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
Seafood in the desert? Isn’t there something a little … well … oxymoronic about that? “I love that question,” said Rick Moonen, executive chef/owner of rm seafood at Mandalay Bay. “And it does come up often.” But Moonen and other local chefs say that thanks to modern transportation and technology, the seafood served in their Las Vegas restaurants is as fresh as that ’70s East Coast spot purported its to be. “Halibut’s off the boat one to two days from the time we get it,” Moonen said.
Wine: d’Aragona Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Red Wine
Some might quail at the idea of eating quail (sorry!) but it’s a delectable little bird, and one that reader Bob Matzke is trying to find, either fresh or frozen.
Interested in doing good while eating well? During Las Vegas Restaurant Week from Monday through Sept. 7, 79 top Las Vegas restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner menus and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Three Square, which works to provide nutritionally balanced meals for hungry people in the valley.
Aloha Kitchen & Bar kitchen, 2605 S. Decatur Blvd., received 40 demerits Aug. 11. Violations included open personal drinks on prep surfaces. GRADE: C
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