text: 4 stars: Yay! I'm a fan.\n\nWhen I called to make reservations a few weeks in advance, I had asked to be seated inside the \"tree house\" and they were able to accomodate this request. \n\nMastro's is a steakhouse chain that is better than most. If your school of thought is that Ruth's Chris is the pinnacle of chain steak in America, then you will be pleasantly surprised to have broadened your horizons.  \n\nWhat I like about Mastro's is that the dining experience is very consistent regardless of the location you choose to frequent.\n\nThis particular Mastro's is inside a shopping mall. A very nice shopping mall, but still a shopping mall. It's slightly off-putting, but does not affect the food or the service. If you wish to eat at a \"proper\" steakhouse, with burnished leather, dark wood furnishings, and Laguioles then perhaps Mastro's is not the spot for you.\n\nIf you're not too snobbish about your surroundings, I think this is a solid steakhouse in Vegas that doesn't require you to traipse through a casino to get to it.\n\nThe food is consistent with any other Mastro's so I won't dwell too much on it. \n\nStick with what you know. \n\nThe lobster mash, the crab and truffle gnocchi, biggest ribeye you can split with someone, or porterhouse if they insist on a tenderloin or filet.  \n\nThe butter cake is worth every last calorie, so please be sure to save room for it at the conclusion of your meal.