Mesa Grill

Couldn't you just admire that mug all day long?!? I certainly could. This past Friday, Jonathan and I decided to kill the fatted calf and blow our entire month's date budget by going to Mesa Grill, Bobby Flay's premiere Las Vegas restaurant, while Jon's mom is in town and was willing to babysit for us.

And I know I lied and said we wouldn't be hitting the Strip again because we were all a little "Las Begused" out, but not even a week later there we were, heading right back into "Satan's Playground" (loved that one Aunt kay!), to Caesar's Palace to indulge in some $40 a plate cuisine, Bobby-style.


I wanted to take pictures of what we ordered, but Jonathan was panicking thinking it would have been totally tacky, so unfortunately I can't show you the food. But here's a description:
I got the 5-Spice Mole "Hacked" Chicken with a Roasted Tomato Tamale with Key-Lime Butter (it was magic on a plate!), and Jon got some kind of salmon that was really tasty, but I was too busy inhaling my tamale to pay attention.

The chicken itself was pretty good, but the mole was not as flavorful as I was hoping, and honestly, one of the best parts of the meal was the complimentary bread they set out. There was a Jalapeno Asiago that was AMAZING!! For dessert we got a "Deep Dish Banana Cream Pie" that was supposed to have Pecan Whipped Cream, but disappointingly (as I had a imagined a really thick crusted luscious pie), it was only a super thin wafer hazelnut cookie, with a layer of flavorless whipped cream, some fresh bananas, and more cream on top. Totally a let down, but since they weren't Bobby's desserts (he had a pastry chef) we won't knock him for it.

Okay, so grades?
TASTE: A-
PRICE: B (I know $40 a plate is relatively cheap for Las Vegas...but Jon's piece of salmon was pretty puny)
AMBIANCE: A
OVERALL EXPERIENCE: B+