Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Restaurant Review

35 Steaks + Martinis
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas
Fistfuls: 6 out of 10



4455 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169
702.693.5000
800.HRD.ROCK (693.7625)

 
SUMMARY:  My husband bought a special which included 2 drinks or a bottle of wine, 1 appetizer to share, 1 soup or salad per person, and 1 entrĂ©e each.  After our meal, I was glad we didn’t pay full price.  It’s very frustrating when a steak house is unable to properly cook a steak!  The only saving grace was the Spicy Serrano Martini!

ORDER:

  • Tartare - Cumin Line Vinagrette, Parmesan Crips, Pickled Carrots
  • Soup of the Day - Creamy Carrot and Ginger
  • Wedges - Baby Iceberg, Applewood Bacon, Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Tear Drop Tomatoes, Sweet Red Onion
  • Black Truffle Asparagus
  • Shitake Mushrooms, Young Basil, Ginger Butter
  • Filet Mignon 10oz. - Center Cut, The Most Tender Option
  • Spicy Serrano Martini
  • Can't recall 2nd martini.  Something with Berries and Mint


FULL REVIEW: The beef in the tartare was tasty, but it was wrapped in, what tasted like, an old stale parmesan cracker.  The soup was smooth, tasty, and perfectly seasoned!  I can’t complain about the wedge salad.  It had large chunks of bacon (bacon makes everything better) and quite a “bluesy” blue cheese dressing.  The asparagus was cooked perfectly and had a wonderful black truffle flavor.  The scallops where undercooked and tasted slightly fishy.  The Filet was OVERCOOKED and under seasoned.  (Thankfully I didn’t pay the full menu price of $44!!).  This is just another overpriced “steakhouse” that didn’t properly cook my steak.  The berry/mint martini was nothing spectacular; however, I would go back just to have the Spicy Serrano Martini!!  Drinks anyone?

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