India Masala Bar & Grill advertises that its lunch buffet ($10.99) is the largest in Las Vegas. I haven’t yet experienced it but I have no doubt that if nothing else it’s a big hit, considering the restaurant’s location just west of Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway in the university district and not far from the tourism corridor. But here’s the thing: I couldn’t help feeling that vestiges of the lunch buffet bled over into the dinner hour.
It’s not unusual for Taste of the Town readers to search for foods they’ve tasted in local restaurants, and that was the case with a recent request from Cheri Carr. Carr is looking for a cranberry-walnut bread that she said used to be served at The Flame Steakhouse at the El Cortez.
The St. Patrick’s Day celebration at J.C. Wooloughan’s at the J.W. Marriott, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., starts early — on Thursday, with live music daily through March 17. Festivities include a happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday through March 16, with $5 Irish appetizers and 50 percent off Irish draft beer, and continue March 17 when the party starts at noon ($20 cover after 3 p.m.) …
I should have known that something as ostensibly simple as garlic knots wouldn’t be so simple if it came out of Giovanni Mauro’s kitchen.
Donald Pallack is looking for marble rye in a restaurant-style loaf with slices that are all the same size — understandable to anyone who, like me, gets frustrated trying to make sandwiches with really huge pieces and really tiny pieces from the same loaf.
Cafe Latte has opened two locations in downtown Las Vegas, inside the Plaza at 1 S. Main St. and on the first floor of the Molasky Corporate Center at 100 N. City Parkway. They serve Illy coffee, plus smoothies, shakes, to-go lunch items and bakery items. Hours are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at the Plaza (call 386-2232) and 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Molasky center (call 629-3400). Visit www.CafeLatteLasVegas.com. …
