Random Las Vegas Eats
Let’s start off with some dialog….
Mom: Hi Hippo
HHH: Hi Mama Hippo
Mom: Wanna go to Vegas this Friday
HHH: No not really… Yeah I do!
Mom: Ok.
So I went to Vegas thinking I was going to eat the most awesomess food ever, and I did… But I forgot to take pictures most of the time. What and idiot. I was so hungry when we got to those establishments, that I ate either half the burger, and realized I needed to take a picture, or took a picture then was so much into the food, that I forgot to take more pictures.
HA 8 – 10:35pm-7am
On the way to Vegas, my super awesome Aunty Hippo paid for my First Class upgrade…. I was uber excited for the awesome First Class food and Free Alcohol.
When I first got in, they gave the complimentary Sham-pain, as well as the menu for the in-flight meal. As I was going through it, I was utterly disappointed. It had a white bean soup with banana sour cream puree, ham and turkey sandwich, macaroni salad, and some kind of pie. This in comparison to last year, when they had a choice of salad, braised short-ribs, coconut shrimp, variety of cheeses, and a dessert. I was really taken aback by this, and I immediately texted my GF Hippo the tragedy that was about to unfold…. She texted me back that I should look forward to the warmed nuts they sever (macadamia, cashew (my favorite), almonds). That calmed me down, until they passed this out:
Well folks, it’s official. We are definitely in a recession. The warmed nuts on flights going to Vegas have been replaced by prepackaged pretzels. Bad move Hawaiian Air.
Ok, I’m not picky, but seriously… Isn’t this First Class?
Food came, and turns out the banana soup concoction was probably one of the best soups I ever ate… EVER! Here’s the picture taken from my super awesome 3.2 MP camera.
Hawaiian Air First Class Eats – 2 stars (out of 100)
Soup with Banana Puree – 96.3 stars (out of 100)
Saturday.. Aka Day after Flyday:
Lunch time baby! My GF Hippo, who couldn’t come because she was too busy playing doctor, always raves of a so called “Burger Bar,” so I was off to find this magical place of meat.
Well, we found it in the Mandalay Bay Hotel shops, and turns out it’s owned by Hubert Keller.. One of the cooler guys on Top Chef Masters. This place is like “The Counter” or “Burgers on the Edge”, but on Roids… They got all these expensive additions, like Foie Gras and truffles. Here’s a link, in case you want to see the menu and pictures.
http://www.usmenuguide.com/burgerbarmenu.htm
Seems the menu keeps changing because we had the Huber Keller burger, which was buffalo, bleu cheese, spinach, and caramelized onions.
All I can say is OMG… At $22, it was definitely worth it. The burger was moist, and cooked to medium perfection, and the heese coupled with the vegetables added so much flavor and texture to the burger. I want it now. If you’re heading to Vegas, especially from Hawaii, check it out cause there’s nothing like it here.
Sunday Night Buffet at the Bellagio
You know, I had this buffet before, but I don’t remember being satisfied with the selection… This trip redeemed it’s reputation of one of the top buffets in Vegas. Here’s an example of “I remembered to take pictures, but forgot to keep taking pictures.” I had four plates, but took only one. They had so many choices, I can’t recount them… But here is plate #2, the meats. Quail, Kobe Beef, Prime Rib, Leg of Lamb, Duck Leg, Mushroom Ravioli with Truffle Essence. Damn! That right there was worth the $30. Some other memorable items were Steak Tartare and King Crab Legs.
“And that’s all I got to say about that.”
Peace,
HHH_SN
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