'USA Today' Spotlights StripSteak

IN THE NEWS: USA Today features the new movement of top-flight, celebrity chef-driven steakhouses, including Chicago's Tramonto's Steak & Seafood (Westin Chicago North Shore hotel, 601 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling), Las Vegas' StripSteak (Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.), Los Angeles' Cut (Beverly Wilshire hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd.), Kansas City's Plaza III Steakhouse (4749 Pennsylvania Ave.), and New York City's Craftsteak (85 10th Ave.). usatoday.com ... The Review-Journal's Heidi Knapp Rinella gives an A to Dragonfly (3900 Paradise Road) and a B to Red Square (Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South), while Ken White visits Dick's Last Resort ( Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South). reviewjournal.com ... Las Vegas Weekly's Max Jacobson reviews new seafood spot Sweet Water Prime Seafood (9460 S. Eastern Ave.). lasvegasweekly.com ... City Life's Al Mancini visits Firehouse Subs (9555 S. Eastern Ave.). lasvegascitylife.com ... The Los Angeles Times' S. Irene Virbila awards three stars to Mario Batali's new B&B Ristorante (Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas; www.mariobatali.com/restaurants_bb.html). latimes.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com