Zippy’s is a Hawaiian Based casual Fast Food Chain of Hawaiian Comfort Food restaurants with wait service and a limited bakery. They also have a very organized take out area.

A new location recently opened in North Las Vegas.

When dining in you check in at the hostess desk.

Then you get seated somewhere in the dining room.

I decided to try the Korean Salad today with house dressing.

It’s a plate of plain soft greens surrounded by tomato wedges and cucumber slices. It is topped with crispy sweet chicken nuggets. I note than I am not an expert on Korean cuisine but have had what they call Korean Chicken several times and none of the times did it taste just very sweet like it does here at Zippy’s. I think children would love this chicken but it is maybe a bit sweet for most adults. The house dressing is creamy but taste mainly like sesame oil.

My husband tried the popular plate what they call Zip Pac (pickled radish, rice topped with furikake, fried chicken, fried fish, Spam, teriyaki beef and chili)

My husband said his favorite meat was the Spam. He said the chicken was alright but a little dry today. The fish was a little fishy. The beef was tender but also was very VERY sweet (like the Korean Fried chicken). Macaroni salad was creamy like it is suppose to be. The furikake was a nice embellishment to the rice that you usually don’t get at most Hawaiian places.

We felt the need to try a dessert so we tried the dobash (chocolate chiffon cake with a chocolate pudding type frosting.

This one tastes like a box mix to me.

That was my trip to Zippy’s

5485 Camino Al Norte North Las Vegas NV

725-210-8990

www.Zippys,com

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Arata Sushi has two locations in Las Vegas. We went to the North/West location at 3250 N Tenya Way. It’s a smaller sushi restaurant that only offers soft beverages.

We started out by trying the tempura vegetables.

Everything was tasty and fried very well all shattering crisp and seemed free of oil. We got onion rings and all fried sweet potatoes.

For our sushi we got fresh wasabi.

Here’s the Nevada Roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail)

All the sushi held together well and all the fish used seemed reasonably fresh.

The Spicy Tuna isn’t too hot and has a bit of a kick to it.

The Salmon Lover Roll came with a fruit sauce that was not mentioned on the menu. This roll has the most flavors going on with it but has an unusual creamy texture to it that was odd to us.

Arata Sushi is Worth a Try!

Arata Sushi

3250 N Tenya Way Las Vegas NV

702-878-0100

www.ArataSushiandBowl.com

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Zaxby’s is a chicken theme fast food casual chain of restaurants. They offer appetizers, limited time specials, chicken fingers, boneless and regular chicken wings, sandwich meals, salads, kids menu, desserts and more.

We tried the Zaxby’s on Craig Road in North Las Vegas.

We ordered and paid and very quickly our meals arrived.

I tried a Grilled Asian Zensation Salad with citrus vinaigrette.

It’s kinda strange. I got fresh lettuce, cubes of chicken breast, some crispy noodles, a vegetable roll, and a BIG PILE OF COLE SLAW in the middle of the salad topped with a disgusting sauce. Maybe I could almost like this salad if it didn’t contain that very awful tasting sauce.

My husband did better.He got the signature Zaxby’s fried chicken sandwich with some fries and we shared fried cheddar bites.

This sandwich won’t win any prices for beauty but it is tasty and juicy.

Fries are reasonably good.

Cheddar bites are OK but they don’t look or taste like cheddar. They are kinda stringy.

We ordered a few sauces to try with the fries and cheddar bites.

Tongue Torch sauce, Hot Honey Mustard, and Spicy Zaxby’s. I think we liked the spicy Zaxby’s sauce the best.

Gave my dogs some when I got home.

Not the best and also not the worst.

Some things here are also better than other things.

Zaxby’s

2210 E Craig Road North Las Vegas NV

725-214-4466

www.Zaxbys.com

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Wahoo’s specialty are fish tacos but they are also a 24/7 gaming, bar, and also restaurant with (at this time) six locations in Las Vegas Nevada. You can seat yourself in the bar –

Or the separate dining area –

Or the patio (not photoed)

You order and pay at the counter and someone runs you your order as it’s ready.

I tried three tacos. – salmon citrus-slaw taco, crispy pollock taco, 1988 spicy Wahoo taco.

The non-fried tacos are double shelled. They are all pretty good. Some have more flavors than others. I think the tastiest taco is the fried crispy fish taco. The batter is seasoned nice and the one tortilla on it seems to fit better. But they are all A-OK.

We also shared some onion rings that are also pretty good. The are very crispy and seem free of oil. Also the onions stay in place and don’t pull out when you eat them.

My husband had a three taco platter with rice and 1/2&1/2 beans. Carnitas, Shrimp, and a Fried Fish Taco

He was surprised that everything was at least good (especially the carnitas and shrimp)

I have to say Wahoo’s is Wroth a Try!

7930 W Tropical Pkwy Las Vegas NV

702-724-9801

www.WahoosLV.com

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Peinto Thai Kitchen is located in the North/West part of Vegas. They are a full service Thai Restaurant that also offers beer and a wine list. Inside are traditional tables and booths.

I tried the Three Flavors Salmon (Sweet, Spicy, Sour). It came with steamed vegetables and rice.

It’s a generous portion of food and could possibly be two meals for some people. The salmon is cooked to well but is still moist inside. You need to use the sweet, spicy, sour sauce to add flavors to the dish. It’s tasty and good.

My husband tried the Plumena Spicy Noodle with Chicken. (#4 out of 5 for heat)

Everything thing here is tasty and #4 is a good amount of heat for this dish.

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Peinto Thai Kitchen is Worth a Try!

7045 W Ann Rd Las Vegas NV

702-640-0944

www.PeintoThaiKitchen.com

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Braseria By Edo is a fancy Spanish/French Style Restaurant and Bar located near to the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas Nevada. It’s located on a second level so you either walk up a flight of stair outside or use an elevator to get there,

We didn’t have a reservation so we were told that we could only sit at the bar.

They gave us happy hour menus so that’s what we tried.

I tried the Burger & Frites (with grilled onions, pickle, and brava sauce and I asked for a medium cook)

I was told that this is a 10 ounce burger? (My husband thought he heard 8 ounce???? so I’m not sure) anyways I cut it in half. That mess isn’t cheese either. It’s brava sauce and onions.

It’s full of juice but it is a sloppy mess.

I think it’s cooked pass medium

I try to eat it and when I pick up just half pieces of the burger fall off.

I can’t pick this up and eat it.

It’s too squishy and messy and falling apart.

I have to eat it with a knife and fork. It’s doesn’t taste bad.

Can’t eat the pickle because it is way too strong with acid for me.

Try the fries….and the house made ketchup vinaigrette. At the time I didn’t know if the fries or the ketchup was hot and spicy that builded up and kept getting hotter. It was too hot for me and I couldn’t eat many fries. Latter I figured out that it was the ketchup that was too hot.

My husband tried the Skirt Steak with Frites cooked medium-rare.

He said that the steak was cooked unevenly and maybe half of it was rare and very stringy. He said the green pepper sauce that came with it didn’t have much flavor.

That was my trip to Braseria By Edo.

3900 Paradise Road Las Vegas NV

702-641-1345

wwwBraseriaByEdo.com

Little Avalon Cafe is a casual coffee and healthy eats sort of place with three locations in Las Vegas Nevada. The newest North Decatur Blvd location (as of this posting) is not yet listed on their website. You come here for coffees, lattes, breakfast, all kinds of heathy bowl meals, fancy toasts, salads, smoothies, sandwiches, and even fish and chips.

It’s casual. You order and pay at the counter. They either call your name when something is ready and sometimes they run some things out to you as they are ready.

You can seat yourself on the community patio.

Or inside at a table or the counter.

I thought that the strawberry mix salad sounded good so I tried it with added salmon.

The salmon is grilled nicely with nice grill marks.

It’s also prepared surprisingly perfect with a moist medium center.

The soft greens and strawberries are nice and fresh and taste good.

But my salad is missing the candied walnuts.

It does have the quinoa but it is such a small sprinkle of quinoa that it just gets caught in your teeth. (I doubt it even amounts to a teaspoon of quinoa).

Still a good salad but missing the candied walnuts and not enough quinoa to be satisfying.

My husband tried the Philly Cheesesteak with Waffle Fries.

The sandwich is on a good quality sourdough seeded roll that is generously (maybe too generously) slathered with butter. The shaved ribeye is nicely caramelized and tastes good with the onions and bell peppers but HARDLY CONTAINS ANY CHEESE. It’s still a good sandwich but slightly disappointing with the lack of Cooper Sharp Cheese. I do note that the waffle fries are very good and are fluffy inside, freshly made and nicely seasoned.

Both meals Good

Both Meals NOT PERFECT.

Little Avalon

6584 N Decatur Blvd Las Vegas Nevada

725-204-1968

www.LittleAvalonLV.com

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