Amata Modern Thai opened just before the New Year is about a ten minute ride before or after the Las Strip. And it’s also about a ten minute ride away from Ikea and the Durango. The chef and owner of this restaurant was regarded as one of the top Asian Chefs on the Las Vegas Strip for a long time. So I thought this restaurant was well worth a try.

It’s very modern and rich looking inside.

I was hoping to try a specialty dish but by Wednesday Lunch this dish was not available. So I went with the Basil Chicken (Pad Gra Pow) 3 out of 5 for heat.

For me this is the perfect amount of heat. The chicken is masterfully tender and is infused well with basil. This is very good and is a large portion that comes with steamed rice.

My husband tried the Drunken Noodles with Beef (4 out of 5 for heat).

The beef is also masterfully tender with a good amount of basil flavor. He also like the amount of heat.

I didn’t get to try the dish that I wanted to try but the dish I did try was very good so I can’t be unhappy.

The food we tried was –

Worth a Fork!

Amata Modern Thai

5597 S Rainbow Blvd Las Vegas NV

725-203-1825

www.AmataThaiLV.com

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Chef’s Kitchen recently opened in the Summerlin Part of Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant serves breakfast and lunch (at this time subject to change) and also offers a seven course Biblical Style Feast for private events. This restaurant offers a breakfast, brunch, global menu. For Breakfast some of the offerings are a variety of Griddles (pancakes), French Toast Casserole, and Crispy Smash Burritos. They offer sandwiches like Roma Paninos, Open Faced Sabich (Eggplant, Hard Egg, Vegetable, Tahini, Amba), and South American Choripan (Filet Chimichurri). They also offer entree plates such as Arepa, Romanian Mamaliga Short Ribs, Pork Chops, Yeshua Lamb Shanks, Fish of the day, Supreme De Poulet Farli (Chicken Thigh) They also offer a variety of coffee drink and more!

Inside is a variety of seating. They have traditional tables, high top tables, booths and 1/2 booths.

They started us ff with aromatic za’atar seasoned bread and oil.

It was a tasty and delicious start.

For my main I enjoyed the Supreme De Poulet Farli (slow roasted chicken thigh, herbed rice seasonal vegetables, golden potatoes, au jus.

GOSH THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST TENDER CHICKEN THAT I HAVE EVER TRIED ANYWHERE. You don’t need teeth. It’s also flavorful and delicious. The only thing I don’t care for is the chicken skin because it is really soft. But the chicken is amazing.

Same with the short rib. MOST TENDER SHORT RIB THAT I HAVE EVER TRIED.

Above is the Romanian Mamaliga Short Rib with Creamy Polenta, seasonal vegetables, and natural au jus.

Some how we were able to try dessert and saved room for the Midnight Dubai Indulgence.

It’s a croissant with Nutella, Kataifi (Arabic String Pastry), pistachio cream, chocolate, caramel, white chocolate that is STUFFED with a crispy Ice Cream Bar.

Meats were unusually MASTERFULLY TENDER and Everything was delicious !

Chef’s Kitchen is Worth a Fork!

Chef’s Kitchen

7905 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV

702-333-1483

www.ChefsKitchenVegas.com

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Rincon De Buenos Aires is an Argentinian Restaurant, Bakery, Deli, Steakhouse type of place with two locations in Vegas. The Chinatown Location is kinda rustic and worn inside. This is not a fancy place.

English is the second language here but our server was also bilingual.

They start you off with soft bread and chimichurri.

We decided to try the Parrillada Martin Fierro (Skirt Steak, Fillet Mignon, Flap Steak, NY Steak, & Short Rib) that comes out on a hot sizzling box. Our sides were salad and mashed potatoes.

My husband added on a side of Chorizo.

On the bright side the chimichurri is delicious. I like the salad and the mashed potatoes. It looks like they gave us enough meat for 5 or 6 people. BUT……I didn’t do so well with the meats. Each and every meat I tried was chewy. Even the filet mignon was hard to cut. MY NAPKIN WAS FILLED WITH GRIZZLE AND stuff I spit out. So I ate some potatoes, salad, and squishy bread.

I wanted to end it on a sweet note and tried an Argentinian Dessert called Pasta Frola (guava shortbread tart)

It’s very heavy and and very dense. It’s like a whole jar of jam.

That was my trip to Rincon De Buenos Aires

5300 W Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV

www.Rincondebuenosaires.com

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Cured & Whey is a small casual deli, CHEESE, wine shop, and more kind of place. It is not a fancy place. It is located in an Industrial Center near the Las Vegas Strip a short ride from Mandalay Bay. They have limited seating inside and one outside table.

They also offered two sandwich specials today.

We looked around and they offered all kinds of deli meats and lots of CHEESES, pantry items. Fancy salts, rice, pastas, jams, jellies, honey, beans, jarred peppers, frozen meats, and more. We decided we had to share a cheese board and also try a sandwich. We knew that would be too much food so we had 1/2 our sandwiches wrapped to go and latter had some of the cheese board wrapped to go.

Sandwiches came out first.

The sandwiches came out with chunks of cheese.

The girl working there put half of each HALF sandwich in two baskets. (I guess she thought we each wanted both sandwiches?) We switched the odd pieces.

I tried the tuna melt. It is on very good sour dough bread. The tuna is actually very good and does taste much better than from the can. The tuna is embellished with tomatoes, pepperoncini, and provolone. The cheese is mixed into the tuna salad so it’s different instead of being melted on the top.

My husband said that the mortadella sandwich is also very good. He said that the mortadella is better quality than what he gets at most places.

Then we get the cheese board.

We got a goat cheese, cheddar, Comte, brie, and a pepper jack. Not shown in picture is also a gouda/truffle cheese. There are also corn nuts, sour dough bread, figs, and chocolates. I do have to say all these cheeses are VERY GOOD and are BETTER than what I can buy at my local stores.

Cured & Whey is Worth a Fork!

Cured & Whey

6265 S Valley View Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-429-3817

www.CuredandWhey.com

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Mo’Bettah’s is a chain of Hawaiian Style Restaurants that offer a limited menu of the Hawaiian Plate lunch. In case you know what a Hawaiian Plate lunch is – It’s usually a lot of meat, a lot of rice, and macaroni salad that is packed into a styrofoam container.

It’s not a fancy place. You can sit inside or at one of the two patio tables that is outside.

This time I tried a mini lunch plate with pulehu chicken, katsu chicken, veggies, brown rice and katsu sauce.

The mini is plenty and I am happy to say both chicken entrees are flavorful, moist, and tasty. The rice is much better today than last time (last time the rice was hard) and the vegetables make it seem lighter and healthier. I had some help finishing my platter.

My husband had the regular lunch plate with kalua pig, pulehu chicken, macaroni salad, brown rice and spicy yeobo sauce.

The one thing he said was amazing today was the kalua pig. He said it was the single best thing he tasted at any Hawaiian Restaurant in Vegas so far. For his taste the pulehu chicken was good but too plain. Last time we enjoyed the macaroni salad. This time it has a weird taste to it?

They gave us a coupon for a free mini meal so we recently went back. I had the same plate as last time.

This time the Pulehu Chicken is actually better and tastier. But the katsu isn’t freshly made as last time and taste left over like it might have been made yesterday or several hours before. Brown rice and vegetables were good.

Sadly the Kalua Pig was all dried out today so we may not be back?

Dogs enjoyed helping to eat these meals.

First time we had-

Large Portions Here so Bring DOGS!

Mo’Bettha’s – Could be Hit or Miss.

1020 E Craig Rd North Las Vegas NV

725-285-0280

www.Mobettahs.com

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Hearthstone is an American Restaurant and Bar that is located in the Red Rock Casino/Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada.

You can enter from the front pictured above or from inside Red Rock.

Inside is bar seating, lounge seating, traditional tables, and half booths. Below is only a small part of the restaurant.

The daytime menu is pretty brunch forward but does offer some items for lunch.

We started with a Lox and Bagel Tower. The lox was cured in house.

For my main I tried the Heirloom Tomato Salad.

It is small. Heirloom tomatoes, Soft Creamy Cheese, Blackberries, Basil, and Balsamic. After this you will still have room for desert.

My husband tried a more filling lunch. He had a Smash Burger with Fries.

We tried the Samoa Sundae.

It’s different – Coconut Soft Serve that’s not creamy but sort of Ice-y and light. It’s embellished with fudge, caramel crumbs, cookie crumbs, and coconut.

Hearthstone at Red Rock – Newly Opened

1101 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV

1-702-797-7344

www.HearthstoneLV.com

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Calabash African Kitchen is a West African Style Restaurant and Bar located in Las Vegas Nevada. The Chef is James Beard Nominated for 2026 Best Chef Southwest. It’s modern inside. You can sit at a traditional table or the bar.

I tried a Kenyan Black Tea. It’s richer than regular black tea and is interesting.

We shared a Fataya Pies (vegetarian empanadas) appetizer.

The pies are fried nicely and seem free of oil. They also eat much lighter than you would think and are delicious! Inside are some potatoes and some other things. The red sauce on the side is tasty and a bit spicy.

We also shared the Fried Red Snapper Platter.

It came with citrusy mostly cucumber and tomato chunks and a side of spiced caramelized onions. I picked the plantains as my side. Today the fish is slightly over cooked and is slightly dry but the flavors are all delicious!

We also shared their famous Jollof Rice with Chicken.

This is mighty flavorful….The chicken and also the rice. I’ve had Jollof rice a few times but none of the others was as flavorful as this one. I thought both dishes tasted great but the chicken is more complex with flavors than the fish.

Calabash African Kitchen is Worth a Fork!

Calabash African Kitchen

1750 S Rainbow Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-331-6440

www.CalabashLV.com

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Ada’s Food and Wine is a globally inspired American Restaurant and Wine Bar that is located in downtown Las Vegas in the Arts District.

The main dining room has a view of the open kitchen and also has a wine bar to one side.

Off to the other side is another wine bar not pictured.

If you drink wine then you will probably order wine here. They’ve won some awards for one of the BEST wine list in the country.

It’s mostly small sharing plates here.

We started out by trying the Maitake Mushrooms with Miso Fondue.

Really meaty perfectly cooked mushrooms with flavors that go really well together.

Next was Beets with (non-traditional) Salsa Matcha.

Different but tasty.

The only off dish was the Tagliatelle with Lemon Cream.

The pasta was cooked perfect but they added so much salt that I couldn’t eat it.

I am relieved or happy to say that the Halibut with (non-traditional) Harissa and Carrots was very good.

And the halibut was cooked perfect too. (that is pretty rare – most people over cook halibut)

They were very nice at Ada’s and they did offer to give me another plate to replace the pasta and a manager also offered to remove the pasta from our bill but we declined because my husband still ate the pasta. He said it was salty to him but somehow was still able to eat it.

Ada’s Food and Wine is at least – Mostly very good! – Worth a Try!

1130 S Casino Center Blvd Las Vegas NV

725-252-0528

www.AdasLV.com

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