Wendell's: A Reminder Casino Restaurants Are The Same Slight Of Hand As The Tables

My fault on this one.  Well, in part I blame Open Table too for telling me it was four plus stars.  I guess locals in New Mexico really have zero understanding of good food, but I should have known that a restaurant in a casino is the same as the rest of the building.  Lots of lights and pizzazz, but little substance.

I started with their Pacific Sea Cakes which are diver scallops sauteed with King Crab, shrimp, and served with a reasonable remoulade.

My entree though is where bad things started.  I ordered a rib eye, but got filet instead.  (This is the second time this has happened in or around me in a month.  What is going on folks?!?)  I know, I know...who complains about getting a filet, except that isn't what I ordered and part of the idea of going out to eat is to have someone else cook for you, what you want.  Crazy idea I know.  However, going with a colleague from a conference I was teaching at meant I wasn't sending this back and delaying the meal.

The service otherwise wasn't bad, but the food was okay at best - for what I got versus what I ordered - but this was a good recent reminder that if you aren't in Las Vegas with a real chef, you should skip casino based foodie/fine dining establishments.  They are over priced and the food is okay which means you are left paying ridiculous prices to be close to where you are already losing money.  No thanks.