Steakhouses have been popular in Las Vegas since before the town was a town, when rough and tumble was the order of the day. Paying homage to Vegas’ great history is Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse at Flamingo Las Vegas, where the movers and shakers behind the Vegas resort’s mobster past get a nod. Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse has a gorgeous exterior based off a ’40s-era bakery; you’ll enter through a hall on one side to the back, where the lush dining room invites you to take your time.
You might want to start with a Kentucky Old Fashioned to get yourself in the mood for the evening. It’s a simple but delicious concoction of Bulleit bourbon, house-made demerara syrup and Angostura bitters. (For fans, there is even an Old Fashioned tableside cart.) Once sipping, turn your attention to the appetizers for sweet and smoky bacon with maple-bourbon candied glaze; coconut shrimp; a jumbo lump crab cake with Meyer lemon emulsion, plus pickled carrots and a small frisée salad. Other great options include Nonna’s meatball, with marinara and pesto burrata, and the truffle beef carpaccio with shaved Parmesan, truffle oil and anchovy aioli.
If you’ve got a group, order the grand seafood tower, which is tier on tier of seafood, from East and West Coast oysters, poached shrimp, Alaskan king crab, Maine lobster and accompaniments such as champagne mignonette, cocktail sauce and dijonnaise. It’s a showstopping presentation…