Siena Italian Trattoria is a bar, restaurant, and Italian deli either in or near to the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer long large menus for lunch, brunch, and dinner to try to accommodate many appetites or tastes.

To the left is a large bar as big as the dining room and to the right is a deli and store as large as the dining room.

The dining room is large and dimly lit …….so bring your flashlight and readers…….There is a wall of many wine bottles and an open kitchen.

They start you off with a basket of bread, crisp breads, and butter.

We tried the Bruschetta and salt cod mousse appetizer because you rarely see this Venetian Style appetizer on menus.

it’s different…..It’s not very mouse-ee…..You actually have big pieces of fish here embellished with something creamy, some shredded cheese, and some fish roe on toasted slices of bread. There is also dressed greens with olives and pickled peppers to adorn the bruschetta.

But here is where things went south on this particular dinner.

I was going to order the branzino because that is usually the best fish at an Italian Restaurant……….After I try to order the branzino…..My waiter goes off about the Chilean Sea Bass…..He had a very THICK ITALIAN accent and I did have a bunch of trouble understanding him but I could tell he was very passionate on PUSHING the Chilean Sea Bass….”He said it was one of the best two plates to get.”

So out comes the Chilean Sea Bass…..

It has a very strong fish odor………..

I try a very small piece and it taste as bad as it smells.

I even give my husband a tiny piece and he agrees it is smelly tasting.

Nobody can eat this…….I have to send this fish back. Now I’m beginning to wonder if he wanted me to get the Chilean Sea Bass because it was old and they needed to get rid of it or maybe he pushed it on me because it was the most expensive fish on the menu?????

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The waiter says that the branzino will take too long to prepare. I was going to switch to a chicken dish since that fish smelled here…………….But then the waiter says to get the salmon…..He said that salmon gets prepared fast. I don’t trust the waiter anymore but went with the salmon anyway.

My husband digs into his veal ossobuco.

He said that the risotto was very good. He also said that the. veal was indeed tender but not the most developed. with flavors.

Soon the salmon arrives.

The salmon is actually very good and was prepared to a perfect medium with a nice sear. The salmon to my surprise does taste fresh. It was served with fresh sautéed spinach that taste a bit buttery and garlicky.

They offer a long list of desserts…We don’t really need any but went with gelato and shared a scoop of pistachio and a scoop of hazelnut.

We wait a long time for them……..

it came implanted with a hard as a rock thin cookie. The pistachio I doubt was made here but taste good to me……….The hazelnut came to use all melted……

I might try Siena Italian again in the future because they offer a lot of lunch specials that sound good.

Siena Italian Trattoria

9500 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV – 702-360-3358

www.SienaItalian.com

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Leoncito is a Modern Mexican Restaurant and Bar located in the Red Rock Resort in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. This is a nicer quality restaurant that offers lunch, brunch, dinner, happy hour, and a 3 course express lunch for $35.

By the entrance you walk by the open kitchen.

Behind this main dining area is a patio for outdoor dining.

They started us off with warm complimentary chips and two salsas.

One is green fruity and creamy and the other is tomato based and spicy.

I started off with the aguachile.

It’s a refreshing plate of cucumber, Serrano, tomato, and micro cilantro.

My husband tried the Bacon Oaxacan Cheese Potato Taquitos.

They were well seasoned and very tasty.

For my main I tried the Baja Rockfish Tacos.

The fish was batter dipped and was topped with slaw, avocado, onions, crema rosa, and these unusual pickled onions that really made them pop! Those onions were unusually great…..they were very citrusy….sweet…tangy…sour…really super flavorful. The rice was very flavorful too.

My husband tried a carnitas burrito.

It also had chorizo beans, salsa verde, yellow rice, pickled jalapeños, queso fresco, cilantro, and chipotle aioli. It was also very good and flavorful.

I ordered the sundae for dessert but the ice cream machine wasn’t functioning so we both got Bunuelos (Ice cream filled cinnamon doughnuts …..doughnut dough by Pink Box)

They were a nice sweet ending.

The Express Lunch (Monday-Friday 11-3) is certainly Worth a Try!

Leoncito at Red Rock Casino/Resort

11011 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-797-7344

www.LeoncitoLV.com

www.RedRockCasino.com

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Unique Eats is a very unique restaurant located in Las Vegas Nevada. It’s a cute little restaurant that offers breakfast, lunch, coffee, smoothies, catering, beer, wine, and MORE. Tuesday – Saturdays 4:pm-10:pm they change the name to Twisted Pye where the main dig are the pizzas.

Back to Unique Eats.

Unique Eats offers a LOT of variety. A few of the appetizers that they offer are hummus, wings, and grilled cheese with tomato soup. They offer SIX different salads that you can add chicken, salmon, or shrimp to. They offer eight different sandwiches that include chicken salad, slow roasted corned beef, and cheeseburgers. They also offer entrees, 10 inch original or thin crust pizzas, pastas, a vegetarian menu, and a vegan menu too!

We tasted (and brought the rest home for the next day) the house made lox.

It’s hand sliced with a nice melt in your mouth texture. This is better than what you get at many deli shops that just buy lox packaged.

I tried the house roasted pastrami sandwich with a side salad.

It’s a bit unique with lettuce, heirloom tomato, onion, and spicy dijon……..To me the rye bread is very good. The pastrami is very good but it does have some non-traditional taste to it. It is also well grilled and a little too oily to me. It is good but not east coast style.

My husband tried the Torte De Pibil with fries.

It’s a great BIG Sloppy sandwich filled with refried beans, cocinita pork, lettuce, heirloom tomato, pickled onions, and potatoes on a toasted bun served with battered seasoned fries. All very good no complaints here.

Unique Eats – a little bit of everything! Very Unique! Worth a Try!

3100 S Durango Suite100 – 702-992-3038

www.UniqueEatsLV.com

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Surf City is a 24 hour 7 days a week bar that also offers Mexican Food, and Gaming in a North Las Vegas Strip Mall. They have all high top tables and the bar is decorated with surf boards.

They started us off with complimentary chips and a roasted smokey salsa.

I tried the Pollo Asada and a Golden Cadillac Margarita. The Margarita was good and also strong.

It’s an enormous platter of chicken pounded as thin as a lasagna noodle that was marinated in a mix of soy sauce mixed with some sort of medium-hot salsa. The chicken was topped with those frozen type mixed vegetables (peas, corn, carrots, green beans) that was also mixed with what the marinate taste like (soy sauce and medium hot salsa). To the side was a generous amount of fajita style vegetables (onions, peppers, zucchini) and Mexican style rice. It’s not the best but also not the worst either….It better than from some places in the area………………..and tortillas on the side.

My husband tried the Chile Verde (also with tortillas on the side).

He said that the beans were very good……..The rest average…Not bad but not a favorite.

You are not going to travel across town to go here but if you are in the area and are craving Mexican food you might want to give it a try.

Surf City Bar and Grill

1435 W Craig Rd North Las Vegas NV

02-633-4234

I haven’t found a website for Surf City Bar and Grill but they can be found on Facebook.

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Bistro 57 is an American-Italian sort of restaurant at Aliante Hotel/Casino in North Las Vegas Nevada. It’s big and modern. They offer a nice bright bar area.

Just past here are a few dining areas.

They start you off with a non-Italian bread basket with oil embellished with balsamic vinegar. (My husband thought the rolls were olive rolls…….was very surprised to bite into sweet raisin rolls)

For my main I tried the Flounder Francese.

They gave me a generously sized filet of flounder that was nicely prepared and battered in a lemony, buttery batter. To the side are petite green beans with some toasted almond slices. There is also a side of Italian seasoned potato wedges that seem like they were re-heated a few times…………

My husband tried the baked rigatoni with sausage.

This is also a generous serving of pasta tossed with marinara sauce, accented with globs of ricotta cheese, and lots of melted mozzarella cheese and topped with grated cheese. You sure won’t leave hungry with this dish.

We also tried the pistachio gelato.

It has a nice pistachio flavor and a few pistachios through it. It’s different……..It seems light and not too heavy…….It’s almost more like an Italian Ice more than a gelato…….

Bistro 57 at Aliante Hotel/Casino is Worth a Try!

7300 Aliante Pkwy North Las Vegas NV – 702-692-7777

www.Aliante.BoydGaming.com

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BB.Q Chicken sounds like a barbecue chicken restaurant but it’s not. It’s actually-

Best BEST Quality Chicken.

At eye level you read this and then you know what kind of restaurant it is.

BB.Q Chicken is an enormous chain of Korean Fried Chicken Restaurants in over FIFTY countries. To be honest this wasn’t my destination on this particular day but it is very hard to get into many of the Chinatown restaurants in Las Vegas Chinatown. Many of the better ones you have to be willing to wait outside in a one or two hour line just to get in. (that is why I haven’t made it to many of them yet)…..

Anyways-

BB.Q Chicken offers a variety of fried chicken that is boneless or wings. They also offer a few other Korean dishes and sides. To me it’s like if Kentucky Fried Chicken was Korean.

I try a small Hot Spicy Boneless (this is 1/2 a chicken. You get white and dark meat) with sweet potato fries. Our server tells us that it will be about 20 minutes. About 20 minutes latter it comes out piping hot with a side of pickled radish.

It is SPICY! It is slightly too spicy for me but I can eat it……The chicken inside is nice and moist…..The coating isn’t oily either. The dark meat ones do have more flavor than the white meat pieces. The radish and the sweet potato fries provide some NEEDED relief. It’s tasty but differs especially in texture from other Korean fried chicken that I have tried. This Korean Fried Chicken (texture-wise) is more like Kentucky Fried Chicken. This is also a much larger portion than it looks like. I ate a bunch and had enough leftover for TWO dinners. So it is a value for $15.99.

My husband tries a different spicy small boneless chicken. On my receipt it’s called Red Chak.

It’s spicy and tasty but not as delicious as the hot spicy boneless to me. This one seems even closer to a Korean Kentucky Fried to me.

I think that anything marked spicy here might be too hot for most people……..But the chicken was fried nicely and it is an enormous portion and most people will get 2-3 meals out of a $15.99 order.

BB.Q Chicken is Worth a Try!

BB.Q Chicken – 4276 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-227-2449

www.BBQChicken.com

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