This groove-filled spaceship of awesome Asian cuisine inside the otherwise predictable Palazzo has got serious personality. And, as we know, personality goes a long way. Watch us explicate the merits of this well-worthy noodle joint on KLAS in his latest segment of Restaurant of the Week.
Click below to see the man, the gourmand, the myth….and a guy who talks too much with his hands….(with his second favorite food gal-Denise Valdez.)
With this week’s Food For Thought commentary, heard on News 88.9 FM KNPR-Nevada Public Radio, we bestow our last bit ‘o love on DJT. Having featured this small gem on radio, TV, and on this website, as well as talking up the cooking of Joe Isidori and David Varley to everyone from NORM! to Robin Leach, all we can do now is sit back and hope the public responds to a first-class operation that: 1) doesn’t trade off the name of an absentee, overhyped, metabolically challenged “celebrity chef;” 2) isn’t in a mega-casino that takes a Sherpa guide and GPS system to navigate; and 3) won’t murder your wallet with prix fixe menus and overpriced, big-hitter winelists.
Special added bonus: My commentary also defines the difference between an epicure, a gourmet, a gastronome, a gourmand and a glutton. Who says restaurant reviews cain’t bee edjeecaetional?
Click here to hear my review of DJT on Nevada Public Radio.
MAINLAND
Palazzo Resort Las Vegas
3327 Las Vegas Blvd. south, Suite 2852
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.739.6462
Any restaurant that serves luscious duck potstickers, superior ramen, pad thai to die for, and fabulous pho, is alright in our book. Mixing in a groovy decor (designed by India Mahdavi) and channeling a Mao-meets-Elvis vibe is also a real plus; as is the techno-retro soundtrack. What really caps this place though, is the fact that it’s the only restaurant in the Palazzo (other than Espressamente Illy), that mere mortals can afford.
Watch for Mainland as our Restaurant of the Week this week on KLAS TV Channel 8.