The Meat Wagon – DIFFERENT – Maybe a Little WEIRD – But Worth a Fork! Las Vegas NV*******UPDATE NOW CLOSED FOR BUSINESS

*******UPDATE NOW CLOSED FOR BUSINESS*****The Meat Wagon is a different kind of mostly American Restaurant with a sense of humor. They offer a Brussels sprouts appetizer in a ceramic toilet. Inside you will notice a space theme. Sometimes you get picked to spin a wheel and you might win a prize like a rubber duck. This restaurant is located on the west side of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer a lot of very cheesy sandwiches on house made flat breads. They also offer a lot of unique “stick to your ribs” type foods like tacos on house made flat breads, burgers, wings, chicken and waffles, potato skins stuffed with Korean BBQ, and MORE!

Below is part of the inside.

Below is part of dining area.

So far we’ve tried –

In a ceramic dish that looks like a toilet –

Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Garlic Truffle Butter, Aged Parmesan, and Honey Butter – This was surprisingly good.

They also serve Beer Battered Onion Rings in a Toilet.

Between us we tried a bunch of the tacos.

The above tacos are –

Queso Birria

Hot Korean

Habanero Carne Asada – All delicious and tender but was surprised that the Habanero Carne Asada was mild. Below are –

Three Tacos with House Made Chips

Green Chili Chicken Taco

Ale Battered Fish Taco

Truffle Garlic Mushroom Brie Taco with Spicy Raspberry Sauce

All the tacos were delicious. Better than most I’ve tried in Las Vegas.

My husband tried the special of the called The Conspiracy Theory of the day.

It was a BBQ Sirloin with Caramelized Onions, Bacon, Cheese on a house made pita with Fries.

And I got to try the Free Bird Sandwich with Rocket Fries.

It’s embellished with white balsamic slaw, tasty crisp pickle chips and hot honey. The chicken might be the juiciest fried chicken breast I’ve ever tried and the fries are tasty and freshly made.

*********UPDATE NOW CLOSED FOR BUSSINESS

The Meat Wagon is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

The Meat Wagon

7905 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV

725-735-7381

www.TheMeatWagon.US

Every THING is Subject to Change.

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NEW WEirD DiFFERENt Limited and Special Edition Foods Out There July 2025

There is always something new, weird, different, limited, and special edition in the wonderful world of food. We just never know WTFork we’ll come across when we shop for food.

Up above is –

DIFFERENT – General Mills – Chocolate Chex

DIFFERENT – Niramay – Jalapeno Chutney Naan Pretzels and Pink Salt Naan Pretzels

DIFFERENT – Niramaya – Tandoori BBQ Naan Pretzels

DIFFERENT – Premium – Korean Sweet & Spicy Puffs Yangnyeom Style with Korean Fried Chicken Seasoning – Sounds delicious but don’t know till I try it.

NEW – Lay’s Potato Chips in Valintina & Lime, Bacon Grilled Cheese, & Wavy Korean-Style Fried Chicken

WEIRD – Tochi – Salted Egg Salmon Chips – A little fishy treat?

DIFFERENT – Nutty Fruity – Thai Crispy Rice Korean Sauce flavored

Really Different – Trader Joes – Japanese Mini Taiyaki Custard filled Fish Waffles….HAhahahaha

DIFFERENT and maybe WEIRD – Trader Joes Celebration Mini Cake Pretzels

DIFFERENT – Veggie Vice Freeze Dried Zucchini Chips

DIFFERENT – Veggie Vice Freeze Dried Broccoli Chips

WEIRD – Sahale – Pomegranate Vanilla Cashews

WEIRD – Manna Loa – Maui Onion & Garlic

WEIRD – Salsa Verde Cashews

WEIRD – Blue Cheese Cashews

DIFFERENT – Fresh Fizz Soda – Date Cola (sounds good?)

DIFFERENT – Fresh Fizz Hibiscus Ginger Ale (might be good?)

Saw some unusual treats for dogs.

Maybe WEIRD – Dole Strawberry Banana Dog Biscuits

WEIRD – Dole – Strawberry Pineapple Chews

WEIRD – Canine Carry Outs – Sweet Scoops

And there is usually something Oreo.

LIMITED EDITION – Oreo Chocolate Covered Pretzel – ? – Sounds Delicious………?

Limited Edition – Nabisco S’mOreo with Graham flavored cookie with marshmallow & chocolate flavored cream.

That was the New Weird Different Limited and Special Edition Foods Out There for July 2025. Who knows WTFork we’ll find next month.

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Dining With DOGS in Las Vegas NV – July 2025

Dining with dogs is a “FLUFF” story and is usually about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my late dog Louie. He always enjoyed going out to eat. When he got elderly poor Louie came down with aggressive cancer. We were told that Louie only had 3-maybe 6 months to live. Since Louie enjoyed going out to eat I took him out to eat as often as possible. Instead of his 3-6 month diagnosis Louie made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when I can and when the weather is right.

At the end of June we got lucky and had one cooler afternoon so the dogs got to go to the California Fish Grill.

The dogs got to eat branzino, parmesan green beans, feta cheese, fried fish, and fried shrimp today. (the Brussels sprouts had balsamic so I couldn’t give them to dogs. Anything grape and anything vinegar is harmful to dogs)

We always enjoy the California Fish Grill.

California Fish Grill

6440 Centennial Center Blvd Las Vegas NV

725-231-7444

www.CAFishGrill.com

Then it got HOT and the dogs got a car ride to In-N-Out Burger. The Giant Aussie got so excited she smacked the Beagle Mix dog out of his seat so she could watch the In-N-Out action.

It was boarder line hot (89F) So I thought I could feed them quickly on the shaded patio.

www.In-N-Out.com

We were buying bagels at NY Bagel N Bakery and I noticed on the counter some TastyKakes and some house made DOG Biscuits for sale so I purchased the dog biscuits and some bagels.

It seemed like they enjoyed the dog biscuits.

It’s still too hot to dine out with dogs so we gave them a car ride to pick up a Five Guys Cheeseburger. (plain no bun)

Of course they enjoyed this.

They always enjoy a Five Guys Cheese burger

Very Hot this week so it was In-N-Out again.

Too hot for the patio so we brought it home.

The dogs always enjoy a ride with cheese burgers.

www.In-N-Outt.com

That was Doing with DOGS for July 2025. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.

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In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

Nom Pang Sandwiches (and More!) – Las Vegas NV – Cambodian Cuisine – Different, Tasty, Inexpensive – Worth a Try!

Nom Pang Sandwiches is a casual (order at the counter) Cambodian Restaurant located in the North/West part of Las Vegas Nevada. Nom Pang is the Cambodian name for a sandwich made with a lighter crisp rice flour baguette. It is dressed with either a mayonnaise (depending on the variety) or pork spread. Then a choice of filling that is topped with pickled vegetables, jalapeños, and cilantro.

Pork Belly Nom Pang (The BBQ Chicken Nom Pang looks the same)

They also offer Spicy Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli Bowls (pictured below)(my favorite so far)

Or maybe you might like to try the Cambodian Chicken Curry?

They also offer Pork Belly with Egg and Rice with Seasonal Pickled Vegetables.

They also offer daily specials-

The food is tasty and is also very inexpensive.

At this time that is subject to change a Nom Pang runs $8-$8.50)

Nom Pang Sandwiches are Worth a Try!

Nom Pang Sandwiches

4275 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV

702-268-8288

www.NomPangLV.my.canua.site

Every THING is subject to change. .

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A Big TASTE of The Black Sheep – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

The Black Sheep is a Modern Vietnamese/American full service restaurant and bar located about fifteen minutes past the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant is by Chef Jamie Tran who was a former BRAVO TOP CHEF contestant and also was Eater Las Vegas 2017 Chef of the year.

Below is Chef Jamie Tran at the bar helping out.

Below is a BIG TASTE of The Black Sheep….I do note that the menu changes some from time to time.

The Salmon Skin Tacos are usually offered on the menu and are usually amazing.

Often the Bao Sliders with house made sausage are on the menu. My husband said that these are delicious.

hamachi crudo

I thought this version of the Hamachi Crudo was amazing.

The latest version of the Hamachi is very good not amazing like the other version but still very good.

June 2025 Hamachi Crudo

New appetizer Oxtail Empanada was very good and came with delicious pickled cabbage.

Above are the Oxtail Empanadas

Haiya Chicken

The Short Rib is often on the menu

Boneless crispy trout

I had the signature boneless crispy rainbow trout six times already. 4 of the 6 were crispy.

On my June 2025 visit the fish was indeed crispy and looked like this –

My husband often gets the Pork Jowl and he said that it is jiggly good.

The dessert menu often changes

Citrus Meringue with purple yam crust

Passionfruit Mango Swiss Roll

Miso Chocolate Mousse Cake

Profiterole with Cherry Ice Cream (all house made)

Vietnamese Spiced Poached Pear with Goat Cheese (I think this was an appetizer but we enjoyed it as an amazing dessert)

The Black Sheep is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

The Black Sheep

8680 W Warm Springs Rd Las Vegas NV

702-954-3998

www.BlackSheepVegas.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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FOODS That YOU Can Make Too!

Nearly all the recipes or variations of the recipes can be found here. (www.TheFORKINGTruth.com)

Up top are potato and cheese pierogi that I fried in butter. (You are suppose to eat them boiled the first day, 2nd day sautéed with caramelized onions.) But for a crowd I think they are best fried so they are finger food.

Pistachio and Chocolate & Hazelnut rolled Cookies

Crispy tasty Potato Puffs (Potato, cream cheese, butter, seasonings filled fried wonton wrappers)

Asian Inspired 5 Spice Turkey Meatballs with Hoisin Sauce

My famous chipotle rice, cheddar, corn, potato string wrapped peppers

Crackers (bread crisps) with taleggio , home made pesto, tomato and smaller crackers with mild green chili cream cheese that I piped into roses.

These were some Foods that YOU can make too!

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ai Pazzi – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

ai Pazzi is a very nice Italian Restaurant located in the Rampart Casino/Hotel in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant is brought to you by celebrity chef Fabio Viviani.

Inside it’s rich, airy and modern.

Whatever you order they start you off with delicious house made focaccia that’s embellished with olive oil, rosemary, and grated cheese.

They also offer a few wines blended by the chef.

We tried the arancini (fried rice balls)

Here they are a little different and are vegetarian with a cheese center and sit in a pecorino cheese sauce.

For my main I tried the branzino.

I got a very generous amount of meaty fish that’s prepared to perfection and comes with a nicely grilled lemon. The salad is made of very fresh bitter young greens. The dressing really pops. I think because it’s made with an unusual vinegar that is very tasty.

We planned to share charred broccolini. We were getting kinda full so we brought it home.

My husband enjoyed the Pollo Scarpariello.

He said it was all very good but especially enjoyed the house made sausage in the dish.

We also enjoyed the lemon ricotta cake.

And they surprised us with a celebration dessert plate.

It was a sweet ending to a wonderful dinner.

ai Pazzi is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Ai Pazzi at Rampart Casino/Hotel

221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-507-5900

www.aiPazzi.com

www.TheResortatSummerlinLV.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Grand Opening Party at ai Pazzi Italian Restaurant- Rampart Casino/Hotel Las Vegas NV

I was lucky to get invited to the Grand Opening Party of Chef Fabio Viviani’s newest restaurant called ai Pazzi in the Rampart Casino/Hotel in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. It took place Saturday July 12th 2025.

Chef Fabio was by the door greeting the guests.

Over a dozen different appetizers were served to guests as well as various sips.

Toast with ricotta charred grapes, and pistachios

non-stop famous wagyu meatballs

tuna, avocado, on rice cracker

arancini with pecorino and black pepper cream

watermelon with feta, avocado, and pistachio

Pasta with duck sausage

Pasta bolognaise

pasta with vodka sauce

Chef Fabio walking around.

tiramisu

flourless chocolate cake

That was a taste of the Grand Opening Party at ai Pazzi Italian Restaurant by Fabio Viviani at Rampart Casino/Hotel in Summerlin Las Vegas Nevada

ai Pazzi

221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-869-7790

www.aiPazzicom

www.TheResortatSummerlin.com

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Solo Qui – Gelato Coffee – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Solo Qui is a casual Coffee and Fresh Made Gelato Shop located in the North Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. Some of the things they offer besides coffee and gelato are breakfast, lunch panini, and desserts. They are very dog friendly and allow dogs on the patio and inside. Inside is a mix of traditional tables and also booths to sit at.

They even offer dog & cat friendly gelato.

We tried a pistachio and a chocolate gelato.

Both were very good! Both taste natural and are full flavored and creamy.

Worth a try when you’re in North Summerlin.

Solo Qui

7460 W Lake Mead Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-749-3904

I haven’t found a website for them.

Every THING is subject to change.

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Lindo Michoacan at Palace Station – Las Vegas NV – Not The Best

Lindo Michoacan is a group of Mexican Restaurants and Bars with four locations around Las Vegas Nevada. The food and menus of the locations differs. I do note that I had a good experience at the Centennial location.

The location at Place Station has a bar and a couple dining areas that are made of traditional tables, booths, and half booths.

They start you off with complimentary spicy chips here, a red spicy sauce, and soft whipped beans. (different from Centennial location)

I hate to be honest but I have to tell The FORKING Truth…..This is the worst salsa that I’ve ever tasted anywhere. It’s like tomato puree mixed with a very hot chemical…..Not hot peppers…like something chemical. No cilantro, no onions….just horrible. It burns and isn’t good at all. THIS IS SHOCK because the salsa at the Centennial Location was good.

Next come the Fideo Soup that comes with most entrees.

The dominate flavor is TABLE SALT. (I can’t eat this…….my husband is more tolerate of salt…he can eat it but said that it is salty. So it is salty….Later when we got home he kept drinking water saying he was so thirsty from probably that salty soup)

My main was the Pollo A La Naranja Becky (Spicy Mexican Orange Chicken but with vegetables instead of rice and beans)

They gave THREE pounded chicken breasts that are in a mild slightly orange sauce. There are suppose to be jalapeños in the dish but they didn’t make it to this plate. The vegetables on the side are ok……This also came with corn tortillas that seem hand made but are thick as pita breads.

My husband tried the Chile Relleno Camaron (Shrimp and Pepper)

He said that the shrimp didn’t taste fresh and thought it was odd that the pepper was flat on the plate and topped with the shrimp.

Lindo Michoacan at Palace Station – This visit not the best.

2411 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV

702-253-2916

www.LindoMichoacan.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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