We came here after watching Cirque du Soleil's new musical spectacular, Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour, on Yelp Night in the Mandalay Bay Events Center. I didn't know what to expect, but hoped the food would live up to the show. It did--until it was time for the main dish. Tasty Potato Skins were quite cheesy and just the right amount of potato. Nice cool chopped tomatoes and ample chives were available to top these delectable morsels, along with the bacon that was already there.\n\nFrench Onion Soup came out looking puffy on top with melted cheese, which is a good sign. It was very comforting and very filling, featuring nice and hot and very cheesy Swiss Cheese, well-caramelized onions, and a well-deconstructed crouton in a white crock. \n\nBut then came my entree: Short Ribs and Mashed Potatoes. There was far too much fat in the Short Ribs. In fact, a whole layer of jiggling fat had been left on top. It took awhile, and turned the dish into a small portion, but once the fat was trimmed away, the meat that was left was very good, mixed with Mashed Potatoes, wild mushrooms, and a nice, mild Brown Gravy. The Mashed Potatoes were slightly thin, which in this case was good because they didn't overpower the meat. But there was not enough serviceable meat (i.e., trimmed of fat) provided to cover one-third of the potatoes and mushrooms. The French fries that I tried were good but according to our server had admittedly been frozen. \n\nChocolate Cake a la mode was very good, as was the service, except appetizer plates would have been nice for the Tasty Skins, as well as an unchipped dessert plate. Diane got her own slice of Chocolate Cake after her requested warming of what was supposed to be our shared slice ruined its look. My own cold slice of the mousse-layered Chocolate Cake, along with a very large helping of Vanilla Ice Cream, was very good. Even better, I was given the second cake slice by our server without extra charge because of the condition of our ordered slice's melted appearance after it had been heated. But this was not the kitchen's or server's fault! My wife had asked for the mousse-filled cake to be warmed. I think she won't be seeking to heat chocolate mousse ever again!
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