Elite Event: Real Steak. No Bull. – Guy Fieri’s Chophouse

This was a serious amount of food. I’m sure you’ve read plenty in the other reviews. The first thing I’ll say is if you would’ve only gave me the appetizer and dessert tacos I would’ve been happy. The tuna taco was light and fresh while the s’more tacos were over indulgence. The wings were in a nice tangy sauce. I didn’t mess with the Vegas fries. I’ve never been one to mess with stuffed mushrooms or any mushroom but I really enjoyed them here. Deserts across the boars were awesome.
Why 4 stars? I had to pull teeth to get a drink. I got 3 by the end of the night over almost 4 hours. I will say the Smoke and Mirrors cocktail is very nice. Our waiter kept pushing off taking drink orders. When one person asked he would run away and have no interest in seeing if anyone else needed anything. He would return with the one persons drink and if you went to order one he fad a look as if it was a hassle and I should have somehow ordered when he was running away. He also used lines like «I’ll take you order when I bring out next course» then would bring out the course and say «I’ll come take order when I clear these plates» with about 10 courses of course he was always bringing out or clearing something. Chris L. Ordered a glass of red wind when his lamb came out. I watched him eat the meal with water.
Also stay away from the pork chop. It came without the sauce stated on the menu, it was over a patty of fried stuffing that was just grease and the stuffing in the chop was equally greasy. I made it through about a third.
I really liked the atmosphere.

Where to begin? As a guest at the elite event, I didn’t really know what to expect. Let’s just say I am going to up my Unilocal game so I can come to more of these!
Cocktails: If I only had a second liver! Every cocktail on the menu was enticing, and luckily everyone was in sharing mode, so I got to taste a number of them. Hi marks for the Beppo Bellini for fizz and fun.
Appetizers: Before we could blink, a tower of oysters, clams, crab (with amazing sweet mustard sauce), and shrimp cocktail were before our eyes. YES! I was pleasantly surprised to see this classic and clean fare, seeing as Guy has a rep for frying most things. Then, asian-​ified tuna tacos (tuna, Mango, Chilies, Wasabi Crème, Sweet Soy) and crazy Vegas fries (if hot wings and fries had relations, this would be their love child). Guy’s lollipop chicken wings were classic and so so so good.
Entrée: I ordered the lobster tail. Because that’s what ballers do. And it was delicious, although the grains inside the tail shell was an unnecessary and cumbersome touch.
Dessert: I’m not a huge dessert person but I must say that the mint chocolate chip ice cream cake was just perfection. I could have done without the Smores Tacos or Fried Ice Cream football. This is when I felt the night was nose-​diving into the fried-​food zone and out of the foodie zone.
All and all an amazing treat. The staff were lovely and responsive. My BFF is a vegetarian and they made every effort to make her feel at home, so that was a bonus. The décor was classic steak house, and the leather chairs felt plush and luxurious. Final word: We walked out with a great experience and feeling like royalty. Thanks to all the staff (at Unilocal and Guy’s) who made this night possible!

OH my lord…
My favorite elite event yet. I don’t know if it can be topped!!! I don’t think any one of us expected what we got.
Cocktails: first, the plethora of cocktails is 5 star for me. If you like gin, vodka, wine, scotch, bourbon, ANYTHING, you are in luck. The mixology here is pretty great. The flavor pairings are wonderful. I started with the bourbon «Smoke and Mirrors» and scotch based «Side Car» drinks along with one mojito… I think… I stopped counting. They were ALL delicious.
Appetizers: They did not STOP coming. I was in pain by the second dish, but I kept it going because the food was WAY too enticing. They started us with raw appetizers which I LOVED. Oysters, clams, crab (with amazing sweet mustard sauce), and shrimp cocktail. Amazing tuna tacos (Big eye Tuna, Mango, Chilies, Wasabi Crème, Sweet Soy) and MY FAVE were the Vegas fries. They were plump friend potatos covered in goat cheese (someone said blue cheese, but I think it was goat, however, by now I was SILLY) and other fine toppings. I kept going baaackkk to them. I dream about them. I loved Guy’s lollipop chicken wings, though I think the sauce was Frank’s Red Hot? Well, still LOVE Frank’s. The buffalo stuffed mushrooms (Wood Fired Braised Beef, Sweet Corn, Green Chilies, Asiago Cheese, Guys Carolina BBQ Sauce).
Entrée: Not necessary but SO grateful. I had Guy’s Big Bite which was a pulled pork rib cooked perfectly with sweet sauce. The crab and shrimp paired with it I honestly did not love, but the apps made up for any entrée let down.
Dessert: ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. It just kept coming. Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream cake, Smores Tacos (my fave), fried ice cream flambé… so much more!
Steph, Unilocal,Melissa… THANK YOU!!!

Jeezus Unilocal,why do you hate my already non-​existent beach body?! Can I not look like a damn beached whale for the rest of summer? No?! Ok, you win!
Dinner comprised of: An entrée of our choice, ALL appetizers, ALL sides, ALL desserts and an open bar. Basically, a beast feast of sorts. At the end of the night I definitely needed a seat belt installed on my chair because I was doing the ill comatose chair slide!
THE FEEDING:
Summarized version of the menu: bacon, bacon, bacon with butter and… bacon!
Needless to say vegetarian options were limited, but that didn’t prevent me from gaining 10 lbs of bloat. It was very easy to make substitutions and build a meal with salad/​side items. For a while I sat with drinks only (like that is ever a problem. Salud!) while everyone else was giving their meat contaminated food the sex face. I’m talking serious sex face! Live peeps, I ain’t mad atcha. Best believe though when my time came for The Feeding, shit got real. Holy deliciousness!
APPETIZERS:
— Pretzel with mustard butter — win!
— Vegas Fries — [sidewinder fries, Buffalo «Dust», blue-​sabi dip] — my favorite! Tasted like buffalo chicken!!! [I swear! The meatarians even said so themselves, so neeners!] Pretty sure it was fried in some kind of animal fat but ooooooh well, in my face it went!
ENTREE:
— Jersey Tomato Heirloom Salad — greatness, obviously. You can never go wrong with a Jersey Tomato. Ever!
— Sweet Lime Street Corn — sweet baby Jesus. There was guacamole in the gotdamn corn. Think about that magical combo!
— Mac Daddy Mac and Cheese — more like penne in a cheese/​butter/​fat roux. Delicious nonetheless, save for the most blasphemous ingredient I’ve ever see on mac and cheese. More on that later.
DESSERT:
Jeezus…the entire dessert menu [Google it and weep!]
My favorite — fried chocolate ice-​cream, that was then flambé at the table. Why? Because Guy motherfucking Fieri, that’s why!
DRaNKS:
— Not Your 8^th Grade Punch [rum, more rum, peach tea] — good, not great!
— Oriental Expression — [gin, yuzu syrup, sparkling sake] — incredibly sexy. Definitely a must try!
There were two VERY Guy Fieri choices that I had to side eye:
1. Topping mac and cheese with Cheez-​Its. That’s right, you read correctly. Cheez-​Its. I… I can’t. Cheez-​Its dude!!!
2. Sticking potato chips in Chocolate Cheesecake. They even had the nerve to drizzle those disrespectful chips with chocolate syrup. Like bruh, what!!! Please stop that!
Other than those two stoner inspired faux pas, the entire experience — food, service, company — was FANTASTIC! Many thanks to Steph, the Chophouse and AC Crew for this memorable night. Trust, it’ll stay with me for a while — all 10lbs of added rotundness to my frame.

My absolute favorite event out of everything we went to. Altho i cant afford to come back to this establishment, the food, drinks, staff and restaurant itself was delicious and perfectly organized. i was truly impressed by how well everything was put together and timed, about 60 of us stormed in hungry and thirsty and altho it was a friday night – the staff kept up with us. dishes and drinks were overfflowing, and everything still remained in place and organized. the salmon, tuna tacos, dessert tacos, fresh carrots and grilled asparagus, baked potatoe, poached lobster, cheesy green bean casserole. the list goes on. were absolutely amazing. orgasmic would be the word. the staff was so caring and accomodating that a special dish was brought out just for me – the stuffed mushrooms. i love stuffed mushrooms but they came with bacon, the staff made sure to get one without bacon just for me. that is such a great sign in my eyes. i hope this restaurant grows and i wish nothing but the best of luck for them. everything was amazing from start to finish!

This Unilocal Event set the mood for the whole weekend. I was really surprised and KO’d by the food, like a Pacquiao left punch, for the amount of dishes and drinks that kept being served. I’m just going to say it now, I think Guy and his team had to be on some drugs to think of the most random creative dishes I ate that night.
Appetizers:
Seafood tower of fresh oysters, clams, steroid shrimp, and precracked crab legs — fresh and delicious but my favorite was probably the shrimp with the honey mustard sauce and the crab leg was sweet and refreshing.
Stuffed mushrooms with crispy onions — one of my favorite apps of the night because the filling with sausage had a rich meat taste that went well with the earthy mushroom. I like mushrooms in general so I may be bias but this was well made.
Twisted Pretzel bread stick — This was thick for my taste but with that honey mustard butter it made it so much better. I pretty much dunked the pretzel and finished it in like 5 bites
Buffalo «Danger» wings — solid Buffalo wings and easy to eat.
(By this time I was feeling I was going to have the itis and it was still appetizers)
Ahi Tuna Tacos — I had 4 that night as someone told me to eat more than I should. The tuna was really good. It was sweeter than I would’ve liked but the taco crust was delicious and I definitely tasted the wasabi in it.
Vegas French Fries — My other favorite appetizer of the night because they were cut like potato chips and seasoned with «buffalo dust», crumbled goat cheese, and had a side of wasabi sauce and hot sauce. It blew my mind how good it was.
Entrée
I got the Java rubbed rib chop that was the biggest piece of meat since that one time in band camp. But honestly it was really delicious and savory. It came with a whole garlic grilled and fried onion bits. The chop was cooked perfectly medium rare, the fat was buttery, and the meat was so easy to cut into. I actually was able to finish it and my favorite meal of the night.
But of course there had to be more food as Fabolous would say, «the entrée ain’t good without something on the side.»
Whole carrots that Bugs Bunny would quiver for,
Mac Daddy Bacon Mac n Cheese — Pretty much should be an entrée on its own. It was heavy but savory and literally it’s a lot of food. Oh yeah and WTF Cheese-​Its!!! Cheese mother effin Cheese-​Its. Seriously though I’m about to that for my home cooked pasta meals.
Baked potatoes — Wait I mean we got the baked potatoes that had kids of the future that weight as much as a human baby would.
Dessert
It happened so fast I really am trying to keep it fresh in my mind.
Chophouse Cheesecake — half cheesecake roll with ridged potato chips and chocolate covered pretzels all over it like a ninja was using it for target practice, while drizzled with hot fudge all over. I honestly felt that Guy was high when he made his menu. It was salty and sweet which is always a great combination of flavors.
Mint Chocolate chip ice cream — huge and really delicious. I am not a fan of mint chocolate ice cream but this was really delicious.
S’more Tacos — best dessert of the night as it was creative and should be the new way to eat a s’more at a campfire.
Flambé Fried Ice Cream — Huge fried chocolate ice cream. The ‘mole” part kind of got soggy but the ice cream was good.
Pineapple «Upside-​down» Carrot Cake — not a fan of carrot cake but this was delicious.
AWESOME DINNER and great way to start The Wet Hot American Summer! Thank you Steph, Guys’ staff, and Unilocal because this was more than worth it. I felt like Guy when he says «Shut the front door!» after eating an awesome dish on Triple D.

I used to love the early episodes of the Simpsons. I remember 2 really good episodes: 1) a Halloween episode where Homer is in hell, and the devil keeps feeding him donuts… only since Homer is insatiable, the punishment backfires and they actually run out of donuts lol; 2) a different episode where Homer gets kicked out of an all-​you-​can-​eat buffet because they also run out of food.
Friday night I was able to act out those two great episodes of the SImpsons, courtesy of Steph and Unilocal.I literally cannot fathom how I ingested so much food. So. much. food. Every dish was more amazing than the one preceding it.
Seafood tower to start with shrimp, clams, crab legs? check. Amazing buffalo wings? Fish tacos? Stuffed mushrooms? (amazing). Bacon mac and cheese with cheeseits!?? (SO GOOD).
By the time we got to the main dishes, we were all just about down for the count. Finally, the delicious collections of desserts put me over the top. That cheesecake dish — YUM. The mint chocolate ice cream went down very smoothly too.
Great kickoff to the weekend — amazing venue, and thanks to all the staff that made us feel not like Elite Unilocalers, but like straight up royalty. My only regret was passing out back in the room in a massive food coma.

I felt like I had enrolled in Hogwarts. When you ate something, it just looked like more food appeared to replace it.
First off, the drinks were amazing. There were so many old-​time cocktails. I had the sidecar which was really good and then a mojito, which was refreshing and much needed.
For appetizers, the best was that seafood tower and ahi tuna tacos with that amazing wasabi cream. Those two alone would have been enough. But no, they also gave us pretzels, amazing stuffed mushrooms (thank you, Mama Bear for making some vegetarian versions for our table!!!), and the insane pile of fries were so filling. The fries were almost overkill!
For entrees, I had the IPA poached lobster with linguine. it was really good. The IPA was a little strong and overbearing on the linguine. On the lobster, it was really good.
My +1 had the mac and cheese cheeseburger with bacon on it (came with more fries). It was really good actually. A bit too decadent for my usual tastes.
Also, they gave us so many sides! I got to try the creamed spinach, which was the best in my opinion. The glazed carrots were refreshing — it was nice to have some fresh vegetables in us. The macaroni and cheese was really good but a bit much (over did it with the Cheez-​It topping and bacon).
THEN there was dessert. At this point, my +1 almost keeled over and died. There was the mint ice cream block that was huge. There was also a fried ice cream with chocolate ice cream which was pretty decent. I didn’t try the carrot cake because I was trying to make some room for other desserts such as the s’more taco and the cheesecake. Those two were my favorite!!!
Thank you, Steph, Unilocal,Guy Fieri’s and Bally’s!!! What an amazing start to an amazing weekend.
Now, time to go run 10 miles to burn all this off!

Seriously?! Shout out to Steph, Melissa and Guy for an amazing night! Literally it was an event filled with delicious food, drinks, great conversation and phenomenal service.
We were welcomed with Guy Fieri’s friendly staff and given a tour around the restaurant.
All the Unilocalers were sat in the back in what almost seemed like a private section of the place.
As soon as we were settled in, the drinks started coming. We were able to order what ever drinks we wanted and which ever entrée we wanted. Sides, apps and dessert was taken care of for us. Let’s just say, we were able to taste the entire menu.
Starting of with a raw bar tower, featuring, king crab claws, mussels, oysters, and shrimp. Everything was so fresh! It was a great way to start of as it was so refreshing.
We then had, (2) stuffed mushrooms (I think my favorite of the entire night) these mushrooms were delicious. (3) was wings (with different sauces). (4) there was pretzels, yes pretzels! (5) ahi tuna tacos omg wait, I think I changed my mind these were my favorite because of this amazing tangy wasabi mayo. (6) fries with wasabi blue cheese (who even thinks of something this awesome?!)
Everyone’s entrees then came out at the same time! With a party as large as we were, hats off to that. I will say that some steaks were over cooked but seriously it was still great and flavorful.
Desserts then just kept coming! S’mores taco (Amazing), cheesecake with chips and choc covered Pretzels, fried ice cream, and mint choc ice cream cake.
GREAT way to start the weekend and an amazing delicious and satisfying dinner.
Thanks again to Steph for putting together such awesome evening.

Hallelujah! It’s raining food!
What an experience! Guy’s chop house really went overboard to give us Unilocalers a full tasting of the menu. From the moment we sat down, until the moment we left, the food did not stop flowing from the kitchen. We literally had EVERYTHING from the apps menu.
It started out with a seafood tower: jumbo shrimp (I think they went to a Biogensis clinic), king crab, clams and oysters. I could have only eaten the seafood tower — it was so fresh and delicious. We had stuffed mushrooms, wings — just the right spiciness! (hot, but not burning your mouth and tearing up your eyes), pretzels with honey mustard butter, ahi tuna tacos with wasabi mayo (my favorite!!!) and fries — (was not really a fan of these, only because I don’t like blue cheese, but the fries dipped in the hot sauce without the blue cheese were A++++++).
That was just the pre-​game. The big show was a choice of any entrée on the menu. Guy’s staff went overboard to make this work — thirty entrees coming out at the same time, without a mix up, at a new restaurant? This staff was trained and trained well. I really appreciated our waiter, James Bond. He was knowledgeable about the food and drink menu and helped us make selections based upon our preferences.
For sides, we again, got to sample EVERYTHING, asparagus, carrots, mac & cheese, potatoes the size of a small mammal, everything was very good. I was not prepared to see this much food and this has never happened before even at tastings or dinners with generous clients and large groups of people.
Just when I never wanted to eat again, MORE FOOD CAME. Dessert included carrot cake with coconut, mint chocolate chip ice cream and Guy’s twist on a cheesecake.
5+ stars to the staff of Guy’s for their over the top service!
5+ stars to Unilocal and Steph for organizing this!
5+ stars to Bally’s and Guy’s for being very generous hosts!

Wow. This really set the tone of our entire weekend — great food, great service and great people. Hooooooly Sh*t was it amazing.
First round were the apps which could have been a meal all by itself. We chowed down on a tower of oysters, shrimp mussels, Stuffed Mushrooms, Ahi Tuna Tacos, Pretzels, Amazing Buffalo Wings.
Eventually our entrees came in and I was already pretty full — but my golly I was going to eat my t-​bone steak. A few bites in — out come more sides! Ok — some corn and asparagus — I can deal with some vegetables. But then we looked up there’s more –baked potatoes, maple glazed carrots, and this AMAZING MAC n CHEESE topped with bacon and cheez-​its.
I have never heard anyone gripe about desert — but when we saw it coming for us — there definitely were a few sighs that were clearly from the maxed out stomachs.
The first desert was cheesecake with chocolate coverage pretzels and potato chops as a garnish, s’mores tacos … AND THEN upside-​down pineapple carrot cake AND THEN fried ice cream and my favorite — the mint chocolate chip ice cream pie.
Special props to Medusa for keeping our drinks always filled with the tastiest drinks with the biggest punch, Guy Fieri for giving us the ultimate VIP experience, and Steph for putting this insanely awesome night together.

An evening of dining at Guy’s new chophouse was everything I had hoped for. We were treated to a selection of favorite appetizers which started with Oysters, crab claws and jumbo shrimp all presented in a two tiered tower. Then the fun kept coming… Sausage stuffed mushrooms arrived and then danger wings followed by vegas fries and pretzel sticks with honey mustard butter and finally sushi tuna tacos. At this point I had died and gone to appetizer heaven. Every dish was incredible.
Then dinner arrived… I had the 8 oz filet, which was fork tender and oooohhhh so good. Thinly fried onion strips and a whole head of roasted garlic accompanied my cooked to perfection filet. I was such a happy girl and then the sides arrived…
Mac and cheese with bacon and cheese its on top (after I took the first bite I knew even my hubby couldn’t make this evening any better) and then we got glazed whole carrots, creamed spinach, asparagus, huge baked potatoes and corn. Oh my…
Just when we thought it was safe to enter our food coma… Dessert arrived. And these were desserts to make any girl very happy…
Chophouse cheesecake… Marbled cheesecake with chocolate sauce, chocolate covered pretzels, cookie dough chunks and potato chips. Then came pineapple upside down carrot cake, chocolate fried ice cream, triple double pie and brownie Nutella s’more tacos. Thank god these were big enough for the table to share.

I don’t think my abs have ever hated me more than last night…
YOSTEPH, Unilocal and guy fieri’s pulled together an amazing event, full (get it!?!) of seafood towers, appetizers, steak, vegetables, cocktails and desserts in the back area. Throw in some cool Unilocal folks and it’s the start of a nice night out in AC.
Sparknotes of the food I had (don’t do pork so didn’t do some stuff :(… But people looked satisfied)
— seafood towers — my favorite was the king shrimp… Really plump and juicy
— cocktails — bourbon selection was great in all cocktails. I started with the monkey wrench (spicy!) then switched to the oak barrels (light and a bit sweeter — great for the summer)
— buffalo wings — all flavors we’re great! I’ve never seen wings this «shape»… Kinda like lamb lollipops. More importantly, the meat fell off the bones like no other… Just keep these coming!
— disco curly steak fries — way too much carbs, but delicious in more ways than one. Crumbled blue cheese, hot sauce and buffalo sauce complement the potatoes really well.
— steak — got the NY strip which was a large portion served with toasted garlic and some sauce (BBQ?). My medium well came out a bit overcooked, but the sauce made up for it. Asparagus and carrots served on the side was well seasoned and juicy. Potatoes were HUGE…
— desserts — carrot cake with lemon ice cream was the winner for me, with the Mint ice cream a close second. There was just sooooo much to hate anything.
Service was amazing and borderline aggressive (in a good «no drink left empty» way). Shout out to James Bond and Momma Bear and the rest of the team for recycling plates, delivering hot food and being all around upbeat and fun. This is a great place and I’ll definitely be back to try the rest of the burger menu and the cocktails.

Be careful what you wish for, Yo Steph just might arrange it! Up and down the menu at the new Guy Fieri Chop House on the sixth floor of Bally’s AC, they killed us with cocktails and fantastic food. How many courses? Dude please believe me when I say I lost track. Omg I’m so grateful and so full. #FoodComa
Drinks: fine bourbon and chipotle («smoke and mirrors»). Nice craft beers. Wines. Endless.
Apps: seafood plate with oysters, crab claws, monster shrimp. Wings. Stuffed ‘shrooms. Sashimi tuna tacos (my fave of the night). Vegas fries with buffalo dust and chèvre. Pretzels.
Entrees. No we didn’t need entrees. But we ordered entrees! Filet mignon. NY strip steak. Lamb chops. Pork chop. King crab. Salmon. Lobster.
Sides, seriously? Yes we must have sides. Carrots. Roasted asparagus. Macaroni and cheese. Creamed spinach. Baked potatoes the size of vw beetles.
The whole room groaned (with joy? or was that fear??) when they announced dessert. Yes. Chophouse cheesecake. Carrot cake. Chocolate tacos. Mint chocolate chip ice cream cake. And burning fried ice cream. Why did we continue to eat? The elite Unilocaler cannot stop.
Service was good but not great, sometimes hard to get water or a drink, maybe still learning? Idk
Vegetarian rating: 1 star, they make zero entrees, altho there a bunch of great veg sides and desserts. Melissa at our table suffered a bit :(
Oh wait the goodie bag! A signed Fieri cookbook was a prime bit of loot.
Wow! Embarrassed how much we ate. My table agreed we had perhaps never, ever eaten like this before: well, maybe at a Thanksgiving. A long midnight walk on the old boardwalk was mandatory afterwards!
A thousand thank yous to the Bally’s staff, the Chophouse staff and of course Steph.

I was not prepared for the onslaught of food, and not just any food, really, really scrumptious great quality food.
We all met up in front of the resturant and were given a very, very brief tour of the restaurant. Then we were seated in a private area of the resturant where we were seated at our tables.
We had an open bar tab, but being that I’m a beer head, I went with the Green Flash Imperial IPA then, the Carton BDG, then I eventually switched5 over to mixed drinks.
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Appetizers Galore:
First we had this awesome Seafood Tower, which had huge shrimp, oysters, clams, and precracked crab legs. This was a nice light opening appetizer.
Then came the Stuffed mushrooms which had tasty sausage in them topped with frizzled onions.
We got the restaurant’s signature pretzel, which came with this awesome seasoned butter; sooooo good!
Next came the «Danger Wings» which were lollipoped chicken wings with a spicy sauce similar to buffalo sauce, but with a little more tang to it.
We got these crazy good seared ahi tuna fish tacos, which just melted in your mouth.
Then came the «Vegas Fries» this was my absolute favorite of the appetizers! They were nixe thick stesk fries coated in a Buffalo dust and crumbled goat cheese. With a hot sauce una ashot glass next to it and some blue cheese dressing.
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Dinner
The cool part is they allowed us to pick any entrée that we wanted on the menu!!!
I went with the NY Strip (cooked medium rare of course). The NY strip was huuuuge, it said on the menu that it was a 12oz steak, but it seem much, much bigger.
The wife got the IPA poached lobster which was served with linguini. I had a taste, and I got to tell ya, the IPA gave this unique hoppy flavor to the lobster and pasta.
Then came side dish, after side dish, after side dish, which were these ginomus baked potatoes, sautéd whoke carrots, mac n’ cheese with bacon and cheese its and a couple other which I lost track of.
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:in Billy Mays voice: …BUT WAIT THEEEERE’S MORE!
Dessert:
The waiters pulled a «shock and awe» of these multiple amazing desserts! It seemed like the just kept coming.
The mint chocolate chip ice cream cake was ginormous, this is a perfect dessert to split with a rable of four to six people.
The is always a special place in my heart for fried ice crram and the Fried ice cream flambé did not disappoint.
The upside down carrot cake was anothe scrumptious dessert.
Guy Fieri’s chocolate cheesecake, which was absolutely incredible!
By the time the smores taco made it my way I couldn’t eat anymore. If I had anything else I was going to explode, even if it was «wafer thin».
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By the time I was done eating I totally had the food stares. I felt so stuffed and guilty that Chris L and I walked all the way to the end of the boardwalk and back.
This was has to be the best food event so far to date! Thank you Steph and the folks at Guy Fieri’s Chophouse! AND Thanks you Guy for the signed cookbook that was totally awesome!

you know the part in the classic hansel & gretel story where the witch locks up the kids and feeds them to fatten them up? well, that’s sorta how this went down… except steph is far from a witch… but we’re all quite a bit more plump than we were when we arrived.
dude, there was SO. MUCH. FOOD. seriously, I’ve never eaten this much. and it was all ridiculously delicious. guy fieri’s chophouse is a new addition to bally’s, and they definitely do not disappoint.
we had cocktails, wine, beer… and a few sips of water, too.
we shared incredible seafood towers, which overflowed with ginormous shrimp, crab claw, oysters, and clams.
we shared super amazing pork-​stuffed mushrooms. like, i’m not usually the biggest fan of mushrooms, but these were amazing.
we shared buffalo ‘wings’. mouth on fire, in a good way.
we had the restaurant’s signature pretzel with honey mustard butter. i could eat that butter alone… yum.
we shared vegas fries– fried potato cuts topped with goat cheese and buffalo dust. interesting. yummy.
we shared ahi tuna tacos, loaded with chopped fish, avocado, and mango. perfect. one of my fave dishes.
… AND THAT WAS JUST THE APPETIZERS!
after all of that (we were definitely full at this point)… we each got to order anything we wanted off the menu. SERIOUSLY.
at the suggestion of phenomenal waiter ‘James Bond,’ i went with a dish called «Guy’s Big Bite» which is his take on surf n’ turf: short rib, crab legs, and shrimp. the dish was HUGE and i sadly didn’t finish. the seafood stood out as being great in comparison to the short rib. it wasn’t my favorite.
there were side dishes, too. yup. bourbon-​glazed carrots and bacon and cheese-​itz topped mac n’ cheese. asparagus. creamed spinach. baked potatoes the size of my head. insanity!
…AND THERE WAS STILL DESSERT!
we shared Guy’s twist on cheesecake– creatively plated and topped with potato chips & chocolate covered pretzels.
we shared fried ice cream, which they lit in fire table-​side.
we shared carrot cake coated in coconut flakes, topped with vanilla ice cream.
we shared a log of mint chocolate chip ice cream in a chocolate crust.
…and we all shared a ton of Unilocal love, some good laughs, and a collective need to give into our food comas. and go on diets.
this has, by far, been the most outrageously overindulgent Unilocal event i’ve attended. from the fabulous servers (especially ‘James Bond’ who was super informative and explained every dish and wine) to the dishes themselves, it was perfect. they even sent me back to my hotel room with my wine on a to-​go cup. brilliant!
sooooo now that I’ve gained a zillion pounds, I guess I better wear sweat pants to lunch tomorrow…