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.

Dining Out
Wine: Oreana Winery ? Red Wine 2005
Health-minded Las Vegans with vegetarian tendencies finally have someplace to eat Californian besides the Whole Foods deli.
The good news: We may have solved the mystery of the whereabouts of hot dog buns like Woolworth’s used to serve, which are being sought by Sandra Ashenmil. Mike O’Brien noted that they were the New England-style split-top buns so many readers are searching for, “grilled on both sides and then the hot dog was served in it.”
ARA Pizza and Pasta Bistro, Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, received 13 demerits Aug. 25. Violations included employee observed not following proper hand-washing procedures. GRADE: B
The 5 Browns, a quintet of sibling pianists from Utah, breezed through classical and more contemporary works Monday in the opening concert of the Charles Vanda Master Series at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.