Last week, as I reveled in the opulence of the Wynn
Resort in Las Vegas, I began thinking of lobster tails, mentally going through the
list of restaurants that served me the best lobster I can remember.
I came up with four, all of them in Las Vegas:
William B’s, Stardust,
1989. William B’s is no longer there; neither is the Stardust. The
restaurant closed before the casino did, and now all that remains there is an
empty plot of land awaiting redevelopment on the Las Vegas Strip. The William B’s
lobster dinner consisted of two large tails, as succulent as all get out,
preceded by a large crudité platter.
The Broiler,
Palace Station Casino, 1993. One of the sweetest lobster tails I ever had
was at the steak and seafood restaurant situated on the casino floor of this
off-strip hotel. I don’t know if it was still called The Broiler when I ate
there, as I haven’t been back in a long, long time. All I remember is that I
practically swooned when I put that first piece into my mouth.
Nero’s, Caesar’s
Palace, 1995. This is where I had my first $100 meal in Las Vegas –
everything from soup to nuts (sans the nuts). They brought out a huge whole
lobster, let me gaze at it in wonder for a while, then proceeded to prep it for
me. They popped out the tail and cracked open the claws. Lawdie, I wish I had a
camera with me at the time. I had dreams of that lobster.
Hugo’s Cellar, Four
Queens, 2008. This was the most recent great lobster, enjoyed during a
dinner meeting of a group that had gathered in Las Vegas. Sweet,
sweet, sweet! The lobster tail and the
company. Hugo’s is a great place to have
dinner. Again, no picture of the lobster, as the dinner was before I started my
restaurant blog. But take my word for it, if you dine at Hugo’s Cellar, you won’t
go wrong ordering the lobster.
To be sure, I’ve had lobster at many other restaurants, but none
quite measured up to these four.
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