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Originally Posted by mephisto
Going to be in Vegas Dec 22-29. The plan so far is to check out:
-Mesa Grill
-N9NE
-Table 10
-Zeffirino
-BLT burger
-Wynn Buffet
-Craftsteak or the new Jean George Steakhouse at Aria
-Twist @ Mandarin hotel (maybe)
-Bouchon
Honestly, IMO, the only truly great restaurant on your list is Bouchon, and I'd suggest going there for brunch over dinner (brunch sat and sun only I think? maybe fri too?). The rest are 2nd tier.
Craftsteak is great, but Cut is just hands down better. Best steakhouse I've ever been too. I was in love with it from the bread and appetizers, and then the kobe ribeye just absolutely blew me away.
Dunno what BLT burger is, but Burger Bar is run by Hubert Keller. I will admit that I haven't been yet, so if it's bad, I take no credit.
Table 10 is ok for lunch I guess, but you can do so much better. Try a Mario Batali restaurant instead. Carne Vino is the stone cold nuts, and if you want something cheaper, enoteca @ the Venetian is great too.
Recently I've been trying to go to every Michelin Star restaurant in Vegas. Here's the 2009 list:
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3 Stars:
Joël Robuchon (MGM Grand)
2 Stars:
Alex (Wynn)
Guy Savoy (Caesar's Palace)
Picasso (Bellagio)
1 Star:
Alizé (Palms)
Andre's (Downtown)
Aureole (Mandalay Bay)
Bradley Ogden (Caesar's Palace)
Daniel Boulud Brasserie (Wynn)
DJT (Trump)
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (MGM Grand)
Le Cirque (Bellagio)
Michael Mina (Bellagio)
miX (Mandalay Bay)
Nobu (Hard Rock)
Wing Lei (Wynn)
Restaurant Charlie (Palazzo)
I've only been to about half. So far Picasso is my favorite, although I'm going to Joel Robuchon on Monday and expect it to be better (getting the 16 course tasting).
As has already been mentioned, all of the Michael Mina restaurants are great, and some are even very cheap. I'd consider replacing N9NE or Mesa with a Michael Mina restaurant if I were you.