Wow, had an AMAZING dinner tonight in Las Vegas with my buddy Jim. Again, we went old school: we've been playing at the Binion's Gambling Hall and Casino poker tournaments, so we went to dinner at their Binion's Ranch Steakhouse. We had a window seat on the 24th floor overlooking, of course, the Vegas strip to the South and most of the Vegas to the east. Was an amazing view and an amazing meal.
Shared an escargot, then French Onion Soup, then I had the Petite Filet with garlic masheds and a side-order of sauteed shrooms. A nice Hess cab sav to accompany, which we quite gleefully finished off. The steak was cooked to perfection (I'm doing Medium of late, rather than Medium Rare, for some reason), the garlic masheds were awesome, and the wine, well, very hold-its-ownish: smooth yet full-bodied without being heavily tannic. All in all, it felt completely old-school Vegas, very Rat Pack-ish with the dim lights and dark interiors and hushed wait staff. I'm not a huge meat person, but man, every once in a while a Petite Filet just hits the SPOT....especially when accompanied by a great wine and a wonderful dinner companion. I learned several new things about my friend Jim, several businesses are being hatched in our minds, and well, we just HUNG OUT. And that hanging out fact alone turns every meal into a feast.
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I hope you took some pictures of that "amazing view from the top floor" and i will look forward to seeing them on this blog. How were the escargots? I myself have only tried them on one occasion when i was in France and they were covered in aie et beurre (garlic and butter). It seems like you have found the right places to eat out in LV.
Melanie
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