Favorite Restaurants on the Strip?

My wife and I had sushi (only) at Okada this last trip -the sashimi was huge and the oh-toro was to die for. The price reflected it, but I was more than impressed with the quality and size of the sushi. Supposedly Sen of Japan is even better, but that's for another trip.

Growing up in Texas, I have eaten at a few Mexican places (Garduno's at the Palms, Dos Caminos @ Venetian, and recently Border Grill) - None of them have really fit my bill, although Garduno's came close. Dos Caminos, I remember the fajitas came to us, and the tortillas must have been no biggger than a 5" round. Quite a shock. I haven't tried Isla's but hear good things.

A coworker has recommended Strip House in PH, but I ran out of time as usual to try.

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i tried sea urchin the other day. that has got to be the most disgusting thing i have ever tasted. the texture was all slimy and gross too.

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i tried sea urchin the other day. that has got to be the most disgusting thing i have ever tasted. the texture was all slimy and gross too.

Yep, Uni (Sea Urchin) is an acquired taste - you either love it or hate it. I'm with you, it's not my cup of tea.

Octopus (Tako) is another one people love/hate - I don't mind the chewy texture on that.

-B

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Yep, Uni (Sea Urchin) is an acquired taste - you either love it or hate it. I'm with you, it's not my cup of tea.

Octopus (Tako) is another one people love/hate - I don't mind the chewy texture on that.

-B

ive enjoyed octupus. im pretty open to always trying new things. some things i enjoy. others i dont. but i dont think i have ever been disgusted by something as much as sea urchin. plus it pretty much just looks like poo draped over some rice.

This probably doesn't help the OP, since I think I'm above his price point, but I love the following places and make a point of visiting them regularly when I'm in town:

Nove Italiano at the Palms
Mesa Grill at Caesars
Spago in the Caesars shops
Fleur de Lys at Mandalay Bay
Wing Lei at Wynn for their duck tasting menu.

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Wing Lei at Wynn for their duck tasting menu.

this sounds pretty interesting. how does this work?

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i tried sea urchin the other day. that has got to be the most disgusting thing i have ever tasted. the texture was all slimy and gross too.

There are devotees of Uni, but I think one of the problems is it has to be of a very good quality. It reminds me of eating eyeballs (and I love sushi). I do like almost everything now. I love the pickles that the Japanese eat for breakfast. But extremely slimy textures are difficult to deal with.

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this sounds pretty interesting. how does this work?

Here's the menu. But only if you like duck. After the third or fourth course of duck, my wife gagged. I loved it.

http://www.visitwynn.com/documents/TOW_Wing_Lei.pdf

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this sounds pretty interesting. how does this work?

if you like duck let me suggest the 'miso duck' at the paradise buffet at flamingo. it's on the sweet side, and a rare find at a buffet.

i also like the spicy duck at Lotus of Siam. the first time i tried it i ordered another dish before i was even finished with the first! i didn't even ask how much it was, i knew i needed more. turned out to be $20 an order, but i was already in heaven.

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is it frowned upon if i order a beer with duck? because duck and a beer seem like they would go very well together.