When your restaurant sits 250 miles from the nearest ocean, and a high percentage of potential customers come from states with at least one border awash with seawater, you don’t typically try to blow them away with a seafood menu. Not so with the newest resident on the Venetian’s restaurant row. Celebrated chef Tom Moloney’s AquaKnox serves fish, oysters, stone crab and lobsters so fresh they’re still carrying their airline boarding passes. The California-inspired menu includes a killer raw bar, selection of caviar and fixings, and a 2-pound lobster entrée. The walk-in wine cellar is actually encased in a waterfall. Ask about the Chef’s Table for a very personal meal, or bring everyone you know for a group immersion. AquaKnox in The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South; (702) 414-3772 or www.venetian.com.