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Shawarma Vegas – Las Vegas NV – OUTSTANDING Casual Glatt Kosher Mediterranean Restaurant – Worth a Fork!

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Shawarma Vegas is a casual Glatt Kosher Mediterranean order at the counter or take type restaurant with two locations in Las Vegas (Summerlin & near Strip). The Summerlin location has a few outside tables and a few tables inside.

They offer stuffed pitas, laffa wraps, baguette sandwiches, platters, and plenty of side dishes……YOU SHOULD GET THE PLATE HERE.

The plate is one, two, or three proteins….and comes with TONS OF SIDES!

We shared two – two protein platters and everything was amazing!

This starter plates came out first (and tahini sauce and spicy green shrug sauce came out right afterwards)

Hot fluffy pita bread, pickles, cabbage salad, baba ganoush, not sure but I think the red stuff might be muhammara (spicy red pepper walnut dip ….but this one had a lot of tomatoes in it so I’m not sure), and this creamy hummus with the best caramelized onions ever.

Then we get another plate.

Here are a few different slaws, pickled onions, and Israeli salad.

The mains are next with another hot fluffy pita bread.

Above is the shawarma and kabob with fries.

OMG! The shawarma here is turkey and it’s amazing…….It’s the best shawarma that I have ever tried anywhere. It’s very developed with flavor and just melts in the mouth…..

OMG AGAIN – the beef kabob…….not what I was exspecting but also amazing…….It’s more like the most amazing meatball ever…….It’s like a sponge of juice. It’s really great!

We also shared the pargiot (Israeli marinated grilled chicken thigh and falafel plate with sweet potato fries.

The sweet potato fries are fried nicely and aren’t soggy. The falafels have crispy exteriors and are moist and herby inside.

OMG again! The chicken is amazing! Really tender, flavorful, and juicy….This is really great chicken!

I thought pricing was very reasonable for Kosher….Each platter was $28.99 and came with so many sides. We had enough leftovers to get a second meals out of this.

In case you don’t know Kosher Meats on average cost three times the price of non-kosher meats so considering that these meals were very reasonable.

Service was also over the top.

I have to say Shawarma Vegas is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Shawarma Vegas

2521 S Fort Apache Rd Las Vegas NV

702-273-7837

www.ShawarmaVegasGrill.com

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The Forking Truth

Reduced Fat Version of Malabar Cauliflower based on Chef Rohit Ghai’s Recipe

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This is a delicious cauliflower recipe that is a reduced fat recipe based on Michelin Stared Chef Rohit Ghai’s Recipe. It’s pretty much the same recipe except that this is oven roasted instead of fried. I also omitted curry leaves because I didn’t have any but it still came out delicious anyway. Depending on the size of your cauliflower and appetite will determine the amount of servings that you will get. On average one cauliflower makes around 4 servings.

Ingredients for around 4 servings.

1 cauliflower – break down to florets

Optional – 2 sprigs curry leaves

2 teaspoons mild chili powder

1 lime – just the fresh squeezed juice

2 Tablespoons rice flour

3 Tablespoons corn starch

2 green chilies – fine chopped

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

3/4 teaspoon grated ginger

3/4 teaspoon ground garlic

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper -or to taste

sea salt – to taste

1/4 cup loose – fresh cilantro chopped or torn

handful coconut chips

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl add the cauliflower and spray well with oil. Add (if using curry leaves), chili powder, lime juice rice flour, corn starch, green chilies, warm masala, ginger, garlic, black pepper, salt. Mix Well.

Lay out in even layer on sheet pan(s)

This goes in preheated 400 F degree oven for around 30 minutes or cooked to your liking.

Finish with cilantro and and coconut chips.

Malabar Cauliflower

THIS CAME OUT FORKING DELICIOUS!!!!

A Special THANKS!!!!!!! to Chef Rohit Ghai so I could do what I got here!!!!

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My FORKING Thoughts on Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties – It’s a SURPRISE

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I came across these Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties on a clearance table at my local Smith’s Grocery Store……I don’t recall ever coming across Manischewitz Peppermint Patties before?….Well They only had one bag of them and I do love peppermint patties so I thought I’d give them a try.

I open up the bag.

I’m disappointed because the chocolates are all busted up and stick together.

Then I do take a whiff into the bag…It does smell like peppermint and chocolate.

I try one even though they are damaged.

UMMMM…….The chocolate is thick and good but not real deep like dark chocolate….It’s more like very good milk chocolate with a nice mouth feel…..The peppermint is Really Strong but good……This is like an upgraded Jr Mint…….It’s like Jr Mints but better quality with better stronger mint and better thicker chocolate….

It’s so good that one is satisfying.

I’ll be sad when they are gone.

Those were my FORKING Thoughts on Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties.

Your FORKING Thoughts may indeed differ.

The Forking Truth

Millside Tavern – North Las Vegas – Happy Hour – Taco Tuesday – BEER – Breakfast – Food – Gaming

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The Millside Tavern is located in North Las Vegas. They offer 24/7 gaming, 24 beers on tap, all day breakfast, happy hour, taco Tuesday, and a full mostly American food menu.

.On one side are high top tables and pool tables. There is a door to a patio but the patio doesn’t have tables yet.

To the other side are more tables and a bar.

And somewhere in the middle is a troll collection.

Happy Hour is very reasonable and 4-7 daily.

Tried chicken pot stickers and a glass of house wine.

The pot stickers are steamed and fried on one side like they should be.

These aren’t very flavorful potstickers and the dipping sauce is unappealing. It taste like a 5 year old mixed up an odd concoction.

For dinner I tried the fish and chips.

The fish is fried to perfection. The fish is nice, mild, and seems fresh. The crust is nice and thin and shattering crisp. Tartar sauce can pass as bland ranch dressing. The fries are ok but only Luke warm. BUT THE VEGETABLE SALAD IS UNPALATABLE…..It’s a mix of all kinds of things that don’t go together.You’d have to pay me LOTS OF MONEY to taste it again so I can tell you more about it.

My husband tried the bacon wrapped meatloaf with tater tots and vegetable. (we were told that it is a beef meatloaf)

My husband said that the meatloaf was ok but the broccoli was plain and unseasoned.

Not the best………Maybe better for beer drinking.

Millside Tavern – 702-202-2921

5710 Losee Rd North Las Vegas NV

www.MillsideTavern.com

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The Forking Truth

Riva’s Mexican Grill North Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

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Riva’s Mexican Grill is a fast growing local chain of Mexican Restaurants with around 20 locations in Nevada and they’ve spread out to California, Arizona, and Utah. There are THREE Riva’s locations in North Las Vegas. We went to the 6885 N. Aliante Pkwy location because that might be the only North Las Vegas location with a community patio. This is a casual Mexican Restaurant. You order and pay at the counter or order and pay on-line.

They offer most of your usual Mexican favorites. Some of the offerings are combo plates, soups, salads, fajitas, burritos, tortas, tacos, quesadillas, chile rellenos, fries plates, nachos, Mexican beverages, and water.

We sat on the community patio that this strip mall offers right in front of Riva’s.

My dog looks happy to me here.

I tried a chicken, steak, and a fish taco (so did my dogs).

The soft tacos are double shelled with thicker tortillas so I removed one tortilla from each and they still held together. They are all very mildly flavored tacos. The chicken and steak come with guacamole. The fish taco comes with ranch dressing but was left off at my request. They do give you grilled citrus, a spicy hot pepper, and two salsas for enhancement.

My husband tried a shrimp and a carnitas taco and a Riva’s Burrito.

He said like 10X that the carnitas was really very GOOD! So I reckon that the carnitas is very good!

We also shared a chile relleno. Now this was very good and really cheesy.

We liked some things here better than other things but feel that Riva’s Mexican Grill is Worth a Try!

Riva’s Mexican Grill 702-586-2251

6885 N Aliante Pkwy North Las Vegas NV

www.RivasMexicanGrill.com

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The Forking Truth

A Taste of Vegas Unstripped 2024 at the Palms Casino Resort

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Vegas Unstripped is a gathering of most of Las Vegas’s most acclaimed and creative chefs.Tickets were $150. a person and included unlimited bites and sips. The 2024 Food festival was held at the Palms Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada,

The expected participating chefs are-

Here’s a little taste of Unstripped 2024.

The above pork belly, cauliflower mousse, stuffed mushrooms with pickled peppers were one of my husband’s favorite bites of the night.

Monzu Italian sort of roast Italian cheese like it’s a piece of meat and it melts on slices of bread below each cheese. Then they offer a few sweet toppings like fig and pear mostarda….and a spicy one like Calabrian pepper to make interesting flavors on the cheese topped artisan bread.

This was more exciting to watch as the sun went down.

Monzu also made chicken gizzards with some sort of eggplant.

Above is braised rabbit some from Milpa.

Above is a braised duck ravioli from La Strega , Harlo Steakhouse

Above is a smoked brisket, cheese, potato pierogi from Mabels BBQ

Above is a chicken enmolado from Aroma Nation American Cocina.

Above is sausage and picked vegetables from 1228 Main. (This was another of my husband’s favorites)

One of the no-shows

That was a little taste of Unstripped 2024.

www.VegasUnstripped.com

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Roasted Carrots with Orange and Pistachios Recipe

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My local Sprouts Grocery had these fancy carrots on sale for 98cents a bag so I bought 3 bags of them. They were just roasted up with orange slices, orange zest, oil, a tiny bit of honey, and salt, pepper, and near the end I added pistachios. Serving size depends on the size serving that you desire……If you eat 4 carrots a serving then this will make around 8 servings.

Ingredient for around 8 servings

2+1/4 lb carrots (I had 3 – 12 ounce bags of fancy carrots that were washed and peeled)

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 oranges and zest

1/4 cup pistachios – slightly crushed

sea salt – to taste

black pepper – to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Grate the zest off of the cleaned oranges. Then remove the peel with a knife so you are removing the skin that is around the orange. Then slice it up. Repeat with the second orange.

Line the carrots on sheet pan(s).

Spray the carrots generously with olive oil. Add some sea salt and black pepper. Add the orange slices and zest. Spray again with oil.

Place on middle rack of preheated oven till soft….(about one hour and 15 minutes – one hour and a half).

Add pistachios and spray again with oil. The carrots will need 15-30 minutes more. You want them a little wrinkly and just slightly browned.

Roasted Carrots with Orange and Pistachios

ENJOY!!!!!

The Forking Truth

Just Showing off some Foods I made Lately

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Just showing off some foods I made lately.

Up above are deviled eggs.

Above are Pate A Choux Pastries filled with vanilla cream topped with chocolate, chocolate pots de creme, and a cherry

These are what I call potato stuffed potatoes…..Basically mashed potatoes with an egg piped into hollowed out baby potatoes or parts of regular potatoes.

Brown Butter Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Thought I’d feature some oldies but still goodies.

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Tokyo Cafe North Las Vegas NV – Inexpensive Ramen & Curry LARGE PORTIONS – Worth a Try!

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Tokyo Cafe is a small casual order-at-the-counter ramen & curry restaurant located in North Las Vegas Nevada. Some of the other offerings are appetizers like octopus balls, edamame, and gyoza. They also offer soups, salads, fried rice dishes, and teriyaki. Soft beverages and boba are also available.

The chicken katsu curry is a double serving of chicken breast (in TWO layers) over maybe FOUR servings of steamed white rice with a small garnish of ginger dressed lettuce and a cup of mild or spicy curry on the side.

The tonkatsu ramen is adorned with three half jammy eggs, noodles, pork belly, mushrooms, and more.

The noodles aren’t the chewiest but the rest is pretty good.

Tokyo Cafe is Worth a Try!

Tokyo Cafe – 702-388-8838

2595 E Craig Rd North Las Vegas NV

www.TokyoCafeLV.wixsite.com

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The Forking Truth

Mi Carboncito Peruvian Food Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

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Mi Carboncito Peruvian Food is located in Las Vegas Nevada. This isn’t a fancy place but it seems clean and soft beverages are offered here.

I ordered the #27 Pescado Sudado (steamed fish) but they served me the #26 Filete De Pescado (fried fish). I didn’t feel like saying anything so I just accepted it.

It’s a generous portion of mild white flesh fish that is fried nice and light with a thin coating that seems free of oil. Under the fish is a slice of ripe tomato and some onion salsa. There is also a serving of sticky white rice. We were also given two sauces. One was a creamy mild almost pink sauce and the other was a spicy cilantro sauce. Both sauces were tasty with the fish.

My husband tried the Picante Camarones.

He said that the sauce was spicy and delicious and the shrimp were prepared nicely.

Mi Carboncito Peruvian Food is Worth a try!

6679 Smoke Ranch Rd – 702-268-8907

I have not found a website for Mi Carboncito Peruvian Food but they can be be found on Facebook and their menu is on Zmenu.com

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The Forking Truth