Peirogi!

Dobry wieczor! (That's Polish for good afternoon...) Kobold had heard from the night time security lady at his workplace (who is Polish) that there is a little Polish deli in town that is amazing. We were originally in the market for paczki but as they are seasonal (only for fat tuesday-ish time), we were out of luck on that. I do recall from my time in Russia, though, that there were these lovely little potsticker-like things called Peirogi. Oh... em... gee... they were amazing, but I could never remember the name of them. On visiting Kobold's work one evening to help keep him company and bring him dinner, we came upon the little security lady and asked her about said potsticker-like foods. Of course she knew what we were talking about and said that yes, the deli had these things.

Being the excited little Rabbit that I can be, I asked the lady where it was. She couldn't remember but in a few minutes, produced the top portion of her most recent receipt from the place, which had the address on it. Win for us. So today we were out garage sale shopping with Kobold and his father, Dadoo... and decided to make a stop. We're not Polish, necessarily, but we are good fatties and we're all about trying something new.

So! We get to the little market on Charleston past the 15 (the address is 5900 West Charleston - think Charleston and Jones area) and pull into the shopping complex. It's confused. It has a Polish deli, a Mexican market, a sushi place.. Very multicultural. I'm not complaining.

The three of us walk in and are greeted by friendly staff and a surprisingly busy environment. You'd think, given the location, that it wouldn't be bustling, but apparently there's a larger Polish community in Las Vegas than I had previously considered. We were immediately wowed by the array of goods available here: from fresh-baked breads to in-house made meats and sausages, to candy, chocolate, spices, frozen foods, drinks... and Oh, Em, Gee so much delicious stuff, it was making me bounce like a giddy schoolgirl.

We chose a couple of cold drinks from the fridge, including some lemon-flavored soda which was very good.. almost a lemon creme sort of thing, to strawberry carrot juice (in which, the first four ingredients did not contain sugar... and corn syrup was not listed at all). We also scored some sausage, candy, peirogi (potato and cheese) and tea. Turns out, the Poles are serious about their tea.

We couldn't wait to try the sausage, and as it was pre-cooked, we nommed it while in the van in the parking lot. The sodas were excellent and the juice was rad. The candy was a sort of yoghurty.. vanillay... something but also very good. We had to wait 'till we got home for the peirogi, but it was boiled, then pan fried and YOMMY. Punch a baby yommy. For real.

If you're in the mood for something different, swing by this little place (but not on Sundays - they're not open) and grab a bit of this-and-that. Prices are totally reasonable, things are fresh-made or imported and the staff is excellent.

Grind Burger - part deux

All right, all right - I know, we've covered Grind Burger before (and bought their swag and been there at least three more times since we've reviewed it the first time) but I have to tell you, I have NEVER had any sort of burger this damned good. It makes me want to punch multiple babies. MULTIPLE!

Ghryc, Kobold and I headed down there as the general cry for the evening was "give me red meat!" This time instead of a turkey burger, I had cow (as did Kobold) and as Ghryc was feeling a little disinclined to be quite as big a fatty as the other two of us, he chose the meatless patty.

But first!

We had the appetizer. It was nom-tastic. Calamari in thai sweet sauce? Can we haz moar pleeeze?! Kobold said he might just order the appetizer as a meal next time we came, it was that damned good.

Even the meatless patty was good (according to Ghryc, neither Kobold nor I dared try it) and the toppings/sauces were as always, amazing.

I'm beginning to think that there are subliminal messages in the rockin' music they play at this place because aside from the 'meh' caliber of the dessert, I have yet to try anything here that was not 'hurt infants' good.

Seriously.

You guys have got to try this place!

The Deli Den

Once upon a time, Ms. Rabbit and Mr. Kobold drove allllllll the way out to never-never-land to find a papasan that was barely used and on the cheap. Whilst out on their adventure, they hungered. Deciding to see what sort of delectable edibles were available out in knobby-ville, they drove to the Durango and 215 area and found a place called The Deli Den. Seeing the prices were reasonable, and being that Rabbit is a big fan of delis in general and more specifically, New York style delis, they decided to nom at this place.

Ms. Rabbit chose the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich and Kobold chose the special (which we unfortunately cannot remember the name of) with corned beef, provolone and yum-tastic bread. Both were excellent, the meat had good flavor and the portions were huge. The service was mediocre at best, but the staff was friendly enough. It definitely had a family-owned feel and the decor was functional and non-fancy (odd, for that side of town).

The two adventurers nom-ed their gigantic sandwiches and eyed dessert but thought better of it, as the balaclava was bigger than Rabbit's hand. Yikes! Portions here are out of control big.

The only sticking point that was while Kobold was digesting, the tummy started to churn and do unhappy things. We're not sure if it was the sandwich, the corned beef or the combination of the two, but it did not end well for Kobold's bathroom or his stash of TP.

So if you're ever waaaaaaaaaaay out in never-never-land, give it a try but beware the corned beef.

Burgers Part 2

CreAte. Just the name makes you think "Eat your Face." This place has custard, so it gets extra points in my book. It's another very modern place. I've spoken to the owner, who is a great, chill kind of guy, and I like a lot of what they are going for here. They are all for the environment, so the plates, utensils, and cups are all washable, the napkins are recycled, and they recycle what they can. As for atmosphere, it's almost like Starbucks meets Industrial. The walls are decorated, there is a lot of seating, and it's mostly chill to be at.

Walk in and look at the columns of burger choices, and things are happy to start with. I normally go with the Medieval, which is apple smoked bacon, burger, and BBQ sauce. I go sans tomatoes since I believe they are still, at least while uncooked, poisonous death apples.

Rabbit quite often makes her own, using their supplied paper with more circling of choices, to mix and match what ever is filling her pretty little head at the time. This often leads to interesting flavors and happiness, in her pants. Don't ask, she squees and I don't want details, most of the time.

Throw in some sweet potato fries, and fresh ice tea, and I'm good to dance and eat and eat and eat and eat.

The thing that wins this place over (besides the custard, because who doesn't love rich frozen custard!?), is just the pure amount of choices. Seriously this place has some 30+ choice of sauces alone. Throw on the 20+ choices of toppings, something like 8 cheeses, and you can make a LOT of decisions about something horribly simple: Charred Animal Flesh In your Mouth!

Up until I tried the Grind this was my favorite burger joint, and now it's a toss up between the two. CreAte loses out, for me, because it's across town off Lake Mead and Tenaya, way out in North West land, while I'm fairly central.

So far the sweet potato fries are beyond compare, and the staff is always happy and fun. Another great place to nom burgers and be a happy carnivore. Potatoes count as meat, don't forget it.

Mm burgers. or "Rock Paper Scissors FTW"

I'm going to do some back to back posting because I think these next two burger joints deserve their own love, for many different reasons.

Starting with the more recent of the two, "Grind Burgers."



Me and Ms. Rabbit were driving around looking for places to eat, and had to make a shell world (Mostly illegal lane change over multiple lanes of traffic in order to turn "Right now!") because we saw a wood fired pizza joint. Well, then we saw a place labeled "Burger Bar." Some quick rock, paper, scissors later, and we were rolling into the burger joint.

Very modern design with high and low tables, really fun filament light bulbs hanging low (Mmm techno lust), and a great logo on the wall (You know then one of the sexy naked lady with her body dotted out for portions of meat).

Sitting down, they bring us over a clip board with a pencil and a paper with dots to fill in and choices to circle. It was time for class!!! So me and Rabbit are good kids and right out name, period, and class at the top of the sheet and get going. Nerd, ho! Ahem. Their menu had a beef burger, turkey, chicken, and meatless. I had the beef. Rabbit being the communist/adventurer/food blogger she is had a turkey burger. Some pepper-jack cheese, peppercinis, and marinated onions later, and I was ready to pick some "sauce." I did roasted garlic mayo and dijon mustard. Rabbit had honey mustard and thousand island on her fancy turkey burger.

Lets talk sides. we got onion strings (a mountain of them. No, really, this stuff was piled 8 inches high), and with dinner fries/potato wedges. With descriptions like

Sweet and Neat (is just the treat)
Short and Thick (will do the trick)
Tall and Thin (easy to put in)

You just know we had to try them out.

They get our drinks out to us quickly, and we begin the game of oogling the place. Very modern industrial. Shiney metal, fun lights, as I've mentioned, and metal chairs. It didn't take long for us to get our onion strings (again, mountainous) with chipotle ranch sauce that was, as Rabbit says, Punch a Baby good. We made it a third of the way through this hike of a meal before our burgers got to us.

Ahh a good burger, it makes me happy. I'm a sucker for onions that are crisp, and these have great flavor and a bit of crunch on a burger that on it's own was flavorful. I'm not sure what they marinate or spice their meat with, but I think I might have to, at some point, slap a hobo to convince them to share their recipe. Rabbits turkey burger, for a turkey burger, was pretty darn good too. I was happy to eat our "short and thick" 'tato wedges with my garlic mayo and random dips in the onions chipotle. I finished my burger, and we ate most of the fries, poor Rabbit could only eat half of her turkey burger (she's a light weight!!!!). Ok to be fair, for $9 each, it's a fair price, these things are huge. My burger filled both of my hands when I ate it, and I have, what the ladies affectionately call "Gorilla Paws."

The part of this adventure that saddens me is two fold. First, we were too full to try ice cream sliders. This made me a sad panda. Second is they have shirts for sale, but in the maroon t-shirt, didn't have my fat-ass-size. I believe they were just out, as it looks like they normally carry a pretty good stock of these.

All and all it's a great place. Over on Tropicana between Las Vegas Boulevard and Paradise, off on the north side, tucked in with some random resort.
Totally worth the "Shell World," to get there.

Blue Fin Sushi

Ghryc and I are big fans of sushi - and on the rare occasion that Kobold is feeling adventurous and has it on good authority that the cross-contamination at that particular place is nonexistent, he'll try it too. On this occasion it was just myself and Ghryc, though and we went for some all-you-can-eat sushi at Blue Fin. It's on Sunset almost to Hender-tucky but still technically within the city limits. Also, apparently, it delivers. Oh, how I wish I were within range. You can find their website here .

Let me add this in here: Ghryc can put away some serious amounts of food in general, but watching him eat sushi and sashimi is... well, it's almost like watching a true master paint a portrait or listening to a musician really get into the groove. This man can eat when he wants to and on the occasion that you get him to a sushi place, there is no other choice than 'all you can eat' for him.

Myself, I'm content with one, maybe two rolls (the rice is filling, ok!) and I'm good for the while... never mind that I'll be hungry in an hour or two once everything has settled. So, to give you an idea of the general gist that we ate, I'll include the ones I remember myself eating and... well, I'll give you the rundown of what Ghryc said about the massive amounts of food he packed away.

I always have tempura-something (I'm not a fan of raw fish, I prefer the cooked or tempura-ed rolls), so this time I chose the tempura shrimp. They were light and crispy, not overcooked and generally wicked delicious. I also believe I had the crystal shrimp and/or a godzilla-type roll (shrimp, avocado, fish sauce, et all) which was also quite good. I'm a good kid when it comes to eating but also I want to mention the portions here were quite large, so for a normal fatty, 1-2 rolls just might do you in.

Ghryc is a fan of sashimi and ....whatever the little quail-egg-thingies-with-orange-balls-on-top.. things are, so he had those, as well as some spicy rolls and some cooked rolls, all of which he declared absolutely delicious. This is only one of the many sushi restaurants that he frequents but it is one of his favorites, as the price is decent and the portions large.

Hashing a Favorite

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Over all I think it was agreed that Hash House A Go Go would be something that needed multiple posts and opinions on, but after Rabbit's Rampages of Writing I think I need to play some catch up and express my undying love and adoration for this Urban Farm Food.

There is far too much food here. No, really. Every portion can pretty much feed two, if not a third. We've gone here, we being me, Rabbit, and my loverly girlfriend, at least three times, maybe more like four. The problem is eventually it all blurs into one big round of "OMFG I can't move, I eat too many."
Listing things off, I know we've tried

• HH Famous Meatloaf, roasted red peppers, fresh spinach and smoked mozzarella
• Andy's Sage Fried Chicken w/ maple reduction, 2 eggs, bacon mashed potatoes & biscuit
• Grilled portobello mushroom
• The Kokomo
• Hash House Quesadilla stuffed w/potatoes, jalapenos, eggs & tomato w/ chili cream

I wish I could remember everything, and I know I'm close. We've also had their breakfast drinks. They have a mimosa that is based of Aste' and Tangerine juice. Their bartenders mix a good drink. It's easy to get too much or not enough booze in a mimosa, especially first thing in the morning, but never has that happened yet. They hit it right on the money. I enjoy their Breakfast Martini, when I can get it. It's juices, and booze, and a cinnamon sugar rim. Ok it's a little foofy for my usual fare, but yeah first thing in the morning when you roll out of bed at 11:00am it's something that makes things better and right. It's sweet, and smooth, and has booze. what else is needed?! Good food.

Look above at those selections. I wish I could describe them all in their mouth watering evil fullness, but I can't, because I'm not verbose enough to give them adequate praise. The Quesadilla is a great breakfast treat. It's starch with a side of starch, and some eggs for good measure. It's well seasoned and FREAKING HUGE. If I haven't mentioned it yet (I think this is only the fourth time) their portions will make you ache. And it's worth it.

The Kokomo is a meatloaf sammich with mozzarella on milk bread. It's this monstrous sammich that comes on a large plate and stares at you, taunting you. The Portobello Mushroom burger is equally large, and almost good for you. These are both wonderful selections if you're not quite ready for breakfast, because it's lunch time when you get there like us.

The Chicken, eggs, and potatoes is a wonderful meal. The chicken breast had to be the Dolly Parton of Chicken's because it's ginormous. And there's this maple reduction that's drizzled along the plate that makes me gyrate my hips in anticipation. Ok for those of you that don't know (aka most of you at this point) I am a sucker for maple. It is my weakness. It's an addiction I keep in check by living in the Southwest so it's too expensive to live off of.

The meatloaf had to be a pound of meat. It's not like Mama cooked it, because Mama never cooked meatloaf this good. It's huge, and tasty, and goes really well between two slices of bread the next day at lunch because like everything else, I had left overs.

There is a downside to this now-chain of off the chain Twisted Tractor Treats. The service is always a bit slow. In their defense it's because we're always there when there are people eagerly and happily waiting upwards of an hour for a table in a town where you can walk five feet and probably find more food, but still, I get cranky waiting for drinks. At least the bar is fast. That makes a lot of things tolerable.

I haven't had a chance to do their dinner menu yet, but it's on my list of noms to try.

Something New

Kobold has been asking for us to try something new; Indian food. I'm not well-acquainted with such things and despite being fairly adventurous, I'm not the type of girl who will eat anything (ie: Kobold is excited about the prospect of trying some Norwegian/Icelandic rotting shark something-or-other.. aka: Hákarl ). Indian food is one of those things that I was sort of on the fence about. I say "was" because he convinced me to go to India Palace (menu/info here for you lovely readers)

It's once more Zagat rated and wonderful. At this point, I really ought to stop questioning him. We went with Ghryc on a Saturday evening and were pleasantly surprised, the place was quasi-busy but seated us right away. The service was impeccable and the prices are reasonable.

They do offer many appetizers, including a staggering assortment of Naan - but we skipped this in order to save room for the meal. They did bring us some complimentary naan (kind of like whole-grain water crackers.. funny-shaped) along with 3 different 'standard' sauces.... red, green and poo-colored. I can't tell you what they were, but the poo-colored was my favorite. It was sweet-ish, the green was more mild and the red was hot-sweet.

Kobold had the KEEMA Lamb, which doesn't necessarily LOOK super-appetizing but I assure you, as I did take a taste, it is amazing. A bit of a kick but not enough spice to deter my Midwestern tastebuds. Kobold decimated this meal in under 15 minutes but stated that he was happily full. The portions look small but added in with the Naan they bring at beginning, plus rice, it was a goodly amount of food.

Ghryc had the goat curry and, per usual, ordered it in "kill me please" hot. Even the waiter asked at least twice to make sure he wasn't just being boastful. He wasn't, and he was pleased with the outcome. It too looked a little...interesting in presentation, but also came in a portion that filled him up and he said it had good flavor and wasn't just "American hot" (ie: hot without any kind of good taste). Special note: the Goat does not come de-boned, so be careful.

I had the chicken Kabab, which comes on a chili's-esque cast iron skillet-dealie, in cahoots with onions, peppers, lemon wedges and an orange slice. It was very good -tasty like.. spicy (but not too spicy) chicken... "molded" FYI, means "squished around the stick so it looks like a sausage." Again, not something I had known about the presentation, but it was quite yum-tastic.

We were intrepid enough to try dessert, too. I initially wanted GAJJAR HALWA, but the waiter said they were out. Sad panda. I settled for KHEER, as I am a gigantic fan of saffron (ok, maybe an addict - it's hard to get saffron anywhere). It was very good, huge portion and came in a banana split boat. Hooray! Kobold had the RAS MALAI and I have to admit, it was good too, though I am generally not a fan of cheese in my deserts.

Are you a Mexican, or a Mexican't!?

Ok I wouldn't use that joke if it wasn't something we've heard in real life. The first time I heard about it a good friend was recounting one of his favorite bus rides ever. A few months back, I heard a father say it to his son. It makes me laugh. Every time. A lot.

La Costa is a small place off Sierra Vista and Swenson. It's tucked into this shady looking strip mall that has like 2 or 3 things still open. The first time I went was with a coworker who kept telling me it was fine, the place had great food. I was worried. I was hungry. I was intrigued.
So far I've had their tacos, burritos and tortas. I love a good sammich, and their tortas make me happy every time. Their burritos, though, are why I go there for lunch. For $3.99 you get an all meat burrito. No onion or cheese or rice filler. Just this wonderfully seasoned meat that falls apart in your mouth. It's not often that I will brag about meat being in my mouth, it makes me feel dirty to say like that, but this stuff? Yeah it's fine to talk about like that. I'm good with it. Give me your big meaty burrito!

Ahem, enough of that.

I've eaten at Roberto's and their many clones, and for those of you that have, the serving sizes are about the same, if not a little bigger. The main difference is where Roberto's is "Yeah that was good.." this place is more of "Nom.. Mmm yeah Nom nom nom nom good.

It's a small joint, I think I've seen three workers total, and it's fine by me. It's open early, and late until 11:00pm. I think the longest I've waited for food was about 10 minutes. It's worth the jaunt over any time, and they always seem happy to have people coming in.

Thai me to the moon...

I couldn't resist the awful pun. I apologize profusely but it couldn't be helped, especially since we're becoming such good friends.

Ahem.



The subject today is Thai food and aside from the fact that I know I'm going to get crap for this, I've currently got two favorites in town: Royal Thai and Thai BBQ (the Original).

First up, Royal Thai. It's on Sahara just West of the Strip (can you tell this is our general neighborhood area? Yeah.. deal with it) and it's neatly situated in a strip mall filled with other cuisines that we've been meaning to try but have yet to venture toward because, well... Royal Thai is amazing. Menu and info for you here

The staff is O.M.G awesome and despite the fact that we're usually the only ..er... white people in the place (isn't this a good measure of the cuisine? If other people of that ethnicity love to eat there?), we've never been treated with anything less that excellence.

Not only this, but the food? The food makes me squee in my pants. Almost literally. I'm a big fan of Pad Thai in particular and this place makes me quite happy about it. Portions are huge and prices are absolutely affordable. I always start out with the appetizer - tempura vegetables (because despite the fact that I'm a fatty and don't generally eat a lot of veggies, I can't pass up deep fried eggplant, zucchini, broccoli and carrots with sweet sauce for dipping!) and then move on to the Pad Thai. I have also tried the eggplant main dish as well as the orange chicken. Everything to date has been absolutely delicious. Not a single complaint from me or any of the poor intrepid souls that have ventured here with me.

The best thing about Royal Thai is the dessert. Seriously. I'd punch babies for this dessert. I believe they call it sweet rice... I'm not sure how to say it in Thai, so I fake it and tell the server that I want the green rice (yeah, it's green, but totally worth the shock value) with ice cream. And by ice cream, I mean coconut ice cream which is not too sweet - actually, not as sweet as the rice - and still has bits of coconut in it. It comes in a little dish and you may want to share it, but not.. if you know what I mean. It's incredibly rich and it may be too much for you to think about eating, but you'll want to anyway. Also, the rice is served warmish and of course the ice cream is not. Great combination. NOM NOM NOM!

The other favorite thusfar was attempted just this week: Thai BBQ on Jones and Flamingo. Menu and location details here Whilst waiting for our showtime for Sherlock Holmes (which, BTW, was quite good indeed), my friend Ghryc (that's pronounced Freak... don't ask) and I ventured to the intersection of Jones and Flamingo for a bit of food before we sat around on our rears for 2+ hours.

Being that the co-author, Kobold has this silly allergy-to-shellfish thing, I often try to avoid eating things with .. you know, animals that could kill him while we're out and about, but my company tonight would not be spared the tragedy of killing small crustaceans. We ordered the appetizer called "Wings of Angel"... which is a little disturbing if you're super-religious, but we're not so we were all about cherubic cannibalism. The order comes with 2 boneless chicken wings which are stuffed with shrimp, pork, chicken (of course) and clear noodles, also served with a side of sweet and sour cucumber sauce. Y.O.M! Not just yum, but YOM. Whilst my companion was given to eating the sauce all by itself, it did indeed lend to the taste of the shri-por-ken (like tur-duck-en, get it?) and sort of helped cut the very minimal greasy edge of the deep fried goodness.

I, being that I have decided this is my standard fare at Thai places, had the Pad Thai, which was an enormous helping (hello, lunch for 2 days afterward) and though there were no substitutions on the shrimp on the menu - as I would have preferred chickens - I was quite pleased with the overall taste. Very well done indeed.

My companion is of the opinion that you can't go to a Thai place and not have curry - I'm not entirely sure what he ordered, but he ordered it in the "please hurt me with the level of spice" area and was pleasantly surprised that not only did it "eviscerate" him as he had wanted, but it still had excellent flavor. All I remember is dabbing my finger in a bit of the sauce, putting it on my tongue and being incredibly sorry afterward. Please keep in mind, I'm from the Midwest, which means spicy things aren't really my specialty.

We were remiss and didn't order desert, as we did have a flick to catch, but we were both heartily satisfied with our meals and we left without too much of a dent in our pocketbooks.

I eat many noodles.

I am a fan of Asian food.
Then again, being a tried and true fatty, I really am a fan of any food. But for now, a triple decker for everyone.

1: Noodle House in the GoldCoast.
This was a good little place to come upon inside one of the classics of Las Vegas. It's off the strip just a tad, has good prices, and me and Rabbit both nommed hard. The food took a minute to get to us (it's all prepared nice and fresh) so the nice manager brought us an extra appetizer. Now, it was a few weeks back, so hopefully Rabbit will come through with remembering what we ate.
Update: Rabbit came through for me. She had Sweet and Sour chicken, that was good. I had Chicken Chow Mein and was impressed. Our appetizer that was ordered was crispy duck (mmm duck), and the freebie was orange chicken, that was really good too.

2: Thanh Huong
This is a place not far from UNLV. I've eaten there probably far too often in the last year. I've eaten many of their wonderful sammiches, their noodle plates, and of course, pho. This place definitely rocks up there as one of my favorite places to get lunch. It's quick, clean, and close to work. Me and a coworker eat here normally for under $15 total, but have yet to spend more than $20.

3: Chow King
This is another joint near the college. It's essentially fast food. They have sio pao, noodle plates, and the thing I go there for the most: Spicy chicken. They have a schezwan style powder they coat the fried chicken in, and it's just good. It's not overly greasy, it's cheap (2 pieces and a side for around $5), and it's good. The side is rice and a mushroom gravy. I'm not sure, over all, what the deal with the mushroom gravy is, but I'm not knocking it.

These are three quick and easy picks for the day. Definitely make me nom.

Pasta Nommy!

It wasn't too terribly long ago that Kobold and I ventured to our newest favorite Italian food place. It's called Pasta Mia and it's on Flamingo and Arville, just west of the strip. I have to say it, OMG it's delicious. It's Zagat rated/approved and though it's in a sort of weird looking strip mall-ish location (right next to the Loose Caboose, if you're interested), it's absolutely lovely inside. It's definitely a good place to take a date. It's the sort of place that has real (oh no, not that!) table clothes and napkins.

Moving on, while we were there we happened to be one of very few customers, but we did hit it off-hours, so we'll go ahead and assume they have healthy traffic flow, despite strange location.

I chose the Lasagna - as I'm told that the true measure of an Italian place is, of course, the lasagna (and I'm more than slightly partial to such things) and Kobold had the Penne Arrabbiata (15.99 and 12.99 respectively). While we waited for our meals, we were treated to Richard Cheese Christmas music (OMG amazing) as well as garlic bread that I would have killed babies to get again. Seriously. Babies.

Also, our waiter was very courteous and had an excellent sense of humor. This rates highly in my book, as I spent many (many... many...) years as a server and I know how restaurants and servers/chefs should behave. Beware, I tip well if you do well and if not, I feel no pity whatsoever leaving no tip at all.

Moving on, my lasagna can best be described as a "food-gasm." The portions here are absolutely humongous and despite the slightly-higher-than-I-was-initially-willing-to-pay prices, let me tell you.. you will stuff yourself and still have leftovers. Let's not forget - Kobold and I are fatties, we can pack away some food if we want to, and believe me we were trying.

It was some of the best Italian food I've ever (yes ever) had... the sort of food that you eat until you're full and then-some. I could not stop eating, it was so good, I ate past the point of full and almost made myself sick.

I don't suppose that sounds terribly appetizing, but that's the way it is.

Here be a link to their website: Pasta Mia!

Please be advised. If you go here, you will eat too many.

We Eat Too Many, on the third try, that is.

So most of Ms. Rabbit and my adventures happen in the wonder that is Las Vegas. We drive around looking for food and randomly stop to, as she would happily say, "Nom, nom, nom." Our latest adventure took us down Boulder Highway at 9:00 pm on a Sunday, looking for the afore mentioned "Noms." We started with Sam's Town. We figured they should have a 24 hour Cafe, and we fail. Continue down the road a bit and we get to the East Side Cannery. Their little hole in the wall Cafe ("Snaps") is a bit busy, we wait in line for 10 minutes like good little fatties. We get inside, order our drinks, and begin to wait. And wait. 15 minutes pass, we've gotten a refill, and no Server. We watch as tables around us begin sending cold orders back. I'm guessing they were just understaffed and having a bad night, at least that's what I hope was happening.

We made like a tree, and got the F out. Across the street we go, to the Long Horn, where it's not a palace and it's not a town, and some other lyrics to the radio song. We get in, get seated, and get to order. Their menu is a bit small, but it's decently priced and worth it. I got the Finger Food Basic. Mini Burritios, some cheesy taquitos, wings, fingers, and onion rings. Everything tasted great, for the price. The wings and fingers were medium, but had a great flavor for medium. And I seriously got a plate full of ranch, sour cream, salsa, and ketchup. Rabbit got a decent Patty Melt. This is all besides the fact.

The joy of our night and the orgasm of our hungry coupling was the Strawberry Shortcake. It's $3.99. It's huge. Seriously it had to be 6"x6"x6". Covered in strawberries, whipped cream, strawberry goo. It was wonderful. I do believe Ms. Rabbti "Squeed in her Pants." Even us, two professional fatties couldn't finish it, it was that freaking large.

So, for all of you with a sweet tooth in the middle of a Sunday Night, hit up Longhorn on Boulder Highway. It'll make your noms come true.