Dru Z.
Yelp
Beautiful interior space. Sleek, modern, not overly pretentious. You can't miss the corner location as you head into UnCommons turning into Helen Toland from Durango. 2 hours free parking in the adjacent structure, but if you feel like you'll spend more time than that you can't find any nearby parking on the sidewalk, just park across the street at the Durango casino lot and walk over. We went over just about 10-15 minutes and had to pay $3.
On to the food. The star attraction here are the dry aged steaks. No bones about it. I know this is a mini chain from the SoCal area, and this is the first time I've eaten at their restaurant -- they take their dry aging steak process seriously and they have got it down pat.
Dry aged bone-in NY strip or the dry aged bone-in ribeye. If you like steak and enjoy the slight and subtle funk flavor of dry aged steaks, those are the two steaks to get -- preferably the ribeye. For a party of 4, we got the "Executive" board which includes these two steaks, filet mignon, 3 types of sauces, beef tallow spread, and a small bone marrow. If you order all 3 steaks vs the board, you save around $10 or so. But you get the sauces thrown in basically for free.
The steaks don't need the sauces, but I did find myself spreading a tiny amount of the beef tallow on the steaks. It was next level. It just brought out even more richness from the meat. My favorite was definitely the ribeye, which was more tender than the NY strip (as it should be). The filet mignon was tender, but since it wasn't dry aged, it's your standard filet and paired well with any of the sauces.
Regarding the sides, I recommend either the truffled creamed spinach or the wood fired broccolini. For carbs, the potato au gratin is a bit of a splurge at $30+ but it does have a decent amount of black truffle without being overpowering. We also tried the ricotta ravioli, which had wagyu beef bolognese. It was good, but not really a must order in my book.
For dessert, we shared the butter cake with sour cream ice cream. So good. The cake was moist, and paired well with the ice cream. I've never had sour cream ice cream before, and the sour cream flavor was subtle. I also had my eye on the bananas foster cheesecake, but I'll have to wait for the next visit. Since we were celebrating a couple of birthdays, they also brought out two small portions of housemade mint ice cream with candles. I'm not a mint ice cream fan, but this was pretty good. Not the artificial mint ice cream that everyone is used to.
The dry-aged steaks here are better than some of the spots with similar price points inside casinos, like T-Bones inside Red Rock or Nicco's across the street at Durango casino. One thing to note -- the actual prices on the menu at the restaurant are a few bucks more than what is listed on their website.
Service was outstanding. Our waters were topped off frequently, the wait staff was efficient without being overbearing. The vibe was sophisticated, without being obnoxious. The open kitchen and entire space is beautiful. For an off-Strip steakhouse, this is a worthy addition to the Vegas area.