Louie Louie The Restaurant in Las. Vegas Nevada serves sushi, unique sushi rolls, and hibachi. This is a full service restaurant and bar.
We started out by sharing a salmon tostada.
The salmon is very fresh and it’s topped with pico, avocado and herbs. Under is a creamy sauce that is bright and very lime-ee.
We shared one of the Louie Louie Specialty rolls called the Ozzy Roll. (tuna, salmon, avocado, wasabi tobico ((also spelled tobiko flying fish roe)), black tobico, masago ((capelin roe)))
This was an amazing roll bursting with all kinds of delicious flavors! It’s so detailed.
Teeny tiny lemon wedges with little tiny crisp things. It’s popping with all kinds of flavors and some heat too!
We also shared a filet mignon and chicken hibachi.
It came out sizzling like a fajita.
The vegetables were zucchini, carrots, onions, and broccoli. You dip them in the creamy sauce (basically a sriracha mayo) and you dip the meats in a ginger-ee type sauce. This also comes with steamed rice but you do have the option to upgrade to fried rice or noodles. Today the beef came out better than the chicken.
Worth a Try!
Louie Louie The Restaurant – 4408 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV – 702-483-5744
This recipe isn’t exactly Yotam Ottolenghi’s but is based on his recipe that he did for crushed butternut squash with walnut salsa topped with roasted pork belly. I happened to have a butternut squash and there are many great chefs with great recipes on the internet but I haven’t found anyone else yet that makes so many incredible vegetable recipes as Multi Award and James Beard Award Wining Chef, Restauranteur, and Cook Book Author Yotam Ottolenghi. So I looked up another butternut squash recipe and this is what I came up with. Oh and by-the-way it came out incredibly delicious as expected. READ THIS>>>>>>YOU NEED A REALLY GOOD VEGETABLE PEELER TO PEEL A BUTTERNUT SQUASH> So don’t get mad at me if you can’t peel your squash. Serving size is always difficult to determine. I don’t know if you want a small side serving or a larger serving. Plus all the squashes out there are different sizes too! The one I made came out to be around 6 servings.
Ingredients for around 6 servings
One butternut squash – peeled, cut in half longways, seeds and membranes removed
2 Tablespoons yuzu juice (ok to substitute lime juice)
1 Tablespoon mirin
2 teaspoons tarragon
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
sea salt – to taste
ground black pepper – to taste
Non stick spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Spray a sheet pan(s) with non stick spray
Get the squash started
The squash has been cut longways in half.
Place the squash in preheated 425 degree F oven for 15 minutes so it’s easier to hasselback. When it’s cool enough to handle use wooden spoons or chopsticks around squash so you don’t cut all the way through.
In a small mixing bowl mix together the olive oil, butter, and miso and brush this on the squash. Lightly sprinkle the squash with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
Put the squash halves in non stick sprays baking sheets and paint on the miso butter. Give it a light sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Cover with non stick sprayed foil. Continue cooking till fork tender…Timeing will differ….depending on oven, freshness and size of squash……This will take another 45-60 minutes.
Make the Apple Walnut Salsa while the squash is cooking.
In a small mixing bowl combine apple, walnuts, vinegar, yuzu or lime juice, mirin, tarragon olive oil, salt and pepper.
When the squash is done. Serve it with the apple and walnut salsa.
ENJOY!!!!
Hasselback Miso Butter Butternut Squash with Apple Walnut Salsa
A Special THANKS!!!! To Yotam Ottolenghi for his FORKING AMAZING Recipe so I could come up with what I got here!
Dining Out with DOGS is just a “Fluff” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It started back with my late dog Louie. He always LOVED going out to eat. When he was elderly and was diagnosed with aggressive cancer I took him out as often as I could to eat. Instead of his 3-6 month life expectancy Louie made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when I can and when the weather is right.
We took the dogs to Those Guys Pies in North Las Vegas. The popular dishes here are pizzas and cheesesteaks. This restaurant is very dog friendly. They even have a craft dog biscuit vending machine inside that offers FOUR flavors of dog biscuits.
Last time my dogs tried the beef biscuits. This time they tried the chicken biscuits.
One of the nice workers there ran a dog bowl of water over to my dogs.
The dogs were very happy tasting some of my husband’s cheesesteak. (my husband was happy eating it too)
The dogs were also happy to help me eat my lakeside salad with added chicken.
The dogs always enjoy dining at Those Guys Pies in North Las Vegas NV.
Those Guys Pies 1327 S Simmons St North Las Vegas NV – 702-483-4404
www.ThoseGuysPies.com
The Forking TruthIn Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017
Echo & Rig is a butcher shop and steakhouse located in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas in Tivoli Village.
Some of the meats they sell.
You walk up the stairs or use an elevator to get to the dining room.
Even at lunch time they start you off with bread and soft butter.
We started out by sharing the fried spinach salad (red onion, cauliflower, broccoli, chile-lime vinaigrette)
I think it’s very good. The broccoli and cauliflower were slightly cooked so they aren’t hard and raw. The spinach magically isn’t oily. It’s very similar to what several of the Thai restaurants offer here without the tempura coating.
I tried the signature house ground burger (chuck, short rib, brisket) with bib lettuce, heirloom tomato, red onion, aioli, and kennebec fries (I asked for medium…..to me it’s closer to medium-rare- rare on end but still good)
It’s very juicy and really is a very flavorful burger. The fries are good but slightly over-done today…….Still a great value for $17 (subject to change). It might be among the best burgers in Vegas……
My husband tried the crispy porchetta sandwich that comes with garlic chips.
I heard that flavors were good but today this ran a little dry….more dry than what he likes.
Lunch at Echo & Rig is Worth a Try!
Echo & Rig – 440 South Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV – 702-489-3525
Sinful Subs is a very unique casual sandwich shop located in Las Vegas Nevada. This restaurant is by celebrity chef Vic Vegas who has been on multiple TV Shows but is most famous for being on Bar Rescue.
This casual sandwich shop has a gritty New York Theme to it. Many of the menu items have CRAZY Names like a turkey club is named, “Club to the Head.” An Italian type sandwich is called, “Knuckle Sandwich.” They also offer some snack-at-tizers like meatloaf fried in crispy wonton wrappers and served with mashed potatoes and gravy. The weekend only breakfast called, “Walk Of Shame” is three layers of French toast layered with eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, American AND Cream Cheese, and a hash brown with powdered sugar and maple syrup.
I tried what they call TV dinner. (medium sized sandwiches come in medium & large)
I think a better name for this is a Thanksgiving? This is surprisingly pretty good……The bread is better than from several other sandwich shops I’ve been to. The turkey is called roasted turkey breast but it seems like the better turkey lunch meat? It’s very flavorful…..I think the turkey was heated up in turkey stock? Stuffing A-OK. Mashed potatoes are A-OK I confess that I didn’t try the turkey gravy…..I can tell by looking at it that it came from a jar or a can so I passed on that but all together everything was tasty. Even the corn was nice and flavorful. The cranberry sauce is a similar quality to the gravy. Overall a surprisingly pretty good! This is also filling. I’m a pretty good eater and ate the corn and half the sandwich so I got another half for another time. At the time of my visit this sandwich doesn’t cost much more than fast food and is much better than anything fast food….(only $9.49 subject to change)
My husband tried the chicken parm that is called Italian Chick-en Vegas (large)
It’s made with hand breaded chicken fingers, a rich tomato sauce and lots of melty mozzarella cheese. ($11.99 subject to change)
Sinful Subs is Worth a Try!
Sinful Subs 5135 South Fort Apache Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-998-2555
Milpa Mexican Cafe is located in Las Vegas Nevada.They are a small but high quality Mexican Cafe. High quality heirloom corn from Mexico is used in the house made stone ground mass and tortillas. They offer all day breakfast and brunch, 9 kinds of vegetable, grain, and taco bowls, tacos, sides, coffees, Oaxacan hot chocolates, a few cocktails, beer, soft beverages, and more!
It’s casual. Your order at the counter, pay, and grab a number and seat yourself. They run the food to you when it’s ready.
Between us we tried all the tacos and a side of arbol potatoes. All of the tacos were very good but I did favor some over others.
Chicken Adobo Tacos – Citrus ans Adobo marinated grilled chicken, cabbage, cilantro, pickled onions, radish, salsa verde. These had a delicious char taste on the chicken.
One is the fish taco (maui maui) not sure what is next to it because many of the tacos look the same here. The taco next to it might be the Cauliflower Tinga? – Tinga marinated roasted cauliflower, cabbage, cilantro, pickled onions, radish, salsa verde………I thought this one had the most delicious flavors! I could go for one right now!
Not positive but I think this was the beef barbacoa. The barbacoa is very jiggly here with lots of fat. The flavor is good. My husband liked this one more than the asada but I liked the asada better.
I didn’t try the Birria Queso Taco (braised beef) with cheese and this ULTRA POWERFUL salsa Arbol sauce……..This one ain’t for tenderfoots. The most powerful sauce ever to be paired with birria.
Grilled Steak…..(maybe not your favorite but this one was my favorite of the beef tacos) caramelized steak and onions, guacamole, salsa macha, (I’m not much of a beef person but this one was one of the most delicious to me) and Mushroom Carnitas onions, avocado, salsa verde, salsa guajillo, cilantro
I think this was the shrimp taco – Lime & Garlic Shrimp, cabbage, cilantro, pickled onions, radish, salsa verde
I came across this recipe for triple chocolate cookies somewhere. I had to make some changes to the recipe because it didn’t turn into a dough as written…..(Misprint?)….Then I made a few changes to improve the flavor.
Ingredients for around 38 cookies
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon course sea salt
8 oz sweet butter melted
1+1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 eggs – slightly beaten
2 teaspoons pure vanilia
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups 62% dark chocolate chunks or chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
non stick spray
12 oz bag semisweet chocolate chips or chopped (for drizzling) ((YOU DON’T Need whole bag ……I used maybe slightly more than half)
sea salt flakes – for finishing
Directions
Preheat ocen to 375 F.
Spray a few sheet pans with non stick spray.
In a large mixing bowl mix everything except the chips and non stick spray (flour, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, cocoa, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon) Then mix in the chips.
Scoop of the dough in meatball size (around 1 + 1/2 ounces each) and space them on your sprayed sheet trays.
Use the middle two racks and put them in for 10 minutes and after 10 minutes switch the pans on the racks and depending on your oven and size of cookies they will need about 5-10 minutes more. You can kinda tell when they are done by gently feeling the top of cookie. If it feels raw then it is raw.
By now the cookies are out of the oven cooling…..You finish with a chocolate drizzle and a very light pinch of sea salt flakes. To do the drizzle microwave or boil water in a sauce pan till very hot or almost boiling. Put about a cup of chips in a smaller bowl and let them melt as they sit….Drizzle the cookies with a spoon or fork and do a very light sprinkle of sea salt flakes.
I got the idea after reading Milk Street Magazine’s recipe for masala fries……To do BBQ roasted potatoes because I want slightly healthier slightly lighter roasted potatoes instead of frying them……LATER I used this FORKING AMAZING spice blend on chicken and it was far more delicious there……. I came up with a spectacular spice blend. This recipe makes far more than you will use in a short time so you make want to half the recipe. It’s also (by accident) such a great flavorful recipe that you should use it very sparingly. As is I used about one tablespoon on a few pound tray of supermarket chicken thighs and another Tablespoon to flavor all the vegetables and beans I braised the chicken thighs in. For braising I also used a heaping tablespoon of “Better than Bouillon” brand soup base.
Ingredients for lots of servings
1 Tablespoon granulated garlic
1 Tablespoon mild Chile powder
1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
1 Tablespoon cumin
1 Tablespoon cayenne powder
1 Tablespoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 Tablespoons course sea salt
1 Tablespoon black pepper
Directions just mix the above spices together.
Use on home made potato chips (if you can do spicy…this comes out very spicy on potatoes but perfect on chicken). Use to add to ketchup and make bbq ketchup. Rub on meats and bbq.
I sprayed a pan with non stick spray. Then sprinkled LIGHTLY with spice blend. Next placed cut red potatoes…cut side down. Added sliced onions. Drizzled heavy with oil and sprinkled again with BBQ spice. Covered pan and roast in oven till down…..In my Whirlpool oven on a middle rack this took two hours. Your oven may differ.
Enjoy!!!!
Roasted Potatoes with FORKING Amazing BBQ Spice
This spice blend is perfect for chicken. I bet it’s great on most meats too!
Tasty Bite is a small mainly American-Chinese Take Out Restaurant located in a North Las Vegas Nevada Strip Mall. It’s not a fancy place but it seems clean. They do mainly take out but do have a few tables for indoor dining.
The menu is hanging on the wall.
Under appetizers I never noticed paper wrapped chicken before so we gave that a try!
WOW! they are HOT fresh out of the fryer.
They aren’t wrapped in paper…..Inside is very moist, very flavorful ground chicken laced with allspice with an amazing caramelized exterior….almost dark like a grilled hamburger.
We also got complimentary egg drop soup.
For my main I tried the hot Szechuan garlic chicken that came with steamed white rice.
The chicken is masterfully tender. I got a bunch of tender crisp green bell pepper, a few kinds of mushrooms, and onions in a spicy-not-too-sweet sauce. I think that this is pretty good!
My husband tried the hunan beef.
This is really different…….Really great flavors and heat….The beef is very tender but was fried at such a high temperature that the texture of the beef just disintegrates in your mouth….It’s like no other.
Did some take out here- All the take out was very large portions. Everything was enough for two meals for me.
Fish in black bean sauce…reasonably good. The fish is cooked to perfection, and is mild in taste. Maybe slightly soy forward.
Thai chicken salad – really different – the sauce is sweet and spicy……The small sliced hot peppers are too hot here. The chicken is good. The salad is extra generous in size and is very fresh.
half of F-12 Hot and Spicy Chicken with some of the rice (I dripped sauce on the rice) This one is MIGHTY SPICY………but it’s a good spicy taste and not just heat. I taste garlic. I taste ginger. There is a small amount of sweetness to it. This one has lots of cilantro in it. The dark meat chicken is masterfully tender and developed with good flavors……not a lot of vegetables here…..got some bean sprouts, onions, and very HOT peppers……This one might be too spicy…..I’d get it again but mix it with a more bland vegetable dish….yes a bit too spicy today. (Maybe the peppers ran hotter than normal?)
Half of the Chicken Chop Suey – masterfully tender and infused with flavors sliced white meat chicken. Lots of vegetables here – zucchini, bean sprouts, onions, broccoli, snow peas, water chestnuts, and mushrooms. This one is very good.
1/2 of General Tso’s Chicken. Today the small green hot peppers are extremely HOT! The rest is A-OK but I rarely order General’s from most places.
Watch Out…….Sometimes the hot peppers they use run MOLTEN HOT! but for the most part most dishes were reasonably good!
Tasty Bite is Worth a Try!
Tasty Bite 3073 W Craig Rd North Las Vegas NV – 702-646-8803
Esther’s Kitchen is a seasonal Italian Restaurant located in the arts district of downtown Las Vegas Nevada. They use local ingredients as much as possible and make their own sourdough bread, pastas, pizza, and more!
At the original location on 1130 S. Casino Center Blvd (soon to move next door) They offer seating at the bar.
They also have a small patio and a dining area with an open kitchen.
We started out by enjoying their house made delicious sourdough bread with sides of house churned butter, cambozola blue cheese, pecans, and pickled grapes, and cannellini beans with lard, speck, and pistachio oil.
Next we share a seasonal salad called Troy’s Peaches and Tomato Salad.
Besides tomatoes and peaches this contained stracciatella cheese, red mustard, and pickled peach vinaigrette.
For my main I tried the seasonal wild Mediterranean Bronzino with harissa farrotto, caramelized squash, and salsa verde that taste pretty much the same as shrug sauce.
This came adorned with tiny squashes and tiny reduced and peeled sweet heirloom tomatoes and everything was prepared to perfection.
My husband enjoyed the house made Bucatini (Amatriciana & Guanciale, red onion, chili, parsley) with the beef and pork meatballs.
We wanted to try dessert here. I took a chance with the blackberry pavlova….(Somethings I hate them when the crisp meringue taste like egg white to me)
This might be the best one I’ve tried. It’s light as a feather. Not too sweet and it doesn’t have that egg white taste…….I enjoy the pops of sweet basil…….REALLY GREAT but could use a tad more lemon or just a sprinkle of lemon zest…….I would still get again.
I have to say……
Esther’s Kitchen is Worth a Fork!
Worth a Fork!
Esther’s Kitchen (Soon to move next door to a larger location)*****UPDATE MOVED NEXT DOOR******
1130 S. Casino Center Blvd Las Vegas NV – 702- 570 – 7864
NEW ADDRESS IS 1131 Main St Las Vegas NV – 702-570-7864
