I was actually trying to pay the English the ultimate compliment! ;)

Morimoto NYC is my biggest disappointment of this year, even though Morimoto was there at the sushi bar preparing food. It was not busy that week night, but service is slow. 3 clueless hostesses at the door, could not figure out where to sit people (half empty place). Send all customers down to the bar, where there was also no service. By the time we ordered the drinks 30 minutes later, our table was ready. Later I realized this happened to lots of people who dined there.
The tasting menu was not focused, though tasty, nothing to write home about. The signature dish toro "paint palette" was spread too thin for us to actually taste the toro. The sushi was not even as good as Poke. And the steak dish was a little tough. About $200 pp includin drinks. Compared to other high end restaurants like Gramercy Tavern or Per Se, Morimoto is not up to par.

I heard that Morimoto in Philly is much better. I just think the one in NYC is too hyped up for its own good. Reminds me of Rocco.

Has anyone eaten at Hell's Kitchen?
 

You've been to my house?

What about the winner's restaurant at Red Rock Casino? Has anyone been there? Is it even open?

So it sounds like there are two questions:

a) has anyone ever eaten at "Hell's Kitchen" the Fox reality show restaurant during a meal service
b) has anyone eaten at the new restaurant at the Red Rocks casino.

I would pass on both.

Ah, so he has a nasty attitude in person, too? Lovely. I see no reason to do business with people like this.

Hell's Kitchen in Clinton/Hell's Kitchen
 

I had dinner at Hell's Kitchen this past Wednesday in NYC and would return again. While I am rather biased, living in California, I had my doubts that the food would live up to my expectations on what Mexican food should taste like, I am also hispanic, so it would have been a tough sell. I would not categorize the food as authentic Mexican food, but rather upscale, yuppy Mexican food that caters to the hip West Side Hell's Kitchen crowd. While some dishes were typical, such as the guacamole, the chips were not the typical fried chips, making the dish quite delicious. Other menu items included more traditional fare teamed up with non Mexican menu items. Overall, I would return to this restaurant, but be warned, we walked by without reservations at about 5:30 pm and the place was already packed, we could only be seated in the small bar. We were drawn to the place because it was full of people and not having prior reservations at any restaurant in the area, we figued that the food must be good to draw such a crowd.