LowLife Staff Reviews

"Rated Top 10 Restaurant"

Voted AOL CityGuide's "City'sBest2007" Best Restaurant (voted #2)

"If Rosemary's Restaurant seems a little bigger on your next visit, it's not your imagination. After all the "Best Off-Strip Dining" awards the place has collected over the past few years, owners/chefs Michael and Wendy Jordan have added tables, pushed out the walls and doubled the size of the bar and lounge area, to accommodate their ever-growing clientele. Both the menu and the decor reflect the Jordans' days in New Orleans, where Michael trained with Emeril Lagasse. French Quarter and European design touches abound, particularly in the antique style furniture, silk shade lighting and warm autumn colors. Creole sauces, hush puppies and other Deep South staples accompany many entrees, including the Roasted Rack of Lamb, Grilled Pork Chop, and Crispy Skin Striped Bass. Almost everyone seems to order wine with dinner here, and the Jordans are happy to recommend just the right bottle for every meal and every budget."

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Rated Top 10 Las Vegas Restaurant on Gayot.com (#9)

"Michael Jordan honed his culinary skills during his years as chef de cuisine in some of New Orleans' finest eateries, including Emeril’s, and as executive chef at Emeril's New Orleans Fish House in Las Vegas. At his and his wife Wendy’s Rosemary’s, the autumn-hued walls are adorned with local artists' paintings. The 30-seat, full-service bar, with tapas-style fare, is a popular gathering spot; guests enjoy dining at the eight-seat counter looking into the gleaming open kitchen. The menu features the freshest products from Southwest purveyors, ranchers and farmers. Seasonal specialties include beef carpaccio with Maytag blue cheese, arugula, Granny Smith apple salad, candied walnuts and port wine drizzles; panko-crusted crab cakes with ravigote sauce; buttermilk-crusted halibut Linquist with garlic spinach; and grilled filet of beef with asparagus, onion marmalade and brandy-green peppercorn sauce. Lemon icebox pie with raspberry coulis and raspberry sorbet is a refreshing finale. The wine list and extensive selection of beer complement Rosemary’s creative cuisine."

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"Highly recommend the Prix Fix Lunch Special!"

#1 in the Zagat's guide this year, was like #3 last year. Wife and I have gone to Rosemary's several times, mainly for lunch (which is the bulk of this review). They have a coupon on their website which you can print out, and it gets you the three-course Prix Fix lunch special for $20 per person (a $5 discount). Their menu has some regualr items, but they also mix in some variety every day.

We've tried different things every time we've been there, and we have yet to eat anything that wasn't superb! So I can't really recommend anything in particular! All of the salads are wonderful. The fish entrees melt in your mouth. My wife loves the flourless chocolate cake, I'm a big fan of the Lemon Ice Box for desert. You will not leave hungry. (Now, I'm a meat and potatoe kind of guy, and usually don't go for the fusion type thing where there are nuts and berries and other crap mixed in. But this is an exception to my rule, everything has always been exquisite!)

The wife and daughter went once for dinner, and it was quite a bit more expensive. Reservations are a VERY GOOD IDEA. And reserve well in advance for Wednesday and Sunday nights, as they are their Ladies 50% off and Wine Special nights, respectively.

This is a must go for any locals, since it's way off-strip, strip-shopping area location gives it a local feel. But many visitors are making the trip, too!