Trip report

Stopped in to try Kitchen Table upon arrival for a Friday brunch. Creative menu and difficult to narrow down the selections. We shared the "shorty" (braised short rib, poached egg, english muffin, bearnaise and red wine reduction) and the "foie and cakes (seared foie, pancakes, maple gastrique, caramelized apples and candied pecans). Both of which were excellent. Coffee was good, too. In fact, we enjoyed our meal here so much, we returned on Sunday for brunch with our son who lives here, but had never been. On this second visit, we shared an over the top Mac and cheese and duck confit omelette and biscuit,
poached eggs, avocado, fried green tomatoes,
arugula, english muffin, hollandaise
and fresh fruit, and the "foie mcmuffin". All were outstanding.
http://www.kitchentablelv.com

Friday night we returned to Todd's Unique. I had sort of soured on them after two previous meals with mishaps, but it's my son's neighborhood go to place, so off we went. Pleasantly surprised in that the service was great and the food quite good, correcting issues of the past. Good value and excellent desserts (cobblers and bread pudding).

Concert tix on Saturday night meant an early dinner near the Smith Center, although that didn't stop my husband from having a burger and shake at Holsteins in the afternoon. He loves their burgers and pronounced his chocolate shake the best shake he's ever had.

Dinner at Carson Kitchen. Shared a bunch of items, including baked Brie with homemade bacon jam, buffalo type oysters, cauliflower, steelhead trout (simply prepared), sliders, beet salad, and a jerk turkey burger. All fine, nothing really standing out, except their creative cocktails which were outstanding. Really enjoyed their "shorty" which was tequila, grapefruit juice, and cayenne pepper syrup and rimmed glass.

Sunday night was a return to Le Cirque. This was my third meal there on the same posted menu (within four months), however, each item was prepared and styled differently than the two times before. We also went for most of the items with supplemental charges this time. We felt the risotto and waygu were worth it, but I was disappointed in the scallop which carried a $19 up charge for the one scallop. A new addition to their four course tasting meal is a small chilled white chocolate sphere that contained sangria that popped in your mouth and provided a nice inter mezzo before the dessert course. To me, their soufflés are the best anywhere and this did not disappoint. Their new spring menu should be out in a week or so, so it will be a nice change. I'll be back in June and look forward to trying it then.

Lastly, not a fan of chains, I have to give a shout out to cafe Zupas, a small salad, soup, and panini, chain that does not extend to the east coast. Great, friendly service, reasonable prices, tons of choices, clean environment for both eat in and take out. A nice stop before heading to the airport for a bit of healthy eating after a weekend of gluttony.