Quick Vegas Getaway

Dawn at the Gold Lounge...free stuff!!

Gambling and free booze.....good night

A garden at Wynn...very pretty

Spicy Szechwan Beef Soup with beef tendon from Noodle Asia at The Venetian. It was rich, fatty and very spicy. Good soup. The tendon was strange...kind of like beef jelly

Another picture of the best soup ever. Lobster Bisque from AquaKnox. So Good. AquaKnox is easily our favorite  restaurant. This was our second time there and we plan to hit it again in March. 

Prime Fillet and Maine Scallops on apple wood smoked bacon polenta. Yes, it was as good as it looks. The scallops were cooked perfectly. 

Dessert at AquaKnox. 

We had lunch at Public house again. It's a great place to try some new things and grab a beer. Dawn and I shared a few things this time. Above is the Heirloom Tomatoes with herb goat cheese, pesto, petite lettuces and balsamic. Quite tasty. The tomatoes were very firm and flavorful.

Pork sandwich with Manchego cheese, garlic aioli and poblano chili from Public House. Dawn and I both agreed that it was one of the better sandwiches we've had. The pork was really tender.

Here's where we came to a bit of a disagreement. These were the Bouchot Mussels with beer, shallots, bacon and creme fraiche. I loved them and thought they were some of the better mussels i had had. Dawn on the other hand didn't like them. Oh well....more  for me :)

Scotch Egg appetizer. A hard boiled egg covered in barley wine sausage and deep fried. Bacon mustard sauce on the side. Really good but man this has to be an artery clogger

Chocolate Trio from Jean Philippe Patisserie. It consisted of creme brulee, raspberry macaroon and a homemade candy bar pop. Kind of like a snickers. The base was chocolate.

Jean Philippe's at Bellagio

Breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi. The Croque Madame...one of my favorite breakfasts.

Dawn's Waffles from Mon Ami. She liked them.


Another fun, quick trip to Vegas. We're trying to hit a different restaurant every time. This time was Noodle Asia. The soup was good and Dawn's Mongolian Beef was good but we would probably try somewhere else next time. I didn't have room for pics but we also hit Max Brenner (had a salted carmel shake) PJ Clarkes for the awesome oyster happy hour and Morels for breakfast at Palazzo. I'm probably forgetting something but overall it was a great trip with great food. AquaKnox is still on top for us.
We finally made gold status at the Palazzo so now we can use the gold lounge. Free food, drinks and a nice place to relax. Good times