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Dining Out With DOGS in Las Vegas NV December 2024
Dining out with DOGS is just a “Fluff” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all started out with my late dog Louie. He always enjoyed going out to eat. When he got elderly he got diagnosed with aggressive cancer. We were told that he only had 3-6 months to live. Since he enjoyed going out to eat I took Louie out to eat as often as I could and instead of the three to six months Louie made another seventeen months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when the weather is right and when I can.
The dogs and us got to go to the California Fish Grill.
They helped me eat this big plate of Branzino.
“Ummm so good!”
And they also got some fried fish and shrimp.
We’ve enjoyed ourselves at the California Fish Grill.
California Fish Grill
6440 Centennial Center Blvd Las Vegas NV
725-231-7444
www.CAFishGrill.com
The next week it was almost too cold to take them out but we made it to one of the Rivas Mexican Grills. We made it to the one with a community patio in North Las Vegas across from Aliante Casino.
The dogs got to eat some beef from a beef taco.
Some Carnitas from my husband’s burrito.
and fried fish from my fish salad.
Rivas Mexican Grill
6885 N Aliante Pkwy North Las Vegas NV
702-586-2251
www.RivasMexicanGrill.com
This week we went to Hawaiian Barbecue #1. That’s enormous amounts of food with usually rice and macaroni salad in Styrofoam containers.
My husband had the #4 Bento and shared some of it with the dogs.
Me and the dogs shared the mini (but it’s not so mini) Mochiko Chicken.
She is so happy to get this food!
He is also very happy.
Here it comes.
We did alright at Hawaiian Barbecue #1
5870 N Losee Rd N Las Vegas NV
702-642-4600
www.BestHawaiianBarbeque.com
This week I would not have dined out with dogs if I knew how cold and windy it got going to be only 15 minutes away from my house but we dined at Mezzo anyway.
They started us out with complimentary bread and oil that was embellished with balsamic and lemon.
I share just a small amount of the bread with the dogs.
My husband shared some of his sausage with the dogs from his sausage and rigatoni plate.
The dogs also got some salmon from my blackened salmon with squash plate.
I was very careful to give them fish without balsamic on it because all vinegars are harmful to dogs.
We all enjoyed ourselves at Mezzo Bistro & Wine.
Mezzo Bistro & Wine
4275 N Rancho Drive Las Vegas NV
702-944-8880
www.MezzoBistro.com
That was Dining Out With DOGS for December 2024. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and have a Great New Year and we hope to see you next month!
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Ferraro’s Ristorante 3 Course $28. Lunch is Worth a Fork! – Las Vegas NV
Ferraro’s Ristorante is a very nice Italian Restaurant and Bar Located not far from the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. It has a very rice formal looking atmosphere.
Patio dining is also available for when the weather is right.
We went with the three course lunch for $28. (subject to change).
They started us off with complimentary fresh baked rolls with oil that was embellished with balsamic vinegar and PISTACHIOS.
My husband ordered an extra appetizer and tried the Polpette (meatballs) e Polenta.
He said it was delicious and much better than what you get at a lot of OTHER Italian restaurants.
First courses for us were –
A Very Good and modern style Cesare Salad.
And a very tasty.
The Ferraro’s Salad – mixed greens, carrots, tomatoes, Parm cheese, cranberries, sunflower seeds, PISTACHIOS, and balsamic dressing.
Main course were –
Pillowy potato gnocchi in PISTACHIO pesto with tomato and crispy basil.
and-
Salmon Limone – salmon was fresh tasting and prepared with a moist center, yellow & green squash, and asparagus were nice fresh and tender crisp too.
The sweet endings were-
Cannoli
And-
The signature house dessert PISTACHIO Passion.
The Three Course Lunch from Ferraro’s Ristorante ($28. per person subject to change) is Worth a Fork!
Ferraro’s Ristorante
4480 Paradise Rd Las Vegas NV
702-364-5300
www.FerrarosLasVegas.com
Every THING is subject to change.
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Showing Off
Showing Off is just to show you that I am still cooking and baking. I’m not doing as many new recipes but all the cooked or baked foods that you see are a recipe on this site.
Up above are Sesame, Date, and Banana Cupcakes. Boy did these go fast at a gathering I went to.
Fried potato pierogi and chocolate Bouchons with chocolate frosting and drizzled with ganache ….These went really quick too.
I made butternut squash cinnamon buns and with the leftover dough I stuffed, rolled, and filled it with cinnamon and brown sugar and drizzled it with chocolate sauce. These all went.
Chipotle Rice Corn Cheddar stuffed Peppers. Lots of compliments and these went fast.
Baked Salmon Mousse Balls with Orange Ginger Sauce that sit in little cracker cups also got gobbled up.
I bet these will go fast too! and I added some extra cookies I had in my freezer.
Enjoy!!! and that was Showing Off!
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Pizza Rolls – Recipe Idea
I got the idea for pizza rolls after I made butternut squash cinnamon rolls. I just winged a focaccia type dough, rolled it thin, topped it with leftover lasagna cheese filling and some sauce and rolled it just like cinnamon buns. Then I sliced a little off and put each sliced in a non stick sprayed cupcake pan and topped the tops with a little bit of pizza seasoning and a little bit of shredded parmesan. In about 30 minutes at 350F give or take they were done. You can get my ideas for pizza, focaccia, and butternut squash cinnamon rolls here. I got lots of compliments on them and everyone loved them and gobbled them down. My husband said that he could eat them all day long.
Everyone will love them and they make a great appetizers for entertaining.
Enjoy!!!
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NORMS – Las Vegas NV – Least Notable Meal of the Week
NORMS are famous 24/7 California Diner Restaurants and one opened fairly recently in Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the strip. I only heard good things about NORMS and saw them featured on several local TV Shows so I wanted to give them a try. It’s very busy and energetic inside.
It also looks like a diner inside with a mix of all kinds of different tables, bar seating and booths. There are several dining areas on different sides of the bar.
We went with entrees and they are reasonably priced and come with soup and salad. We started with soups…..(actually my husband eat them both because they are not for me)
Creamy chicken noodle soup – A bit too thick but OK.
Gumbo – Not great like Emeril’s but still tasty and ok according to my husband.
Salads were next.
I tried my salad with blue cheese dressing. Too bad …….it taste like they thinned down the dressing too much and it doesn’t taste like blue cheese anymore. My husband the Italian dressing doesn’t have much flavor either.
For my main I tried the grilled wild whitefish.
The grilled whitefish has a light unflavored breading on it. This would taste better if it came with a sauce. I use some hot sauce that is on the table and it helps. The potato is kinda hard and very difficult to mash the butter in with a fork.
But there is no help for the vegetables. They even look like they have expired.
Over cooked old squash….ick
My husband tried the Chicken Fried Steak.
It’s kinda bland. The carrot fingers are kind of wood-ee. Real fresh carrots would taste better. The tater tots have a very hard exteriors.
NORMS does give you a lot of food but you have to not care what it taste like.
NORMS was the least notable meal of the week.
NORMS
4605 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV
702-475-9976
www.NORMS.com
Every THING is subject to change.
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Distill A Local Bar – 24/7 – Restaurant, Bar & Gaming Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!
Distill is a local bar, restaurant, and gaming type of place with close to a dozen locations around Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada. The Centennial Las Vegas location offers a separate dining room away from the bar and gaming. On the menu they offer all day breakfast and a wide assortment of food.
It’s a mix of traditional tables and booths.
We decided to share the buffalo cauliflower with blue cheese dressing.
It has a crispy tempura coating and is fried to perfection. The hot sauce does run spicy and most people out there will enjoy it. I must confess that I am unusually sensitive to certain ingredients. The hot sauce used either contains too much acidic acid or too much condensed vinegar so the sauce is too painful for my palate but won’t hurt most people. Must people will enjoy this buffalo cauliflower.
For my main I enjoyed the Chili Lime Salad with added Salmon. The Salmon came split open with nice grill marks. It’s easy to see that they prepared the salmon sort of medium-ish as they should. The salad is tasty and different with some pico, corn, and avocado with a mild chili-lime creamy dressing.
The build your own burger came out medium-rare as requested with carefully prepared bacon that still had some wiggle and wasn’t dried out crisp like what most places serve.
Distill offers casual food at reasonable prices.
Distill is Worth a Try!
Distill
6430 N Durango Drive Las Vegas NV
702-722-2999
www.DistillBar.com
Every THING is subject to change.
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Pho Aimie North Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!
Pho Aimie is a full service Vietnamese Restaurant located in North Las Vegas Nevada. They offer around 20 varieties of Pho, Vermicelli Plates, Rice Dishes, Crispy Noodle & Rice Noodle Dishes, Soft Beverages, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, and Beer.
They offer appetizers like crispy chicken potstickers
You might like to try one of the Pho.
Above is the #17 Pho that is beef broth and rare steak with added meatballs and brisket (contains rice noodles)
This is the #27 Pho. Called Pho Sate. It’s a Spicy Peanut Soup w Rare Steak and Sate noodles.
Below is lemongrass chicken with rice noodles
Below is Shakin Beef
Pho Aimie is Worth a Fork!
Pho Aimie
2696 W Ann Rd North Las Vegas NV
702-522-8988
www.PhoAimieLV.com
Every THING is subject to change.
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Notable Dish Of The Week – Pork Belly Nom Pang from Nom Pang Las Vegas NV
It’s very rare that I will pick one of my husband’s favorite dishes but I am picking this dish for good reason. He said that this sandwich was amazing! He said that the pork belly was incredible. Even the roll was amazing with the right crunch and just right fluffy interior. He said that this sandwich was so out of the ordinary very good that it might be impossible to order anything else from this restaurant. (it is a baguette sandwich. Normally comes with a spread of mayo (but left off at my husband’s request. It also contains cucumber, scallions, cilantro, pickled carrot, daikon, jalapeño, and that spectacular pork belly .) So……That is good reason to make the Pork Belly Nom Pang from Nom Pang the notable dish of the week!
Nom Pang
4275 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV
702-268-8288
I have not found a website for Nom Pang. At the moment (subject to change so give them a call) they are open 8am-6pm 7 days a week.
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The Absolute FORKING WORST Potato Chip Ever – FORKING THOUGHTS
The ABSOLUTE FORKING WORST POTATO CHIPS that I ever tried were Christie’s Sweet & Spicy Habanero super natural potato chips.
YUK!
They taste burnt and are too FORKING HOT and burn and are painful to eat.
The bag I got was not edible to me. I honestly don’t think anyone would ever manufacture something so horrible. Maybe that is why Sprouts Grocery was selling them for .99cents a bag?
Those were my FORKING THOUGHTS I doubt anyone’s Forking Thoughts will differ.
