Umami Goes Vegas (2011): Day 1: Lagasse's Stadium

Lagasse's Stadium is the sports bar and book in the Palazzo, featuring food from Chef Emeril Lagasse.  You have to love a sports joint that's named after a chef, rather than a jock!  But it makes sense . . . wouldn't you rather eat at Lagasse's Stadium instead of, oh, Brett Favre's Steakhouse (just to pick a random spot)?  Of course you would!  Umami had to wander in there to check on the odds for Ms. D's Cowboys to win the Super Bowl.  That is, assuming the NFL Owners and NFLPA come to their senses, resolve their labor issues, and have a season!  (Odds for the 'Boys ranged from 12:1 to 8:1 . . . yes, seriously 8:1 (at Aria)).

Not in the HNL, yet.

Umami was amused to see that Fat Tire Amber Ale on the menu.  Kammy has been bemoaning how difficult it is to find in HNL (no distribution here).  But it was all over the place in Vegas!  Slightly sweet and chocolate-y to Umami . . . good beer!

For food, Umami went for the French Dip ($16).  Understand that this is a sports bar, so the menu is nothing wild, mostly riffs on tried and true sports bar food like Buffalo Chicken Wings ($15), Cheese Pizza ($15) and Fries ($5) and Beer-Battered Onion Rings ($5).

French Dip - Kicked up a (small) Notch!

That being the said, the food is "kicked up a (small) notch!"  The French Dip is a generous amount of slow roasted and shaved prime rib, with caramelized onions, provolone cheese and truffle mushroom aioli French bread.  It's a hearty sandwich and, be advised, the truffle mushroom aioli is pungent indeed! Comes with fries.  Good stuff.

The place is huge, with televisions everywhere, including a monster in the center, with amphitheater seating!  So it would be a great place to catch a game, and it's a good way to sample Emeril's cooking.  It's less expensive than Emeril's New Orleans Fish House (at the MGM Grand), Delmonico Steak House (Venetian) or Table 10 (the Palazzo).  Umami likes ENOFH and really likes Table 10.  And wants to try Delmonico . . . maybe when he goes Vegas in 2012??

Lagasse's Stadium

The Palazzo
3325 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 607-2665