Honey Pig

Been meaning to check out this KBBQ

But even when we got there before peak hours there was already a long waiting list to be seated.

Let's face it, my favorite part of Korean food is the banchan.  They have the fish cake slices, kimchi cable, pickled cucumber, shredded daikon.  They also brought a bowl of lettuce, it is seasoned, but it's also like the ones you've seen on Kdrama, where they use the lettuce to wrap the meat.  So make note of that.

Don't forgot to look down the floor, there's some cute drawings on various paths.

So they technically cook for you.  They just swipe the entire plate to the grill and spread it around for you.  It's kinda ok, since beef cooks fast and pork will take a while.  So they'll run to other tables and come back.

While we wait for our food to cook, we went for the Seafood pancake, love that sauce that it comes with.

It looks like a cooked mess, which it kinda is, but there's bean sprouts on the side, some kimchi, beef all in there.

For KBBQ that they cook for you, the pricing is higher than other places.  My palate is not so refined to say their cut and season is better than say Bori's.   But given their popularity, I see why people keep coming back.  You can feel like you're in Korea having a casual night of grilling.  The servers, as busy as they are, always come to your table to check on you and bring your food super fast.  There are alot of large group comes here for meals.  Try coming on a week night, might be less busy.

Honey Pig

9140 Bellaire Blvd

Ste B

Houston, TX 77036

713-842-7993

https://www.honeypigbbq.com/houston-tx

 

Eggslut

For the last meal at Vegas, we got up early to go to Eggslut.

Even we were up in sorta a decent hour, the line was wrapped all the way around the side hallway.

Not to worry, they move the line relatively fast.

You can see the grill back there that they have all the sandwiches lined up and ready to put together.

We got our juice and coffee, and now our egg sandwiches + truffle hash browns.

Had I known the truffle hash browns were so good, we would've ordered another one.  It's really good.

You can't see it very well, but it's bacon, egg, and cheese.  They have caged free eggs, cheddar cheese, and Harwood smoked bacon with chipotle ketchup and brioche bun.  Talk about an egg sandwich.  It hit the spot and perfect way to send us to the airport.

This is a walk-up joint, you order, grab a seat, while there's not much at the Eggslut space, there are plenty at the Alice's Bar area, and since it's still early, lots of folks camp out there.  It's a pretty good meal. 

Eggslut

inside Cosmopolitan

3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702-698-7000

https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/restaurants/eggslut

 

Noodles

Asians are known of the love of Siu Yeh - last night snack.

So the last night we were there, I MUST have some wonton noodles.  Of all the places that are easily accessible on the Strip, Noodles has the closest wonton noodles that I remember having while in Hong Kong.  The flavor of the broth and wonton are pretty darn close. 

Dish was more for nostalgia than cure for hunger.  But it's been rainy and cold, so having noodle soup is just perfect.  There's nothing too special to it, just a very Cantonese dish: egg noodles in chicken broth, Chinese broccoli and scallions with the wonton.  This is not your wonton you get at a run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant as soup.  They are chopped shrimp with pork paste, cornstarch, rice wine, and seasoning mixture.  

I used to order wonton noodles daily when I was going to school in HK, because it's between home and school, so it's an easy stop.  That is a flavor that I'm hooked on to.  So having it does give my tummy and my heart a boost.  

As usual, most sit-down restaurant, having a reservation helps.  We went when they're about to close, so we got in just the nick of time.   I will say, having that at the end of the night, we all slept better for it.  So give that a shot.

Noodles

inside Bellagio

3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NM 89109

https://bellagio.mgmresorts.com/en/restaurants/noodles.html

 

La Pizza e La Pasta in Eataly

For dinner, the girls and I went to Eataly.

If you're a NYer, this is nothing to you.  But for the rest of us who are not near an Eataly store, it's a foodie's playground.  

Not to mention, I'm told that there's a corner that has happy hour between 3-5p, so keep that in mind.  But we were hungry, so picked pasta for a cool night.

We started out with bread basket & olive oil.

We got the Spinach salad, it has spinach, gorgonzola with walnuts with balsamic vinaigrette as dressing.  Pretty delicious. 

When in Eataly... you get Italian soda, this is a blood orange soda.  Pretty yummy.

Next we added burrata with spicy salami.  Really popular with our group. 

Next up, we got 3 pasta to share.

We have Ravioli with Butternut Squash, sage and hazelnuts.  This one hits the spot, nice and warmth to the belly.

Bolognese, with housemate pasta and of course house made Ragu with beef and pork.  This was my favorite pasta of all of the ones we ordered.

We got a Cacio e Pepe for good measure.  My only complaint is that I could use more cheese on that.

This is a very much casual dining type place, great for friends and kids alike.  So don't worry about if it's age appropriate or not.  All the food here is kid-approved.  They are also known for good toss of pizza too.

Of course, don't forget the rest of Eataly that has wine bar, market, and deli counter.  So, truly have a little bit for everyone.  

Eataly

inside Park MGM

3770 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89109

https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/las-vegas/

 

Catch

What is a girls weekend without brunch.

It is a great stop, either for dinner or brunch.

First you go thru the beautifully decorated flower tunnel.

Stop by 2 different very 'grammable' spots.

Once inside it's pretty as well.

We had some truffle fries, it has vegan truffle aioli.  Gimme more!

So I got a sashimi salad.  At the end of the day, Catch is really a seafood restaurant.  

This is a Rainbow Sashimi Salad, it has tuna, salmon, and yellowtail.  It has greens, avocado, ginger and sesame vinaigrette.  The whole thing comes together, you get your greens, you get your protein, and It's a good palette cleanser after all the fancy and heavy food and alcohol.  So to start the morning off, this is a good place to begin.

Just like alot sit-down restaurants in Vegas, reservation is key.  Not that you can't walk-up, but you're taking a chance especially during peak meal hours.  So either be prepared or bring patience.  Go take more pictures at tunnel while you wait.

Catch

inside Aria

3730 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89158

877-230-2742

https://www.catchrestaurants.com/location/catch-las-vegas/

 

Vanderpump a Paris

How can you come to Vegas and not go to Paris? 

Ahh, en Paris!

We decided to go have birthday drink at Vanderpump.

Their menu comes as a Vanderpump gazette.

Tres' chic!

The record is very steam punk drapes in flowers.

I ordered a mysterious drink.

This is Louve at First Sight

It has Mezcal, Prickly Pear, Lemon, Jalapeño Honey, Orange Bitters, Aquafaba, and of course smoke you saw form that presentation. 

When you take a sip, the smoke does hit you first, which kinda mess up my perception of the flavor.  But I will say, it's more bitter than I'd care for.

This is the Vanderpump 75, which has Vanderpump vodka, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar.  That tasted more like Strawberry Champagne but sweet.  I ended up liking this one more.

For munchie, we ordered the Grande Selections - which is essentially picked 3.

We picked Creme Beignets with caramelized cream and gold foil on top.  One of the table's favorite.

This is the Rose & Rose' Eclair.  It's a bit heavy on the rose flavor, I wouldn't have minded if it's a tad less sweet on top with the cream anglaise. 

This is Chocolate Mousse bites with raspberry compote.  This was a tad disappointing because the cakes are frozen.  It tasted like a frozen brownie.  Needless to say, couldn't take much of a bite because it was frozen.

Again, if you want to come here or the other Vanderpump at Caesar's, be sure to make a reservations.  I will say that none of us finished our drinks and beignet was the only thing we finished.  I guess we didn't realized that all of the drinks are based on Vanderpump's alcohol, which not all are created equal.  But it's an experience nonetheless. 

Vanderpump a Paris

3655 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89109

https://www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/vanderpump-a-paris

 

Border Grill

Per request, we booked a table at Border Grill.

Situated in the back of the Mandalay Bay hotel.  

Walk towards the shark reef, you'll have to get pass the restaurant to get there.  

This is flavors of Mexico while in the casino. 

Of course we have to start with chips and 3 salsas.  They have chipotle, tomatillo and arbol.  Arbol is a type of red chili pepper, so it does have a kick to it. 

Started with a Paloma which has grapefruit soda & hibiscus, lime and Jefe tequila.

For sides, we got some plantain and street corn with our chips and salsa. 

For my entree, I got the Grilled Skirt Steak.  It came with hand rolled tortilla and the steak has chimichurri sauce, which is my favorite. On the side you have the cucumber and tomato salad and also a small thing of mix greens.  The tortilla is so big that I split it into quarter, and put my meat and sauce with veggie and wrap it all up.  Pretty good.

We did have a reservation, but since it was raining, we tried to get a table indoors, and they were all spoken for, so we settled for the bar.  It does get loud and lots of foot traffic.  So you've been warned.

Border Grill

in Mandalay Bay 

3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89119

702-632-7403

https://www.bordergrill.com/location/border-grill-mandalay-bay/