I tried these three new stalls at Henry's Depot at lunch on Thursday.
Current Seafood - I tried an order of grouper bites for $10. They were good. Big chunks. Grilled. Fresh. For some reason, they came with cocktail sauce. I made up my own Sriracha and mayo. They were a liitle bland as prepared and needed a sauce. They also sell two sandwiches. Salmon and mahi, I think. They also had fried platters: scallops, shrimp, clams, etc. They sell 1 1/4 lb lobsters on Monday for $30. They boil them. Lobster rolls are sold on Tuesday at $20.
Dharma Fine Vittles - A vegan spot. They list three locations. Needless to say, I tried to extricate myself in the cheapest way possible. That ended up being with a side of terrible cheesy homies for $5. A little cup of raw potatoes (needed five minutes in microwave to make them soft) in cashew cheese. A total waste of money. They also sell some fake hot dogs, burritos and sandwiches ( blt, chicken, green tomato, jack fruit etc). Everything is twice as expensive as it should be. Because you aren't suffering enough. Thirteen plus is a median.
What the Chuck Burgers - A burger place by the Tennessee Truffle guy. I had the headline burger (smash something). It was good. Twice as big as my favorite fast food burger (Freddy's). I though it came with mustard. Mine only had mayo, pickles and cheddar cheese. The pickles were too muchy and sweet. The cheese was too salty. Still good. Beef had good flavor. Glossy bun. They sell around seven other concoctions. with things like, pimento cheese, feta, apple and celery salad, etc. You have to order at the bar for some reason.
Travel Notes - Las Vegas: Here are my Las Vegas trip notes - If I don't expound on a place it probably wasn't good. The first batch were places shown on Marcus Samuelsson's show No Passport Required on PBS. I did all but one deli and two were defunct. Fat Choy at Eureka Casino on Sahara Blvd. They have also been on 3D. A Pork Belly BLT. Chubby Cattle. This was a Mongolian Hot Pot place. Also scored high on Yelp. Andrew Zimmern was on here too. Very good quality meats and broths. I had the lamb and beef. It usually has the meats circling on a belt. Not presently. On Jones off of Spring Valley. They had some weird things like throat and duck flippers. Kung Fu. I had their Teochew Duck. Ok. I also had a cheap but bad moo goo gai pan lunch special. On Valley View and Spring Mountain. Chengdu Taste. They (by the articles on the walls) seem to be a popular LA spot (more towards San Gabriel Mts). I had toothpick lamb. More of an Arabic dish. Little bits of lamb on toothpicks. Shang Artisan Noodles. On West Flamingo and Decataur. I didn't feel like waiting. Their governor is also being a prick about capacity. Got some dumplings to go. Beef and pork. Not great.
The next batch is via Yelp, happenstance or recommendation. Egg Slut at the Cosmopolitan. Only open until like noon or two. I had their namesake - Slut. it is a egg coddled in a glass jar with potato puree. some toasted baguette slices on the side. pretty good. Lee's Sandwiches on Spring Mountain. Another California place. I had a pate and pork roll banh mi. Very good. Cheap. They are open 24 hrs and sell alot of things. Sushi Takashi. Not that great quality for the rep. My squid and some of the fish tasted fishy. I had octopus head karaage. Squid tentacles karaage. Chazuke (broth over rice) salmon. Peter Pan's Hat (inari around rice with spicy tuna and an avocado slice as a feather. I also had mackerel, yt and shrimp nigiri. Bad rice. I had Big Eye Tuna sahimi. Good. They also had Blue fin on special. I didn't have it, but, they had something called chawan mushi. It was steamed egg custard topped with things. At La Pasticceria at Eataly in the Park MGM I had a almond frangipane in puffed pastry crust called Greca. I also tried some of the Bastianich wine. It wasn't great. I had fish taco and an octopus tostada at Baja Mar on Las Vegas Blvd. They were good. Some guy in Colorado told me about them this summer. They have a high rating. Out of San Diego.
I went back to Taco el Gordo on Las Vegas Blvd. I tried to get the eye and head tacos I told you about before. Either they just look like mushed up beef or they just gave me something else. I also tried an al pastor at the place next door (Taco el Pastor) just to compare. Not as good. I had Michoacan Chicken at Bonito Michoacan on Decataur. Not great. I thought I was going there for some spicy dish. They didn't know what I was talking about when i brought it up. The salsa was pretty spicy. This area is south of Guadaljara. Part is on the sea, They had a huge menu with seafood. Sapporo Revolving Sushi on Spring Mountain. Pretty good sushi for $2.50 a plate (2 pc). I had ocean trout, New Zealand King Salmon, yt, salmon, kamapchi (they called it young yt) and tuna. I had an ok Cobb Salad in white French dressing (that's a new one) at Grand Cafe at Red Rock Casino. Check out that area. Summerlin.
The last one is Samurai BBQ on Decataur. This is a place where you grill. Yakiniku. I tried thick cut tongue, smoked tongue, hanging tenderloin, pork jowls and a scallop in a shell. All great. Smoked tongue was new and better. Scallops was fun to cook in the shell. Wish I was hungrier when I went. I also had some fresh oysters on the half shell. They had some weird stuff: pickled squid, shark cartilage, intestines, first stomach (called it mountain chain), liver, toro tongue (base of tongue), short rib tartare, short rib sushi (explain that one), sea urchin wrapped with short ribs, tongue sashimi. That's it. Things still pretty cheap. Kind of dead. Gay governor was shutting them down this weekend I think. I also went to a park (Red Rock Canyon NCA) past Summerlin. Nice loop drive. Bishop Gorman High School is located there (Summerlin) if you know your sports. Plus the A's AAA stadium and a hockey arena and malls. Circa opened on Fremont street. looks nice. Many bars and art installations down there. An area made up of shipping containers. Neon and Mob museums. Round trip was $126 on Frontier.
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