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Food

There’s still time for love

We’re out to capture the secrets of true love — with your help.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Carl’s Jr., 1440 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas, received 18 demerits Jan. 6. Violations included uncovered salads in walk-in refrigerator. GRADE: B

Antinori Santa Cristina Sangiovese IGT

In the glass: Santa Cristina wine is a deep garnet-red color with a fairly dense core going out into a lightly tinged rim definition with high viscosity.

Readers to the rescue in sausage search

For Earl Hoy, who’s looking for Portuguese sausage, fellow readers have not only local sources but also a brand recommendation.

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GET A PIECE OF THE PIE

Here’s something we’ll wager escaped your social calendar: Saturday is National Pie Day.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Baskin-Robbins, 4640 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, received 16 demerits Dec. 30. Employee did not follow proper hand-washing procedures. GRADE: B

Gluten-Free Zone

When Jennifer Sullivan was diagnosed with celiac disease at age 18 in 2001, she and her family were pretty much on their own.

Salad dressing can’t hide

Here’s a little trivia on Green Goddess salad dressing: It reportedly was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the ’20s to honor actor George Arliss, who was appearing in a play titled, appropriately enough, “The Green Goddess.” Since then its popularity has been as up and down as most actors’ careers, but readers say it’s available in Las Vegas for Kaye Adams.

Cabo Wabo Cantina offers jeans, flip-flops atmosphere

Move over, Margaritaville. There’s a new Strip eatery to waste away in that’s named after a tequila-related song and owned by the singer who popularized it.

Roma Deli II aims to offer an authentic Italian dining experience

Think of it as a tasty twofer, the way Roma Deli II & Wine Shop offers not only sit-down dining featuring a menu of Italian favorites, but the ability to scout the nearby deli cases for something good to take home, too.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Cool Place Cuban Cafe, 2055 E. Tropicana Ave., received 26 demerits Dec. 22. Violations included no working thermometers in prep table coolers. GRADE: C

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