BOA Steakhouse

It closed?! what the?!
I remember coming here about half a year ago, and everything was perfect. Great steak, fresh beer, great service.
BUT the salad was phenominal, I hands down couldn’t believe how great it was.
Shame to hear this place closed down but it was one of the good ones.

WHY DID THEY CLOSE MY FAVORITE STEAK PLACE!!!
I used to come here and sit at the bar by myself… order one of their fabulous cocktails.
the mixologists were amazing…
My fav was the bone in ribeye, with chimmichurri sauce
sauteed spinach.
RIP BOA. ;(
Probably bad location.

My first experience with Boa was with the LA location. While I enjoyed my experience in the Vegas one, LA topped it for me.
I came here for a friend’s birthday. Called in advance to make sure they knew it was for a bday, get the whole sparkles, etc lol. Maybe they only do this in LA? I had a triple birthday in LA and we got sparkles, comped dessert etc and had an amazing dinner. All we got was a waiter walking by saying, hey, it’s your birthday? Cool… really???
While the food was exceptional, Kansas Bone in Steak, Kobe Spaghetti & Meatballs (yes, I know, but it was GOOD), Fully Loaded Mashed Potatoes, and dessert of mango sorbet., the service could have been better. My tip, as I wrote for LA location: ORDER THE CAESAR SALAD! Made table side.
If I come back to this location, it is for the food.

Too bad its the last night this was amazing. No joke, as easy five stars. The crab cake was great, the smoked salmon was like no other. I ordered the new Zealand lamb and the marinade was unbelievably rich. Every bite hit my taste buds and sent them on an airplane ride out of town. I should have known how amazing it would all taste when that moist little roll disappeared like a cloud in my mouth.
The service was over the top, especially for a place that was closing down. Im sad to see it go. Everyone in the crew treated us with the upmost respect and they did not shy away from providing superior service. I wish everyone involved in this place the best of luck.

Hey everyone… For the last 6.5 years, I’ve been the General Manager at Boa LV. I’m very proud of the overwhelmingly positive reviews we’ve had over the years. And the negative ones… well, they’ve kept us honest and given us the chance to improve.
For those of you that don’t know, this Friday, Jan 27^th, will be our last night of business. After 7.5 years we will be closing our doors at Caesars in Las Vegas. We are all very sad, but don’t worry, our sister restaurant Sushi Roku, will remain open, and we have plans to reopen a new Boa in Las Vegas in the near future. Thank you to all of our loyal supporters, our great employees, and to those of you who can’t come to Vegas without enjoying a Boa 405. It’s been such a fun experience. Please, come see us at Boa in Hollywood and Boa in Santa Monica, and if you’re in Vegas and really need a 405, come to Sushi Roku; we’ll hook you up! Thanks for everything!

We had two apps and a steak for $ 92 with tax & tip. If the steak was $ 10 less, I would have given 4* but it was a bit expensive and service was only OK. I would recommend coming here for just apps as those were big and very good. My husband had the bacon tart (he said it was good) and I had the goat cheese baklava. For steak, we tried the rib eye with herbed butter. Sadly, the sauce was a bit bland — more a dollop of herb butter on the center than a rub or sauce. The roasted garlic was my favorite thing on the plate. The steak was a bit fatty (expected) but the outside was also well done and the inside medium to medium rare. I like uniformity in my steak. So overall, while good, it wasn’t great but if you want steak in Vegas, give this place a look.

Picture it, Forum Shops, Friday evening table for one.
When dining alone I love sitting at the bar and the guys at BOA are just another reason why. Super friendly service, great drinks and a steak that makes you want to slap your gramma!
Since my current alcoholic crush is on gin I sampled a few of their crafted cocktails made of the stuff, each drink went so well with everything — I really wanted this meal to go on for days.
I started with a wedge salad (hold the bacon), the lettuce was fresh and the dressing was super creamy, this was delicious! Next up the star of the show, a juicy delicious piece of boneless rib eye cooked to perfection! I don’t think I have ever eaten so slowly.
No way there’s room for dessert you say, oh, but there was. Three chocolate cupcakes topped with torched marshmallow and served with fresh whipped cream. I pretty much went back to my hotel room and passed out after this meal, it was well worth the hefty price tag.
Next time I’m in Vegas and looking for a piece of steak BOA will be a must re-​visit.

My husband makes it a point to go to BOA every time he goes to Vegas so he insisted we have dinner there on our recent trip to Sin City. I’m a fan of steakhouses & fine dining so it didn’t take much to convince me.
In order to make sure that we were able to get a reservation, my husband called a week in advance. The hostess he talked to had the intellect of a newly hatched parakeet. I listened to him as he spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to give her his name. I understand it’s the mainland & she might be unfamiliar with Asian last names but he was spelling it out for her (multiple times, mind you), for God’s sake. Apparently from S-​A-​S-​A-​K-​I she was able to get S-​Z-​A-​X-​K-​H-​I. Said hostess only proved the keenness of her intellect when my husband called the day before we left for our trip to confirm our reservation only to find that there was no record of it. Luckily, there was still an opening in the time slot we’d requested.
But enough about the hostess’ inability to understand the alphabet & onto the actual restaurant. The only way I can describe BOA’s atmosphere is… sexy. Guys, if you wanna impress a girl, bring her here. You won’t be sorry.
The service was impeccable, as should be expected in a fine dining environment. Our server was friendly & polite, & promptly reviewed the night’s specials. My husband also asked if he could order an appetizer from Sushi Roku next door (the restaurants share the same owner) & our server graciously accepted his request.
My husband decided to go with the surf & turf & I went with the petite filet mignon with Cabernet sauce & roasted garlic mash. The surf & turf comes with a piece of Hudson Valley foie gras & being that my husband isn’t a fan of foie (what the heck is wrong with him, am I right?!?) he gave it to me. I plopped that baby on top of my filet & it was SHEER HEAVEN.
Our night at BOA was perfect, we couldn’t have asked for more. The food, service & ambiance more than made up for their alphabetically challenged hostess. I now understand why this spot is a must for my husband every time he’s in Vegas.

I’m torn, because I want to question everyone in Vegas as to why this place wasn’t more crowded on a Fourth of July, because it is an excellent nite spot with views of the Strip that make you feel like you have a box seat; but then I also want to keep my mouth shut, so that I never have to worry about getting a reservation. Hmm.torn.
We dined recently at this steakhouse located on the top floor of Caesar’s Palace newest shopping area. It has an absolutely excellent view of the strip, you can even see the water show at Bellagio from the patio. It is a bit down there, but still.
As far as the service goes, this has to be staffed with some of the most pleasant, professional people I have ever encountered. Too often, the attitude in retail and hospitality is really awful, but in this case, everyone was beyond.
Our server was Michael C. or E. (I wish I could remember) and he was helpful, nice and zero weird attitude… yay!
My pre-​dinner cocktail was the Crush and it was very delicious, sparkling and slightly sweet.
For dinner, my boyfriend started with clam chowder and it was delicious, more of a rich white broth with little bits of clam, than a heavy, creamy typical chowder. Very good. I started with a salad, which was, fresh, crisp and tasty.
We both ordered petite filet medallions and it was the perfect amount of food. It came with a blackberry reduction sauce, but we also ordered a side of the J-​1 Sauce to try. Both great, but I think I did prefer the sauce the filet came with afterall.
Dessert came and we shared a crème brûlée and the chocolate filled beignets. YUM. I love sugar a bit too much and these were no disappointment. The crème brûlée is excellent, it is incredibly rich, creamy and served on the chilled side. Thank you! I really do not like warm, eggy brulee’s which are more commonly served.
If you are a person who loves the crème brûlée at Nordstrom Café, then you would love it here too.
After our dinner, we sat on the patio outside and waited for the 4^th of July fireworks to start, but unfortunately weren’t able to see any, so headed home and instead saw them shooting off from various neighborhoods along the 95. Great night, really.

Well we both wanted a burger and were about to head to Burger Bar (tried and true), well yadda yadda yadda, $ 150 bucks and this review later…
Once we got to BOA we thought we should totally get steaks. So we did and ended up full but disappointed. Drinks were good. Service was okay. Loved the décor.
I got the special (not with a special price) Oscar Filet, ordered medium rare. The server initially brought me the wrong meal, but promptly took it away and was replaced quickly with my correct order. The filet was a bit over medium rare, the lobster/​crab mix on top was good, the bernaise sauce made the dish, helped moisten the steak and flavor the seafood. Asparagus on the side was good, done nicely.
My husband (he wanted me to give them 2 stars) got the Rib Eye which we were told by the waiter is the best on the strip… it wasn’t. It too was ordered medium rare and was a bit over cooked. It was a bit dry and lacked seasoning. we asked for salt (there’s none on the tables) and we got a dish of sea salt and truffled salt, which helped things. We shared the loaded mashed potatoes, they were too heavy and just tasted junked up, too much bacon and cheese.
We over all thought it was an alright experience, but totally not worth the money. Kicking myself… Should’ve just gotten the burger.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced… but they did surprise me with a better-​than-​expected meal. 3.5 stars.
We had a large party, so we were assigned a pre-​fixe meal. Okay, so $ 100 a person got us only a petite filet, and some appetizers and dessert served family-​style, so it was VERY overpriced. However, I was pleasantly surprised.
The appetizers were okay but not mind-​blowing… steak tartare was okay, crab cake was decent, and the truffle nachos just seemed like Lays potato chips with some truffle oil and melted cheese on top. Meh.
The steak was larger than I expected for a «petite», and it was perfectly cooked. The flavor was pretty good, as well.
The sides that came with the meal was probably the highlight. The truffle mac-​n-​cheese was EXCELLENT. with macaroni (more like. pasta) that was cooked al dente, and a distinct truffle flavor. Too bad they kind of went stingy on that one and didn’t give us enough plates. The creamed spinach was good, and the fried crispy onions, though not special by any means, served as a decent filler.
The chocolate-​filled beginets with dipping sauces and the chocolate cake were great. I didn’t care so much for the s’mores thing and the cheesecake, but they weren’t bad.
Okay, so the perfect indicator of the ridiculous cost of this restaurant is that their wines had a 2.5−3x markup. Ripping us off, don’t you think?

I ate here a few months ago and had the $ 50 Groupon for lunch since the expiration date snuck up on me and I had to use on the day it expired.
The place was quite empty for lunch and I asked for the dinner menu.
I started out with the Goat Cheese Bakava. This was as good an appetizer Ihave had anywhere and wanted to lick the pâté clean. If I knew this would be this unreal I would of ordered 3 of these. For my meal I had the 40 Dry aged New York strip and Bacon/​Cheddar Potatoes.
The potatoes were ok but, nothing special and the steak was very tough and had a strange flavor. I am unsure if this is because of it being dry aged or not but, I really did not like it. However I will try the restaurant again someday but, I am not in a rush.

A coworker raved about his dinner at BOA Steakhouse. At the time I have never heard of the restaurant, and BOA only conjures up images of a bank or the popular Korean singer. A few weeks later, I bought a Groupon for BOA ($ 25 for $ 50 worth of food and drinks) so I can go try it out for myself.
Making the reservation was painless and easy. But finding the restaurant itself was a little tougher, since it is located a bit off the beaten path (3^rd floor of the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shop).
The restaurant itself was very nice, but when I arrived for my early reservation, only the front part and the bar was opened for seating.
My waitress was friendly and handed me my menu (for lunch) shortly after I picked out and sat at my table, but gave me the dinner menu once I asked for it.
The menu options look interesting, with the typical categories of items found at steakhouses.
For my appetizer I went with the Goat Cheese Bakalava served with pistachio, black truffles and a few pieces of frissee ($ 14). I liked it, plus it was different from the usual steakhouse appetizers. Definitely worth a try if you are feeling adventurous.
And selected the 21-​days Dry Aged Bone-​In Rib-​eye and opted for the Blue Cheese Crust (it was that or Foie Gras Butter), the waitress also brought out their Signature J-​1 Sauce (tomato based, with Sriracha for that extra spicy kick, even thought it was pretty mild). The steak had nice flavor, a great blue cheese crust, but slightly over done (probably after broiling the blue cheese crust).
After that I was looking forward to a refreshing dessert, but most of the desserts found on their menu didn’t look appealing or were too typical for me at the time, and I eventually opted to get a scoop of gelato instead.
Décor — ⁴⁄₅ Nice and elegant.
Food — ⁴⁄₅ I enjoyed everything I ordered.
Service — ⁴⁄₅ Friendly, not high pressure.
Price — Pricey, but it is a steakhouse and one located inside a Las Vegas casino no less.
Location — ³⁄₅ needed directions from the receptionist/​hostess to navigate my way there.
Overall ⁴⁄₅.
If you have local ID, you can get 20% off. Not a bad deal.

Came here to celebrate completing my third half marathon and was not disappointed! The ambiance is open yet dark and rather trendy.
I had a $ 50 gift certificate thanks to a Living Social deal which definitely helped with the bill; but even without I think it would have been worth it.
Things got off to a good start when a server brought out warm rolls which were crusty on the outside and doughy/​flaky on the inside, almost like a croissant.
For 3, we ordered 2 salads and both were yummy! Fresh and flavorful!
For dinner I got the bone in filet mignon, by far my favorite cut of meat and even more so when I can find it with the bone-​in. Came out perfectly cooked rare.
Side of truffled mac and cheese was DELICIOUS! While it looked a little small, it was so rich the portion was perfect. For other less rich sides, I am not sure if the price is justified for the size.
Definitely worth a visit.

Went here last night to use my $ 50 worth of food for $ 25 Groupon that was about to expire, with a friend.
My reservations via OpenTable were for 7:30 PM. Apparently my friend didn’t know her way around Caesar’s and finally showed up at 7:50 PM. The host (I suspect manager — an asian guy in his 30’s) talked to me for a bit in the lounge while I waited for my friend. Two guys at the bar apparently knew everybody in sight and the chef came out to speak with them so I was able to see him and say «hi.»
This place gets a star for not turning my friend away at the door. I’ll admit that I didn’t tell her to dress up, but to my credit, I told her it was a pretty expensive steakhouse and she didn’t take heed. Luckily, I threw my fur coat on her, and we were seated pretty quickly. The dining room is nice, but it was very empty. Apparently, according to staff, this time of year is extremely slow — so go in! You’ll get more attentive service!
I had the Boa Chop Chop salad ($ 14), hold the chickpeas, my friend had the Caesar salad ($ 14), made table side and we split the $ 9 sweet potato fries, served with ketchup and blue cheese dipping sauce. My salad was pretty tiny and bland, so I mixed in a bit of the blue cheese dipping sauce from the fries and it was better. My friend didn’t eat much of her salad but said it was good. She took it to go.
We still had $ 10 left to play with for the meal, so we ordered the donuts to go because we weren’t hungry and didn’t feel like eating them. I didn’t see them on the menu, but I think they were under $ 7. My sister liked them when I got home this morning, but my youngest sister and brother didn’t. Oh well.
The food was okay, nothing to write home about, and the service was great, but overall, it’s not worth the prices by a long shot.

It’s a good steak place, I’m a steak lover and they have a prix fix menu, which you can save if you want a salad, sides & dessert.
For appetizer we got the seared tuna pieces & calamari & this weird sweetish thing. the tuna pieces were good, but they put like flakes of seasalt in it and it tasted weird when you ate it, but the tuna was good. Calamari was good, and the weird sweet pastry like thing, it was okay. more like a dessert than an appetizer/​
I got the prix fix menu. I thought it was a good deal. I got the kobe flat iron, it was cooked to perfection. I got medium rare and it was medium rare! Love it. I also tried a little piece of my sister’s filet and it was nice and tender, melts in your mouth. The sides were okay, fries weren’t any specials, and the mushrooms were okay, it woulda been better if they were all portebello mushrooms.
Dessert: crème burlee, so disappointed. I love crème burlee, but their crème burlee was not great. It was thick and chunky. I love my crème burlee to be creamy and silky. not a fan of their dessert.
overall, steaks are great here! they dont come on a hot plate =(

Meat.
It’s what’s for dinner.
No, I wasn’t talking about the bachelor party sitting across our table. I’m talking about red meat at BOA steakhouse.
This being Vegas and this being a steakhouse on the strip, expect the prices to be high but not ridiculous like CUT at the Palazzo.
We’re glad that we went with the tasting menu, not only did it offer variety, it was priced right at $ 75 for 5 courses. The portions are quite generous for a «tasting» menu.
We started off with watercress salad. I’m personally not into watercress, but hey, I needed veggies. If it weren’t for the hearts of palm and the feta cheese, I wouldn’t have even touched this.
As a foie gras lover, I was excited when our second course came out. Seared Hudson Valley foie on a toasted brioche, caramelized onions and blood orange syrup. My tastebuds were all in a frenzy. A fine frenzy.
The steamed Chilean sea bass looked pretty on the plate and tasty in the mouth! It was flaky and moist and if all fish were cooked like this, I’d eat it more often. The baby carrots and bok choy still had a nice crunch to it while the tropical salsa was the perfect complement.
Shortly after, my filet mignon came out. I was a wee bit disappointed that they over-​salted my meat but it came out medium-​rare as I requested. The mash potatoes wasn’t too creamy which I liked, especially after having two of those buttery rolls they kept refilling my bread plate with and those were good sized rolls!
I was in the ladies room when they brought out the last course and the bf was actually finished with his by the time I got my dessert. Our waiter apologized because the kitchen forgot to make one for me! (I know, sad face!) When I dug into my warm banana cake with house made banana ice cream, it was good but the toffee sauce was too sweet, it took away from the subtle flavor of the cake.
Service was excellent. Good drink recommendations, our bread plate and water glasses were never empty, cutlery were changed with every course and our server even offered to take our picture. (couple of pics actually!)
BOA gives you great value for your money, especially if you decide to do the tasting menu, although a little adjustment is needed on seasoning its meat.
The bachelor party across our table? no extra seasoning needed ;)

As a local, it takes a lot to get me to the strip just to eat a meal, even if it is at a steakhouse that’s supposedly one of the best in Vegas. We’ve got tons of them. But when I heard that Boa was having their 5 year anniversary and were offering 50% off their entire menu, I had to go try it. Boy am I glad I did.
From the moment my girlfriend and I walked in, we were treated to fantastic service. A manager passed us and greeted us, and even though it was odd that we didn’t get menus when we sat down, they arrived shortly.
We started with the fritto misto, which is a calamari and artichoke dish. My girlfriend loves artichokes, so she was very disappointed when it arrived and there were only two pieces in all of the calamari. I asked our waitress Winnie if this was normal, and she said it was. She explained the dish further to me and told us next time we could request extra artichokes. Then two minutes later she came back with a bowl of artichokes for us, as she said my girlfriend’s face looked like her dog had died when she found out the lack of artichoke was normal. That was awesome of her.
For our main course, I took the waitress’s recommendation of the rib eye, and my girlfriend had the prawns. Neither of us were disappointed. Her prawns were big and had a great flavor to them. My steak was prepared to perfection… probably the best rib eye I’ve ever eaten. I didn’t even need the sauce I had ordered.
We were stuffed when Winne brought the dessert menu, but we looked it over anyways. Chocolate filled donut holes with two dipping sauces? How do we say no to that. Let’s just say we were overstuffed when we left.
Our entire bill pre-​discount was $ 102, so $ 51. Oh how I wish it was always $ 51 for this meal. Worth it at $ 102, but probably going to save my pennies and hope they run this promotion at their 6 year anniversal. Well done, Boa.

I’ve since returned to BOA and this time for lunch. My 3 stars remains the same for now… but I’ve been able to try a few more dishes so. time to update.
As I said, we returned for lunch so the restaurant was far less full and the menu a bit more limited. You have a choice of several appetizers, soup of the day, about five salads, a burger, a few sandwiches, and a smaller list of entrees.
We sat in the front so that we could people watch, which is always fun… and the staff was great… really down to earth, quick on the draw with the cocktails and very fast to remove the charge for a mistake on the order and comp us a round of drinks.
We ordered the beef tartare (we thought we ordered tuna but that was a mistake), goat cheese baklava, prawn cocktail and the BLT salad to share. The staff was very helpful in deciding how much would be enough for 3 girls to share but not spoil their dinner later.
I thought the beef tartare left a lot to be desired. I am usually a fan of the dish and the presentation was pretty (they cracked the egg and mixed it tableside) but I just didn’t care for the texture (the meat was not very finely ground) or the flavor (a bit bland).
I was a fan of the prawns last time but this time around they seemed a bit dried out. Might skip that next time.
The goat cheese baklava is a new favorite. All three of us thought this was a real standout. The combination of textures and flavors was wonderful. from the paper thin phyllo and the creamy, tangy cheese, to the drizzle of honey and sprinkle of pistacios, right down to the bit of frisee salad with candied orange peel. Would definitely like to have this again… and I ain’t sharin’. ;-)
The salad was also very good. I can’t say that it’s more exciting than anything else I’ve had but I think it’s great light lunch fare to grab a salad and the baklava and call it a day.
Well. and of course… the famous 405 cocktail has to be on the agenda too. Still delicious…

I have been to the BOA Steakhouse in Santa Monica before. I gave BOA in Santa Monica 3 stars too because they couldn’t cook the meat right, their Wagyu steak was too dry and their sides were too salty but their ambiance is great. (
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BOA Steakhouse in Caesar’s palace was a complete opposite. The ambiance was horrible, seating was uncomfortable and the lighting was too strong it nearly blinded us. Service was pretty laid back for a steakhouse… which I don’t mind… but a little more attention wouldn’t hurt…
But the steaks were cooked PERFECTLY. It was tasty and juicy… mMmMmMmmm… I ordered a medium rare and the steak was perfectly medium rare from the tip to the middle to the end. Polish up the interior and with better service, this restaurant could potentially be 5 stars.
Starter Prawns: It was pretty good:
Steakes: YUMMAY!: