text: OK.  Just OK.\n\nWe wanted more from this restaurant, seeing as it's a Jose Andres restaurant, and it's nicely decorated and had an interesting menu.\n\nWe made dinner reservations here on a busy Saturday night to celebrate our 30th birthday.  We arrived and were seated promptly.\n\nIt was easy to tell the place is loud -- it's open air on the 3rd floor of the Cosmopolitan -- and our waiter was friendly enough.  But, really, the food was just MEH.  And, not even presented all that interestingly, either.  Although tapas-sized portions, they felt like just smaller versions of mediocre food, sadly enough.\n\nWhat we had:\n\nShort rib Paella - one of the best dishes of the night, but not nearly as good as other paella I've had in LA\n\nChicken fritters - OK.\n\nCarne Asada - Great.  But, $22?????\n\nPollo a la parilla - OK.  Not mind blowing.\n\nTortilla de patatas - tasted better than it looked ... but how about a side of fresh tomato to counterpart how dry this dish is?\n\nPan De Cristal con Jamon Serrano - quite good to start off the night\n\nFour people with some drinks came to about $200 before tip.  Not bad, but I wouldn't say the food was even worth half that.\n\nWe walked right next door to Secret Pizza and had our fill for under $20.  I do love and appreciate fine dining, but Jaleo would not be a choice ever again, sorry.