Tag: Asian fusion cuisine

Two Tried and True: JAPANEIRO and SWEETS RAKU

Sometimes, you just want an old reliable.

Or, if not a particularly “old” reliable, a relatively new one that you can trust to deliver the goods as well as the last time you were there.

And when the craving hits for a hunk o’ hunk o’ burnished beef (and you don’t wish to brave the Strip on a weekend’s eve) there’s nothing like Kevin Chong’s menu at Japaneiro (above) — one of the true treasures of local gastronomy.

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Three Days, Three Lousy Lunches – Day Two: RED 8

Day Two – Red 8

About all you need to know about Red 8… …is that they get $23 for phad Thai that’s no better than the pad Thai available all over town for half the price. The dim sum also is twice what you’d pay at Ping Pang Pong or Cathay House, for identical goods. We knew this going in, but went there anyway. Continue reading “Three Days, Three Lousy Lunches – Day Two: RED 8”