Review: Bourbon Steak sometimes good, always pricy
September 30th, 2008, 8:00 pm by Jess HarterThe most impressive thing about Bourbon Steak, part of celebrity chef Michael Mina’s national restaurant empire, is the size of the dent the Fairmont Scottsdale resort’s trendy steakhouse will put in your bank account.
Some of Mina’s culinary offerings are very good; others are disappointing. But all are expensive.
During one of my visits, for example, dinner for three — two small appetizers, three entrees and two small desserts — results in a gulp-inducing bill, after tax and tip, of $411.
No, the meal doesn’t include Bourbon Steak’s much-publicized $190 Japanese “A5” Kobe steak (which is no longer on the menu). It doesn’t even include a bottle of wine.
And as we leave the restaurant, one of my companions accurately sums up the evening, “That was good, but not great.”
For $400-plus, shouldn’t a meal be great?
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