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T he Guide THIS ISSUE THE VERY BEST OF devour: breakfast imbibe: milkshakes excite: concerts the eyes have it OPULENT, CHIC, AND SEXY, ENCORE���S NEW ASIAN FUSION HOT SPOT, ANDREA���S, IS AN INDULGENT PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN BEFORE CLUBGOERS SURRENDER. BY EMMA TROTTER PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARBARA KRAFT F rom a giant backsplash behind the bar at Andrea���s, Encore���s seductive new restaurant, Andrea Wynn���s alluring eyes stare out at the sea of beautiful, well-dressed diners through a state-of-the-art LED screen that changes colors throughout the night. Lit low with teardropshaped lights and featuring slick, cream-colored seating, every table in the house fills by 9 PM. The bar area stays crowded with partiers ready to get their night started with cocktails such as the signature Aphrodisiac. With food by popular Las Vegas chef Joseph Elevado and a ���vibe dining��� concept���and working in tandem with neighboring nightclub Surrender��� Andrea���s blends trendy dining and nightlife into one all-encompassing venue. It���s open until 2 AM on weekends, so night owls can keep the revelry going to the sounds of one of Surrender���s renowned DJs. (Famed DJ Steve Angello was hired to direct the restaurant���s music program.) In fact, diners can get stamped for Surrender at dinner���and with the terrace overlooking Encore Beach Club, it���s a complete nighttime destination three-for-one. And you never know who might show up. A recent night saw George Clooney and business partner Rande Gerber hop behind the bar to launch their tequila, Casamigos. DJs Skrillex, Steve Aoki, and Eric Prydz; Billy Joel; and Jenna Jameson and boyfriend Tito Ortiz have also dined there. Wynn had a hand in both the design���completed by local guru ToddAvery Lenahan���and the menu. The food fuses Asian and Japanese flavors with exotic spices and sauces into many shareable plates: dim sum, sliders, oysters, Dungeness crab fried rice, truffled ponzu rock shrimp tempura, and a Wagyu beef and lobster sushi roll. ���As far as exotic goes, we are the only ones on the property to offer the Japanese Wagyu rib cap,��� Elevado says of the decadent entr��e. ���The miso-marinated cod, lemongrass beef tenderloin, and diver scallops are also all really popular.��� Encore Las Vegas, 702-770-3463; wynnlasvegas.com V VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 125 125_V_BOB_G_Opener_Spring13.indd 125 2/11/13 12:23 PM