LowLife Staff Reviews

"Decor, menu make for intimate dining at 1501"

From Las Vegas Review-Journal

At 1501, the decor provides as much sustenance -- albeit of a psychic sort -- as the restaurant's bill of fare.

Inside the Artisan Hotel, 1501 W. Sahara Ave., 1501 restaurant offers a lush ambience, thanks largely to its many "reproductions of works of art from the masters," owner Douglas Da Silva says.

He considers the result a "very unique and romantic experience."

But none of that is to shortchange the menu, which features "modern American fusion" dishes, Da Silva says. It is overseen by chef LouRoss Edralin, a fourth-season contestant on the Fox network's "Hell's Kitchen."

Da Silva says 1501 is particularly popular with locals, with food and ambience that make it "perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, wedding receptions or just an intimate dinner for two."

1501 seats 72 in its dining room. Also available are a private dining room for 10, a library for private events that seats 12, a dining terrace that seats 36 and a lounge.

A full wine list and full bar service are available. A champagne brunch is offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays for $19.95.

Reservations are not required, but are suggested, Da Silva says.

1501 is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Dress is business casual.

Signature dish: Osso buco, $32

Starters: Calamari, $13; carpaccio, $12; shrimp cocktail, $12

Soups and salads: Soup of the day (for example, baked potato soup, pasta e fagioli and tomato and basil), $5; Asian pear salad, $10; Caesar salad, $7; caprese, $10

Entrees: Frenched rib-eye, $35; chicken Parmesan, $18; steak Diane, $26; fresh Atlantic salmon, $22

Desserts: Tiramisu, $7; spumoni $7

"A Head Shaker (in a good way)"

The 2nd lowest lowlife (the Mrs.) and I stayed over night here to see how the rooms compared with the hip and happenin' Artisan lounge we frequent.

We were not disappointed. Just like the rest of the hotel, there's artwork all over the room. We stayed in the Marc Chagall suite so our stay was quite surreal (Ha! That's an artsy joke!!).

The room was not quite a suite (a mini-suite, perhaps) but had the largest walk-in closet we've ever seen in a hotel. It also had a mini-bar/frig that actually had room to put our own party supplies. There's complimentary wine-tasting every evening in the lobby and also complimentary wi-fi throughout the hotel, the rooms and the pool.

While it was too cold to hang by the pool we can't wait until it warms up a bit as there are cool cabanas and a series of what look to be beds (not chaise lounges) that line the water's edge.

The food in the restaurant was quite good, also (she had the chicken picata and I had the steak Diane) and around 8 a jazzy trio started up in the lounge (which we could hear from our dinner table).

All in all, quite an experience. It won't appeal to those coming for the Las Vegas experience, of course, but it's worth trying after getting burned out on too much Sin City as you won't feel like you are in Las Vegas. Ya just kind of shake your head as you walk through the place sayin' "this can't be Las Vegas..."

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