Our second annual list of the top 100 restaurants in the valley ranges from mom-and-pop storefronts to neighborhood standouts to high-style spots on the Strip. Let us be your guide to the flavors of Las Vegas.

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Johnathan L. Wright dines out every night in Vegas so you don't have to. He authors the annual Top 100 Restaurants guide for rjmagazine and is always looking for the next great dish. Contact him at jwright@reviewjournal.com.
Wine: Santa Rita 120 Merlot
Apache Joe’s Bar & Grill restaurant, 5020 Broadbent Blvd., received 17 demerits Nov. 9. Violations included beef and chicken not thawed properly. GRADE: B
Sometimes it seems that restaurants keep getting more open and, consequently, noisier. No wonder Barbara Davis is looking for those with cozy, intimate spaces.
The new Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip is like the old off-Strip location on steroids.
Wine: Chateau Grand Village
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Johnathan L. Wright dines out every night in Vegas so you don't have to. He authors the annual Top 100 Restaurants guide for rjmagazine and is always looking for the next great dish. Contact him at jwright@reviewjournal.com.
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