I Thought Kettle Kimchi Potato Chips sound like an amazing flavor to try so I picked them up at my local Sprouts Grocery Store. I always look at the ingredients to decide if I want to give it a try.
By looking at the ingredients I can tell that it is a 50/50 chance of me liking them. Not always but MOST of the time I can’t tolerate citric acid and also have some trouble with dry vinegar….so?
I try them anyway.
First I open the bag and see lots of smaller chips.
I take a whiff.
Smells kinda funky with lots of mixed seasonings that can’t be identified.
I eat a small chip. It’s not sweet like a bbq can be but also is spicier with a burn in it to me.
Then I try to eat a chip more slowly…..
I get a different taste now…..MORE SOUR and MORE BITTER and sort of painful.
Back to just eating a chip normal.
Now I get a garlic taste that I didn’t get before but it is a sour garlic taste.
Multi-demential in taste but you need to be less sensitive than me to enjoy it.
Those were my FORKING thoughts on Spicy Kimchi Kettle Chips. Your Forking thoughts on these Kettle Chips may differ.
We went on a day trip to Boulder City. It’s only about 45 minutes from North Las Vegas so we thought it might be fun. They have several antique shops and a few museums there. Most places are listed as opening at 10am but I’ve found out that most of Boulder City runs very late so don’t count on any place opening on time in Boulder City.
Fox Smokehouse BBQ has an impressive 4.5 star rating out of over a thousand reviews on Yelp. They are also listed as a top Boulder City Restaurant destination by our local newspaper so I thought Fox Smokehouse BBQ was a safe and good place to try lunch.
We get there.
When you walk in to the left side is a bar and bar area. Not photoed are BUNCHES of PIG decorations. I was surprised not to find any Fox decorations at FOX Smokehouse BBQ.
To the right is a dining area with a salad bar. But I don’t know why anyone would get the salad bar here. The meats are ham, bacon, and lunch meat turkey. If they had some sort of add on to smoked meat option I might have tried it.
I ordered the smoked turkey breast platter with macaroni and cheese and also corn.
This is a lot of food that can feed 2 or more people.
The turkey really does have amazing flavors to it but it is on the DRY side.
Corn has a good flavor to it.
But the macaroni-n-cheese really sucks!
BLECH!!!!!!
It’s like mushy pasta mixed with something like Velveeta. Then they tried to mix in real cheese that didn’t melt into it.
The Kopper Keg is a 24/7 Gaming, Bar, and Dining kind of place. They have 4 locations in Vegas (North, South, East, West) and one location near by in Henderson. The menus differ slightly. Kopper Keg North offers many appetizers or bar snacks. Some of the offerings are tacos, nachos, Bavarian Pretzels, wings, salads, wraps, and pizzas.
You can sit at the bar or at a table in the dining area.
We started out with the Mac-n-Cheese bites. (They come with ranch dressing on the side)
They are actually pretty tasty. A bit spicy too.
I went with the Asian Chop Salad with Blackened Salmon.
It tastes better than it looks and the salmon is pretty good too! It’s also a large portion of salad and salmon. I’m guessing at least 6 ounces of salmon.
My husband tried the special of the day. A sausage and pepperoni sandwich with cheese, sauce, and tater tots.
Moo Woo Korean BBQ is located in the Centennial part of Las Vegas Nevada. It’s a Korean BBQ. They offer some appetizers and side dishes. The main menu are combos of 5 kinds of meat that you cook at the burner on your table that serve 2-3 people and double sized combo of ten kinds of meat that serve 4-5 people. They also offer add on plates so you can have even MORE! Soft beverages, beer, wine, and solo are offered.
We tried a special order Woo Combo (no galbe substitute spicy chicken).
We get banchan (small side dishes), rice, seasonings to start.
We also get corn cheese and some sort of soup.
We also get this really delicious salad that has a lot of flavor to it.
I think this might be the Rib Eye Steak with a small cube of beef fat.
This came out tender and delicious.
I think this was the Prime Thin Sliced Brisket.
This was the plainest of the meats but still was tender.
Below is the Bulgogi Steak.
This one was FORKING incredible. SUPER Tender and very DELICIOUS. I wish that I could come in to just get this. This is what you want here.
Below is regular Bulgogi. It’s tastier than the thin sliced brisket but not the DELICIOUS BOMB Bulgogi Steak is.
Lastly we had the Spicy Chicken instead of the galbe (rib) that normally comes with the Woo Combo.
It’s also delicious and tender. This was way more food than most couples can eat (and my husband is a big eater) We had lunch (I was too full to have dinner) and took home enough for a dinner for two for the next day.
Last weekend I got to go to two Las Vegas Food Festivals. Unstripped at The Palms and also Fork in the Desert at Aliante Casino. Here are most of the things that I got to pick from –
Fork in the Desert
Fork in the Desert
Unstripped Unstripped
At the last moment I also heard we had a Caribbean Festival but I wasn’t able to make it there.
In other Food News –
May 2 Indian Food Festival – Clark County Government Center Amphitheater
May 2 A Taste of North Las Vegas – Liberty Park 2050 Las Vegas Blvd
May 3 LV Craft Show and FOOD Trucks – Tivoli Village 400 S Rampart Blvd
May 6 The Hat (Pastrami Dip Restaurant) 6215 S Rainbow Blvd
RUMOR – May 9 Tony Roma to close? Read on Facebook?
May 11 Good Pie – Red Rock Resort – In the Food Court
May 16 Tailgate Beach Club – Mandalay Bay – Snoop Dog is expected to preform
Till May 31 Michelin Starred & James Beard Awarded – Alinea POP UP in the Bellagio in the Micheal Mina Restaurant
May 31 – Last day for the MGM Grand Buffet
Summer – Siegel’s 1941 re-opens for breakfast and lunch. AND also Alex Steakhouse also opens on that spot in the El Cortez Casino/Hotel after the remodel.
Fall – Stix Asian Food Hall – Uncommons (near Durango)
In silly and or cute FOOD News – My Dogs enjoying some Great Greek Mediterranean Food.
That was The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week
There is always something New, Weird, Different, Limited, and Special Edition when you shop for food these days. You never know WTFORK that you will come across when you shop for food.
Up above is –
NEW – Kellogg’s Cocoa Loops – Are you cocoa-Nuts about it?
NEW – Kellogg’s Blueberry Glazed Doughnut Holes….Froot Loops that aren’t LOOPS
DIFFERENT – Kellogg’s Scooby-D00 Paw Shaped Cinnamon Crisp Cereal
NEW – Post Cinnamon Pebbles Yabba Dabba Doo!
WEIRD – Cap’n Crunch – Mystery Crunch (Could be vomit flavored? or Dead Rat flavored? or Beaver Butt Flavored?
DIFFERENT – MOTT’s – Apple Cinnamon and Very Berry flavored cereals
DIFFERENT – General Mills – Strawberry Cinnamon Toast Crunch
DIFFERENT – General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch that is Mexican Hot Chocolate Flavored
FORKING WEIRD – Evergreen Vegetable stuffed Thick and Fluffy Waffles in Homestyle, Blueberry and Cinnamon Swirl
Different and maybe New? Reese’s Pieces BARK – milk chocolate pieces with mini Reese’s Pieces, candy and peanuts – Bark WOOF!
Dining Out With DOGS is just a “FLUFF” Story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my late dog Louie. He always enjoyed going out to eat. When Louie got elderly he came down with aggressive cancer. We were told that poor old sweet Louie only had about three months or possibly up to six months to live. I took dear old Louie out as often as I could and Louie made it another seventeen months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when I can and when the weather is right.
We had record breaking HIGH HEAT in Vegas. It was best to take the dogs out for a ride and bring something back home. The dogs enjoyed a car ride to IN-N-OUT Burger. The bigger dog just swatted the smaller dog out of her way so she could look and see the burger action.
Look I think she is smiling.
Back to home because they could burn their paws on the hot patio there.
Time to eat –
I think the little one is making faces?
The dogs always enjoy a trip to IN-N-OUT Burger.
www.IN-N-OUT.com
It was cool this week so we went to Those Guys Pies. If they sound familiar to you then maybe you saw them on Food Network’s Diners Drive Ins and Dives. They specialize in cheesesteaks and pizza. So of course my husband gets a cheesesteak here.
I usually get a lakeside salad with fried chicken.
Inside is a craft dog biscuit vending machine so we always get the dogs some craft biscuits. Today they got chicken craft biscuits.
A nice person working there brought out a bowl of water for my dogs.
Then they got to feast on fried chicken and some cheesesteak.
The dogs always love going to Those Guys Pies.
Those Guys Pies
5585 Simmons St North Las Vegas NV
725-251-5826
www.ThoseGuysPies.com
The following week it was a nice comfortable temperature but we had un usually high winds. So we did the car ride thing to In-N-Out Burger.
The Giant Aussie pushed the Beagle-Mix out of his seat so she could watch the burger action.
I think she is smiling.
They get some cheeseburger at home.
They always love cheeseburgers.
www.In-N-Out.com
Weather was better and we drove to the California Fish Grill.
I shared grilled salmon from my grilled salmon salad with the dogs.
And my husband shared some of his battered fish and chips and shrimp skewer with the dogs too.
The dogs always enjoy the California Fish Grill.
6440 Centennial Center Blvd Las Vegas NV
702-550-1700
www.CAFishGrill.com
Well that was Dining Out with DOGS for April 2026. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.
The Forking TruthIn Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017
Unstripped is a food Festival and for the 3rd year in a row took place at the Palms Casino Hotel. Only most of the best chefs in Las Vegas get invited to participate in this festival. Tickets started at $158. a person. To get into this food festival you must arrive EARLY. The festival starts at 6pm and you get in and wait your turn in line. If you want to get in early you wait in line starting at 5pm. We came at 5 and got in at 6. But many got in much latter and waited much longer in line.
I thought three dishes I tried were amazing, most were good, a few I didn’t care for, and one had steak on it that I couldn’t chew.
Fork in the Desert is an International Food Festival and Craft Show that took place at Aliante Casino/Hotel April 25 & 26 2026. There were just under twenty food trucks. There also were a few craft tables. They also had a bar set up for purchase of alcoholic beverages. Admission was free to attend. Parking was close and easy and also free.
Of course we weren’t able to try everything but managed to try a few things
Fried Calzone and Meatball from Di Sabs Mangia Mobile
Beef Empanada and
Chicken Sandwich with Fries from The Argentinian Trailer.
We finished with deep chocolate gelato from Di Sabs Mangia Mobile
The downsides were that all the tables were dirty and you couldn’t try everything.
The most exciting meal out was from ai Pazzi with celebrity chef Fabio Viviani. We enjoyed a multi course tasting menu with wine.
We always get very good food and service from Rang’s Cocina Moderne. They offer Spanish, Italian, mixed with a little Filipino Cuisine. The food and service is always perfect and delicious. This is the most reliable restaurant that I’ve ever been too. This time between us we had the crab cake, potato with salted cod croquettes, fish Florentine, and the slow roasted tender beef cheek.
My local Smith’s Grocery Store always has something annoying. Last week I saw several spills. This week I see the usual mess everywhere.
Then they sent me a coupon for a free 5lb bag of russet potatoes but of course didn’t have any.
In other FOOD News-
I heard that MariaCheez Pizza recently opened (Pizza/Mexican) 5770 Centennial Center Blvd
I read that our local Hummus Republic has changed to The Hummus Club and also was recently Spice Bomb Bay (offering some Indian Cuisine) 2546 E Craig Rd
other near by (North Las Vegas) opening soons are –
888 Vegas Buffet – Craig Rd
Slim Chickens – Craig Rd
Zippy’s – 5485 Camino Al Norte
April 24 Maroon by Kwame Onwuachi (Bravo Top Chef) Caribbean Steakhouse – Sahara
April 24 – Pho Concept opens – 4745 Spring Mountain Rd
April 26 – Unstripped Food Festival – Palms
April 26 – Shawarma Vegas (kosher Mediterranean) re-opens at – 8470 W Desert Inn
April 26 & 27 FORK in the Desert International FOOD Festival – Aliante Casino Sat 12-9 Sun 12 – 7
May 2 – Indian Food Festival – Clark County Government Center Amphitheater
May 2 A Taste of NORTH LAS VEGAS – Liberty Park 2050 Las Vegas Blvd
May 6 – The Hat (Pastrami Dip Restaurant) opens – 6215 S Rainbow Blvd 10AM
RUMOR May 9 Tony Roma to close? Read on Facebook? Don’t know?
May 11 Good Pie opens Red Rock Resort in the Food Court
May 16th Tailgate Beach Club opens in Mandalay Bay – Snoop Dog is expected to preform
TILL May 31 Michelin Stared & James Bead Awarded – Alinea POP UP in the Bellagio in the Micheal Mina Restaurant
Last day for the MGM Grand Buffet is May 31
Summer? – Siegel’s 1941 (only for breakfast & lunch) and Alex Steakhouse open at El Cortez after remodeling (according to Casino.org)
Silly and or Cute FOOD News – My dogs enjoying salmon from California Fish Grill
That was The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week
