Hidden Gems of Las Vegas Dining?
Here are some of the ones I keep hearing:
Volcano Grille- Japanese "fast food" with custom bento boxes and a sauce bar
Rambos - 60s decor, a hippie dog and good breakfast specials
Gritz- Supposedly better Soul Food choices than M & M.
Bonito Michoacan - Supposedly just as good as Lindo Michoacan but cheaper and not as crowded.
Also probably not considered hidden but has anyone been to Pizza Rock yet? They opened on Saturday and was wondering if it has been worth the hype.
Also the cantina at the Tuscany is very good mexican food. They have a mexican pasta dish at lunch, very good. Yes I said maxican and pasta in the same dish
Quote: terapinedI'm not a local but I am a buffet freak when in Vegas, cheap or expensive, I do them all. Try a high quality buffet such as Wynn, Belagio or Caesars. They are pricey but the food is great. What I love is trying out dishes I dont normally eat. I wont do that at a restaurant but of course will at a buffet. There are so many choices and if you try something and are not keen on it, just try something else. I try to get a small sample of anything that interests me at a high quality buffet. When you order at a restaurant, you pretty much are taking about 20 mouthfulls of the same item over and over and might be disapointed. I am never disapointed at a high quality buffet, its 20 different mouthfulls of 20 different tastes each mouthfull. Variety is the spice of life.
Terapined,
Not to be cruel, but I just finished reading your trip report, and I'm wondering how you feel about those buffets now? Sorry the gripes were such an impact on your trip; no fun to gamble with that hovering in the back of your mind.
If you're only supposed to tip your server a dollar or so why does omelet lady get so many dollar tips? It seems kind of lopsided to me.
Quote: PerditionAny that you guys recommend?
Batista's Hole in the Wall Restaurant, Audrie Lane and Flamingo, and
Sergio's Italian Gardens, Tropicana and Spencer. This is a wonderful place, exquisite food, the kind of place you propose at when you want her to say yes.
Hash House, 2605 South Decatur Boulevard
M&M Soul Food Cafe, 3923 West Charleston Boulevard
Ronald's Donuts, 4600 Spring Mountain Road
I've not been to any of them. Follow the links for reviews.
Quote: ThatDonGuyIt has been a while since I have seen a Vegas food thread without at least one person mentioning Lotus of Siam (953 E Sahara)
Was there with a white guy who ordered "12 out of 10, Thai spicy" and could barely touch his food. Ate maybe 1/3 of it and then threw up on the car ride home.
Good times.
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Quote: AcesAndEightsWas there with a white guy who ordered "12 out of 10, Thai spicy" and could barely touch his food. Ate maybe 1/3 of it and then threw up on the car ride home.
Good times.
I was working with a crowd in 2009 that would enjoy challenging each other to eat competition spicy Thai at lunch. We had to eat outside, usually; even the fumes would put nearby diners off their food, but the restaurant loved to see us coming. I tried exactly one bite, and never had to eat it again. We always had to take before-and-after pictures to prove they ate it. Turns out there's a purpose to Thai tea (the purplish stuff with white topping/liquid bean curd); besides being absolutely delicious, it kills the potency of the spice so you can continue to eat it.
I never thought to ask what the aftereffects of eating that stuff, say 8 hours later, was like. Still haven't thought of it. And don't want to know.
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I never thought to ask what the aftereffects of eating that stuff, say 8 hours later, was like. Still haven't thought of it. And don't want to know.
Well...if it hurts going in, it hurts going out. I learned when I was 10 and ate a Jalapeño right off the plant. I was so happy when the pain in my mouth went away and I thought I was done with it.
Quote: beachbumbabsI was working with a crowd in 2009 that would enjoy challenging each other to eat competition spicy Thai at lunch. We had to eat outside, usually; even the fumes would put nearby diners off their food, but the restaurant loved to see us coming. I tried exactly one bite, and never had to eat it again. We always had to take before-and-after pictures to prove they ate it. Turns out there's a purpose to Thai tea (the purplish stuff with white topping/liquid bean curd); besides being absolutely delicious, it kills the potency of the spice so you can continue to eat it.
I never thought to ask what the aftereffects of eating that stuff, say 8 hours later, was like. Still haven't thought of it. And don't want to know.
Haha, yeah, I been on the wrong side of some of those. The first time I ever saw a Scotch Bonnet I was in Jamaica, and I didn't know what it was, but it was served on a plate and it was so beautiful, and I popped it whole into my mouth, pulled off the stem and started chewing. But that was ignorance, not chutzpah.No need to do it any more. I have nothing to prove.
If you want to have fun watching idiots eat hot, pull up some of the naga jolokia videos from youtube. This one is as good as any; you might think it's fake, but they're ALL like this.
