I have to admit, when I was trying to find a place to eat for a nicer dinner on our last trip to Vegas, I felt that finally being able to eat at a Thomas Keller restaurant would be putting my name on the fast track to earning some hardcore foodie street cred. Granted, it wasn't Per Se or the French Laundry, but one has to start somewhere.\n\nWe had a reservation for a Sunday evening, late enough that we were hungry but not so late that we still couldn't enjoy a later show. We were seated promptly, though strangely we were not greeted for several minutes. The cocktail list is pretty on-par in terms of Vegas pricing, and considering that these are actually well made drinks, as opposed to watered down slushies in plastic cups, this was a welcome change. I do wish that they had more wine offerings under $50 a bottle, because there were essentially none in this price range, however my Bouchon Cocktail was dangerous and fresh, and my husband's Manhattan was excellent.\n\nMy husband ordered the steak and frites, and I ordered the scallop special for the evening. The couple dining next to us felt their steak was tough, and although my husband didn't find it tough, he did feel that it was cooked more than he was expecting. The frites, by the way, tasted exactly like McDonald's fries. Not a bad thing, but interesting.\n\nMy scallop special was good, though not outstanding: the scallops were well seared and obviously cooked well. The dish came with tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini, which were cooked amazingly, considering I do not often like 2 of those vegetables. The dish also came with some incredibly unremarkable shrimp, whose purpose I couldn't identify, and a savory herbs de provence pain perdu, which was heavenly. I would have been very happy with just the seared scallops, the pain perdu and the vegetables. The shrimp, as well as the broth the dish sat in, didn't say much to me.\n\nFor dessert, my husband ordered the chocolate and burnt orange dessert, which we both enjoyed. I got one of the cheaper wines by the glass, and was incredibly pleased with it. I'm thankful and happy we were able to eat here, but would definitely choose somewhere new the next time I visit.
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