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Mesa Grill

Mesa Grill
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89136
(877) 346-4642
www.mesagrill.com

Better late than never – I went to Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in the Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas last month to finally try out what this arrogant dood is all about. I dislike Bobby Flay for his arrogant attitude but his Mesa Grill [...]

Hue Thai

Hue Thai Sandwiches
www.huethai.com

5115 Spring Mountain Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89146-8717
(702) 256-1900

So, Hue Thai is a Vietnamese based restaurant with a wide variety of not only Vietnamese dishes, but also thrown in are a few Thai and other asian dishes here and there. There is a good variety of drinks. Service is fast and efficient. [...]

Fried Cheese Kurds!!!

LBS: A Burger Joint
Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
11011 W. Charleston
Las Vegas, NV 89135
702.835.9393

http://www.lbsburger.com/

There were two items I really enjoyed at LBS and either was not a burger.

I really enjoyed the fried cheese kurds because 1. I luv cheese A LOT 2. Deep Fried 3. chewy and cheesy breadnessness was fantastic!! [...]

Tart and sweet

Tart Frozen Yogurt (CLOSED, probably stomped on by local chain giant yogurtland)
3555 S Town Center Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89135
(702) 242-8278
www.tartfrozenyogurt.com

I have a special place in my heart for sbo/mom pop restaurants and businesses, and Tart is one of them. It is dwarfed by the yogurt giants around them such as Yogel’s, Golden Spoon [...]

I don’t fancy real olives but….

Todd English’s Olives ain’t that bad
3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas NV
(702) 693-7223

Given the chance to eat a fancy restaurant in Bellagio for cheap, I jumped at it! Yaye for restaurant week by threesquared.org.

The prix fixe combo I chose….
1. Ham and Cheese arancini – nice crunchy breaded shell with warm oozy cheese and [...]

Bubbies has yummies

Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts
1010 University Ave
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 949-8984
www.bubbiesicecream.com

I tried the green tea mochi icecream and the strawberry mochi icecream. The mochi itself comes out pretty firm from the freezer, but starts to soften up as you eat it. The icecream inside is creamy and mild in flavor.

Conclusion: [...]

After L-inner (Lunch+Dinner) Snack

Matsumoto Shave Ice
66-087 Kamehameha Hwy
Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712
(808)637-4827

http://www.matsumotoshaveice.com/

So, Mastumoto vs. Waiola? Now, that I think back on it. I’m not sure either wins over the other. Both had a the nice texture of fluffy shaved ice and all the toppins you could want from icecream, to azuki, to mochi, to all kinds of [...]

Hola, Waiola!

Waiola Shave Ice
2135 Waiola Ave corner of Paani Street
Honolulu, HI 96805
(808) 949-2269

It’s a cute lil’ shack of a convenience store/dessert corner know for their delicious shaved ice and multitude of options for it. For my first concoction, I chose banana and coconut flavored syrup with mochi on the bottom and condensed milk (yes!!!) on [...]

Zippy’s for fuel

Zippy’s Restaurant Chain
Honolulu, HA

My first meal in Hawaii consisted for the zip pack from Zippy’s. My tasty and full or salty fattiness meal consisted of piece of pan fried spam, breaded and deep fried fish, Frrrrried chicken, beef teriyaki and some furikake topped rice. It was totally hawaiian fast food, and it totally [...]

Boardhouse has some serious sandwiches!

Boardhouse Serious Sandwiches
1513 W Craig Rd (Next to Wells Fargo)
N Las Vegas NV 89032
www.boardhouse.com

Their grand opening for this location was today, so we decided to take a lookey. Boy, were we pleasantly surprised! The atmosphere has a laid back beach/hawaiian feel to it. The staff was super dooper friendly and helpful. [...]