As a baseball fan, I find myself back in Tempe, Arizona each year for spring training. While I am no expert on Tempe, I have witnessed how the city has changed over the years. Each time I visit, I encounter new restaurants, breweries, and sights that seem to pop up out of nowhere. While there …
Eggslut is one of my go-to spots inside the Cosmopolitan for a casual, high-quality breakfast. Thanks to its provocative name and sandwiches that seem designed specifically to cure a Vegas hangover, it has developed a massive following. What started as a simple food truck in Los Angeles in 2011 has grown into a global brand. …
If there’s one thing I really enjoy, it’s a fried chicken sandwich. Crispy chicken, salty pickles, a rich spread, and a toasted, buttery bun. Everyone seems to be doing one version or another these days from Popeyes to Chick-fil-A to McDonald’s. These sandwiches are about as ubiquitous as a cheeseburger. While most of them are …
Note: Since posting this review, the restaurant has closed. Walk into any resort on the Las Vegas Strip and odds are you will find a restaurant operated by a celebrity chef. These celebrity chefs include Gordon Ramsay, Guy Fieri, Tom Colicchio, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, and Masaharu Morimoto. The list goes on and on and …
Shake Shack, located at New York-New York Hotel in Las Vegas is a popular fast casual restaurant chain known for burgers, fries, and shakes. Since 2001, Shake Shack has evolved from a hot dog cart found at Madison Square Park in New York City to a global chain with 250 locations. Like In-N-Out Burger, Shake …
In 2018, Lakers icon and legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal opened Big Chicken in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fast-casual restaurant, located in a strip mall across from the newly built Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, is popular for their chicken-centric menu. Big Chicken is best known for their crispy chicken sandwiches which are served on brioche …
Growing up in California, I have been lucky enough to visit Las Vegas more times than I can count. When I was younger, I visited Vegas for the nightlife and gambling. Now that I am getting older, I realize there is a lot more to Vegas than meets the eye. While the city was built …
Breakfast in Las Vegas usually involves expensive hotel buffets or long waits at trendy spots. Blueberry Hill Family Restaurant on Flamingo Road offers a third option: classic, scratch-made comfort food just two miles off the Strip. This family-owned diner has been a local staple since 1987. While they have four locations in the valley, this …
Living in Southern California, I have visited Las Vegas more times than I can count. I have been coming to this city in the desert for over 30 years. Surprisingly, after all these years, I have never visited Red Rock Canyon, until now. Though located only 15 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, Red …
In Las Vegas, and especially on the Las Vegas Strip, there are an endless amount of high-end breakfast and brunch options such as Mon Ami Gabi at Paris and Bouchon at The Venetian. When I did a search for the best breakfast in Las Vegas, one spot kept appearing. And, it wasn’t located anywhere near …