April 26, 2010

Shhhhh the dogs will hear you

Hush Puppy is a tried and true local classic. Opened in the 70's, Vegas has nom'ed there ever since. They are home to daily all you can eat specials, as well as an ok sized menu of, mostly, fish-type products.

I was told by my family we'd eaten there when I was little, I had my doubts, being, I was little and can't remember it. So me and Ms. Rabbit headed up North on Nellis to this little place and tried our luck.
It's not a large building, and you get squished in pretty tight, but that's a good sign. We went on Friday, which was all you can eat catfish and shrimp. I can't have shrimp, so Rabbit got the shrimpies and I got the cat fish. A helping of alligator tails and hush puppies to start and we were good to go.

The alligator tails were a little chewy, but that's to be expected when eating prehistoric creatures. I'm sure if you were to eat a komodo dragon, after getting over the taste, you'd mention the gamy texture. The hush puppies had to be good, this place is named for them! We ate the basket, slapped a small child, and drooled over the idea of just eating those. They were that awesome.

Rabbit says the shrimp was ok, and I can't judge it without dying so I go with "sure."
The catfish was hit and miss. my first helping was a bit lackluster, but my second helping made me giggle and nom until I was almost sick.
Next to the fried corn-meal, the winner was the fries. They had some magic seasoning on them that made me enjoy them muchly. To be honest the batter on everything was great, and everything was seasoned rather well. I want to go back and try the frog legs and oysters.

I think it was the all you can eat aspect that won me. I love cat fish, and if I can get three helpings like my second helping, I'll forgo lunch and just hit this up.