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Sink your teeth into shrimp

5 places that bring out the best of these versatile crustaceans

5 places in Las Vegas to sink your teeth into shrimp

Cabo Wabo Cantina

Sammy’s Tequila Shrimp is a spirited dish made with Baja shrimp, garlic and tequila-lime sauce and served with Mexican dirty rice, $24.95 as an entree, or $14.95 as an appetizer, which is half-off during happy hour from 3-5 p.m. weekdays.

Miracle Mile Shops, 702-385-2226, cabowabocantina.com

Tequila Shrimp with Mexican dirty rice at Cabo Wabo Cantina. (Cabo Wabo Cantina)
Tequila Shrimp with Mexican dirty rice at Cabo Wabo Cantina. (Cabo Wabo Cantina)

Mesa Grill

Mesa Grill’s tiger shrimp are tucked into a roasted garlic corn tamale and served with cilantro sauce, $19.

Caesars Palace, 702-731-7731, caesars.com

Tiger shrimp in a corn tamale at Mesa Grill. (Mesa Grill)
Tiger shrimp in a corn tamale at Mesa Grill. (Mesa Grill)

Giada

Shrimp are the basis for Giada De Laurentiis’ famous lemon spaghetti, which has a creamy mascarpone sauce finished with basil, $34.

The Cromwell, 855-442-3271, caesars.com

Lemon spaghetti at Giada at The Cromwell. (Giada)
Lemon spaghetti at Giada at The Cromwell. (Giada)

Nobu Restaurant

Nobu’s rock shrimp tempura can be finished in a creamy spicy version, as shown here, or with butter-ponzu or jalapeno, $30.

Caesars Palace, 702-785-6628, caesars.com

Rock shrimp tempura at Nobu Restaurant. (Nobu Restaurant)
Rock shrimp tempura at Nobu Restaurant. (Nobu Restaurant)

Trevi Italian Restaurant

Shrimp have a starring role in Trevi’s signature dish, Linguine al Frutti di Mare, with lobster, scallops, mussels, tomatoes and scallions in a creamy seafood sauce, $31.

The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-735-.4663, trevi-italian.com

Linguine al Frutti di Mare at Trevi Italian Restaurant. (Trevi Italian Restaurant)
Linguine al Frutti di Mare at Trevi Italian Restaurant. (Trevi Italian Restaurant)

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