Week 37 Herbs and Rye

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What Teray Says...


For this week's date night, we celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday and decided to double dip and review it for the blog! Brett all day was saying he was surprising me with a place I have been dying to go, but I couldn't figure it out. I was secretly hoping it was Herbs and Rye, and to my luck it was! I heard about Herbs and Rye awhile back from my good friend Aranaza Jimenez and from Patty and Juan Barba. More and more people continued to tell us about it, so I figured with this many suggestions, it would be great!


Herbs and Rye is located on W. Sahara. They are open everyday except Sunday and have happy hour twice 5-8 and then later on in the evening. We were there for the 5-8 one. Walking in I knew right away I was going to like this place. It is dimly lit with red and black tones. There is leather and beautiful bar with crystal chandeliers everywhere. It reminds me of a cross between Firefly in Summerlin and Cathouse. 


While waiting to be seated we were escorted to the bar and the bartender explained the concept behind the drinks. Herbs and Rye has many speciality drinks and they are organized by decades. How awesome is that? I personally did not know what any of them were, so I let Brett help me. We were not at the bar long before we were seated. The name of the drink that I ordered was the Jack Rose and Brett ordered the house red beer. I could not tell you what was in my drink, all I know was that it was delicious. 

For an appetizer we ordered the bruschetta. I was expecting a little bit, but the portion was huge and even better, it was on a flat bread. This is an appetizer that could have easily been split with four people at least. I have to say it may have been some of the best bruschetta that I have ever had; the fact that it was flat bread really added to the flavor. 

We took awhile to decide what we wanted to order but definitely wanted to take advantage of the half off prices during happy hour. Not everything is half off, but so many things that are things that we would order are. Brett ordered the Bone in Kansas City Strip (12 oz) and I ordered the Filet Mignon (9 oz). Because they were half off, Brett's only costed $14.50 and mine was $17, not bad for amazing steaks. I did not taste Brett's like I normally do, but I can tell you that mine was cooked to perfection. The meat was extremely tender and flavorful. We ordered the sides of asparagus and macaroni cheese which also were both fantastic, plus a balanced meal, carb and veggie. :)

For one of the first times ever, we were so stuffed from the food that we did not take advantage of dessert. We even had left overs to bring home and I ate half of my filet the next day for lunch. The bill with tip came under $100 dollars. For all that food and the drinks, it was a steal!!!


As for the service, it was beyond perfect. Our waiter was friendly, informative, and attentive, but not annoying. In a nutshell, the service was top notch. I without a doubt will go back to Herbs and Rye and when there are visitors in town, definitely bring them there. Easy rating here: 5 out of 5 all the way!


What Brett Says...
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...well we didn't get fooled twice so it doesn't matter.  Last time Teray and I attempted to eat at "Herbs and Rye" we were mislead by Las Vegas Weekly.  They said that "Herbs and Rye" was a place to go on Sundays, we discovered that to be a horrible suggestion considering they are not open on Sundays (they will be soon though).  This time we checked the website, called, and chose to go on a Saturday.  "Herbs and Rye" is on Sahara at Valley View, not in a special neighborhood, and from the outside it looks like there is a lot to be desired.  Aside from all this two things kept driving us to check it out; 1. We got tired of having everyone we know recommend it, now we can just say we have been there. 2. Most of the menu is 50%off from 5pm-8pm everyday.  Because of our work schedules we decided to count this as our Valentine's dinner.

I have to jump right in and say that of all the places we have been this place was the coolest as far as vibe.  You feel like you are walking into a Chicago basement restaurant where you would expect to see Capone.  The entire place fits the mold; you even feel like you are below ground (which you aren't).  Some of the staff even wears vests with bow ties.  What I think does it for them is that none of it is done cheesy, you kinda feel like it just got missed by modernization.  They even take it a step further and had a Rat Pack movie on the televisions.  The music was legit.  Really, every aspect of "Herbs and Rye" was put together and just does it.  I have mentioned other places that transform once you walk in, this is the epitome of all that I keep saying.  I think I am so about it because I feel like I should have been alive during this era.  Service was also stellar, the hostess sat us at the bar while they were getting our table together.  The bartender was friendly and helpful...their drink menu is intense.  They have all their specialty drinks separated by era, it is actually pretty cool.  When we were finally sat our server was amazing, he went over the menu and told us all about the 50% off happy hour.  Throughout the entire meal he made conversation and made sure we were covered.  I know I usually break things down more but this place the service and the atmosphere really do go hand in hand.  The other thing that added to the scene was Gina Carano; for those of you who have no idea who she is just Google her for the details.  The cliff notes: attractive brunette who just so happens to be the best female MMA fighter, former American Gladiator, and now staring in the new movie "Haywire."  

The menu is a little intimidating; I'm talking to the point of having a 120oz steak that goes for $320, however it is only $160 during happy hour...plus they will pay you $200 if you actually finish it.  Trying to decide what you want is a challenge, they have an extensive menu and all of it sounds delicious.  We decide to get started with some drinks.  Teray ordered a Jack Rose with was pretty good, the only problem is that it was pretty.  I would have felt weird sipping it, so I stuck with the house red lager.  Both drinks were good, if they represent the remainder of the drink menu I would say have a DD lined up.  Since we aren't usually in a huge rush we took our time, ordering the bruschetta.  Most of the time you would get a few pieces of toast with tomato and cheese but not her, her you get a pizza sized flat bread that has an amazing blend of tomatoes, cheeses, and other flavors.  Their bruschetta should be the poster child of how bruschetta should be.  As for the entrees they set it up so you order your meats and sides separately.  We decided to get two sides: truffle mac & cheese and asparagus, they were both good...but you don't care about sides.  I ordered the 12oz Kansas City Bone In Strip.  I was impressed, I use to eat quite a bit of steak between 9 Steakhouse and many places I have worked.  The steak was perfectly cooked, if you know the palm trick to cooking steaks it was dead on.  Color looked amazing, and the juice was flowing.  If all their steaks taste this good then I would be willing to try out one of their steak challenges.  I would go here for steak before I go anywhere else, except maybe 9...and that isn't much of a decision since "Herbs and Rye" is 5 times cheaper.  It was $90 out the door tip and all.

The wrap up: 

I will be back.  I would like to go here monthly.  I plan on taking friends and family here.  This is officially my new favorite restaurant in Vegas, sorry Firefly.  If you trust what we say at all then you have to go and try it.  Rating of 6 out of 5.

Patty's Closet Outfit of the Week
Thanks to Patty and Juan of Patty's Closet for providing me with my outfit of the week this week. I normally don't go for this style of a dress, but because it was Valentine's Day, I wanted to look sassy.  This dress is perfect for a night on the town or a festive dinner. It is a very form fitting dress, but it has enough stretch that it probably would fit many body types. I love that it looks like a shirt and a skirt. The top dips into a low v-neck and the sleeves are right between sleeveless and short sleeves. Because it is ruched on the sides you can choose the length you want to wear the lower portion of the dress. It is long enough to hit your knees if you wanted it to. This dress is available at the Rainbow location! Also my earrings are long circles that hit my collar bone in gunmetal and black. Those are available at Sparkle by Patty's Closet.

If you haven't already you need to check out Patty's Closet website: ilovepattyscloset.com and their Facebook for the latest details on store openings and the newest merchandise posted: http://www.facebook.com/PattysClosetLV Also check out their newest store, Sparkle, which is all gorgeous accessories, totally Patty's style: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sparkle-by-Pattys-Closet/160713480701946

Fantastic news Patty's Closet lovers! The newest store opened at the Galleria in Henderson. The address is  605 Mall Ring Circle #120 Henderson, NV 89015. I went to the opening yesterday and it is awesome; you def. must add it to your must stop Patty's runs!! 

Until next time, cheers to new doors opening and big changes....