| Top of the World at Stratosphere |
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| Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris |
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| Mon Ami Gabi, Paris |
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| Top of Binion's Steakhouse |
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| Oscar’s Steakhouse, Plaza |
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| Voodoo Steakhouse, Rio |
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| Giadia at the Cromwell |
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| Picasso, Bellagio |
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| Foundation Room, Mandalay Bay |
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| Spago, Bellagio |
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| Hexx, Paris |
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| Jasmine, Bellagio |
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| Lindo Michoacán, Henderson |
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| Studio B Buffet, M Resort |
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| Hooters (by suggestion) |
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| Rivea/Skyfall Lounge, Delano |
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| Senor Frogs, Treasure Island |
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| Crazy Horse 3 (by suggestion, ahem) |
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| Hell’s Kitchen, Caesars |
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| Vetri Cucina, Palms |
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| Beer Park at Paris |
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| Marché Bacchus, Desert Shores |
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| Mercato Della Pescheria, Grand Canal Shoppes |
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| Mizumi, Wynn |
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| Restaurant Guy Savoy, Caesars Palace |
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| Strip Burger, Fashion Show Mall |
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| Twist by Pierre Gagnaire/Skybar, Waldorf Astoria |
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| Buddy V’s, Venetian |
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| Hawthorn Grill, Rampart |
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Analysis
As could easily be expected, the highest view garnered the most votes. But the truism, the higher you are, the better the view, didn't hold true down the list; the next highest view, the Eiffel Tower restaurant (#2) is only on the 11th floor, while the other real high flyers, such as Voodoo Steakhouse (#6), Foundation Room (#9), Rivea (#16), and Vetri Cucina (#20) were much lower. (In fairness, Vetri, at the top of the Palms, is new enough that perhaps not a lot of people have eaten there or visited.)
Interestingly, Mon Ami Gabi placed #3 by dint of its people-watching location; people-watching is a spectator sport in its own class and we'll probably run a poll on that sometime in the foreseeable future. Other good low-down views of the Strip were popular in the poll: Giadia, Hexx, Senor Frogs, and Hell's Kitchen.
Otherwise, Picasso placed relatively high for both its artwork and location on the Bellagio lake, as did Spago and Jasmine. Mizumi has the view of the lake at the Wynn, though it received only two votes and the Hawthorn Grill at the Rampart has a beautifully bucolic view of gardens, though like Vetri, it's little-known.
Ultimately, Open Table's four selections did pretty well: Eiffel Tower placed second, Mon Ami Gabi third, and Giadia seventh; only Hell's Kitchen was an afterthought at #19.
Open Table's top four weren't as far off as we initially imagined. Other than Top of the World trouncing the rest of the competition, Open Table's survey was pretty accurate after all.