Las Vegas

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Las Vegas was fun. Except for the food poisoning. Thanks RM Seafood! You will not be forgotten.

We made a quick weekend trip to Las Vegas to meet friends and EAT. And we did a lot of eating, especially a lot of good eating.

Places we tried:

RM Seafood
The Ice Bar
Lotus of Siam
Bouchon
Golden Steer Steakhouse
Several bars in several Casinos
Burger Bar

The highlight of the trip was definitely the Golden Steer. It's an old school steakhouse with red leather booths and pictures of John Wayne on the walls. We ate in the Burt Reynolds booth! I had a petite fillet, a baked potato, and Cesar salad made table side. So good! So retro! So awesome!

Second favorite meal was Bouchon. We went for brunch and I had a lovely fluffy waffle and country ham. Andy's chicken and waffles were by far the stand-out dish. Also the cocktails were very good. We went back a second time just to get pastries and coffee, which was also really nice. The cherry jam was a standout.

Because it is Las Vegas, we also paid to go to the Ice Bar in Mandalay Bay where they make you put on boots and a coat so you can have the pleasure of having a cocktail served to you in a glass made of ice and sit on ice chairs and drink at an ice table. It was ridiculous and also a lot of fun.

Other things consumed: Spicy Tuna roll and Seafood Escabeche at RM Seafood; Northern Thai Larb and Seafood Noodles at Lotus of Siam, a really great veggie burger at Burger Bar (actually probably the best veggie burger I have ever had), and lots and lots of ginger ale to make my stomach feel better!