Smoked salmon (lox), cucumber, tomatoes, capers, baguette with whipped cream cheese, olives, cornichons, ham, salami. Brunch buffet $22
Wicked Spoon Buffet, Las Vegas NV
I needed a little break from the heavier items so I got a plate with lox and charcuterie to break things up. Salty, cured, and fatty = a happy me!
Sliced French baguette, green Spanish manzanilla olives and flavored butter. Complimentary
Firefly, Las Vegas NV
I enjoy that this restaurant located off The Strip gives you delicious manzanilla olives and flavored butter with the crusty bread. It definitely gets you into a tapas kinda mood, hehe!
Duck breast, shiitake mushrooms and crispy vegetables in a spicy hoisin sauce, steamed then sauteed until crisp. $9.95
Grand Lux Cafe, Las Vegas NV
Loved these potstickers – great duck flavor and beautifully cooked. Maybe the wilted parsley sprig on top could have been omitted, but whatevs. Noms!
Wicked fried chicken, grilled Korean beef spare rib, spicy orange garlic chicken. Brunch buffet $22
Wicked Spoon Buffet, Las Vegas NV
Twenty two bucks, heck yeah! And it includes a mimosa or bloody mary. Wicked Spoon is definitely one of the nicer buffets on The Strip. They have a good selection and I like how some of the dish come pre-portioned. The fried chicken was good, and the spare ribs was flavorful but tough. The orange garlic chicken wasn’t spicy and the breading was a little mushy but it still tasted good.
Made from red wine, fresh fruit and brandy. Marinated at least 3 days for maximum enjoyment. Happy hour $3.50
Firefly, Las Vegas NV
This was on the sweet side, but definitely drinkable and at happy hour prices it’s a steal! I appreciated the uniformly cubed fruit inside – nice detail.
Three mini corn tortillas filled with grilled marinated kogi-style short rib, house-made Korean kim chi and chili aioli. $5.95
Grand Lux Cafe, Las Vegas NV
These tacos were pretty tasty, but the tortillas were a little dry and had a weird texture. I will say that our server was super friendly and hilarious though so it made the dining experience enjoyable regardless of some of the food missteps!
Wasabi pea crust, tuna salmon, asparagus, aji amarillo – key lime mayo. $13
SUSHISAMBA, Las Vegas NV
I liked everything about this unique sushi roll except for the wasabi pea crust. It was hard and crystallized and scary to eat! I don’t think it added too much flavor either. If they wanted to keep it green, they could have used regular ground dried wasabi peas instead.
Bacardi Superior and Cruzan pineapple rums, mint, basil, pineapple, lime.
Grand Lux Cafe, Las Vegas NV
This was funky tasting. I don’t know if I like the pineapple-basil-mint combination. It just didn’t work for me, and there was barely any cocktail in this thing. Oh well, never know unless you try!
Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton CA
Alan C.
Salmon, jalapeno, shiso leaf, fresh melted mozzarella, crispy onion. $14
SUSHISAMBA, Las Vegas NV
This was a fun sushi roll with lots of textures. I’ve never had a roll with melted fresh mozzarella before so that was different. It was warm and creamy and the fried onions gave it more flavor and crunch. I think the sauce was sriracha based and spicy. Very good!
Soy sauce.
Cheddar cheese, warm skordalia onion marmalade, lettuce, tomato, pickle, toasted bun, parmesan fries. $16
Todd English’s Olives, Las Vegas NV
Mmm, SO good! The beef patty was super flavorful and juicy, and I loved the onion marmalade. Those thick potato wedges with parmesan cheese were definitely addicting.
Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton CA
Alan C.
Vittle Monster 