Spicy Hero Sichuan Cuisine is located in a small but busy mall in Chinatown.
Below is a small part of the inside. Before we ordered our server warned us that everything here is very spicy.
We started out by sharing the Sichuan Spicy Chicken with Chili Oil.
It’s sliced up chicken with bones, bone fragments, rubbery boiled skin, topped with mild chili oil and cilantro (this sure isn’t for everyone) It looks spicy but isn’t. It looks and tastes like they used sesame seeds instead of Sichuan peppers here.
Next was Eggplant in Chili Paste.
This is mainly eggplant in mild chili oil. Not spicy and not flavored with much.
Next was Spicy Stir Fried Beef (my husband asked for extra spicy hot)
This is the only one that had some heat to it. The beef is nice and tender but this one also has little flavor to it The heat is medium-ish-hot. If this was from a Thai Restaurant I’d say the heat is 2-3 out of 5 depending on restaurant.
Gjelina is a contemporary restaurant and bar that is located on restaurant row in the Venetian Hotel/Casino. During lunch time they offer a menu with raw fish, salads, sandwiches, hand made pastas, wood fired pizzas, platters, vegetable sides, and more.
Inside are multiple dining areas and a bar.
We shared a vegetable side order of Oyster Mushrooms with Guajillo Pepper, and Cilantro-Avocado Emulsion.
Tasty – It’s almost like chicken taco filling. Somehow I almost wish this was a taco.
My main was the Blackened Sea Bass Sandwich withBlack Garlic Aioli and Slaw and house made potato chips.
This is harder to eat than it looks. There is a very generous amount of pickled vegetables under all that fish. It’s all very good but also hard to eat. The house made potato chips are also very good. Nice and crisp and seems free of oil.
My husband tried a Cured Chorizo Pizza (pomodoro, Calabrian Chili, Red Onion, Mozzarella)
They bring him seasonings too.
He said that this pizza was delicious and very good.
Bar Boheme is a contemporary fine dining French Style Restaurant located in downtown Vegas in the Arts District. The chef is very well seasoned Vegas Native James Trees. He has worked for many of the biggest name chefs on the Las Vegas Strip.He also was a James Beard finalist and has worked for chef Gordon Ramsay on a few of his TV Shows. For dinner you can order a la carte, Prix Fixe, and a seven course tasting menu. Right now he is offering his Prix Fixe ,Menu for restaurant week.
You will start off with some amuse bouche that’s ultra fancy with several layers of flavors and textures.
Then you get French Baguette and French Butter and you can add on an even fancier French Butter.
Now the first courses come.
Gnocchi a la Pareienne
Salade Nicoise
Main Coures –
Barramundi Cuit a la Vapeur (lentils & mushroom stock)
Worst of the week (and one of the worst of the year) was Mountain Mikes Pizza. It was like a horror movie and also so bad that it was torture trying to eat it. Just terrible dense dough and the worst cheese that tasted and felt like it was mixed with saw dust. My slices didn’t have and sauce. Just the most terrible tasting pizza that I have ever tried.
Mountain Mike’s Lunch Buffet Pizza
So bad it made the birds sick by the front door.
Also tried the brand new Able Baker Bomb Shelter in Centennial. Not perfect but very good with lots of potential.
Spring???/Summer? Shang Artisan Noodle – 211 S Las Vegas Blvd
Summer? Le Umu (Samoan) 5181 W Charleston Blvd
Summer? Yu by Sijie (Chinese Fusion) Tivoli Village
Summer? French Riviera – 401 S 6TH St
Summer? Club Fortune Casino – 2757 Las Vegas Blvd – NORTH Las Vegas
Summer? Lit Wing Express Ghost Kitchen – 333 W St Louis Ave
Summer? Te’Amo Boba & Desert – Miracle Mile Shops
Summer? Sbarro – 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd
Summer? Wagyu Factory – Boca Park
Summer? Siegel’s 1941 (breakfast & lunch) Alex Steakhouse (same spot dinner) El Cortez Casino
August 26 Michelin Guild Ceremony – INVITATION ONLY – Fountainblau
September 24-27 Drink Las Vegas Festival – Biggest Name Chefs & Mixologists – about 50 events, Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan, Aria, Park MGM (most single events cost around $300. each)
Fall? Stix Asian Food Hall – Uncommon’s
Fall? Pizza Rodzio – Miracle Mile Shops
Fall? Sour Dough & Co – Miracle Mile Shops
Fall? Finney’s Craft House and Kitchen – Town Square
Fall? Poke House – 7175 W Lake Mead Blvd
November 14 – Las Vegas Pizza Festival – 1-4pm – The Industrial Event Space
Fall/Winter House Rules Bar & Restaurant (competition multi sports) 3071 S Rancho Drive
Fall/Winter Greek Heaven – 6010 W Craig Road
Fall/Winter Slice Deli (Italian) 1563 S Commerce St
This Year? Shang Artisan Noodle 6491 N Durango Dr
2027 Netflix House – 400,000 square foot entertainment complex restaurant – 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd
And in Silly and or Cute FOOD News- My dogs enjoying an In-N-Out Cheeseburger.
We can thank Albertson’s for this because I was buying chicken breasts on sale and they had a limit of 8 pounds. They would only sell me 7.5 pounds. I fit all I could into my Sous Vide and had one big breast left so I thought I would fry it. I think this recipe will coat two large chicken breasts because I did one and had extra. First the chicken gets pounded and marinated for two hours.
Marinate for two hours –
one or two breast of chicken pounded and rubbed with about 2 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning (My mix is – I Tablespoon each c- ourse sea salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, fennel seeds, 1+1/2 teaspoon each of granulated onion, granulated garlic)
1 can coconut milk
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
2 teaspoons Bomba (Italian chili paste condiment)
1/2 teaspoon course sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
This goes in a Zip Lock Bag with the air squeezed out in your refrigerator for 2 hours.
Make flour coating
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cu flour
1+1/2 teaspoon course sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1+1/2 teaspoon paprika
mix together
After two hours pull out the chicken and shake off all the liquid that you can and discard liquid.
Pat the flour mixture as much as you can on both sides of the chicken.
Put on a fry pan on medium-high heat with canola oil enough to cover a little more than 1/2 of the chicken.
Fry on both sides – You need 165F to be safe.
It’s super moist and extra juicy. It’s also crispy and tasty.
Zippy’s is a Hawaiian Based casual Fast Food Chain of Hawaiian Comfort Food restaurants with wait service and a limited bakery. They also have a very organized take out area.
A new location recently opened in North Las Vegas.
When dining in you check in at the hostess desk.
Then you get seated somewhere in the dining room.
I decided to try the Korean Salad today with house dressing.
It’s a plate of plain soft greens surrounded by tomato wedges and cucumber slices. It is topped with crispy sweet chicken nuggets. I note than I am not an expert on Korean cuisine but have had what they call Korean Chicken several times and none of the times did it taste just very sweet like it does here at Zippy’s. I think children would love this chicken but it is maybe a bit sweet for most adults. The house dressing is creamy but taste mainly like sesame oil.
My husband tried the popular plate what they call Zip Pac (pickled radish, rice topped with furikake, fried chicken, fried fish, Spam, teriyaki beef and chili)
My husband said his favorite meat was the Spam. He said the chicken was alright but a little dry today. The fish was a little fishy. The beef was tender but also was very VERY sweet (like the Korean Fried chicken). Macaroni salad was creamy like it is suppose to be. The furikake was a nice embellishment to the rice that you usually don’t get at most Hawaiian places.
We felt the need to try a dessert so we tried the dobash (chocolate chiffon cake with a chocolate pudding type frosting.
Arata Sushi has two locations in Las Vegas. We went to the North/West location at 3250 N Tenya Way. It’s a smaller sushi restaurant that only offers soft beverages.
We started out by trying the tempura vegetables.
Everything was tasty and fried very well all shattering crisp and seemed free of oil. We got onion rings and all fried sweet potatoes.
For our sushi we got fresh wasabi.
Here’s the Nevada Roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail)
All the sushi held together well and all the fish used seemed reasonably fresh.
The Spicy Tuna isn’t too hot and has a bit of a kick to it.
The Salmon Lover Roll came with a fruit sauce that was not mentioned on the menu. This roll has the most flavors going on with it but has an unusual creamy texture to it that was odd to us.
Cantinetta Pizza & Pasta is a full service Italian Restaurant and Bar located in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. They are a sister restaurant to Brunella (Italian Restaurant) that is located in the Sun City part of Summerlin. Both restaurants have a Sofia Loren theme going on.
Here is the 2026 Restaurant week menu from Cantinetta. It seems reasonably priced for a four course dinner.
Whatever you order they start you off with their own fresh baked bread and sun-dried tomato oil.
One of the best of the week was the Norwegian Salmon from Alchemist Bar and Restaurant. One of only a few restaurants in Las Vegas that masterfully prepares salmon with a crispy skin that STAYS Crispy. The flavors were also magical and the center of the fish was a nice medium.
The Fried Pizza from Good Pie was also FORKING Amazing. It’s so different and unlike any other pizza out there.
Everything there is amazing. Delicious fresh tomato sauce, creamy buratta cheese, fresh basil, parm, and this incredible light as feather crust……YOU NEED TO TASTE IT FOR YOURSELF. It seems so light and SO RIGHT!.
Worst of the week –
The pani puri from Hummus Club.
Menu reads savory mix of spiced potatoes, chick peas, and onions –
This is what they gave me.
No potatoes, No Chick peas. Instead corn, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, lettuce. EVERYONE knows pani puri are always Potatoes and Chickpeas.
In other FOOD News –
Summer? Club Fortune Casino – 2757 Las Vegas Blvd – NORTH Las Vegas
Summer? Lit Wing Express Ghost Kitchen – 333 W St Louis Ave
Summer? Te’Amo Boba & Desert – Miracle Mile Shops
Summer? Sbarro – 3717 S Las Vegas Blvd
Summer? Wagyu Factory – Boca Park
Summer? Siegel’s 1941 (breakfast & lunch) Alex Steakhouse (same spot) – El Cortez
August 26 – Michelin Guild Ceremony – INVITATION ONLY – Fontainebleau
September 24-27 – Drink Las Vegas Festival – Big Name Chefs and Mixologist – about 50 events, Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan, Aria, Park MGM, (most tickets run around $300.00 each)
Fall? Stix Asian Food Hall – Uncommon’s
Fall? Pizza Rodzio – Miracle Mile Shops
Fall? Sour Dough & Co – Miracle Mile Shops
Fall? Finney’s Craft House & Kitchen – Town Square
Fall? Poke House – 7175 W Lake Mead Blvd
November 14 – Las Vegas Pizza Festival – 1-4pm – The Industrial Event Space
Fall/Winter? – House Rules (Competition and Craft Bar, Restaurant, Games) 3071 S Rancho Dr
Fall/Winter? – Greek Heaven – 6010 W Craig Rd
Fall/Winter? – Slice Deli (Italian) – 1563 S Commerce St
2027 – Netflix House 400,000 square foot complex – entertainment, restaurant – 3747 S Las Vegas Blvd
and in Silly and or Cute FOOD News – My dogs enjoying an Arby’s Brisket sandwich.
This was The FORKING Las Vegas FOOD Buzz of the Week
I read a few lox recipes and found that lox is something that anyone can make. All it is – is salmon (preferably sushi grade) salt and sugar. You put the fish in salt and sugar for 2-3 days.
Here’s my slightly embellished recipe.
1 lb salmon (preferably sushi grade) – rinse and blot dry
2 cups sugar
2 cups course kosher salt
1 teaspoon crushed pink peppercorns
2 teaspoons dried dill
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Directions
Mix the salt, sugar, peppercorns, dill, and lemon zest together.
Get a ziplock bag and sandwich the salt and sugar mixture around the salmon.
Get all the air out and place in a bowl (I used the tape from my salmon package but that isn’t necessary.
Then place another heavy bowl over it.
About three days in the refrigerator
Pull off the skin and slice up and serve
While you are waiting for the lox to cure you might have the to make the mini bagels.
