We got there early, 6:30 on a balmy Vegas evening, and lucked out with a table on the terrace, with only a glass partition between us and the stunning \"Lake of Dreams,\" featuring a breathtaking waterfall. Service was lovely and plentiful, maybe a tad too much. I mean, seriously, with the bustling of the maitre d, sommelier, waiter, server, and then the bread and Pellegrino guy, I barely had a chance to grope my guy under the table!\n\nAfter a couple of cocktails to kick off our hour of livin' large, we ordered the second cheapest bottle of wine ($45) on the huge and jaw-dropping high-priced list: 2005 Bear & Lion Old Vine Zinfandel. That ole grape juice was not too shabby, and while I'm no sommelier (though I've ingested many boxes of vino in my day), I thought it paired nicely with our starter, which was the chicken liver mousse. I know, I know, liver--blech--certainly doesn't sound \"to die for,\" but that 20-year bourbon bone marrow mash literally melted in our mouths. It was the best part of the meal, actually.\n\nWe also had the glazed duck, which was kind of dry and tasted so-so, and the Original NY DB Burger. Yes, I was the dork who ordered a $32 hamburger. But it wasn't just any burger, it was sirloin stuffed with braised short ribs, foie gras and black truffle! I'd have liked a bolder truffle flavor, but it was delicious anyway--or at least, I thought so; my old man was underwhelmed. In any case, we were too full and too buzzed to have dessert, but not too buzzed to not notice a giant golden head slowly emerge from the water in front of the majestic waterfall/fountain and then disappear again--that really happened! Oh, and the women's bathroom is gorgeous.
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