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If you crave traditional Vietnamese cuisine in a no-frills, intimate setting, Viet Bistro should be on your list of destinations for lunch or dinner, particularly if you’re in the mood for pho.
Tucked just inside the entrance of the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, the Bronze Cafe combines a community center meets coffee shop feel.
There’s an art to aptly naming sushi rolls, and Kaizen Fusion Roll & Sushi excels at it.
Tequila and lime? You don’t need no stinkin’ tequila and lime. Instead, celebrate Cinco de Mayo with one of these treats.
Some local restaurants are offering discounts to veterans and active-duty members of the military during May, National Military Appreciation Month. Among them: Bistro 57 at Aliante, Cabo Wabo Cantina at the Miracle Mile Shops, and PBR Rock Bar & Grill, also at the Miracle Mile Shops.
Ever since Taco Bell released a statement in 2011 to say its beef is 88 percent beef, not 36 percent, as a lawsuit accused, the public has been left wondering: What’s in the other 12 percent? Wonder no longer.
Station Casinos announced plans Wednesday to spend $20 million on improvements to Green Valley Ranch Resort by adding four restaurant and bar concepts and other amenities to the hotel-casino in Henderson.
The effort to develop more kitchens, both residential and commercial, into no-fry zones dates back at least a few decades, as research has accumulated to support the theory that fried foods aren’t exactly conducive to the health of most of us.
While a lot of Taste of the Town readers are in search of restaurants that serve their favorite foods, Henry Arambula is looking for something he wants to cook at home — specifically, Polish sausage. And his fellow Taste of the Town readers have a few suggestions.
Last month I was visiting Chile, and Concha y Toro really stands out as one of the oldest and greatest wineries in that part of the world.
The Bier Garten, which opened in early spring, is outdoors on the Plaza’s frontage on Main Street. Its site includes almost 3,000 square feet of grass, trellises with vines and a wall of more than 900 plants, which help create an atmosphere reminiscent of the leafy beer gardens of Bavaria.
Al’s is in a former 5 & Diner — one of those big silver classic-diner things — and wears it well. And yes, this is the Al’s from Chicago, founded in 1938. It’s a franchise, but the Al’s folks take the reputation of their restaurants very seriously.
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with steakhouses and seafood restaurants this week.