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Since ELV seems destined never to pay for a bite of food at Old Homestead, he approaches this “review” of it with caution, as should you.

This is hardly something new around the ELV offices, as our non-anonymity is now ubiquitous (we even get busted in Chinatown these days). So it is among other critics (in Vegas and elsewhere) as well, but it still gives us pause before we launch into telling you what we really think of a place, since it’s obvious to both of us that the experience we’re writing about will not exactly be yours.

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If you follow ELV religiously — and let’s face it who doesn’t? — then you know he’s been on a pizza jag recently. Las Vegas is in the midst of a pizza renaissance, and eating this Italian-American staple has never been tastier in our humble burg. While Due Forni and Settebello remain kings of apizza (pronounced “abeets” — the way they do on Wooster Street in New Haven), a couple of newcomers are threatening their tomato and cheese hegemony. So, we thought we’d take two of the biggest food nerds we know on a quick tour of these challengers to the throne.

New York-style cheese at Dom DeMarco's

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Slipping into the comfy chairs at Dom DeMarco’s, ELV was anticipating an argument over ordering, but luckily, great minds (and pizza palates) think alike.

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Who knew the city of Rowland Heights, CA was another bastion of incredible Asian eats? Apparently, it’s known as Little Taipei in the San Gabriel Valley, and from the looks of things, Chinese restaurants are as plentiful as automobiles in this part of the world.

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The definitive ham and cheese sandwich

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ELV’s love of all things croque is well documented. Whether it’s monsieur, madame, gagnet or novégien, this ultimate ham and cheese sandwich is our preferred way to start the day…although we draw the line at croque bolognese or a Croque McDo.

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ELV note: In honor of the Chinese New Year, which begins January 23rd, Kim Wagner and our eager beaver young assistant thought an overview of our top Chinese spots off the Strip was appropriate. ELV — his locks flowing and his Cantonese butchered — also thought you’d get a kick out of his traditional, Mandarin formal garb…thoughtfully provided to him by Karrie and Kevin Wu of Ping Pang Pong. As usual, you’ll have to scroll through the video to the 36:49 mark to watch and here the scratchy, hacking and hoarse voice for which we have been most recently known.

Gam Bei and Gung Hey Fah Choy!

CHINA MAMA

PING PANG PONG

TAIWAN DELI

J & J SZECHUAN

EAST OCEAN DIM SUM AND SEAFOOD

ELV note: The following article (in slightly abridged form) hits the newsstands today in the Las Vegas Weekly. You can access the original by clicking here, or continue reading below.

THAI ME DOWNTOWN

The beef curry is just one of many tasty reasons to sit next to Tony Hsieh at Le Thai.

Photo: Beverly Poppe

Two restaurants opened in downtown Las Vegas at the end of last year, and in a number of subtle and not so subtle ways, each is charting the landscape for what downtown diners can expect in the future.

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Sons of Norway Hosts Popular Lutefisk Dinner

Time is running out to buy tickets for the popular 14^th Annual Lutefisk Dinner being hosted by the Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway.

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ELV’s comely young assistant was hungry.

“I’m hungry,” she said.

“Let’s go to Nakamura-Ya,” we said.

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It's a whopper!

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$14.95…at the Peppermill.

Just thought you’d like to know.

PEPPERMILL

2985 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702.735.4177

www.peppermilllasvegas.com

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PS: This dish was Anthony John Cutsumpas/Curtas’* favorite.

* (1926-2006 – The Official Father of ELV)

ELV note: In honor of the NFL playoffs starting tomorrow…and our surfeit of savory appearances on camera this week, our staff hereby dubs this all-pizza/all video Friday!

As usual, you’ll have to toggle over to the 39:50 minute mark to hear and watch us expound on our top 5 pizzerias in the exhaustive, exclusive, exacting, exemplary, exigent, elitist and excelsior tones for which we are known. (All in 3 minutes!)