Restraurant Guide

Known as a city of excessive behavior in all forms of entertainment and extracurricular activities, people visiting Las Vegas can also get wrapped up in and filled up on the multitude of restaurants the city offers. From steakhouses to sushi bars, the variety of fare offers a suitable dining experience for convention goers to enjoy.

ASIAN

Cili
Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-856-1000
www.cili.com
Traveling past the gates and clubhouse of the Bali Hai Golf Course to get to Cili, the restaurant is adorned with South Pacific decor and offers American Cuisine with Asian Influences. Menu options include porterhouse steak with creamed spinach and pistachio gratin, and Thai chicken salad with noodles, mint and ginger vinaigrette. $31-50.

Dragon Noodle Company
Monte Carlo Hotel, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-730-7777
www.montecarlo.com/restaurants/restaurants_dragon_noodle.aspx
The Asian cuisine offers food from the Cantonese and Szechwan regions of China. The air-dried roast duck is a house specialty that offers the flavor of Peking duck without the high amount of oil and fat content. Guests also have the chance to try the tea emporium, offering some of China’s most exotic teas. $31-50.

Empress Court
Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
877-346-4642
www.caesarspalace.com
A mix of Chinese and American cuisine are the staples of the luxurious setting that has a koi pond settled in the middle of the restaurant. The fresh seafood is kept in a fresh and saltwater aquaria and varies with the season but includes rock cod, Dungeness crab and lobster. $51 and up. Reservations are recommended.

Fusia Luxor
Luxor Hotel, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-262-4778
www.luxor.com/dining/dining_fusia.aspx
Fusia combines traditional Pan Pacific/Asian food with a twist, combining familiar and exotic flavors to create Satay Beef Skewers served in spiced tempura rings, drizzled in a sweet cilantro sauce and topped with mango papaya salsa. $30-45. Reservations are recommended.

Garden of the Dragon
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Rd.
702-732-5755
www.lvhilton.com/dining/garden_dragon.shtml
The restaurant overlooks the gardens of the Benihana Village. Signature entrees include the Szechwan Sea Bass, spicy salt and pepper pork chops and orange beef. The double creamed giant fortune cookie is a favorite for a dessert. $17-32. Reservations are recommended.

The Grand Wok & Sushi Bar
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-891-7433
www.mgmgrand.com/dining/grand-wok-sushi-restaurant.aspx
The Grand Wok combines Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean and Vietnamese food for a grand mix of Asian cuisine, including a full sushi bar. The bamboo and black granite setting makes for an ideal backdrop for the stone pond and waterfall. $25 per person.

Pearl
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-891-7380
www.mgmgrand.com/dining/pearl-chinese-restaurant.aspx
The cuisine combines the flavors of the Canton and Shanghai provinces and the four Chinese methods of cooking: steamed, braised, baked and fried. Signature dishes include spider pawn dumplings, crispy garlic chicken and fire-roasted Mongolian Beef. The tea trolley features Chinese teas prepared tableside with bottled and mineral waters. $51-70. Reservations are highly recommended.

CONTINENTAL

808
Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-731-7845
www.caesarspalace.com
Chef Jean-Marie Josselin combines Hawaiian and Euro-Pacific cuisine that spotlights elements of Thai, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and French dining. The menu offers seafood appetizers and main courses including veal, beef, chicken and lamb. $25-40. Reservations recommended.for groups of 14 or more.

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Las Vegas
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-733-3302
http://www.margaritavillelasvegas.com
Margaritaville serves as the ultimate hangout for Parrot Heads and anyone else looking to enjoy a meal in a tropical setting accompanied by the music of Jimmy Buffett. Some of the specialties include Jerk salmon, bayou shrimp pasta and calypso mahi-mahi. $10-25.

Carmel Room
Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd.
702-507-5900
www.rampartcasino.com/carmel.htm
The elegant ambiance of the restaurant plays off of the sparkling chandeliers and fine table settings for an upscale dining experience. The Carmel Room features Continental cuisine that has Mediterranean influences mixed with European flair. Menu choices include traditional escargot and jumbo lump crab cakes. $31-50. Reservations are suggested.

The Crown & Anchor
1350 E. Tropicana Ave.
702-876-4733
www.crownandanchorlv.com/index.html
The Crown and Anchor is an English-style pub, accentuated by dark wood furnishings, wooden staircases and a variety of nautical artifacts scattered about the restaurant. The main food offerings are English influenced and showcase meals such as fish and chips, steak and kidney pie, chicken curry and Cornish pastry. $20-30.

Kokomo’s
The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-791-7111
www.mirage.com/dining/
The tropical bistro offers diners prime steaks and chops, fresh seafood and giant lobster tails. The dining room has a tropical rainforest setting, surrounded by waterfalls, exotic flowers and a lagoon. $55-75. Reservations are suggested.

Mix
Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
877-632-7800
www.mandalaybay.com/dining/mix.aspx
The brainchild of chef Alain Ducasse, the restaurant features contemporary and classic French and American dishes with global accents. Mix also offers one of the best views of the Strip. Menu options include roasted duck breast, with black mission fig, radish and baby turnips in a dolce forte sauce. $100 per customer. Reservations suggested.

Picasso
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-693-7223
www.bellagio.com/restaurants/picasso.aspx
In the art house/eatery, restaurant goers can admire the original works of Pablo Picasso hanging on the walls and sample the cooking of Chef Julian Serrano. The menu is inspired by the regional cuisine of France and Spain where Picasso spent much of his life. $51 and up. Reservations are highly recommended. Business casual dress code.

Postrio
The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-733-5000
www.venetian.com/postrio.aspx
World-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck brings American cuisine coupled with Asian and Mediterranean influences to the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian. The formal dining room features menu items such as grilled quail with spinach and soft egg ravioli. The more casual café offers appetizers, pastas, entrees and Puck’s signature pizzas. $31-50. Reservations recommended.

Spago Restaurant & Cafe
The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-369-6300
www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/finedining/spago/lasvegas/index.php
Another Wolfgang Puck creation, Spago has a warm interior design that adds to the sophisticated and stylish environment to couple the California-style cuisine with international influences. The menu is enhanced by Spago’s international wine list and specialty cocktails that include the Mango Martini and Spago Cosmo. $31-50.

FRENCH

Alex
Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-248-3463
www.wynnlasvegas.com
Chef Alessandro Stratta’s restaurant offers premium cuisine from the French Riviera. Some of the options on the tasting menu include sea scallops with cauliflower puree and Wagyu beef with bone marrow-porcini ravioli. The à la carte menu includes Kumamoto oysters with creamed leeks and crispy potatoes. Over $100. Formal attire and reservations are strongly recommended.

Alizé At The Top Of The Palms
Palms Casino Resort, 4321 W. Flamingo Road
702-951-7000
www.andrelv.com/alize
Named after the trade winds that brush the French Caribbean Islands, Alizé offers a great view of the strip as guests enjoy menu items such as imported Dover sole, sautéed veal loin medallions and Roquefort cheese crusted chicken breast. There is a minimum charge of $45 per person. Reservations suggested. T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, jogging suites, shorts and tennis shoes are not acceptable.

Andre’s
401 S. 6th St.
702-385-5016
www.andrelv.com/original
The downtown location offers an intimate, romantic dining atmosphere where fine French cuisine is served. Some of the well-regarded fare includes pan-seared magret of duck with sautéed spinach and stuffed rabbit loin tapenade and rabbit sausage. $40-70. Reservations recommended.

Le Cirque
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-693-8100
www.bellagio.com/restaurants/le-cirque.aspx
The Las Vegas version of Le Cirque is a spin-off from the original in New York City. The bright coloring of the restaurant adorns every corner of the lakeside location and the French cuisine is matched with contemporary influences. The wine list features more than 900 international selections. $51 and up. Reservations strongly recommended.

Pamplemousse
400 E. Sahara Ave.
702-733-2066
www.pamplemousserestaurant.com
Located one block east of the Strip, the candlelit bistro has no menus as waiters recite daily specials to patrons. Some choices include fresh shrimp scampi, escargots and fettuccine for appetizers and New York filet and milk-fed veal for dinner. $31-50. Reservations strongly recommended.

ITALIAN

Battista’s Hole in the Wall
4041 Audrie St.
702-732-1424
www.battistaslasvegas.com/
Battista’s conjures up memories of old time Las Vegas with the memorabilia and authentic Italian food along with personal service. Dinners include all the red or white house wine you can drink while an accordion player wanders around the restaurant promising to play a tune from anyone’s hometown. $20-$30.

Chicago Joe’s
820 S. Fourth St.
702-382-5637
www.usmenuguide.com/chicagojoes.html
The red and white table clothes and wooden chairs make guests feel as if they wandered onto a Taylor St. establishment instead of downtown Las Vegas. The menu specialties include veal, lobster, meatball sandwiches and linguine with calamari. $20-30. Reservations suggested.

Fellini’s
Stratosphere, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-870-9999
www.fellinislv.com/fellinis_stratosphere.htm
Each of the three dining rooms at the Stratosphere depicts a different part of Italy. Menu choices include traditional Italian favorites such as pizza and pasta along with entrees of grilled lamb chops, chicken Marsala and veal parmigiana. $20-30.

Market City Caffe
Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-730-7777
www.montecarlo.com/restaurants/restaurants_market_city_caffe.aspx
Walking into the trattoria, one is greeted with the authentic sights, sounds and flavors of a traditional Italian eatery accompanied with the smells of wood-oven pizza and hand-made pasta. Specials include lasagna alla salsiccia, pollo alla diavola and salmon al pesto. $31-50.

Mimmo Ferraro’s
5900 W. Flamingo Rd.
702-364-5300
www.ferraroslasvegas.com/index.htm
The new Tuscany-influenced interior and expanded wine cellar have put a new face on the restaurant that opened in 1985. Ferraro’s prides itself on its osso buco, fresh seafood and pasta dishes. The restaurant now offers extreme prime steaks and chops along with traditional Italian breads, soups and desserts. $20-45. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Nove Italiano
Palms Casino Resort, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd.
702-942-6800
www.n9negroup.com/#/nove/main/
Nove combines the essence of fine Italian dining into the realm of 21st century America. The dining room is illuminated with hand–crafted LED Swarovski chandeliers and plasma television screens line the walls. Chef Geno Bernardo mixes the classic Italian meals with a contemporary accent, including Spaghetti Nove, a seafood pasta that is prepared at a station in the dining room. $35-50. Reservations suggested.

Olives
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-693-7223
www.bellagio.com/restaurants/olives.aspx
Lake Bellagio serves as the backdrop of Todd English’s Mediterranean-style restaurant. House-made pastas, cod cakes with lobster remoulade, and rotisserie dishes are just some of the choices on the a la carte menu. $31-50. Reservations suggested.

JAPANESE

Benihana’s
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Rd.
702-732-5755
www.lvhilton.com/dining/benihana.shtml
Chefs demonstrate their culinary expertise on hibachi tables where a wide range of unique and traditional dishes are made. The Japanese gardens, ponds and authentic statuary allow patrons to take in the atmosphere as the meal is prepared in front of them. Reservations suggested. $25-58.

Hyakumi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
877-346-4642
www.harrahs.com/casinos/caesars-palace/restaurants-dining/hyakumi-detail.html
The Hyakumi (pronounced ya-Coo-me) Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar offers fresh sushi and sashimi prepared by master chefs. The a la carte dinner selections include plates featuring beef, chicken and fish teriyaki. At the sushi bar guests can choose from 40 items. Reservations suggested. $31-50.

Japonais
The Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
866-339-4566
www.mirage.com/dining/fine_dining_japonais.aspx
Already a success in Chicago and New York, restaurateurs Miae Lim, Rick Wahlstedt and Jeffrey Beers brought the Japonais brand to Las Vegas. Menu offerings include sushi, robata and entrees, along with a number of soups and salads. $20-45. Reservations suggested.

MEXICAN

Border Grill Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
702-632-7403
www.bordergrill.com/BGLV/bglv.htm
Run by Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger from the Food Network’s “Too Hot Tamales,” Border Grill offers two floors of patio dining for guests to sip margaritas while enjoying the views of the beach and pool. Traditional Mexican food such as tortas and enchiladas are offered along with non-traditional choices such as sautéed rock shrimp. $15-35.

Dona Maria Centro
910 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-382-6538
www.donamariatamales.com
The cantina is family-run and offers an extensive amount of tamales packed with beef, pork, chicken and cheese. The tamales are available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dona Maria also offers enchiladas, burritos and tacos. Under $20.

Garduño’s Restaurant & Cantina
2400 North Rancho Dr.
702-631-7000
www.gardunosrestaurants.com/
The Garduño family and chile producers June Rutherford and Jim Lyttle provide the most authentic homemade New Mexican recipes available. The guacamole is prepared tableside and the margaritas are served in glasses rimmed with coconuts. Homemade tortillas, sopapillas and sweet-corn cakes are popular menu items. $20-30.

Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar
Treasure Island, 3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
866-286-3809
www.treasureisland.com/pages/dining_isla.asp
Chef Richard Sandoval offers traditional Mexican cuisine with a modern twist. Menu options include crispy red snapper, lobster rosario style and chile relleno. The tequila bar features a tequila goddess who offers a selection of cocktails all prepared with fresh-squeezed juices and fruit purees. $15-35. Reservations suggested.

Pink Taco
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 4455 Paradise Rd.
702-693-5525
www.hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas/dining/pink-taco/
Pink Taco combines the atmosphere, decor, tequila, buckets of beer and fare of superb Mexican restaurants in the middle of the Hard Rock Hotel. A house specialty is the traditional Baja-style beer-battered fish tacos. $10-20.

MIDDLE EASTERN

Gandhi India’s Cuisine
4080 Paradise Rd.
702-734-0094
www.gandhicuisine.com/
Gandhi offers traditional Indian cuisine including a number of rice dishes and clay oven baked breads to go along with chicken and lamb curries. Dessert offers choices such as mango custard and gajjar halwa, carrot pudding made with grated carrots baked in whole milk, garnished with fruit and nuts. $10-20.

Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant
3900 Paradise Rd.
702-737-5611
www.marrakechvegas.com/index.php
Step inside and see the colorful tapestries that line the restaurant’s walls. Visitors will enjoy an extravagant, six-course meal with exotic ambiance and entertainment provided by beautiful belly dancers. Reservations recommended. Prices fixed at $39.95 per person.

NORTH AMERICAN

Canal Street
The Orleans Hotel and Casino, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.
702-365-7111
www.orleanscasino.com/dining/canal-street
A full-length mural of the landscape of the Mississippi River sits in the dining room and offers a look and style reminiscent of New Orleans. The food offers a mix of steak and seafood with a heavy Cajun accent. Specialties of the restaurant include a Pacific salmon baked with crabmeat stuffing and rib-eye steak with plum and barbecue sauce. $31-50.

Commander’s Palace
Desert Passage at Aladdin, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-892-8272
www.commanderspalace.com/las_vegas
The Las Vegas version of the famous New Orleans restaurant offers restaurant goers the same attentive care while incorporating aspects of the desert landscape into the restaurant. Signature dishes include turtle soup and bread pudding soufflé. $31-50.

Company American Bistro
Luxor Hotel, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-262-4702
www.luxor.com/dining/dining_company.aspx
Company American Bistro features a fireside lounge surrounded by aspen trees and hurricane lamp candles. Guests can dine in high-back leather chairs and enjoy the steaks and the seasonal signature American courses. $25-41. Reservations recommended.

Hard Rock Café
4475 Paradise Rd.
702-733-7625
www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafe.aspx?LocationID=60&MIBenumID=3
The cafe is easy to spot with an 84-foot neon guitar signaling its entrance. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant hosts a variety of sandwiches from barbecue pulled-pork and smoked brisket to entrees such as the Rock Chop, a center cut smoked rib pork chop grilled and basted with a sweet maple-mustard glaze. $20-30.

House of Blues
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-632-7607
www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/lasvegas/
The walls of the establishment are lined with pictures of blues legends and memorabilia from the Deep South while live music entertains the patrons during their meal. The cuisine has a New Orleans flavor and includes dishes such as jambalaya, gumbo, fried catfish and étoufée. $31-50.

Nob Hill
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-891-7337
www.mgmgrand.com/dining/nobhill-californian-restaurant.aspx
Based on San Francisco eateries, chef Michael Mina has organic produce and poultry flown in directly from San Francisco. Mina blends classic San Francisco dishes with uncommon signature specialties like lobster pot pie and carpaccio. $31-50. Reservations are highly recommended.

SEAFOOD

Emeril’s
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-891-7374
www.mgmgrand.com/dining/emerils-creole-cajun-restaurant.aspx
Celebrity chef and author Emeril Lagasse serves a distinctive blend of French and Creole specialties such as New Orleans barbeque shrimp, double-cut pork chops and seafood flown in fresh from all over the world. The banana cream pie with banana crust and caramel drizzles highlight the dessert menu. $38-$45. Reservations highly recommended.

Great Moments Café
Las Vegas Club, 18 Fremont St.
702-385-1664
www.vegasclubcasino.net/dining/great-moments-cafe.php
Offering everything from surf and turf to oven roasted chicken; the Great Moments Cafe provides a wide range of menu choices in a setting of large leather booths and mahogany furnishings. The specialty is a bouillabaisse. Other ocean options include scampi, salmon and scalone. $10-30.

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
The Forum Shops at Caesars
3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South
702-792-9222
www.icon.com/joes/
The Las Vegas Joe's build upon the grand tradition that began in Miami Beach, and add a uniquely urban twist to the experience. The Stone Crab Claws with Mustard Sauce are a signature dish. Joe's also features an extensive selection of seafood, flown in fresh daily. $40-75.

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
335 Hughes Center Dr.
702-836-9000
www.mccormickandschmicks.com
McCormick and Schmick's prepares fresh seafood in a traditional manner with a contemporary twist, as well as many other original favorites such as sirloin steak, pork chops, and home style meatloaf. Menu items vary in price on a daily basis.

The Tillerman
2245 E. Flamingo Rd.
702-731-4036
www.tillerman.com/
The Tillerman is a family-run steak and seafood restaurant five minutes from the Strip. All of the products are sourced from all over the world and flown directly to the restaurant’s door. Guests can relax in the bistro’s balcony or enjoy the skylight and central atrium while dining on Norwegian salmon, shark or beef brochette. $31-50. Reservations suggested.

STEAKHOUSES

A.J.’s Steakhouse
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 4455 Paradise Rd.
702-693-5500
www.hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas/dining/ajs-steakhouse/
A true morphing of old style Las Vegas splashed with western style decor, guests are seated at leather booths with starched white table linens accompanied by hurricane lamps while viewing the fresh steaks from the open cook line. House favorites include the 12-ounce filet mignon, 20-ounce New York strip sirloin and 24-ounce porterhouse. $31-50. Reservations suggested.

Binion’s Ranch Steakhouse
Binion’s Horseshoe, 128 E. Fremont St.
702-382-1600
www.binions.com/dining/steakhouse.html
Binion’s offers a spectacular view of Las Vegas, perched upon the 24th floor of the hotel. The restaurant has an Old West Theme resplendent with oil paintings and brocade-covered booths. The portions of prime rib and lamb chops are generous and there are fish and chicken dishes served nightly. $31-50. Reservations suggested.

Bob Taylor’s Original Ranch House and Supper Club
6250 Rio Vista St.
702-645-1399
www.bobtaylorsranchhouse.com/
The Ranch House and Supper Club conjures up memories of an Old-West style steak house. Cowboy memorabilia lines the walls, but the steaks are the real memorable items from the restaurant. Don’t forget to try the Diamond Jim Brandy cut, a 28-ounce steak that takes a half hour to cook. $20-40.

Charcoal Room
Santa Fe Station, 4949 North Rancho Dr.
702-658-4900
www.santafestationlasvegas.com/dining/charcoal/
The dining room has the feel of a ski lodge as a Kodiak bear and wood panels add to the ambiance of the restaurant. The Charcoal Room serves the typical favorites of a steak house with a Southwestern flavor. $31-50. Reservations are recommended.

Don B’s Steakhouse
Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel, 301 Fremont St.
702-388-2400
www.fitzgeraldslasvegas.com/vegas/dining.html
Priding itself on fine dining in a comfortable setting, Don B’s offers expertly prepared entrees including dry-aged beef custom cut in the in-house butcher shop, fresh seafood, chicken and desserts. $20-30.

Embers Steakhouse and Seafood
Imperial Palace Hotel, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-731-3311
www.harrahs.com/casinos/imperial-palace/restaurants-dining/embers-detail.html
Voted as one of the top five most romantic restaurants in Las Vegas, Embers offers an intimate setting with red-leather booths and mahogany tables. Waiters provide tableside salad and dessert preparation and some of the more popular menu items are the surf and turf and the chateaubriand. $25-40.

Lawry’s The Prime Rib
4043 Howard Hughes Pkwy.
702-893-2223
www.lawrysonline.com/
The Las Vegas version of the Prime Rib brand of restaurants has an Art Deco design, adding to the strong colors and elegance of the restaurant. The prime rib is available in seven cuts and the rolling stainless steel carts provide tableside beef carving. $31-50. Reservations recommended.

N9NE Steakhouse
Palms Casino Resort, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd.
702-933-9900
www.n9negroup.com/#/n9ne/main/
Very similar to the original in Chicago, the Las Vegas version hosts leather and suede furniture, a glassed-in wine cellar, a caviar bar and a rainbow lighting system. The menu features Chicago-style steaks, shellfish paella, caviar cones and sashimi. $31-50. Reservations suggested.

Smith & Wollensky
3767 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-862-4100
www.smithandwollensky.com/locations/las_vegas_steakhouse.htm
The three-story, New York-Style steakhouse in its signature green and white building also boasts a banquet room, wine cellar and cigar room. The meat is dry-aged for three weeks before preparation and cooking. The restaurant also offers Wollensky’s Grill, a less formal dining experience with lower-priced steaks, chops and crab cakes. $21-$80.

Steakhouse46
Flamingo Las Vegas 3555 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
702-733-3333
Patrons of Steakhouse46 are treated to the finest aged beef and freshest seafood to go along with the sumptuous desserts. The dining room is accented with oak wainscoting, rich furniture and candlelit tables to accompany a large wine list. $25-40.

The Steak House
Circus Circus, 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
702-794-3767
www.circuscircus.com/dining/the_steakhouse.aspx
Even though it is surrounded by the high energy and number of children around the big top of Circus Circus, the Steak House affords patrons the chance to unwind in the quiet dining room covered in oak panels. The mesquite-grilled steaks are aged 21 days and other offerings include prime rib, lobster, lamb chops, crab cakes and other seafood. $31-50. Reservations recommended.

Yolie’s Brazilian Steakhouse
3900 Paradise Rd.
702-794-0700
www.usmenuguide.com/yolies.html
Gauchos welcome diners into the Brazilian-style steakhouse where they can dine in the high-ceiling dining room or on the rooftop terrace. The all-you-can-eat rodizo style service offers turkey wrapped in bacon, brisket of beef and leg of baby lamb. Guests eating off the menu can choose from orange roughy, a 16-ounce porterhouse and leg of lamb for two. $31-50. Reservations suggested.