Mesa Grill
Hi guys! Happy Monday! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning 🙂
We had an AMAZING last night in Vegas <3
The pilot argued with Caesar:
I fought Joe Louis:
And we had a trip to foodie heaven at the incredible Mesa Grill – one of my favorite cheffer’s (B-Flizzle) restaurant.
The interior to the restaurant was gorgeous. Funky, classy and Southwestern.
The bar:
Per many recommendations, we started with cactus pear margaritas
They tasted like pink lemonade, minus the tartness. So. Good.
Everything on the menu looked incredible…
Including the pilot 😉 Heh heh.
Our server brought out a basket of fresh bread, with an egg bread, raisin-walnut and a blue corn and yellow corn muffin.
The pilot and I split the muffin:
and it was perfect. Dense, chewy and flavorful 🙂
For an appetizer, we rolled with the goat cheese queso and blue corn tortilla chips.
Total foodgasms. It was topped with green chiles, jalapeno, red pepper, cilantro and olive oil.
The shrimp tamale was beckoning to me.. so I rolled with that 😉
Usually, I’d order it without the cream sauce.. but I don’t want to insult Bobby Flay 😉 And after tasting it, I wouldn’t kick the cream sauce outta bed if you know what I mean 😉
We shared a chopped salad minus cheese
And the pilot ordered the coffee-rubbed filet mignon.
He said it was the best steak he’s ever had.
Sadly, we were WAY too stuffed for dessert—the portions were extremely generous. Everything was delicious and our meal was the perfect way to cap off our foodie frenzy through Vegas 😉
We watched the fountains at the Bellagio one last time and called it a night 😀
Time to hop on the plane!!!
See you from Valdizzy 🙂
xoxo,
Gina
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The food looks and sounds incredible, but I am too mesmerized by the cactus pear margarita! I want.
What an amazing dinner! Everything sounds so good. Especially those margaritas. Now I know what I’m ordering when I go to Vegas!
Your skirt is so cute! I’m jealous of your dinner. I <3 Bobby Flay and Las Vegas might be my favorie US city. Glad to hear you had a good trip!
I am sooo jealous! I love Bobby flay:)
OH i’m jealous!!! all this means is that we have to go to Rick Bayless’ place when you come back here 🙂 Looks like an AMAZING trip!
that all sounds incredible. Shrimp tamales = pitter patter of my heart. I need to find a Bobby Flay restaurant ASAP.
The food looks incredible. I’m glad you got the full experience with the shrimp tamale because it looks like a one-of-a-kind food experience.
Also, love that the pilot got his fillet mignon. My boyfriend loves to watch me eat things he can’t eat (cheese, sea food)…it’s his form of eating vicariously through me:)
Cactus pear margaritas? That actually sounds–and looks–awesome. Who knew?!
I ate at Bobby Flay’s restaurant in Atlantic City and my goodness was it amazing. Yes, the portions are huge, but they’re so worth gorging on. Your queso looks so good!!
Wow I am so jealous!! And goat cheese queso!? Yes, please!!
Whoa! Goat cheese queso looks AMAZING – great pics!
I’m glad you rolled with the cream sauce. It’s a big lesson for all of us! Sometimes you got to relax those labels and rules and accept the gracious gift that is a meal from Bobby Flay. Although, this was likely a gift you paid a lot of dough for 🙂 Glad you had a great evening!
That looks absolutely fantastic! I’m glad you had such a great time in Vegas 🙂
YUMMMMM! And extra YUM to those MARGARITAS!!!!! 🙂 🙂
Omggg the cactus pear marg looks AMAZING!! I went to Zumba for the first time today… I loved it 🙂
I’m embarrassed to say this, but we went there for lunch a few years ago while at a conference, and I didn’t even realize it was Bobby Flay’s restaurant until this post! D’oh!
Haha…I *think* it was good from what I remember:)
Glad you had a great trip!
foodgasms is right! i would LOVE to eat at mesa…and i think i need to figure out how to make goat cheese queso now. my mouth is watering just thinking about it!
I loved Mesa Grill. When I went I had a sweet potato tamale that was out of this world good!
Looks like you two had a blast!
Oh sooooo jealous I’ve always wanted to go the that restaurant. Those drinks looked amaaaaaazing!!! Love it!!
I HAVE to try that margarita some time when I’m in Vegas. I might have just looked up a flight+hotel package on Expedia 😉 Have a safe trip home!
I’ve been to Bar Americain a few times in New York, but I haven’t gone to Mesa Grill yet. After seeing this post, I definitely need to make a stop!
Looks like an amazing meal! I LOVE the dress you wore to Mesa–where is it from? 🙂
thanks girl! dillards 🙂
Looks like you two had a killer time in Vegas! I’m so jelly… I had to cancel my Vegas trip in May because I have stupid finals 🙁 Bobby Flay’s is really the best tho, his flavors are SO vivid and delicious! And he’s definitely mastered the margarita. Safe trip home!
You sure topped off your weekend. Happy traveling back to valdizzy!
thank you! how are you feeling??
Oh everything looks sooo good.
I’ve been telling my Husband I want to go to Vegas just to go to this restaurant. I love Bobby Flay.
That looks freakin’ amazing. I’ve been to the Mesa Grill here in NYC a couple times-definitely best enjoyed after a busy day that gives you time to work up an appetite!
PS—I linked to your blog this morning after posting about a recent breakfast cookie. thanks for the inspiration!
i’m so glad you liked it, and thank you for the shout out!!
xoxo
WOW that meal looks amazing! I love Bobby Flay and i’d KILL to eat there!
Good idea not insulting Bobby Flay!! 🙂 That meal looks delic. Glad you had a good trip!!
-emily
Everything looks great, especially the chopped salad!
ooh, how lucky are you! I’m glad you kept the cream sauce and enjoyed the full Bobby Flay experience!
You all are pretty much adorable! I am glad you got to spend such a wonderful weekend with your husband and friends.
sooooo jealous right now
Ooh a corn muffin with yellow AND blue cornmeal? Love it! Blue and yellow are my favorite colors together, it’s what I have in my kitchen!
Mesa Grill is our favorite restaurant of all time. Sometimes when we are in Vegas and have other plans, we stop by JUST for the goat cheese queso fundido! So good. Sounds like you have been having an amazing time in Vegas!
I totally need to get back to LV and go to Mesa!!! It looks awesome!
OMG DROOOOL! Everything looks so good. I haven’t been to Vegas in a while, and all your posts have made me want to go back. It looks like you had a great time!
oh! hello, hello! all that food just looks SO GOOD! Especially your tamale. Oh MY. Your trip to Vegas as sounded like a dream from where I’m sitting ~ so glad you had a good time and caught up with some very important people 😉
plan you guys had a blast!
all that food looks SO delicious. Again, i’m totally jealous
I am obsessed with Mesa Grill!! I’ve oddly been to three different locations (NYC, CT and Vegas) through work & pleasure and it just gets better every time. Safe flight home!!
lol.. u such a tough cookie girl hehe xoxo <3
Everything at that restaurant looks incredible! Especially the goat cheese queso. Mmm, goat cheese is seriously my kryptonite!
Goat queso??? What?? I’m going to need you to recreate this ASAP ad post the recipe! Thankssomuch! 🙂
I love the dress (skirt/top?) You wore! Where is it from?
i’m on a mission to re-create a lot of the meals i had.. they were so good!
thank you! it’s from dillards 🙂
I love love love MESA Grill! I’ve been once in NYC and once here in Vegas. Both time, PRONOMINAL! When I was in NYC last spring they had squash blossoms stuffed with this light fluffy cheese and flash fried. I have dreams about these little critters!
Hey Gina, thank you for sharing your fabulous weekend in Vegas! I’m sure you had a blast 😀 I would love to visit the US some time, and then also Vegas!!! It must be gorgeous 🙂
Aaaah, Mesa Grill. The NYC location is right by my office and I have dined there once – it is SUCH a treat, right?!
PS just feasted on leftover eggplant curry and it was just lovely, a’thankyou. Especially the next day. 😉 I added shroomies and green beans so it was quite the mountain of veggies!
YUM!! love that you added more veggies- that sounds amazing. and yes, mesa grill made my life 🙂
I would so love to visit the Mesa grill in Vegas. I’m a fan of Bobby Flay’s and enjoy his Food Network programs. Your meal looked fabulous. Nothing like that in Topeka.
the pic of the Pilot fighting with Caesar is too funny! glad to know that bobby flay didn’t dissapoint
Hey Gina, I’m a bit behind in my blog reading due to my lack of a computer (sigh). That being the case, I only just got caught up on your posts and read about your love for mustard, particularly the dijon. Well, it made me think of the amazing horseradish mustard that I have in my fridge, that I bought from one of my favorite farmers at my local farmer’s market. Seeing as you love mustard, I would love to send you a jar of this awesomeness for you to try- a little love from the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market here in So Cal. Maybe you could email me your address? Awesome, thanks!
Oh and I’m so glad that you and the pilot had such a great trip in Vegas. Everything sounded amazing- especially the fountains.
that sounds AMAZING!! thank you <3
will you send me an email?? fitnessista at gmail dot com
xoxo
The food looks so good…
That’s great you had an amazing time! 🙂