spinach for a new spin on an old steakhouse favorite. Sample Chef Lenger’s culinary delights today and know what it means to be …
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“Chocolate by the Bald Man”. A bold and enticing statement if ever there was one. In a world increasingly obsessed with weight and health, two Israeli chocolatiers are boldly bucking trend. Named after its two founders, Max Fichtman and Oded Brenner, Max Brenner. With equal parts rich decadence and fanciful whimsy, this chocolate chain is melting the hearts of both young and old. But it isn’t all sweets and lavish desserts, pop in to try Molly’s White Corn Croquettes, with house seasoned white corn & machego cheese balls dusted in panko bread crumbs & lightly fried. Or perhaps the Sloppy …
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While hitting the Las Vegas Strip, there’s no excuse to not go out for steaks. That’s why P.J. Clarke’s New York Chophouse serves up six different cuts—including its hometown’s New York Strip—to satiate guest’s appetites and fulfill their need for beef. Combine that with a classic cocktail and plate of ice cold oysters shucked fresh from the marble topped Raw Bar and your Vegas dining experience is complete. A New York institution, P.J. Clarke’s brings its heritage from the mean streets of New York to the sandy dunes of Las Vegas with its hardwood paneling, a century–old, hand–carved Phoenix Bar, …