The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week

Not only is my local Smith’s Grocery Store Filthy all the time, always has dead herbs, and usually has the wrong signs on some f the food. Just this week they had a broccoli crowns sign on peppers.

A smoked ham sign on King Hawaiian Rolls.

Dead herbs for sale.

Filthy refrigerators

Floors that need sweeping

Filthy self check out areas

Maybe the best of the week was Moo Woo Korean BBQ

We got way more than we could eat.

Most of the food was better than from my first visit but the downside was that my favorite dish (the Bulgogi Steak was not as good. Don’t know if we accidentally over cooked it or just a different cut that’s not as good?)

Maybe the worst of the week was the Szechwan Beef from Ellie’s Kitchen.

It wasn’t terrible but didn’t taste like Szechwan Beef. It taste like beef in beef gravy with a splash of soy sauce. NO HOT PEPPER for us. This place says that they serve authentic style Chinese Foods. Well not to everyone.

In other FOOD News –

****UPDATE***lLAST MINUTE NEWS – El Cortez SCRAPPED bringing back Siegel’s 1941 for breakfast and lunch*************************************************

Places that might open soon –

Lilli – 3616 Spring Mountain Rd

Luis’s Kitchen – Boulevard Mall

PK Oyster Bar – 3845 W Pioneer Ave

Krush Groove Cafe – 953 E Sahara Ave

Nagaiki Ramen – 4284 Spring Mountain Rd

Myungin Dumplings – 3650 S Jones Blvd

2027 – Valencian Gold (Paella Restaurant) somewhere downtown according to L.V. Review Journal

And in Silly and or Cute FOOD NEWS – My Dogs enjoying another In-N-Out Burger.

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NEW Weird DIFFERENT Limited and Special Edition Foods Out There July 2026

There is always something new, weird, different, limited, or special edition food these days. We never know what-the-FORK we will come across when we shop for food.

Up above is –

WEIRD – DIRTY Mountain Dew? Cream Soda? Dirt-Lightful!

DIFFERENT and maybe delicious? and also maybe WEIRD? Cravings Spicy Thai Basil Marinara Sauce ????????

DIFFERENT – Cravings Creamy Corn & Truffle Sauce – Sounds tasty but might be corny?

WEIRD – Cravings – Spicy MISO Alfredo???? Miso hungry I’d eat miso Alfredo? ?????

WEIRD – Arby’s – Horsey Sauce and Arby’s Sauce – Both WEIRD!

DIFFERENT – Popeye’s Sweet Heat and Blacken Ranch Sauces…maybe good on Sweet Peas?

NEW – Campbell’s Spicy Nashville-Style Hot Chicken Soup

WEIRD – Proper GOOD – Cheese Burger Soup – Something to relish?

DIFFERENT – Tattooed Chef – Cottage Cheese Crust Four Cheese Pizza – (WEIRD)

DIFFERENT – Tattooed Chef – Cottage Cheese Crust Spicy Vodka Pizza (WEIRD but a little better)

DIFFERENT – Izzio Italian Sourdough – might be good?

HILLARIOUS – Success Import – Banana Bread shaped like bananas – Now that’s bananas

DIFFERENT – Garrett – Chicago Pizza Flavored Snack of some sort

DIFFERENT – Turtle Chips in Caramel Popcorn flavor

DIFFERENT – Cap’n Crunch’s Mystery Crunch. Maybe it’s smelly feet or fart flavored? Could be anything.

WEIRD – Harry Potter’s ButterBeer Kisses – Hoptastic

NEW – Nutella Peanut

LIMITED EDITION – Sprouts Sweet Heat Jalapeño Cashew Butter

Now to the dogs-

DIFFERENT – Milk Bone – Dunkin vanilla glaze flavor biscuits

And there is usually something Oreo.

LIMITED EDITION – Oreo ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED Blue Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry Creme Fire Cracker Pop Oreo Sandwich Cookies – Some people will get a bang out of that. Others will just fart a rainbow.

That was the new, weird, different, limited and special edition foods out there for July. Who knows WTFork we’ll come across next month.

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DOGS Dining mostly on Cheeseburgers in Las Vegas – July 2026

It’s too hot to dine out with dogs in Vegas so we bring them back something or take them for a car ride to get something.

This time they got to try a Bobby’s Burger by Bobby Flay.

Seems like they’ve enjoyed it.

www.BobbysBurgers.com

They also got to try a chicken sandwich from Chicken Guy.

They enjoyed the chicken sandwich from Chicken Guy too!

www.ChickenGuy.com

They got a ride to In-N-Out Burger.

They ate the burger at home.

They always enjoy an In-N-Out burger.

www.In-N-Out.com

A bit of sad news.

The 14 year old Giant Aussie Can’t jump into the car now so The Beagle Mix took his first burger run ride alone to In-N-Out Burger.

But came home with a cheeseburger.

www.In-N-Out.com

Another In-N-Out Cheeseburger.

www.In-N-Out.com

They got a Jack In The Box Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich.

www.JackInTheBox.com

That was Dogs dining on mostly cheeseburgers for July 2026. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.

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In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

Burrito Tyme – North Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Burrito Tyme isn’t a fancy place. It’s a small casual Mexican restaurant connected to a gas station in North Las Vegas Nevada. They offer things like breakfast, tacos, tostadas, combo plates, fajitas, cheeseburgers and bottled soft beverages. You can do take out or do some dining in.

It’s very casual. You order and pay at the counter. You pick it up when it’s ready and you can dress the food as you like with their salsa bar.

A chile relleno (fried battered poblano pepper stuffed with cheese) is tasty and you might want to give it a try.

Or maybe you want something like a taco salad.

Something more hardy is something like a green chile pork plate. (it comes with tortillas)

Or maybe you just want tacos

Not destination Mexican but neighborhood Mexican.

If you are in the area Worth a Try!

Burrito Tyme

5575 N 5TH St North Las Vegas NV

702-399-3693

www.BurritoTyme.com

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What’s Zaap? Thai Food – Really Great Thai Food – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

What’s Zaap? Thai Food is located in Las Vegas Nevada sort of between Red Rock Casino and the Durango. If they seem familiar to you then maybe you saw them on Food Network on Diners Drive Ins and Dives.

They also won multiple awards. Some more are on a another wall.

They have these super special Chef Sauces and seasons that you should use to embellish your foods. (Special Chef Sauce Left side one from the end)

The crispy spring rolls are so unusually good we had to get them again. (Use just a drop or two of chefs special sauce with a small amount of sauce it comes with)

Las time I got the most amazing green curry salmon that I ever got in any Thai Restaurant.

LOOK how amazing the cook on it was.

You won’t get this at many restaurants PERIOD in Vegas. Oh and the flavors were just wonderful too.

Last time my husband got the dish that is often called Spicy Basil and also Pad Gra Pao.

This by FAR is the best Spicy Basil that we’ve tasted in Vegas. It’s well infused with HOLY BASIL (in case you don’t know that is the basil that you are suppose to use for this dish. Most places just use either regular or Thai Basil) Also the protein is hand chopped creating more surface area that that means more flavor. Many places just slice the protein.

This time I tried the basil eggplant with chicken.

It’s made with sweet white flesh eggplant and the chicken is tender and moist.

My husband tried the spicy basil with crispy pork belly.

It’s a slight up charge if you select Holy Basil for this dish. He loved this dish and it’s one of his favorites.

What’s Zaap? Thai Food is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

What’s Zaap? Thai Food

9575 W Tropicana Ave Las Vegas NV

702-405-6245

www.whatsZaapThaiFood.com

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The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week

Most exciting meal out of the week was the Chef Fabio Viviani Italian Three Chickens Demo and Tastings at his restaurant ai Pazzi. The Chef was funny and entertaining and the tastings were more than most people can eat.

Also enjoyed some AMAZING Thai Dishes at 328 Thai. I have to say that the Shiso Leaves are amazing and so was the Sea Bass.

Stuffed Shiso Leaf
Sea Bass

In other FOOD News –

This SUNDAY – Master Kim’s Wagyu Opens at – Palace Station

July 31 at 7pm – Seventy Six by Station Casinos – 976 W. Dorrell Lane North Las Vegas

Summer? Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar – 4972 S Maryland Pkwy

Detroit Corned Beef – 1725 E Warm Springs Rd

Kokoro Tokyo Mazesobs (Ramem) -3900 Paradise Rd

In Silly and or Cute Food News – My Dogs eating a Jack In The Box Breakfast Sandwich.

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No Measurements Falling Apart Tender Chuck Roast Recipe

I found a Chuck Roast on Sale so I thought I’d give it a try. (It weighted 2.12 pounds) It also came rubbed with salt, pepper, and garlic. (preheat oven to 275F)

I sliced up three onions.

grated 8 garlic cloves

sliced up two carrots

On the side I had a bowl and added filtered water.

To the water I mixed in a small can of tomato paste and added a heaping spoon of

Better Than Bouillon Brand Chipotle Soup base and mixed it up.

I poured it over the meat and vegetables in the pan till it was about 1 1/2 inches from the top of pan.

Than I covered the pan with foil.

I checked on it after 4 hours and it wasn’t done yet.

I check on it after 5 hours and much better but not tender as I wanted.

So I let it go 6 and 1/2 hours and this time I think it”s perfect.

It’s delicious and falling apart perfect and flavorful.

Got lots of Happy mouths here! Latter to serve I mixed in small pasta shells and sweet charred roasted corn kernels to serve and it was very delicious.

ENJOY!!!!

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Fine Company – Burger YES – House Made Pastrami – NO – Las Vegas NV

Fine Company is a casual restaurant located in the downtown Summerlin part of Vegas. They offer breakfast, baked goods, soup, salads, bowls, sandwiches, and a few dinners.

My husband decided to try a smash burger.

The burger comes on a house baked English Muffin. This platter comes with a side and some pickles.He said that the burger is juicy and delicious.

I tried the house made pastrami rueben (no cheese).

The meat tastes like smoke and black pepper. It is also not cooked enough because the fat is hard like dental floss. This isn’t very good to me.

Fine Company – Say yes to the smash burger but NO to the house made pastrami.

10970 Rosemary Park Dr Las Vegas NV

702-405-0715

www.FineCompanyLV.com

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Tamba – Always AMAZING Contemporary Indian Cuisine – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

Tamba is a Contemporary Indian Style Restaurant located in Town Square that is not far from the Las Vegas Strip. They have two main dining areas but on both visits we were seated in the first dining area,

They started us off with a delicious layered in flavors amuse bouche of spicy tuna with crunchy rice and interesting sauce.

Next was Madras Tuna Sashimi

great flavors and textures here

next was Truffle Tamari

Tasty but all the other dishes WOWED us more!

Both times here we enjoyed the Baked Samosa Chaat (SO FORKING GOOD!)

This is the best Naan I’ve tasted in Vegas (Garlic Cilantro) You need this with the above and below plates.

This time our main was the Banana Leaf Sea Bass

Banana Leaf Wrapped and Perfectly Roasted Sea Bass with Celeriac Puree and Edamame and other amazing sauces. DELISH!!!!!

A sweet ending with the check.

Tamba is CERTAINLY Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Tamba – Contemporary Indian

6671 Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-798-7889

www.TambaLasVegas.com

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3 Italian Chickens – SPECIAL EVENT at ai Pazzi with Chef Fabio Viviani – Las Vegas NV

Sunday July 19-26 was the cooking demo by Chef Fabio Viviani at his restaurant ai Pazzi (the crazy ones) in the Resort at Summerlin in Las Vegas NV. He made three Italian Chicken Dishes and told stories about growing up with these dishes and how he cooks these dishes. He has a funny but honest way of describing things. He also gave us his recipes and gave us large tastings. It was a lot of fun and way more food than a person can eat.

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Parmasan

Chicken Marsala

and the sweet ending was an Italian Doughnut.

That was the 3 Italian Chickens Event with Chef Fabio Viviani at ai Pazzi

ai Pazzi at the Resort in Summerlin

221 Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-869-7790

www.aiPazzi.com

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