Vegas Recap
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Well Erika and I made it out of Vegas without any issues (other than lighter pockets and fine food hangover). The flight out was surprisingly easy considering that it was the day before Thanksgiving. We made it from the parking deck, thru check in and security within 45 minutes which was a record for us. We landed in Chicago for a few hour layover (courtesy of booking 1 week before leaving) and had some lunch. Same here, O'hare was not that crowded and the scene of what you would expect for the day before a holiday. Anyways we landed in Vegas and made it to our hotel where we dropped our stuff off and headed over to Zine Noodles and Dim Sum for a late lunch. The food was good a bit over priced tho but its Vegas. That night we had dinner at Emeril's Table 10 where I had the lobster pot pie. You had huge bits of lobster mixed with veggies in a creme sauce topped with a flaky pastry crust. It was very good and one I would definitely have again.
On Thursday we had lunch at San Marco's Enoteca which is a Mario Batalli restaurant. We split a salad and pizza. That night we ate at Bouchon where I had a turkey dinner fancy french style. It was very good but we were more intrigued with the table next to us. It was full of young asians who probably spent over $1000 for their dinner. They had a few nice bottles of wine and a huge seafood appetizer. We left before they had dessert so who knows what would have been ordered.
Friday we ate at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grille for lunch where I had a shrimp tamale appetizer that was freaking amazing. Next I had the chicken tacos which you had to build yourself. The flavors were intense and really made the dish. I would have to say this was my favorite meal so far and in the end the best. We will definitely visit Mesa Grille in the future, next time for dinner. Friday night we had dinner at Michael Mina's SeaBlue in the MGM. I had the Artic Char which was very good but light on the seasoning. I think I was expecting a little bit more but it was still good none the less. We also had a wine pairing with each course which finished with a port for dessert. I was surprised at the wine list for SeaBlue, it was full of affordable bottles not just overpriced luxury like some other places.
Between our restaurants we did hit the casinos where we probably broke even. We didn't gamble much, just some penny, nickle and a few quarter slots. We also made our way down to the largest souvenir shop in the world where we found some really tacky and quite cool gifts.
We already have a list of restaurants for our next trip but won't be for a while. I love Vegas but need some time between visits.
Posted by mardenhill 11/30/2008 11:18:00 AM
Labels: Travel
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- Anonymous said...
3:28 PMNo pictures?
