Mon Ami Gabi Restaurant – Las Vegas

  I had no background information on this restaurant inside the Paris Hotel and Casino, and low expectations for a place located so near the front door of a casino. I was expecting high prices and mediocre food. So we ventured further into the casino, looking at restaurants and menus, all the way to Bally’s. [...]

All-American Bar & Grille

The bar has $1 slot machines embedded into the tabletop, I thought that was funny and deeply ironic. Afterall, you can walk out to a nickel slot machine about 15 feet away and play it and get free drinks. Sit at the bar, buy a drink and feed dollar bills into the machine, or spend [...]

Vosges Haut-Chocolate

I finally made it to Vosges Chocolates at the tail end of a biznas conference in Vegas, and it made the trip worth it. Some of the more interesting chocolate combinations: Bacon and chocolate White chocolate and Kalamata olives Chocolate, black sesame and wasabi Milk chocolate and sweet curry power (my favorite) Now, I can [...]

Sao Paulo

Ugh, underwhelming food served to a captive audience. I thought eating here would spare me the dregs of convention luncheon fare. What I got was convention luncheon fare, except I had to pay for it. You probably cannot go wrong with the standard “burgers ‘n shit,” but steer well clear of the spaghetti and meatballs [...]

Sushi Roku

Good sushi and sashimi. Great service. Excellent ambience and decor. I had the chef’s sashimi combination ($26) and a roll of spicy scallops ($9). Companion had the chef’s sushi combination ($29). I was going for mostly plain and simple, nothing outrageous or innovative. What I got was plain and simple, I felt like I was [...]

N9NE Steak House

I am not a steak and potatoes gal, so normally a steakhouse isn’t really my kind of place, but I came away from N9NE feeling it was one of the best meals I had in Vegas. The interior was intriguing. At most places, eyes are drawn outward at windows or art on walls. Here, the [...]

Bouchon

Breakfast was highly recommended at Bouchon, unfortunately I was not able to make it to breakfast. I am disappointed about that, but was at least able to have dinner here. At the mention of my intent to have dinner at Bouchon, a friend gave me a look of surprise and insisted I would not get [...]