Last night I was wandering around Tivoli Village killing time and in search of food.  Nothing was looking too promising since most the places I saw were repeats from Town Square (yawn).  Out of nowhere I see a sign for a place called Poppy Den.  What's a Poppy Den and who is Angelo Sosa? I don't know the answers to either of those questions but remembered seeing a bunch of people on Yelp, who are far more into food than I, raving about the place.  And here it was, standing before me.\n\nI was greeted by two pleasant young ladies at the front desk and was quickly seated out on the patio. What's this?!?  A patio dining space in Vegas that doesn't look out onto a parking lot!  I'm sold already.\n\nTruthful statement in 1...2...3...The menu was a bit, well, unfamiliar to me ingredient-wise.  Some of the items I've never had before and the ingredients were foreign to me.  But that's what this is all about; trying something new.  I ordered a glass of cabernet while checking out the menu further. It was their house cab and tasted quite nice however I'd prefer a cab to be served in the proper wine glass, not a one size fits all wine glass.  I chose the Kim Chi fried rice for an appetizer/side dish.  Now I don't know who this Kim lady is but I'm in love with her fried rice. The presentation was cool since it had a whole sunny-side-up egg laid on top...different is good; I like that.  That stuff was amazing; I'll return just because of the fried rice.  For my entree I chose the steak and potatoes, with the steak medium plus. To my surprise the steak was cooked to the proper temperature (something a lot of places have a hard time doing) and was seasoned quite good. The potatoes, while odd in shape, were very good as well.  For desert, well, not really a fan of the strawberry shortcake.  The ice cream portion was great but the cracked pepper whipped cream was a shock to the taste buds; not for me.  The cake portion was kind of odd...not spongey, not flakey, not dense, not moist; something was just off about it and I can't put my finger on it.  The consistency was not to my liking.\n\nI really dig the atmosphere of the restaurant inside and out.  And let's be real here for a minute, the couple short comings in the meal were made up by the outstanding service provided by Eddie; who evidently is from Texas but not a country boy. Whatever man...I enjoyed dining here because of you and will be requesting you next time around.\n\nThanks for providing a unique experience in the oftentimes tiring dining experience that occurs in Las Vegas.  I'm taking off one star solely based on a few menu selections not agreeing with my admittedly inexperienced pallet and the fact that I truly feel that wine should be presented in the proper glassware.  Til next time...