How come nobody told me about this band. Japanese psychedelic rock – with a sitar. Name translates to geometric patterns.
Greek Bistro
Greek Bistro over by Sunset Casino is a nice little cafe with really good food. We have gotten gyro’s to before but wanted to try some other menu items. The babaganush is fresh, the spanikopitas are also freshly made upon order. Everything was good.
Retaining Wall
The driveway here is narrow and you cant open both car doors. The neighbor’s retaining wall is starting to erode away and that side was an eyesore so we are attempting to fix all that. The driveway was dug back a foot and some bricks were put down and now we just have to build up the wall using stones from the corrals nearby. We gave the poor palm tree a new home.
Ventano’s
Ventano Italian Grill is our favorite Italian restaurant in town. Nora’s is a close second. It is in Henderson and has a good view of downtown from the patio. They only had the lunch menu available this afternoon, but that’s okay as it is all good. The dinner menu has a potato wrapped salmon which sounds strange but is pretty awesome.
Bellagio
Ventured to the Bellagio for somebody’s 79th birthday. They had the Chinese New Year theme out. It’s the year of the Tiger. There were crowds inside but not crazy amounts of people. Lots of marijuana smokers outside.
Chicken and Waffles
Everybody has heard of chicken and waffles. Most of us think what’s the big deal, I know what a waffle is and I know what fried chicken is like. Why would you put those 2 together?
The nurses at Duke took me to Dame’s in North Carolina 10 years ago. It was packed at 3 in the afternoon and I was the only white person there. You pick your own waffle batter, your own butter, your own toppings, and your chicken. Get the spicy greens and you have your ‘sweet-salty-spicy’ food triangle. That is where the magic happens – when you get all 3 of those elements in each bite. I was hooked.
Roscoe’s in Los Angeles has a reputation for the best chicken/waffle on the west coast. Friend Bart and I went there one evening but it was a let down as it was run down and full of vagrants. All of LA is like that now.
In Vegas we have Mama Bird which is very good – but I had the chance to get back to Whiskey Cake in San Antonio. They have half a dozen other places mostly in TX. They have a gazillion types of whiskey too at the bar which unfortunately I cannot appreciate anymore. The chicken and waffles bring me back anytime I am in the area. They add bacon to the waffle batter. They add 2 eggs to the waffle. They have large boneless battered chicken tenders added. They cover the chicken with a sausage gravy. Then you cover the whole mess with maple syrup to tie it all together.
Kungfu Noodle
This Chinese Noodle shop doesn’t look like much from the outside or even inside decor, but don’t let that fool you. This really is a hidden gem. You thought the tortilla lady at Cafe Rio was fun to watch, well you ain’t seen nothing yet. These folks are swinging and stretching and twisting all the noodles by hand. Here is a video. So you get fresh noodles but the beef broth is really, really good. The szechuan brisket soup is devine. The regular brisket soup is also very good. The sesame balls (filled with red bean paste) are a good appetizer not seen often on menus. We will be back but I dont know how we will ever try anything else on the menu as the brisket soup is perfect.
