Steak · Korean BBQ · Churrasco · Smoke
Las Vegas meat, paid for
Steakhouses, tabletop grills, rodízio and brisket across the valley, reviewed only after we've sat down, ordered and paid. No stars until we've eaten there.
Las Vegas is a steak town, and a lot of what's written about its steak is recycled. Lists repeat the same names, ratings come from nowhere, and plenty of "reviews" are written by people who never sat at the table. Meat.Vegas is built the other way round. A restaurant shows up here after one of us has been there, ordered real food and paid the check. The review tells you the date, what we ordered, what it cost and what we'd do differently next time.
That means this site starts nearly empty, and it will stay that way until the visits happen. What's here now is the groundwork: the rules every review follows, the template each one fills in, and two guides you can use tonight, one on reading a steak menu and one on the health district's grade card.
What we'll cover
Six kinds of meat, six parts of town
Steakhouses
Dry-aged, wet-aged, Prime, Choice: the cut, the grade the menu claims, and the cook.
Korean barbecue
Tabletop grills and banchan, all-you-can-eat versus à la carte.
Brazilian steakhouses
Rodízio service: what comes to the table, what you have to ask for.
Barbecue
Brisket, ribs and sausage: bark, smoke ring, and what sells out early.
Prime rib
Casino specials, carving stations and sit-down roasts.
Burgers
Strip names and local smash-burger counters, with the bill.
Fried chicken
Crust, seasoning and how long the wait really is.
Quick answers
Where are the reviews?
Do restaurants pay to be on Meat.Vegas?
How do I check a restaurant’s health grade?
What does USDA Prime actually mean?
The Vegas network