text: This was not the best steak I've ever had. My husband had wanted to eat here on previous trips, but I prevailed upon him to wait for me to come with. Since we needed to get back to the strip proper for a show, we booked dinner for 7 PM. The dining room was fairly empty for a Saturday night post New Year's when we showed up, but by the time we finished eating it had filled up nicely. As with the rest of the Palms, N9NE presents a hipster image. The dining room features lots of white, chrome, and purple light. The speakers blared AC/DC and The Killers at volumes loud enough to make a conversation between two people difficult.\n\nDrinks and bread arrived quickly. We skipped appetizers as they are almost all seafood/shellfish based (allergies), and instead split a generous Caesar salad. I wished there were some larger slivers of parm and a less creamy dressing, but it was still good. For my entree I had a filet. I ordered it blue, but what arrived was more what I'd consider rare. There was some kicky seasoning on the meat, and it was served in jus with a sprig of rosemary that scented it nicely. For a side we split the steak fries, which were nicely crispy and greaseless. The servers and dining room support staff worked swiftly and unobtrusively. We skipped desserts (needed to save room for more drinks), but they looked fun... a table near us was toasting their own S'mores on a tabletop grill (but not well, unfortunately, and we were prompted to leave not just by our other commitment but also by the icky smell of scorched marshmallow and chocolate). \n\nSo, this was good, but I don't feel the need to go there again. The cut and cooking of the meat did not compare to my Vegas favorite Craftsteak, and truthfully the filet I had at the Ann Arbor Chop House the week before was of better quality and texture.