Emeril's New Orleans Fish House (in Las Vegas)

If you enjoy fish as much as I do AND are planning a trip to Las Vegas, make sure to schedule a reservation at Emeril's New Orleans Fish House. It's located in the MGM casino/hotel along a hallway of restaurants known as Studio Walk. Be sure to remember "Studio Walk" because my fiance and I had so much trouble finding Emeril's. We were five minutes late as a matter of fact.

Here's what will happen: Once you are seated you will be welcomed by a server or two and seated at a table with Emeril's Fish House plates (funny thing is you don't get to eat off these plates....I'll explain this later). The place will be dimly lit with a circular bar in the middle of the restaurant. Of course your servers will ask you what drink you would like. When you receive your drinks they will give you enough time to order your food but I warn you now. They keep an eye on you the whole time and once you make eye contact, they will walk right up to you and ask if you're ready to order.

The next thing that will happen is they will offer you a tasting menu that consists of five courses and I believe they vary day to day because underneath the description of the menu's food is the names of those who made the recipe. They even have the location of the individuals. If you're familiar with Emeril Lagasse's show on the Food Network, you may know what I'm talking about. He brings on people from across the country to share their recipes and cooks it in front of them so "they" can be the judge. This tasting menu cost my fiance $75.00 but it was worth it. I ordered sear scallops with gulf shrimp which included homemade pasta in a buttery sauce. Magnifico!

Now that our entrees were ordered, a male server came by and put a corn muffin and an herb flavored piece of bread on our plates. He didn't touch them, don't worry. He used tongs. There was also the best whipped butter I've ever put on a corn muffin, and this was a delightful beginning to a wonderful meal. Once we were done with our bread and muffin, the serve came by and retrieved the Emeril plates. But then she came back and swiped the bread crumbs from my side of the table cloth...with a razor blade! Chow time!