I am not like a moon orbiting a massive radiant planet-called Tivoli Village. Few cobblestones and a courtyard doesn't  transform it to an Italian Village. There is no eatery that is healthy and ethnic enough to make my visit worthwhile. The shops mostly cater to women and whatever is there for men is overpriced junk or for teenagers on a sled. Having said that, Echo & Rig, is a valid reason to visit. This newest steak house by Chef and owner Sam Marvin (who is busy opening few more steak houses-one more coming to Vegas next year- I was told.) The concept is unique-even for Vegas ! A Butcher and Steak House. Buy your meat and eat it too!\n\nI love a good steak like London Broil and Pepper Steak,  that I used to imbibe in Chicago, but none of the chefs here know to how to cook London broil, not to mention the meat should be extra lean like sirloin beef or knuckle beef with fat less than 5% as opposed to a porter house steak that is close to 50% fat. Not only the steak houses don't have that kind of lean meat but there is no butcher on the premises. \n\nAt Echo & Rig. the meat is displayed on your right as you walk in glassed freezer-the biggest walk in freezer-at a temperature of 32 degrees at all times and you can order knuckle steak or burger or sirloin steak.  Next to the freezer is the biggest solid butcher block (on a broad day light when no one is looking I intend to take this to my kitchen.) \n\nYou can also get Wagyu beef from Wyoming or Kobe beef  from Kobe, Japan. The beef is from grass fed cows with no steroids or antibiotics and the sirloin cut of meat (which is on display but not the knuckle beef, which has to be ordered 24 hrs before the cooking time) can be cooked as steak or burger..\n\nThe Master Butcher, by the name of Trevor, is lean and healthy looking and  conscious of nutrition, unlike most of the chefs who are ruddy faced and rotund  like Orson Wells or Hitchcock (by the way Alfred Hitchcock, who liked to be called Hitch, was a prolific eater and he believed that a good eater also had a good libido and imported meat, lamb and Dover sole from England and claimed he served the best steak in in LA at his own house.) They serve what ever people ask for and choose. The steak starts at $22.50 but this kind of meat in some gourmet houses are selling at three or four times the price and few of the chefs serving raw meat from unknown butcher.\n\nThe Echo and Rig is located in the circle where the fountain is, with the valet parked cars around the fountain (generally speaking, valet's are first cousins of Mario Fittipaldi and they have racing streak in them. They park my car at 45 miles an hour. I saw a valet in LA changing tires at 60 miles an hour. The seat and mirror are adjusted to a midget driver.) This is one complimentary gesture that  I will not make use of.\n\nThere are two patios, one on the ground floor facing the Alta Drive and the other on the second floor facing the fountains, which is perfect for private parties. The ambiance is good but there is lot of wasted space.and the one mini bar with waitresses carrying full glasses of wine up the stairs-is a disaster to happen. The bar only serve draft beer and I was not a happy camper, since they have no beer mugs or tall frosted beer glasses (one downgrade) the glasses are the kind you find in a biker bars or bars on main street or the English pubs.\n\nHowever, they do have half / full glass of wine which is a great idea and they are reasonably priced, On my next visit better the red wine be chilled (and not Las Vegas room temperature of 120 degrees, as the master Somme-liars! tell them to serve) If not I will downgrade another point. The also sell organic beef jerky, cast iron skillet and other items.\n\nThere is no Theme here, with antlers head poking out of the wall or mahogany wood or some gimmick to make it look like it is inhabited by macho men or men with fat cigars and fake display of wealth with borrowed BMW's. Good healthy steak is the Theme. Better the other steak houses follow the theme and pricing or they will be extinct..along with the antlers head !