Tilted Kilt @the Linq Promenade Spring 2014

It should be the most embarrassing example of how simple-minded the male sex is.  Beer, simple food and scantily clad women serving you is a sure fire way to be a successful bar/restaurant.  It’s like one stop shop for the male id.

Luckily the concept has evolved over the years and improved in just about every way from the Hooters model.  Uniforms have moved on from orange spandex to plaid school girl skirts and tiny mountain gear.  But ever better than that, the food has improved and a concept as simple as offering lots of variety in the beer offerings have found their way into the tits and ass and food and booze game.

Tilted kilt is one of the later.  TheIr latest incarnation in Vegas can be found in the Linq Promenade and while they don’t offer outdoor seating, the space takes advantage of the atmosphere in Linq with open air seating and a bar located right by those windows. A more intimate experience can be had on the second floor for those who desire it.

Rating (1-5)

Keren - 3/5

Mark - 3.5/5

Pizza Rock @Downtown Grand Fall 2014

Pizza. Many people will tell you there is no such thing as bad pizza. There are clearly varying degrees of quality be even the worst pizza is still pizza. While some strive to create the best pizza you've ever had, others look to reinvent the culinary medium and blow your fuckin mind. Pizza rock is the latter.  

At first glance, the menu can be concerning, especially for the picky eaters among us.  Balsamic reduction? Sautéed Pear? Quail Hollow Farm Honey?  What the fuck are you doing to pizza!  Good things, I assure you.  Very good things.

Need some reassurance?  They also have the classic New York slice with the standards, a slice that rivals Secret Pizza at Cosmopolitan.  Pizza Rock isn’t just the best pizza place off Fremont St, it’s one of the best places to eat in Vegas.

Rating

Mark, Keren & Alistair - 5/5

Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge Spring 2015

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There is a place on the Vegas strip frozen in time, in the all best ways. It successfully captures the essence of cool while bathing you in glorious neon. Wanna know what it was like to hangout with Elvis, Liberace or the Rat Pack in Vegas?  Well their spirit has been capture while simultaneously lives and breathes here.  All this while offering breakfast 24 hours a day. It's the Peppermill.  

Not really hungry well that’s not a problem.  Just enjoy a quality beverage on a velvet pink couch around one of the multiple indoor firepits.  Perhaps some video poker at the bar you wish was in your den is more your speed.  Lucky for you these area all options at the Peppermill.

Neon blues, pinks, purples amidst lush, albeit fake, greenery.  This is what you imagined Vegas would be like.  Quality diner food in an epic setting makes this out of the way spot work the effort.  You only live once, make sure Peppermill is part of your minds legacy.

Keren - 2/5 chips

Mark – 4/5 chips

Alastair - 5/5 chips

Heritage Steak @Mirage Spring 2014

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Vegas has evolved many times in its history.  Sawdust joints were replaced with luxurious accommodations, the western theme was surpassed by a more worldly version and the 99 cent buffet met its demise with the introduction of fine dining. In fact, it can be said that fine dining was the first non-gaming evolution the city experienced.  If history has taught us anything it’s that evolution is good. 

Everything in Vegas is meant to be an experience. Preferably one you can't get anywhere else. Dining is no different. While some succeed more than others, some change the way you define what that word even means. Heritage steak is the latter. 

Located next to the atrium in the Mirage, Tom Collicio's Heritage steak is an example unto itself. Food prepared over wood fueled flame is a unique enough concept but like any experience that transcends others, its about more than the meal. Heritage has an environment that is completely open yet feels like you're in a warm mountain cottage with one hell of a wine cellar and phenomenal staff that enjoy taking care of you. In a city that has taken the dining experience to another level, Heritage can be counted as one of the best. 

Vegas Mate Rating – 5/5 chips

Mark & Keren rate – 5/5 chips

Alastair rates - 4/5 chips