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As their advertisement states, this restaurant offers "Strip quality dining at stripped down prices". We were served a basket of artisan rolls to start off. Both of us ordered the queens cut roast beef, medium rare, off the Classics section of the menu. Our entrees included a very good house salad and two sides. Ann chose mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus. I selected broccolini and asparagus while requesting balsamic vinegar which our server indicated would have to come from another of their restaurants.

Our prime ribs were more than ample, perfectly cooked and the best I have had in ages. Given the quality of our entrees, the attentive service, reasonable pricing and overall ambiance, it is difficult to beat Twin Creeks, but it got better. The Silverton has a long running a 2/1 dining special for its Silver and above cardholders.

(Suggest removal) 10/5/09 at 11:03 a.m.

We recently returned and were not as impressed with food as on our first visit.

We both ordered the cioppino which came with a choice of rice (Ann) or pasta (me). We agreed the cioppino served at the Oyster Bar at Sunset Station was superior. I took advantage of the Sunday - Thursday 2/1 entree promotion currently being offered at all Station and Fiesta Casinos.

(Suggest removal) 10/5/09 at 11:01 a.m.

The outside of this Creole restaurant looks very much like a miniature Orleans Casino. The inside is spacious with an open kitchen, several dining areas, a bar and several private function rooms on the second floor. Shortly after our menus were delivered we received a basket containing 2 rolls and 8 hush puppies. The rolls were left untouched, but the hush puppies were rapidly consumed in fear one or the other of us would eat more than his/her fair share. We both ordered the New Orleans seafood delight -- 3 pieces of blackened catfish plus 3 shrimp over rice covered with a spicy Parmesan cream sauce and served with mixed vegetables. Although this meal will never replace our lunches at Commander's Palace, I thought it was the best of the trip though Ann was a little less enthusiastic.

(Suggest removal) 10/5/09 at 10:59 a.m.

We were disappointed to discover Raja, the owner, was on vacation. The new Executive Chef, Kuldeep Singh, has reworked the menu so we had difficulty choosing from the listing of new entrees. Our first selection was the grain-fed chicken breast stuffed with wild mushroom and black prunes, served with cashew nut korma sauce accentuated with truffle oil and pulao rice. Our second entree was baked baby eggplant in Hyderabadi sesame, peanut sauce tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds and whole red chilies which included lemon rice. Our choice for bread was naan stuffed with sweet apricot and raisins. Everything was visually spectacular and equally delicious.

(Suggest removal) 10/5/09 at 10:57 a.m.

This small, informal restaurant serves Peruvian fare - duh. We started off with a complimentary salad of jicama, carrots, cucumber and onion in lime juice and a cup of aji dipping sauce. This salad proved to be both spicy, refreshing and the best dish we consumed this evening.

Our shared appetizer was papa a la huancaina - boiled potatoes covered with a mild aji sauce and cream. I could not taste the aji sauce and the overall flavor was muted. I also tried a glass of chica morado -- a purple corn drink which was pretty good though it won't be replacing diet Pepsi at Hacienda de Westie.

Ann ordered arroz con Mariscos -- a mixed seafood dish with rice billed as being Peru's take on paella. I settled on a mixed seafood soup called parihucla that the menu described as Peru's take on bouillabaisse. Both entrees were bland and compared unfavorably to their better known counterparts.

(Suggest removal) 10/5/09 at 10:55 a.m.

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