I love watching Food Network and always enjoy Bobby Flay's shows. But the food reviews here are so mixed, I was a bit hesitating to spend my money even for lunch at Mesa Grill in Vegas. My sister and I were too tired to find a better place, we decided to try our first Bobby Flay food.\r
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We were there for Sunday Brunch around noon after Christmas and we're seated right away. Our server was not bad but for some reason he had this weird energy and we didn't feel completely relaxed around him. \r
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We wanted to have their fruit juice but we're told they were all out. All three juices (orange, grapefruit and carrot/orange)! That surprised me because as a restaurant by a very well known chef at this very popular hotel, I would expect them to have a decent inventory skill. We're very disappointed and ordered cactus pear iced tea instead. It wasn't bad but nothing special about it. \r
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The warm bread basket had three different baked goodies. The first one on top was almost like a soft chewy cookie with raisins and nuts. I don't think it goes with any of their main dishes but as itself, it was very yummy and I wished I had that one after my lunch as a dessert. I can't describe the second mini soft pretzel-ish thingy but I can say they were good. And the bottom in the basket was a cornbread which was made with half yellow and half blue corn and had some corn, bell peppers and some chili pepper slices in it. It was delicious. Our waiter just dropped the basket off on our table but at the end of our brunch, I saw a different waiter at other table was explaining what they were to his guests. The ladies at our next table were chatting pretty loud so I couldn't hear a thing but wished our waiter did the same for us. \r
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I ordered their honey glazed salmon and my sister ordered the pork tenderloin sandwich. My salmon was very thick but cooked perfectly and was very moist. The honey glaze and the black bean sauce were delicious and my sister loved her sandwich too. I had a bite and the pork was very tender and although we both agreed the fries which came with the sandwich were little salty side, but still tasty. Was it cheap? No, but whew, we didn't think we've wasted our money...\r
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I don't think we can afford their dinner anytime soon after spending too much money in Vegas this time but we were very pleased with their brunch. \r
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