The Cantina is a 24/7 bar, gaming, restaurant type of place with three locations in Vegas. Recently the North Las Vegas location opened at 1125 E Craig Road (in the spot where Born and Raised was). They offer a mostly Mexican Type Menu but also offer Smash Burgers.

Here’s the Bar Area.

Here’s the main dining area. It’s filled with large curved booths and a few traditional tables and a BIG Screen TV.

We ordered a basket of chips with salsa to start with.

The chips seem like they came out of a bag but both salsas are good and tastes freshly prepared.

For our main we shared a steak and chicken fajita.

I am pleased to say that the fajita is VERY GOOD! The chicken and steak are infused with delicious flavors. (We also got tortillas not pictured)

I did come back again for a third visit and on a second try the fajita was different and not as infused with flavors and also not as tender. They also were out of chicken that dyad I thought that was odd for it being a Friday. The rice also had a slightly different taste. (not all but most restaurants are not consistent.)

Happy Hour Margaritas were very good and you get the chips and salsas are complimentary at Happy Hour.

On our second visit to this location I tried one of each fish taco. They were maui maui grilled and maui maui fried and crispy.

The menu didn’t mention that these were street sized double shelled tacos. They are good , well packed and tasty but oddly pricy compared to other similar restaurants (this plate was $24).

But my husband did much better and enjoyed his smash burger with one added patty.

SEE he did much better than me.

The Cantina – Newly Opened!

1125 E Craig Road North Las Vegas NV

702-333-1112

www.TheCantina247.com

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Joey’s Tavern is a 24/7 Bar, Restaurant, & Gaming type of sports bar in the North/West part of Las Vegas. This place differs slightly from a lot of other similar places. This place others around half a dozen monthly special and a pizza of the month in addition to a mostly American Breakfast lunch and dinner menu.

But it is dark inside.

And the BIG HEAVY Chairs at the tables are very uncomfortable. …..But the food was very good.

I tried a Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich with sweet potato fries.

This might be the juiciest most flavorful chicken sandwich I had in Vegas so far. It is spicy but not so spicy I can’t eat it. It’s delicious but with one major problem. There are small pieces of bone in with the chicken breast that I was lucky to spit out. A minor issue is that this sandwich contains lettuce, tomato, and onion and is missing the pickle that normally is on a Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich. Well we are in Vegas and not Nashville so you don’t get pickles here. It’s still a very good sandwich if you don’t choke on a bone. The sweet potato fries are fried nicely and are crisp and not oily.

My husband enjoyed the BBQ Brisket Sandwich with Soup of the day (potato/broccoli).

He said it was delicious and is happy to come here again.

Maybe it’s brighter if you sit in a different area? and maybe more comfortable?

The food was very good so Joey’s Tavern is Worth a Try!

Joey’s Tavern

7081 W Craig Road Las Vegas NV

702-215-3300

www.JoeysLasVegas.com

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Tony Luke’s is famous in south Philly PA for their pork sandwich and cheesesteaks. They have a food stand in the Canteen Food Hall in the Rio Casino/Hotel right by the Las Vegas Strip.

I tried a chicken steak hoagie with added bell peppers (no cheese) and got this.

They did give me a lot of chicken…..possibly extra chicken? But all the chicken is dry and crunchy. They also slapped on too much mayonnaise. Maybe because they knew the chicken was so dry. Oddly this sandwich contains pickle chips. That tastes weird in this sandwich. Usually a chicken steak hoagie is chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo. This one is different it’s chicken (no cheese at my request) sautéed onion, (I added bell peppers) tomato slice, and mayonnaise. I brought home lots of crunchy chicken. My dogs enjoyed it.

My husband ordered a pizza cheesesteak with extra cheese. He got this.

It seems to me missing the marinara sauce and most of the cheeses.

CLEARLY – NOT THE BEST!

Tony Luke’s at The Rio – Canteen Food Hall

3700 W Flamingo Road. Las Vegas NV

866-746-7671

www.RioLasVegas.com

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Lemongrass & Lime is a Modern Thai Bistro type of place that has full service and also offers wine and beer. They have two locations in Las Vegas but so far I only go to the Centennial Location in the North/West part of Vegas. I think even people who are not a fan of Thai Food will still LOVE the Golden Pouches.

OMG YUM! – Mashed potato stuffed crispy rice paper that sits in the yummiest masaman curry with crispy shallots. My husband hates most curries but somehow also loves this dish.

GET IT!

Another Must Get Dish

The Pumpkin Curry

It’s unusually DELICIOUS and most of the other Thai Restaurants don’t offer this dish.

Another better dish here is their green curry. They just happen to do Green curry better than a lot of other places. Other better dishes are their specials and some of their seasonal desserts.

Recently (off the summer special menu) I tried the Crispy Marinated Hamachi Collar. I did think it was more of a hardy appetizer but was listed as an entree. It was marinated in coconut, lime juice, and Thai Spices. It wasn’t very pretty but was the tastiest fish collar anywhere.

Below are several dishes from several visits to Lemongrass & Lime. (The spicy Thai Chocolate Cake is also a Must Get!)

Lemongrass & Lime is Worth a Fork!

Lemongrass & Lime

8431 Farm Road Las Vegas NV

702-566-4727

www.LemongrassLime.com

Trattoria 57 is an Italian Inspired Style Bar and Large Restaurant located in Aliante Casino/Hotel in North Las Vegas Nevada. It really is visually beautiful and spacious inside. This same restaurant used to be known as Bistro 57.

Bar Area

Below is only a part of the dining areas.

They offer a basic Italian Style Menu and also offer monthly specials.

They also start you off with a complimentary basket of bread and also serve you embellished oil.

(this bread is a strange kind of squishy style) – Not the best.

They do have a good deal. When you buy an entree you can add on a cup of soup or a salad for $5.00 so my husband tried a cup of a creamy sausage soup and he thought it was good.

I tried the salmon and asked for it to be cooked medium. I got-

Cooked on the outside and sushi raw on the inside. I don’t know what they did but my guess is that this fish might have been thrown on the grill from frozen? Not the best. On the bright side the potatoes are tasty but the vegetable (verts) are over cooked and soggy. Not the best.

My husband tried the Osso Buco.

I hate to tell you think but as soon as you see it you know the sauce is wrong. It should be a sauce made with the slow braising liquid. Also I was told that this was edible but not braised enough and needed maybe another hour of braising. – Not the best. I heard that the saffron risotto was ok but a little gummy.

I do note that the service and comfortable booth was nice.

This is a place to you go when you don’t feel like driving further for better.

Or a place to go to when you aren’t picky.

Trattoria 57 – Not the Best

7300 Aliante Pkwy N Las Vegas NV

702-692-7777

www.Aliante.BoydGaming.com

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