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Moia Peruvian Restaurant Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

Moia Peruvian Restaurant is located in the historic West Side of Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the Las Vegas Strip. They offer MANY appetizers of all sorts of things. A few of the appetizers are – Beef heart, Mussels, Fried Fish, Crab, Calamari, Hamachi, Yucca Huancaina. And also many Ceviches (marinated raw fish). Main Plates are fish and seafood, chicken, beef, fried rice plates, and large sharing plates. They offer beer and wine and at least one Peruvian Mixed Drink. Inside is an exotic atmosphere.

There’s neon. You see wild big cats on the wall. There’s interesting fixtures too.

We started out by trying the Peruvian Sour Cocktails.

They are fruity and have a passionfruit base. They also have a tiny marble inside that is a small light inside that you shouldn’t accidentally swallow.

We shared the Ceviche De Pescado (marinated fish with sweet potatoes, Peruvian Corn, Onion Salsa, some sort of seeds or nuts?, and a plantain chip)

You do have your choice of heat with this dish and I picked medium. They gave us creamy green and creamy spicy orange salsa to kick it up more.

For my main I tried the Pescado Plancha.

it’s a mild white fish filets that were cooked on the plancha. It came with lemon, sweet potatoes, onion salsa, rice, and some Peruvian corn. I embellished it with a small amount of spicy orange salsa and some of the green salsa. (It’s a GREAT BIG plate of food for only $17.) ((Subject to change)).

My husband tried the Lomo Saltado Pobre (New York Strip with eggs).

The plate also included rice, fried plantains, onions, and tomato strips. The steak was tender and flavorful.

Moia Peruvian Restaurant is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Moia Peruvian Restaurant

2301 W Bonanza Rd Las Vegas NV

702-331-5734

www.MoiaLasVegas.com

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Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar has two locations in Las Vegas Nevada. They are open twenty four hours a day and are open seven days a week. The North/West Centennial Location offers bar seating, booths, and traditional tables inside.

They offer all your bar dinks, a traditional American Menu, and of course OYSTERS, shellfish, and a seafood heavy menu.

We started out by trying Cadillac Margaritas.

They don’t taste traditional to me but they really are so strong that they can LIFT WEIGHTS!

For my main I tried the grilled haddock that comes with mixed vegetables and wild rice blend.

It’s nothing fancy or original but everything is prepared perfect and seems fresh. It’s also a very large portion and is two meals for some people. It sure is worth the reasonable $19.99 that it cost today. (subject to change)

My husband tried the Jambalaya.

It came with your choice of rice or pasta and cheesy garlic toast. My husband said that it is good and flavorful. All the fish was cooked nicely but wasn’t spicy as he likes but is still good. He already wants to come back to try more.

Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar is Worth a Try!

Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar

7155 N Durango Dr Las Vegas NV

702-651-6227

www.ShucksTavern.com

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My Trip to SK Seafood Restaurant Las Vegas NV – Authentic Cantonese Seafood Restaurant

SK Seafood Restaurant is a casual Cantonese Style Seafood Restaurant located in the Chinatown Area of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer a large menu of appetizers, soups, delicacies like abalone and sea cucumber, live seafood, many proteins, tofu, vegetables, and claypot.

English is the second language here. They have some sort of Chinese Food Network on the big screen TV, They were cooking brains and some sort of stomach.

they serve everyone a hot pot of tea to go with your food. I noticed a few other bottled beverages are served here.

We started out by sharing the cold cucumbers.

They are light and refreshing.

We have to try something seafood so we tried the stir fried fish filet with assorted mushrooms.

It’s a large plate for sharing with a lot of mushrooms and perfectly cooked fish. I enjoyed most of the mushrooms but one type came out very hard and was difficult to eat. There are chunks of ginger that are explosive…..LIKE A BOMB……….I think it would be much better (FOR MY TASTE) if the ginger was chopped fine or ground.

We also shared the Cantonese Chicken.

This one taste amazing (The chicken is well infused with flavors and was tender) but it is extremely difficult to eat because it’s made up of end pieces of TINY chicken with skin and bone on each piece with only a morsel of meat……It looks like much more but you are looking at a lot of rubbery chicken skin……..I think it’s a total of maybe only two ounces of chicken meat.

That was my trip to SK Seafood Restaurant

SK Seafood Restaurant

5600 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV

702-272-2462

I haven’t found a website for SK Seafood Restaurant

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My Trip to Rebellion Pizza Las Vegas NV

Rebellion Pizza is a casual Pizza Shop with two locations in Nevada. One is in Henderson and the second location is in the Northwest Part of Las Vegas that is called Centennial. They offer what they call New York Style and Sicilian Style. The Las Vegas (Centennial) location is small and casual. They have a sort of space theme going on with traditional tables and half booths. Soft beverages, wine, and beer is available.

We started out by sharing some Burrata Bake.It comes with fresh baked focaccia.

It’s fun and kinda like a deconstructed pizza. You grab a triangle of focaccia and spoon on a rich tomato sauce and gooey melted burrata cheese. This is fun and tasty. I think most people would like it.

We also shared a small Roma Pizza.

The crust is thin with a nice crispy bottom and they use a good quality cheese. The pesto looks good but has little flavor and the tomatoes aren’t so ripe. I would recommend getting a different pizza.

We enjoyed the Burrata Bake and would recommend it.

That was my trip to Rebellion Pizza – Centennial

7240 W Azure Las Vegas NV

702-374-0276

www.RebellionPizzaLV.com

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Habanero’s Taco Grill #5 North Las Vegas NV is Worth a Try!

Habanero’s Taco Grill is a group of casual Mexican Restaurants with (at the moment subject to change) with eleven locations in Nevada (10 Las Vegas). They offer a wide variety of Mexican Food on the menu. They offer twenty six different combo plates, taco salads, super combos, a birria menu, all day breakfast, wings, soft beverages, and much more. You can dine inside but I noticed that most people do take out here. Outside is one table and one bench.

It’s very casual. You order and pay at the counter.

They run your order to you when it’s ready. You can embellish your meal with salsas and pickled vegetables from the salsa bar at the end of the counter. (guacamole was an extra side order)

We tried a few plates.

Carne Asada Taco

Fish Tacos

Combo #14 – Green Chile Pork Plate – Tonight the pork was very good. (My husband thought this pork was the best he has tasted in Nevada so far. The rest was reasonably good.

Portions are large and prices are very reasonable.

Habanero’s Taco Grill #5 is Worth a Try!

171 Centennial Parkway North Las Vegas NV

702-331-4498

www.HabanerosTacoGrill.com

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Chabelitas Mexican Grill #3 Las Vegas NV – 24/7 Mexican Food

Chabelitas Mexican Grill is a very casual 24/7 Mexican Restaurant with three locations in Las Vegas Nevada. The #3 Craig Road location does not serve alcohol but does have many signs for beer so either beer is coming or the signs are confusing.

It’s a very casual place. You order and pay at the counter and seat yourself. Someone runs the food out when it’s ready.

I tried the Birria Ramen.

It is packed with a generous amount of Birria that is tender.

BUT-

It’s a FORKING SALT BOMB. I can’t eat it.

I do note that I might be more sensitive to salt than most people. My husband who not sensitive to salt tries this. He said that it is also too salty for him and he can not eat this bowl either so it indeed is not edible.

My husband got the Beef Burrito with Cheese Enchilada Combo.

They give you limes, green sauce, and red sauce to embellish the plate. My husband didn’t say much about this plate. He said that the red sauce was very spicy, the beans were very loose, and the cheese in the cheese enchilada was hard and not melty.

My husband was very thoughtful and ordered a fish taco for me because he had a feeling that I wouldn’t like the Birria Ramen here.

The fish taco isn’t bad. It’s breaded and fried mild tasting white fish. The taco is sauced with a tasty creamy chipotle sauce. It’s also stuffed with Mexican Rice and sits in double shelled white tortillas. It’s very filling for a taco.

Chabelita’s might be on the very average side but it’s open 24 hours 7 days a week.

Chabelta’s Mexican Grill #3 4348 E Craig Rd Las Vegas NV

702-834-7998

www.ChabelitasMexGrill.com

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702 Sandwich Shop Las Vegas NV – Is Worth a Fork!

The 702 Sandwich Shop is located in the North Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. This was formally known as La Cantine French Sandwich Shop. This is currently the same ownership but just the name has been changed. This small sandwich shop that does mainly take out business. They offer a variety of sandwiches, sides, salads, specials, French Macarons and more. The breads and macarons are made in-house.

So far we tried-

Wagyu Pastrami Sandwich special

Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Lox on a Croissant – Special

The Italian

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Earl Grey Macaron

Strawberry Macaron

Everything food and service top notch!

702 Sandwich Shop is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

702 Sandwich Shop

3250 Tenya Way Las Vegas Nevada

702-749-7400

I haven’t found a website for this business. I note that they are listed on Facebook but don’t appear to be active there.

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The Charcoal Room Santa Fe Station Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

The Charcoal Room is an “OffStrip” Steakhouse with at least two locations in Las Vegas Nevada (Santa Fe Station and Palace Station). At the Santa Fe Station Location lots of wine bottles are on display. Linen and Wines are set on the tables. A large bar is in the center of the dining area surrounded by traditional tables and booths.

They start you off with a basket of warm bread and some butter.

For our starter we split a gem salad (greens, poached pears, hazelnuts, goat cheese, dijon vinaigrette).

Our waiter Justin raved and raved about the Chilean Sea Bass Special so I had to get it.

WOW! Justin wasn’t kidding. This sea bass is real perfection. When seafood is really great it just melts in your mouth. This really was amazing. To the side is a buttery mustardy sauce. Under the fish is delicious baby carrots with fresh cooked spinach. It’s also a large portion and I have enough for dinner and a lunch.

The Bone In Ribeye is just as perfect.

I tried a bite. I usually hate ribeye steaks but this one is really tender and also delicious.

We also had a side order of macaroni and cheese.

It was creamy and was made with lots of tasty cheese.

We were too full to try dessert.

The Charcoal Room at Santa Fe Station is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

The Charcoal Room at Santa Fe Station 4949 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV

702-515-4385

www.SantaFeStation.com

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Gyro Philly Steak Express – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Gyro Philly Steak Express is a small casual Mediterranean Restaurant located in The Centennial Part of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer Kabobs, Gyros, Philly Steaks, Burgers, Salad, a Kids Menu, and MORE! It casual and you order and pay at the counter. You get your beverage and seat yourself. They will run your order to you after they cook it.

I Tried a combination Kabob Plate with Spicy Chicken, Regular Chicken, Salad, Rice, and what they call creamy sauce. It’s a very large portion that was two meals for me.

The plate also came with flat pita breads, a fire roasted tomato, and a packet of sumac. Everything is nice and very fresh tasting. I think both the spicy chicken and the regular chicken are good but I like the spices in the regular chicken more. I guess you need to use the garlic creamy sauce (not sure but I think it was seasoned labneh? It was something like toum sauce) to cool off the spicy chicken because it is very spicy. But the next day I liked the spicy chicken better sliced thin in a salad. I really enjoyed the fire roasted tomato. It was so delicious that it elevated the whole plate.

My husband tried the same plate but instead of regular chicken he special ordered lamb gyro.

He enjoyed it very much and said that the gyro meat was better than from most places because it wasn’t dry like it often is. Instead it was juicy and delicious.

Gyro Philly Steak Express is Worth a Try!

Gyro Philly Steak Express

6446 Durango Dr Las Vegas NV

702-816-3000

I haven’t found a website for Gyro Express

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Carve Prime Rib – From Hero to Zero – At The Cannery North Las Vegas NV

Carve Prime Rib is a steakhouse that specializes in serving Prime Rib. This steakhouse is located in the Cannery Hotel/Casino in North Las Vegas Nevada. I’ve enjoyed the service and the 10 ounce Ground-In-House Prime Rib Burger several times. But this time both were very different.

We start out by ordering a bottle of wine. We get glasses with water in them. I spill out the water and the server said that is just from cleaning. She acted like nothing was wrong with having water in the wine glasses. Incase you don’t know……NOBODY wants any kind of added water in their wine glasses.

Anyways-

We usually get the 10 oz ground-in-house Prime Rib Burgers here. Last time my burger looked like this.

Maybe I’m wrong? But I think this burger I just got looks smaller? (maybe? from being over cooked?)

Anyways size is not the problem. The problem is that this burger is over cooked, dense, and dry and doesn’t taste great like usually does. It can pass as a dried out fast food type burger. It doesn’t taste like Prime Rib and was packed so tight it has a different texture. It’s not a good burger ($24.).

We tell our server that the burgers are over cooked. (mine was suppose to be medium and my husband’s burger was suppose to be medium-rare). A manager comes by. Nobody offers to make new burgers instead of replacement burgers he says that he is taking one burger off the bill. We do tell him that we don’t plan to come back since the last few times the burger were over cooked but those burgers were still juicy and still tasted good (that’s why we came back). Tonights burgers were horrible. (I can’t say for sure but I don’t believe tonights burgers were ground Prime Rib because they don’t taste like prime rib (and it was the day after Valentine’s Day so they should have had lots of steak ends around to make these burgers). These burgers taste like from frozen commercial ground beef that are over cooked and awful) If they were out of ground prime rib the right thing to do is to not offer the burgers tonight.

Our bill comes…..but it’s not OUR BILL. It’s someone else’s bill that is about $100.00 more. I’m glad my husband noticed. (and we were only one of two tables inside so how hard can it be to give out the correct check?).

Well that was Crave Prime Rib. For us they went from Hero to ZERO. I must note that I have no idea if this was a one day problem or the way they do things now.

Carve Prime Rib

2121 E Craig Rd North Las Vegas NV (at The Cannery)

702-507-5777

www.Cannery.BoydGaming.com

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