[Las Vegas, NV]

[Las Vegas, NV] - Milos

December 15, 2017

Normally, I do most of the restaurant selection. This trip however, The Boyfriend did. Milos was one of his top picks because of the octopus. We are both partial to octopus because it's one of those things that are hard to come by, and labor intensive (have you seen those videos of guys slamming it against rocks to tenderize it?!).

The location and timing worked fantastically as it is located in the Cosmopolitan - same as the Emil Chau concert we were headed to that same night. I wasn't sure how busy they would be at 5pm on a Saturday, but I figured it couldn't hurt. We arrived a little early for the reservation, and the place was mostly empty. Staff was welcoming and friendly. Upon being seated, the waitress/server explained the menu and how the seafood selections are made. Food is served family style, so be prepared to share. She was helpful too, in letting us know if we were ordering too much, or not enough. We selected the octopus right off the bat, along with a Greek salad. We were very interested in their fresh fish selection, so she took us over to their "market."

I think we could have browsed for a lengthy amount of time, but because we had her guidance, she told us which fish were harder to come by, and where they were from. Of course, we wanted to try some new things, so we took her suggestions on the barbouni and emperor fish. They brought out the salad and octopus first. The rest came out and was prepared in front of us (by prepared I mean de-boned and plated).

To go with our meal, I chose to have a glass of the Domaine Katsaros Krania Chardonnay. Greek food, Greek wine, amirite?

In front of the market, looking at all of the goodies

Simple menu

Specially imported olive oil from Greece

What looks like our meager selection felt like a lot when eating!

Seriously, I love looking at seafood markets

Our colossal stone crab. Does it look colossal?

It's about the size of his hands, and his hands are pretty big

The carabineros - Spain's crevette royal - served with a shot of sherry to shoot the head. It was pretty hard to do and having the server stand there and tell me to do it fast was apparently too much pressure for me so of course, I managed to splatter it all over my sweater.

Milos's Greek Salad - vine ripe tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and barrel aged feta (cucumbers also, and red onion). The tomatoes are huge slices. I would recommend getting this if you have at least three people, or would not object to wasting some of it.