Las Vegas Strip Steaks or Las Vegas Strips Steak
You know a place has gotta be good when Starchefs.com, a newsletter for "culinary insiders" recommends it. In the latest issue, two editors make the pilgrimage to Las Vegas to report back from the man-made oasis. Apparently Starchefs has deep pockets since the two sample all sorts of concoctions for the mega-rich (and those who want to feel mega-rich) like foie-gras cappucino and maine lobster salad with heirloom tomatoes, sweet melon and frisee-quite extravagant considering Vegas is in a desert. They also tuck into some good ol' beef. That's right. That's how we kick it at Gridskipper: Burgers for lunch; steak for dinner.
Neros Steak and Seafood
Though saddled by a bad name in a fading casino, Nero's offer what chef Sean Griffins calls, "fine dining in the guise of a steakhouse." Starchefs liked the kobe steak but loved the "slow-cooked broccoli; bathed in shallots, olive oil and blue cheese for two hours," it came with.
SW Steakhouse
This place had better be good. It competes with Daniel Boulud, Paul Bartolotta and other star chef-helmed at the Wynn. SW Steakhouse focuses more on produce than other steak joints but you'll still get pumped full of meat by an expert. The new chef came from Michael Jordan's Steak House and the Strip House in New York. Starchefs recommends the Kobe style steak.
Charlie Palmer Steak
Not even trying to condescend to the hoi polloi, Charlie Palmer Steak in the Four Seasons Hotel is high-fucking-class. A point annoyingly driven home by the sophisticat music on the website. But who cares? Steaks range from 8oz filet mignon to 48oz porterhouse, all "artisanlaged" (what does this mean?
My grandma, a sculptor, is an aged artisan but I don't understand the inverse.) Anyway, Starchefs recommends the middle road: a 16oz strip steak with marrow butter.
CraftSteak
Tom Colicchio might be most well-known for playing the Tim Gunn on Bravo's Top Chef. But dude's got skillz. Craftsteak, housed at the MGM Grand, focuses on super fresh as the price of Bel Air ingredients. In fact, according to Starchefs, the main reason for the quality is the "obsessive approach to sourcing ingredients" of Chef De cuisine Chris Albrecht, Try the Kobe skirt steak, beer battered onion rings, and pan roasted corn kernels.
What To Eat in Vegas [Starchefs]
Nero's Steak and Seafood
SW Steakhouse
Charlie Palmer
Craftsteak
Previously: Vegas Alibi Generator, Hamburger Vegas Style, Red Square, Las Vegas Hilton's $4 Water Bottle, Shintaro Sushi
