I Tried the NEW Alex Prime Steakhouse at EL Cortez Las Vegas!

Hey guys, it's Ruby. It's time for another Las Vegas restaurant review. This time we are at the brand new Steakhouse Alex Prime here at the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas. This steakhouse is much anticipated, especially by us. We are super excited. Let's go check it out. Okay, we just got seated here at Alex Prime. So if you're unfamiliar, this restaurant space used to be called Siegels 1941, and it still is during the day. So for breakfast and lunch, it's Siegels 1941. For dinner at 5 o'clock until close, it becomes Alex Prime, their steakhouse. The renovation of this was spectacular. It is truly beautiful in here. So awesome. Old school. I feel like I'm back in time. It feels very 40s, very swanky, classic Vegas. They even have this like big private dining area. Very cool. Really big wine cellar. Speaking of wine, we did look at the cocktail and wine list. Now, they kept the cocktail menu very simple. There's a Negroni. There's a Spicy Marg. There's Kenny's Old Fashioned. I ordered that one. There's a Zero Proof on here. And then there's a gigantic wine list and our server already had some recommendations for us. We will be trying a cocktail and then we're going to see what there is on the dining menu. I'm very excited. So we started with a few of the appetizers. We definitely wanted to get a good sampling. This menu has basically all of the classics. Think steak tartare, escargot, oysters, that kind of thing. The first one we got here is their thick cut bacon. It says it's house smoked, a maple glaze. I also see a ton of roasted garlic all over the top. As an update, this old fashioned, it's great. It slaps. And my chair is also extremely comfortable. Worth noting. Let's try this bacon. Wow. Okay. I will say the glaze they're Very subtle, very delicate. I'm not getting a ton of sweetness, which I don't mind because all you're getting is that super thick, super rich bacon. Very fatty, but nice and charred on the sides. And then that roasted garlic is coming through. I also am getting that smokiness right at the back of my palate right away. That's delicious. Very good start. What can go wrong with bacon and an old-fashioned? All right, on to our next two appetizers. Now, we chose two seafood options. They do have chilled seafood here as well if you want like a shrimp cocktail, Louis salad, oysters on the half shell. But we need the classic crab cake. This is our first time dining here. You gotta try the crab cake. It's got a remoulade. I also really appreciate their descriptions on their menu are extremely simple. They're like crab cake, remoulade, celery. You know what you're getting. I hope it's good. Let's give it a try. Oh, that is a good crab cake, you guys. Wow. Okay. A lot of restaurants will be like, ours is just all crab meat, no filling, blah, blah, blah. But it's a crab cake. I want a little bit of that breading. I want a little bit of that filling. This one's like a perfect mix, a perfect layer of like crab meat filling, crab meat filling. The outside of it had this beautiful crust. So right when I bit into it, there was this crunchiness and then that soft, smooth crab meat And that beautiful remoulade. That is so, so good. Oh, my gosh. I'm very excited to hear Mr.'s reviews. He is very happy with the bacon, I will say. Now, we also got the shrimp dijon. Shrimp, lemon, parsley, butter, garlic. Get some sauce on it. This is an app that... I've learned to kind of love. You guys know on this channel I'm not a shrimp gal, but I've had some really excellent shrimp dijon, and I'm hoping that this one will also meet that standard. We also need to hear from our resident shrimp man what his feelings are on this. So I'm dipping in this dressing here. Here we go. First of all, their sauce is delicious. That is excellent sauce. The other thing I will say is that these shrimp taste very fresh. I normally am very particular with shrimp. I can always taste when it's getting a little bit shellfishy. This doesn't taste like that. The reason I don't like shrimp is that it's typically a little bit chewy. This one is cooked very nicely. It's very well done, and I love the sauce here. So far of these three apps, my big standout is going to be the crab cake. But I don't know what do you think mister? I didn't try the crab cake yet. He's got to try this crab cake before we can tell you guys what we think. I mean the bacon is very good as well and the shrimp dijon is perfectly done. He really likes the shrimp he said it's excellent and he is a shrimp guy. But man that crab cake for me really isn't it amazing? Okay he says it's the best for sure. I think we both agree on that. It's so good. We're gonna enjoy these three before we move on to We're going to do a salad course. Okay, on to the next course, our salad course. Before I do anything, first I want to say we noticed while enjoying the rest of those appetizers that the portions are very generous because that was a lot of food for two people for starters. The second thing I need to point out that I cannot believe we didn't notice when we sat down was, where's the bread? We are normally bread sticklers. When they brought the salad, they were like, would you guys like some bread? And we were like... Yes, yes we would. It is complimentary. Just ask for it if they don't bring it out right away. It is a French bread with butter. It's hot, so I'm going to try this before I try my salad. Thank you. Oh, yeah. Oh yeah. That is some good free bread. Oh, the mister would like you guys to know that the Coca-Cola's come out in their little bottles. He likes a glass bottle of Coca-Cola. Hello. Okay, now we'll talk about salad. I wanted to get a salad course. I know that. A lot of you guys order that as your entree or your app before you get your entrees. There are three here that they have, like a wedge, a classic steak salad, and then the Caesar, which I think is very popular, so I did get a Caesar. I've eaten Caesar salad a lot the last couple days. That's kind of strange. I don't know. Anyway, little croutons are all chopped up in here. I did get some fresh cracked pepper. I will say all of the food has been very aromatic. Like, when they set it down, I could smell that bread. I can smell the Caesar dressing on this. All of the food that's coming out, like, the aromatics of it are really nice. All right, let's try the Caesar. One salad, plenty big enough to share for two people, and that seems to be for, like, everything we've ordered so far. Yeah, that's the one. Yeah, that one. That is a lighter Caesar salad. I think some of them can have a really heavy, thick dressing. This one feels really light and delicate. It's definitely homemade. Croutons are a perfect size for me. I hate a huge crouton that's hard to chew. Very sensitive to that. I'm tasting that fresh cracked pepper on here, and I'm getting that cheese. Very classic, very simple, but it's definitely doing the job for us. And, man, I'm really happy we have some free bread, and I know you guys from the comments will be too. It's good, it's very good. Okay, that was a lot of food. We are on to main entrees now. Now, there are about six different cuts of steak here along with prime rib. We opted... to be dainty and just get ourselves an eight ounce filet. I think that's something that a lot of people like. And then we wanted to get you guys something that wasn't a steak, just in case you are not a red meat eater. They had chicken parm on the menu and like we love a chicken parm. Gotta give it a try. I'm gonna start with the steak first. That's probably backwards, but I feel like chicken parm reads very heavy to me. I gotta say this steak is cutting like butter. Butter. It is cutting beautifully. It's also perfectly medium. I chose medium, which is a really tough finish. It's hard to pull it right in time on medium, and they crushed it. It's perfect all the way through. Let's give it a go. Oh, too much. That's a beautiful steak. Thank you. Thank you. Australian was the cuts that they came from. They came from Australia. Australia. Wow, is that good steak. That fell apart in my mouth really perfectly, but there's a gorgeous sear on the outside. I'm going to sit on the side. All of the food I'm going to say so far, like simple, simple is king. They're making a simple menu with simple flavors. But with a steak, wow, does that succeed. I didn't even try it with the sauce. It really doesn't need it, but I did get a Bordelaise sauce, so I'm going to try it with it just to see how it adds to it. Wow, that was really perfectly cooked. Let's try the Bordelaise. Nice. Nice and light. Just like a simple red wine sauce. Do you want to try some of this? Kind of giving this richness. It's almost, on this steak, giving like a gravy flavor to it. This is a really, really good main entree. They crushed it with that. I am excited to try this chicken parmesan. This is John. Also, the chicken parm is absolutely gigantic. We're going to be eating that for two days. That is huge. Mozzarella cheese, marinara. Flattened out little pounded chicken breast. Here we go. That's lovely. Nice and thin chicken. Well breaded. I'm liking the marinara. It's got a perfect amount of tang. The mozzarella cheese is cutting through. I hate when mozzarella cheese is so stringy and hard to cut. You can cut it really easily. It's staying on top of the chicken, which is tricky. And I'm tasting fresh basil, which is a nice addition. Honestly, if this steak weren't so incredible, I'd be like, oh yeah, I get the chicken parm. But this steak is divine. Hi, so... Ooh, that's a tough one. I would say only get chicken if you don't like steak, but if you are a steak eater and you're here at a steakhouse, this filet did not disappoint. We still have to try some sides here. I wanted to get these while they were hot, but sides are next. I am starting to hit a wall. We have sides we have to try here. And of course, we decided to be extra and get lobster macaroni and cheese. Not just the regular macaroni and cheese, but the one with the lobster on the top, of course. Thank you so much. So... it was 10 more dollars to get the lobster and i will say they loaded it up there is a ton of lobster meat on top of this huge portion of macaroni and cheese if you come here only get one side for two people like definitely split everything these portions are huge okay it's got like a rigatoni very thick cheese i've got a big chunk of lobster here let's give it a go Thank you. i'm like just tasting lobster For sure. That is a meal in and of itself. Oh, my gosh. They use Gruyere cheese in the macaroni, which makes it so creamy, so stringy. And it tastes really good, especially on this rigatoni. I do like that they use that kind of noodle because the cheese, like, smushes into the little hole inside of the noodle. The actual macaroni and cheese itself is very delicious even if you don't do the lobster but I will say you're getting an absolute ton of like fresh very well cooked lobster meat. So this is a good dish but my gosh is this rich like don't order a lot of apps if you're getting this. This is heavy. Another touch there the noodles are very al dente. They still have a bite to them which makes it less cloying and like thick. It's that you can taste the difference in the noodles, the differentiation of the noodles, instead of it being just like a lump. Does that make sense? That's really nice. All right, the other side that we got, I was going to order carrots, and Mr. told me no vegetables for you guys. The Caesar salad's all we get. We ordered the mashed potatoes. I think that is a very classic thing that people like to order. It has brown butter, and it does have some garlic on it. Leave comments down below. Oh, Mr. just tried the lobster mac. It's amazing, isn't it? It's very good, very rich, very thick. That's a meal in and of itself. Leave comments down below of the stuff that you'd like to see me try in these steakhouses so I know what to order. I try to order things I think you guys might like to see. Let's try this mash. Yes. Well, that is Thanksgiving mash right there. Let's see what's in there. Oh, just like my grandma makes. Smooth, creamy, no lumps. I can taste all the butter. Just straight up butter coming through and parsley. Very simple. That lobster mac is ridiculous and outstanding, so it's kind of kicking the mashed potatoes butt, but if you want something classic, the steak, as perfectly done as it is with these grandma's mashed potatoes, you'd be in absolute heaven because they both are really, really good. I need to take some more bites before we box stuff up. You guys, I'm so full. We have a huge doggy bag of food, that lobster mac. Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Okay, we ordered. Two desserts. They did send us one out complimentary, which was very nice. So now I've got three to try for you guys. I'm starting out with Chef's Apple Pie a la mode with vanilla bean ice cream. This is the one they definitely recommended to us. There's caramel drizzle all over it. It's getting all melty. Here we go. The caramel drizzle is so thick all over this thing, the flaky pastry has a sugar crusted all along the outside so it's crunchy, big thick pieces of apple that aren't cooked down to oblivion so it's not mushy like applesauce, you can taste the bite of those apples, and really delicious ice cream on the top. This is so yummy, I think this is going to be hard to top. The crust is excellent. That is very nice. Alright, our next one here. Onto the cheesecake. There's a fork already in it. Somebody was enjoying himself. It appears that somebody is eating their favorite dessert. Berry cheesecake is Mister's absolute favorite. So let's give this a try. It's got a big thick berry compote on here. I'm seeing strawberries. This is a very big thick slice of cheesecake. Very thick, rich, creamy cheesecake. Absolutely delicious. Not super sweet, although I will say I do like a really sweet dessert personally. And I could use a little bit more crust. I really like the graham cracker crust with it and the sugar. Really great. And the compote on top is adding a little bit of tartness here. I would say right now of the two that apple pie is kicking the cheesecakes butt, but it is very good if you like the classic cheesecake. Alright you guys, they did send us out a free dessert which was very nice. A root beer float that comes with two really gooey Chocolate cookies. The root beer is from Sioux City Sarsaparilla, the granddaddy of all root beers. Let me know if you guys have tried that one. I am partial to Sprecher root beer myself. All right, so a root beer float. I can't remember the last time I ate a root beer float, you guys. Seriously, it's been a very long time. Let's give that a try first, and then we'll go for the cookies. That hits the spot, you guys, I'm not going to lie, wow, that root beer is really nice, it's really light, and then a little bit of vanilla ice cream, that's so classic, let's try the cookie, you know what, I'm kind of not mad we tried that, I actually really like that, let's try a warm cookie to go with. I'm glad they sent this out. This is almost as good as that apple pie. These cookies are underbaked and they're rich and chocolatey and melty. And then this is kind of washing it down with a nice cool root beer with ice cream. Wow, I actually really like that. I think I would almost get this because it's something different. But you really can't go wrong with that apple pie. We're gonna enjoy the rest of our desserts and wrap things up. All right, you guys just finished up our meal at Alex Prime. some standouts obviously i love what they've done with the restaurant it feels so old school so classic i'm glad they didn't modernize at all it just it's really perfect for the El Cortez the crab cake stellar our steak and chicken parm so good we had a lot of really great food here and honestly the root beer float was a sleeper hit i also want to point out that our server Linda has been here at the El Cortez for 30 years and that kind of loyalty is something you just cannot buy so this is a great place Great new restaurant. Definitely check it out. I hope you guys enjoyed this one. Thank you so much for watching. Catch you in the next.