Getting anything but the chicken at Yardbird Southern Table and Bar is like going to Carnevino for the crab cakes.
It’s like going to a Slayer concert for the acoustic set, or a Michael Bay movie for the romantic sub-plot.
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EATING LAS VEGAS – The 50 Essential Restaurants – 28. BOUCHON
28. BOUCHON
We have run hot and cold about Bouchon over the years. We’ve had stupendous meals here; we’ve had pedestrian ones. Service has been terrific on occasion, sloppy and slow on others. We wanted to kiss all the cooks after one brunch…and felt like strangling them at another — when scrambling eggs seemed to challenge their skill set. A certain “critic” in town (who knows as much about French food as he does about ELV’s bunghole), once complained of being served a cold breakfast of (supposed to be) hot food and, for once, we had to agree with him.
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EATING LAS VEGAS – The 50 Essential Restaurants – 19. DB BRASSERIE
19. DB BRASSERIE
No one was happier than yours truly when Daniel Boulud decided to return to Las Vegas — after a four year hiatus. And return he has, with a top toque in the kitchen, and you won’t find better, unfussy French food in town right now.
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