Dinner in Vegas
I stopped over in Las Vegas for dinner.* Since I was a fan of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, I opted to hop into a cab and scope out their new Vegas digs.
Once you give up on the idea that the "PH" --as they call it -- has anything to do with the Planet Hollywood restaurants, it's not bad. They certainly have the L.A. feeling down. Stylish interiors with cues from Hollywood & Highland, and very attentive to almost bordering on pretentious service. Nothing movie-related at all. I may be one of the few people to have been disappointed in this. Next time I want a cheesy memorabilia fix, I'll be sure to visit the genuine article at the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace.
I opted to eat in the first place I found, Planet Dailies. I'm not entirely sure what makes it the "Ultimate Coffee Shop" in Vegas lingo, unless it's the fact that they're open 24 hours and they don't call those places "restaurants" around here. It was a really upscale coffee shop and more like a tasteful swanky L.A. restaurant.
The kobe sliders were rather tasty. The Cobb salad was okay -- perhaps the most well shredded and segregated hard-boiled eggs I've ever seen. I took a bite of just the whites to make sure I was right about what they were.
The service was good, with the very "L.A." waiter being right on top of everything.
* (this is really just a polite way of saying I was a maroon for not realizing I had a three hour layover when I booked the flight)
Once you give up on the idea that the "PH" --as they call it -- has anything to do with the Planet Hollywood restaurants, it's not bad. They certainly have the L.A. feeling down. Stylish interiors with cues from Hollywood & Highland, and very attentive to almost bordering on pretentious service. Nothing movie-related at all. I may be one of the few people to have been disappointed in this. Next time I want a cheesy memorabilia fix, I'll be sure to visit the genuine article at the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace.
I opted to eat in the first place I found, Planet Dailies. I'm not entirely sure what makes it the "Ultimate Coffee Shop" in Vegas lingo, unless it's the fact that they're open 24 hours and they don't call those places "restaurants" around here. It was a really upscale coffee shop and more like a tasteful swanky L.A. restaurant.
The kobe sliders were rather tasty. The Cobb salad was okay -- perhaps the most well shredded and segregated hard-boiled eggs I've ever seen. I took a bite of just the whites to make sure I was right about what they were.
The service was good, with the very "L.A." waiter being right on top of everything.
* (this is really just a polite way of saying I was a maroon for not realizing I had a three hour layover when I booked the flight)