I'd give Bouchon a lukewarm thumbs up. Mrs. zippyh and I dined there with another couple in June.

They serve expensive bistro fare. For example the steak frittes is a New York strip rather than the traditional hanger steak. It was served with sauce bernaise and an onion relish. I think I enjoyed the hanger steak at Mon Ami Gabi a lot more especially given the price. Mrs. zippyh and I each had the steak frittes, one dining companion had copper river salmon and I can't remember what our other companion had.

The room is quite nice and there's outdoor dining if you can stand the heat.

I think the bill for 4 entrees, 2 salads, 2 desserts, 1/2 dozen oysters, 3 glasses of wine and 2 beers was $250 before tip. I have no complaints about the food but it just seemed expensive for what it was.

On a somewhat unrelated note, Mrs. zippyh and I had dinner at Fiamma at the MGM Grand a couple nights ago. It's an Italian place. We thought it was an exceptional meal. Started with roasted beet and asparagus over arugula salad then shared some braised short rib raviolis. Those were quite tasty. I had a ribeye served with more roasted beets and onions. Wifey had sea bass.

The desserts were exceptional as well. We had some kind of chocolatey cake with a layer of biscottie and scoop of milk flavored gelato. Also had the trio of souffles (chocolate, pistacio and strawberry). Those were the best desserts we've had in recent memory (we eat out a lot). I think the bill for 1 salad, 1 pasta, 2 entrees, 2 desserts, 2 glasses of wine, 1 beer and coffee was about $140 before tip. I thought this place was better than Circo.

We picked the place somewhat at random just because we were seeing George Carlin later that night. It was a fortuitous choice. George Carlin was dining there that night too. I don't know if that's a recommendation or not, but we really enjoyed the dinner. The show was okay too although he seems more of a grumpy old man than he used to be.