We had our omakase dinner at Sushi Kame last week. The new location is super convenient, a five minute ride from the Wynn where we were staying. There is a nice little bar at the front with a very friendly bartender, and some interesting modern cocktails on the list. The main restaurant is pretty big (by normal, not Vegas, standards).
The Omakase counter is in the back. It was just us and another party of two. The Omakase experience was pretty similar to what I recall experiencing a couple of years back at the old location, which is to say excellent. We were sitting in front of the main chef (Kame I presume), who was friendly and chatty. At the beginning is a lobster sashimi served on the shell, with caviar and uni. Delicious, and not as over-the-top as it sounds. The fish was high quality and beautiful overall, and a nice selection. He very kindly pulled out some nodoguro, which came up because we were discussing our trip to Japan, and it is a specialty of Kanazawa, which we visited and loved. The service of the fish was a little faster than I prefer, possibly because he was only serving the two of us. Wine-wise, we focused on Champagne, although they seemed to be out of a bunch of stuff. We ended up with two half bottles of Laurent Perrier because they didn’t have the full bottle from the list. Overall an excellent meal, and a very good value compared to what we have to pay for that kind of meal in NYC.
Highly recommended. I’d really like to see an off-strip place like this be successful, and we will be back.
We also ended up trying Tatsujin X. Thanks for the recommendation.
It’s a funny place. There were maybe 8-10 customers total while we were there, all at the counter surrounding the teppan. There are some choices on the set menu that revolves around the main protein. I chose the ribeye steak and my wife had the filet mignon (not something we usually order), and we were quite surprised that the filet substantially outshone the ribeye, which was not as unctuous as you want. But the real highlights were actually some of the “secondary” dishes. The crab omelet was spectacular. Like really amazing. One of the best egg dishes I’ve ever head. The small bowl of miso soup was also great. I had a sweet potato dessert that was something that I didn’t expect to like, but was also quite delicious. Overall a fun and quirky experience that we really enjoyed. Also quite a good value by Vegas standards. Pretty limited wine list, but we had a perfectly decent cab that went fine with the food.
FYI, reservations are by phone, and English is somewhat limited among the small staff.
my experience was pretty similar. i had the ny strip for the main, which was very good, but other dishes stole the show.
i had a reservation but beforehand wasn’t sure they really ‘took’ it if that makes sense.
i wouldn’t go here if you are looking to be wowed, but for money value compared to the strip, it is outstanding. plus the new palms is pretty cool and parlays well.
Funny. I had the same reaction about the reservation. I called from my cell, gave my name, that was it. No request for hotel, contact info or anything. Day of, I get a call on my cell to confirm. Obviously they had saved my cell number, but it was odd that none of it was mentioned. All’s well that ends well.
Here is an FYI on the original LOS re-opening. They are adding a 3% surcharge to every check to help finance employee health insurance. You can refuse to pay, but the bill will be presented with the charge.
Vegas is big on fees these days: resort fees (what a crock), parking fees at casinos, fees at the airport. Not very consumer friendly.
These are private fees, not public, but the lack of a state income tax means they are constantly soaking the visitors. At some point people are going to stop coming. They may be reaching that point.
Really mediocre meal at L’atelier last night. Sent one crab dish back as it just tasted/tasted smelled off. Ordered the 1/2 pheasant ($70) and it was relatively tasteless. Blind I would have guessed turkey without a doubt. Mash potatoes were a tiny portion and warm at best.
Maybe it’s me but I’ve never had a great meal at l’Atelier Vegas. The greatest insult was when the captain referred to canalè as candelabra. Sorta says it all. And he wasn’t trying to make a joke either. He was ignorant.
Twist was excellent. Food was prepared perfectly. The caviar dish is outstanding. Service was a bit slow as they seemed a bit shorthanded. Restaurant was not at all crowded on a Friday night
Nobu was also excellent. I was a bit concerned that it would be a bit over the top/loud/garish but the room was nice, tables were spaced nicely. Service was spot on. We did an an all fish Omakase that was great. I think the restaurant is overpriced but you sort of know that going in. I found the beverage offerings lacking. Sake list is only Nobu sake that is all stupidly priced for quality. Wine list was tiny. Food was excellent across the board. King crab tempura was perfect.
On November 22nd we had a fun experience at Bardot Brasserie, where Joël Robuchon’s executive chef, Christophe de Lellis, partnered with Bardot Brasserie’s Joshua Smith to put on a fantastic dinner. Below is my CellarTracker description of the event:
Well, in a way. If you are visiting and spend at least $50 at the Winn, then it is free. We love the Parasol Bar and usually go there since you can have a nice drink and smoke a cigar and not be bothered by outrageously loud music piping in as you do at The Dorsey, for example. So, yes, valet is free since by the time you order 2+ drinks these days you are easily over the $50 mark. But you do “pay”.
For those staying at Winn valet parking is not really free since its included in the room price, so don’t kid yourself, they just do it “smarter”.
Most properties off The Strip are benefiting these days, their parking lots seem to always be full now. Venetian never charged and they are usually full, with valet area pretty busy.
Looks like a Wally’s Wine & Spirits will be opening up in the new Resorts World property this summer. Anyone have any experiences with there California locations??
For our upcoming trip I can’t find the wine list for Bazaar Meats, but how is their Rhône selection? Wondering if I need to dig for obscure? I’m assuming they’ll have Clape/Jamet/Gonon ect.
Opinions on what to take? Light(er) ie Cuchet, Fauterie to full blown cdp Dues ex Machina/Janasse VV ect.
I don’t recall the Rhone section specifically, but the wine list is quite good (the food I didn’t write home about). The somm seems to have an old world lean. NB if you order the Musar Blanc you may get a bonus uni dish gratis, which was well worth it. They allow a 2*750 outside bottle max, $50 corkage per 750.