Vegas Restaurants
Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 3:22 pm
Tao -
The famous restaurant/nightclub in the Venetian. Wow. Unbelievable food.
We got the satay of chicken with peanut sauce as an app. Delicious.
I ordered the Filet Mignon Pepper Steak as my main and it was also delicious, but the pepper steak sauce kind of hid the filet taste.
My wife got the Chilean Sea Bass, and she declared it the best thing she's ever ordered in a restaurant. It was awesome.
I can't recommend this restaurant enough. Worth every penny.
Yardbird -
A Southern restaurant in the Venetian.
Known for their friend chicken and it's legit. They brine it for 23 hours or something like that.
I was disappointed by the chicken and waffles. Everything was great, but it was bone in chicken, which makes getting everything in one bite a chore. Plus, the maple syrup was just that. (Best I've ever had was still at the Revolution Grill in Toledo.)
My wife got brisket sliders that were way too heavy with the sauce. You couldn't taste the brisket. They were fine, but not amazing.
For an app we got the bone marrow. Picture two large bones on a plate and you dig the bone marrow out and spread it on toast. Delicious and a consistency of butter.
Mixed drinks from the cocktail menu were STRONG.
B&B Beer and Burger -
I got a sausage sandwich. It had a sausage patty (pork, but not the breakfast kind), peppers, a garlic aioli, some onions and was pretty good.
Fries were shoestring-ish. A bit thicker. Like McD's, but not as tasty.
My wife got a burger and said it was good.
We got friend pickles to start that were good, but got worse the more we ate them. They were never bad, but we didn't finish them.
Cheaper fare than elsewhere, but the layout of the restaurant was really odd.
Venetian Food Court -
The one next to the casino area. The burger place that offers Phillys and whatnot makes a great burger for hungry, half drunk concert goers at 11 p.m.
Avoid TacoRita.
Capo's Steakhouse and Speakeasy -
Amazingly good Italian food. Everything is made to order. Like most great restaurants, the key is in the sauces.
Get the Meatballs Peppers app. Two softball sized meatballs in a perfect marinara. They're cooked perfectly and the sauce is just the right amount of spice. Yum a dum dum.
I've ordered Chicken Piccata (or was it veal?), which isn't on the menu, and it was very good. I've not heard a single person complain about their meal there and I've been there three times with 20 or so people. Everyone has raved.
The atmosphere is pretty kick ass. Very dark. The whole place is an homage to the mob. Entrance is in the back and is part of the tone. Don't sit near the singer (only seems to be there at dinner) as he can be annoying. IMHO, I hate live singers in restaurants who sing to you from a foot away and move from table to table. I want to punch them. He sings all the rat pack stuff.
Anyway, this time I got the fettuccine, which is NOT the cream heavy Olive Garden version. It's buttery, light and delicious.
The worst thing I can say about the place is the Chicken Parm, while others raved about it, was pedestrian. But then again, I think chicken parm is a pedestrian dish.
The famous restaurant/nightclub in the Venetian. Wow. Unbelievable food.
We got the satay of chicken with peanut sauce as an app. Delicious.
I ordered the Filet Mignon Pepper Steak as my main and it was also delicious, but the pepper steak sauce kind of hid the filet taste.
My wife got the Chilean Sea Bass, and she declared it the best thing she's ever ordered in a restaurant. It was awesome.
I can't recommend this restaurant enough. Worth every penny.
Yardbird -
A Southern restaurant in the Venetian.
Known for their friend chicken and it's legit. They brine it for 23 hours or something like that.
I was disappointed by the chicken and waffles. Everything was great, but it was bone in chicken, which makes getting everything in one bite a chore. Plus, the maple syrup was just that. (Best I've ever had was still at the Revolution Grill in Toledo.)
My wife got brisket sliders that were way too heavy with the sauce. You couldn't taste the brisket. They were fine, but not amazing.
For an app we got the bone marrow. Picture two large bones on a plate and you dig the bone marrow out and spread it on toast. Delicious and a consistency of butter.
Mixed drinks from the cocktail menu were STRONG.
B&B Beer and Burger -
I got a sausage sandwich. It had a sausage patty (pork, but not the breakfast kind), peppers, a garlic aioli, some onions and was pretty good.
Fries were shoestring-ish. A bit thicker. Like McD's, but not as tasty.
My wife got a burger and said it was good.
We got friend pickles to start that were good, but got worse the more we ate them. They were never bad, but we didn't finish them.
Cheaper fare than elsewhere, but the layout of the restaurant was really odd.
Venetian Food Court -
The one next to the casino area. The burger place that offers Phillys and whatnot makes a great burger for hungry, half drunk concert goers at 11 p.m.
Avoid TacoRita.
Capo's Steakhouse and Speakeasy -
Amazingly good Italian food. Everything is made to order. Like most great restaurants, the key is in the sauces.
Get the Meatballs Peppers app. Two softball sized meatballs in a perfect marinara. They're cooked perfectly and the sauce is just the right amount of spice. Yum a dum dum.
I've ordered Chicken Piccata (or was it veal?), which isn't on the menu, and it was very good. I've not heard a single person complain about their meal there and I've been there three times with 20 or so people. Everyone has raved.
The atmosphere is pretty kick ass. Very dark. The whole place is an homage to the mob. Entrance is in the back and is part of the tone. Don't sit near the singer (only seems to be there at dinner) as he can be annoying. IMHO, I hate live singers in restaurants who sing to you from a foot away and move from table to table. I want to punch them. He sings all the rat pack stuff.
Anyway, this time I got the fettuccine, which is NOT the cream heavy Olive Garden version. It's buttery, light and delicious.
The worst thing I can say about the place is the Chicken Parm, while others raved about it, was pedestrian. But then again, I think chicken parm is a pedestrian dish.