Phoe Aimie is a full service Vietnamese Restaurant located in North Las Vegas Nevada. They offer twenty varieties of pho (normally a beef noodle soup). Some of the other offerings are – appetizers, vermicelli plates, rice dishes, and noodle dishes. They also offer soft beverages, Vietnamese Iced coffee, and beer.
Someone usually seats you as soon as you walk in.
It’s an Asian atmosphere inside with large Asian urns, bamboo, and hanging lanterns.
You might want to start off with something like the potstickers. You can order chicken or pork and they come out crispy.
Chicken Potstickers
You will probably order a pho.
#17 Pho T Chin with Rare Steak Brisket Pho with added Meatballs #27 Pho Sate (Spicy Peanut Soup) with rare steak and noodles
A few of the other dishes that you might want to try –
We went on a day trip to Boulder City. It’s only about 45 minutes from North Las Vegas so we thought it might be fun. They have several antique shops and a few museums there. Most places are listed as opening at 10am but I’ve found out that most of Boulder City runs very late so don’t count on any place opening on time in Boulder City.
Fox Smokehouse BBQ has an impressive 4.5 star rating out of over a thousand reviews on Yelp. They are also listed as a top Boulder City Restaurant destination by our local newspaper so I thought Fox Smokehouse BBQ was a safe and good place to try lunch.
We get there.
When you walk in to the left side is a bar and bar area. Not photoed are BUNCHES of PIG decorations. I was surprised not to find any Fox decorations at FOX Smokehouse BBQ.
To the right is a dining area with a salad bar. But I don’t know why anyone would get the salad bar here. The meats are ham, bacon, and lunch meat turkey. If they had some sort of add on to smoked meat option I might have tried it.
I ordered the smoked turkey breast platter with macaroni and cheese and also corn.
This is a lot of food that can feed 2 or more people.
The turkey really does have amazing flavors to it but it is on the DRY side.
Corn has a good flavor to it.
But the macaroni-n-cheese really sucks!
BLECH!!!!!!
It’s like mushy pasta mixed with something like Velveeta. Then they tried to mix in real cheese that didn’t melt into it.
The Kopper Keg is a 24/7 Gaming, Bar, and Dining kind of place. They have 4 locations in Vegas (North, South, East, West) and one location near by in Henderson. The menus differ slightly. Kopper Keg North offers many appetizers or bar snacks. Some of the offerings are tacos, nachos, Bavarian Pretzels, wings, salads, wraps, and pizzas.
You can sit at the bar or at a table in the dining area.
We started out with the Mac-n-Cheese bites. (They come with ranch dressing on the side)
They are actually pretty tasty. A bit spicy too.
I went with the Asian Chop Salad with Blackened Salmon.
It tastes better than it looks and the salmon is pretty good too! It’s also a large portion of salad and salmon. I’m guessing at least 6 ounces of salmon.
My husband tried the special of the day. A sausage and pepperoni sandwich with cheese, sauce, and tater tots.
Moo Woo Korean BBQ is located in the Centennial part of Las Vegas Nevada. It’s a Korean BBQ. They offer some appetizers and side dishes. The main menu are combos of 5 kinds of meat that you cook at the burner on your table that serve 2-3 people and double sized combo of ten kinds of meat that serve 4-5 people. They also offer add on plates so you can have even MORE! Soft beverages, beer, wine, and solo are offered.
We tried a special order Woo Combo (no galbe substitute spicy chicken).
We get banchan (small side dishes), rice, seasonings to start.
We also get corn cheese and some sort of soup.
We also get this really delicious salad that has a lot of flavor to it.
I think this might be the Rib Eye Steak with a small cube of beef fat.
This came out tender and delicious.
I think this was the Prime Thin Sliced Brisket.
This was the plainest of the meats but still was tender.
Below is the Bulgogi Steak.
This one was FORKING incredible. SUPER Tender and very DELICIOUS. I wish that I could come in to just get this. This is what you want here.
Below is regular Bulgogi. It’s tastier than the thin sliced brisket but not the DELICIOUS BOMB Bulgogi Steak is.
Lastly we had the Spicy Chicken instead of the galbe (rib) that normally comes with the Woo Combo.
It’s also delicious and tender. This was way more food than most couples can eat (and my husband is a big eater) We had lunch (I was too full to have dinner) and took home enough for a dinner for two for the next day.
Amador Cocina Fina is a small fine dining Spanish Tapas Restaurant located in a busy part of Las Vegas Chinatown. They offer a regular menu.
A Tasting menu (or two?….They showed us one tasting menu but read in the paper that they have two tasting menus?
And they offer specials but our server didn’t mention them to us. We also didn’t see the special board because the help stand in front of the board when they are not busy.
Anyways –
The tables are set up with unique salsas to embellish the food.
We started with the Beets in an Achiote Creamy Sauce
It’s tasty different and good. But the next dish
Oyster Mushrooms Yakitori is much more exciting and way more delicious.
The flavors really bang! This is really different. Woodsy, smoky, tasty.
My husband enjoyed the Huevos Rotos (Egg, shrimp, house made potato chips)
I enjoyed the branzino. It was masterfully prepared with a crispy skin that stayed crispy. The sauce was very unique and different. It actually tasted better with the rice.
The only plate that both of us didn’t care for was called Flambe Tarte (pastrami, manchego cheese, caramelized onions and an ingredient not mentioned in the description Creme Fraiche)
We both couldn’t stomach this one and it was taken off the check. Mostly very good and some things amazing. We just didn’t care for the Flambe Tarte and thought that the service could be better.
ai Pazzi is a fine dining Italian Restaurant located in the Resorts of Summerlin in Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant is by celebrity chef Fabio Viviani. If he looks familiar to you then maybe you’ve seen him on Bravo Top Chef.
They offered a crazy great price ($65.00) for a multi course wine dinner with Chef Fabio Viviani so we had to reserve a spot and go.
First course was Beets with Goat Cheese and Bruschetta Romana with a glass of Gabbiano Prosecco.
Then rosemary embellished focaccia arrives. (just in time for the pastas)
Next are Lumache Vodka (Calabrian Chile Vodka Sauce with Aged Parmigiana and Burrata) and also Orecchiette (Italian Fennel & Spicy Sausage, Garlic Rapini, White Wine, Grana Padano)
We also had Gabbiano Chianti Classico Reserva with the pasta.
Main Course were-
Tuscan Style Filetto Di Manzi with herbed Demi and Roasted Chicken with potatoes and herb lemon butter sauce. This was also served with Belleza Chianti Classico Gran Selezione.
Then came a sweet ending.
Tiramisu, Fruit Pavlova, and a Lemon bomb. Everything was delicious and some things were amazing! We are glad we got to enjoy this!
That was the April 17 Wine Dinner at ai Pazzi with Chef Fabio Viviani.
The Mediterranean Latin Grill is a small family ran casual restaurant located near to the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas Nevada. It is not a fancy place.
They offer unusual menu of kabobs, shawarma, gyros, pupusas, baleadas (Honduras flour tortilla with beans and cheese), wings, pizza, pasta, and more.
We ordered. We waited. Nobody brought out the bottled water I ordered so my husband got up and removed one from their refrigerator.
We were waiting a long time. (maybe a half hour goes by at this point.
Then the owners sit down to have lunch.
After they finish their lunch then they play with their phones and put on LOUD SPEAKER phones.
Around 50 or more minutes have passed and then our meals come out.
I noticed that everyone inside was speaking some sort of Latin so I went with the latin side of the menu and tried the Pollo Frito con Tajadas (Fried Chicken with Bananas). (I was asked if I wanted white meat or dark meat)
Actually the salad is very good and was made with house made still warm banana chips. The fried leg and thigh are very good (flavorful and juicy). But the fried chicken breast is all dried up and stringy.
My husband gets a gyro plate.
If you look close then you can see the meat is all dried up.
My husband won’t eat tahini sauce so he complained about the sauce on his plate. The girl did bring his plate back and gave him new gyro meat that was much better.
I haven’t tried Main St Provisions until now. I thought I’d better give them a try since their chef Ellie Parker recently won Hell’s Kitchen and also was James Beard Nominated under emerging chef. This restaurant is located downtown in the Arts District not far from the Las Vegas Strip. They have bar seating and traditional table seating with a view of the open kitchen. The menu is mostly American and features fresh seafood and steaks.
We went with a side dish of Maitake Mushrooms in a rich Bordelaise Sauce with Blue Cheese as our appetizer.
My husband really enjoyed this. It was his favorite plate.
For my main I went with the Fish of The Day (Sea Bass) in an English Pea Mint Sauce with Fennel and Asparagus Salad.
The fish is flaky and moist. The skin came out crispy but didn’t stay crispy. For my taste it’s the salad that pops with flavor the most. It’s quite good. The pickled fennel with the perfect texture of the asparagus is great. It has more flavor than the pea puree. But I enjoy the crunch from the panko.
My husband tried the Duck Breast.
He said this dish lacked flavor. He said he could hardly tell that there was suppose to be an orange BBQ sauce. Also the duck was a little tough and he thought that this was a very small portion of food for him. He left hungry and mad and mad himself a hot dog when he got home.
Haochi translates to delicious or good eats and the Crispy Eggplant Strips are certainly that. As of January 2026 there are 6 China Mama locations serving up Chinese and Chinese Fusion Foods. I’ve read that each location offers a slightly different menu. So far I’ve made it to three different locations. YES each experience was different. Here is the most different and might not be for everyone because you order on a tablet. (This can be difficult for some people) PRO TIP They are slow on Sundays at Lunch Time. The Server has more time to help you on Sundays at Lunch Time.
Anyways –
We tried three plates. They also came out at various times.
First came out the Kung Pao Chicken (you can order mild, regular with heat, or extra spicy. I ordered regular heat and it was plenty spicy) (Rice is $1. extra)
The chicken is nice and tender. It’s infused with flavors and heat and isn’t too sweet. It really does tastes better than many other kung pao dishes we’ve tried.
A good ten minutes latter the Sizzling Beef in Black Pepper Sauce comes out.
The Beef is nice and tender but tastes more like soy sauce than black pepper.
Then maybe 10 or 15 minutes latter the Crispy Eggplant Strips Arrived.
They should re-name this dish to HAOCHI EGGPLANT because it is INSANELY DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! It’s sweet and spicy and everything wonderful. The eggplant is so creamy and sweet and is surrounded by a thin caramelized crunch. You can mix this with almost any other Chinese Dish to make it taste better. We ate almost 1/2 of the dishes and took the rest home for dinner. The Kung Pao Chicken and the Sizzling Beef in Black Pepper Sauce both re-heated perfect. The Eggplant dish still was amazing tasting but lost the caramelized crunch.
I’d say Haochi by China Mama is Worth a Fork! (if you get the crispy eggplant strips)
Worth a Fork!
Haochi by.China Mama
Wilshire Plaza 5247 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV
