Rod U.
Yelp
WSOP day 46 - Winding down. Time for the annual degen Golden Nugget 1/2 NHL no cap 10K buy-in with $100 min raise but first...
The Caviar bar has been transformed into a full fledged restaurant where a third of the dishes still feature, well, caviar. Understandable since the restaurant owner also has a caviar "farm".
The bar serves up a "Caviar Hour". Take advantage of it. A caviar tasting on a potato espuma for just over $100 is a good way to start but there is also an unpublished $50 off either the kaluga or osetra caviar, 30g with the traditional accompaniments; fresh made blinis, egg whites, yolks, capers, shallots, chives, and crème fraiche. While taking the time to properly make the blinis works, dive bombing and eating sides as you go, an even better idea.
Yes, the shrimp toast with three kinds of caviar in crème fraiche and the wagyu toast with A5 seared wagyu and caviar are both good, the steak tartare two ways is outstanding. A creamy, classic steak tartar sat atop a pastry disc, two topped with a fried quail egg, two with a crown of caviar. This will sound crude but mixing both up with all the caviar and quail egg yolk is all kinds of good with each bite offering different amounts of yolky creaminess and bursts of oceanic salinity.
Dining at the bar, the bartender is extremely friendly and accommodating.
Side note: They have a selection of Russian vodka. When pressed if it was old stock purchased pre invasion of Ukraine, the manager standing at the end of the bar rolled his eyes at me and the bartender wouldn't answer. You do you. I opted for an growers champagne from the Grande Champagne region that was a perfect pairing with the caviar for $30/glass.
A great quick bite before progressing to whatever the night has to offer.
Solid.