This week’s 5 best bets for dining in Las Vegas
Shang Noodle
Shang Artisan Noodle has opened at 4983 W. Flamingo Road, offering hand-pulled or knife-shaved noodles prepared in the open kitchen and used in such dishes as Shang beef noodles, pork rib noodles and beef pancakes. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; call 702-888-3292.
Greek Food Festival
Put a little opa! in your weekend with the 44th Greek Food Festival Friday through Sunday at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 El Camino Road. Just about every Greek food or pastry you can imagine will be available, and there will be music and dancing and more. For admission, hours and parking information, visit lasvegasgreekfestival.com or call 702-221-8245.
San Gennaro Feast and Pigs for Kids
Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas will be packing ’em in this weekend with two events. The larger is the 37th annual San Gennaro Feast, which continues through Sunday and promises all sorts of Italian, Italian-American and American foods, plus live music and more than 60 rides and midway games. Admission is $10. For details, go to www.sangennarofeast.com. And Pigs for the Kids, a benefit for Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation and the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, will run from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday with a barbecue competition, live bands and more. It’s $10, free for kids 12 and younger. Visit pigsforthekids.org.
Ikea
If Greek food, Italian food or barbecue don’t do it for you, you can have some Swedish crayfish at Ikea, which is near the Las Vegas Beltway and Durango Drive. Tickets are $18.99 for adults or $4.99 for kids 12 and younger for a buffet of crayfish, salads, salmon, Swedish cheeses, meatball with lingonberries, desserts and beverages. Tickets, based on availability, are available at the store.
Beer tasting and Oktoberfest pool party
Plenty of beers will be on tap Saturday and Sunday at the Golden Nugget. The All-American Craft Beer Tasting at 7 p.m. Saturday will offer more than 125 beer selections, as will Sunday’s Oktoberfest Pool Party. Visit goldennugget.com or call 866-946-5336.
