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| - One of the best meals and experiences! Ricardo has done it again with Once! We are big fans of his from LA and couldn't wait to try to his new restaurant in LV.
It's situated inside the Palazzo upstairs in their shopping area (not a great location with foot traffic, but oh well).
As soon as you come to the hostess stand, everyone is greeting you and in general the service was amazing. We opted to sit at the ceviche bar (HIGHLY recommended!!!) and we got to watch all the action of the chefs doing their thing)
We started with their braised leeks, which was more of a delicious arugula salad with goat cheese, nuts, and few pieces of braised fennel. The star was the Asian style dressing that was slightly spicy, salty and wonderful.
Then we had the ceviche mixto, which am sure every table orders and it was beyond expectation. Not the usual ceviche as they use a spicy version of leche de Tigre, but the seafood was cut perfectly and beyond fresh. Also, instead of plantain chips or something similar, they made to order mini sweet potatoes (yam!?) and added sugar and put the blow torch to them for perfect caramelization goodness. Great combo with the spicy and briny seafood.
Then we had the pork ribs, which were our favorite of the night. Thick juicy ribs covered in Korean chili paste (not spicy) and what they called slaw, but was just American cabbage pieces smothered in spicy Asian dressing (similar to the Korean/Chinese hybrid kimchi that's a quick fermentation).
For the main, we had the oxtail bibimbap. Huge portion of cooked rice with beans, pickles radishes, butter greens of some kind, over easy egg and a huge hunk of oxtail smothered in sauce. It was brought out in a hot stone pot (like dolso bibimbap) and although the description wasn't really accurate on the menu, it wasn't necessarily a bibimbap. It was a hybrid of any type of leftover rice dish that every mom/grandma makes in every Latin/Central American or Asian county with all the goodies that you can throw into a pot and put an egg and sauce. Regardless of you think is described on the menu, ORDER IT! It's interesting, different and so delicious that you will finish it!
Lastly, the drinks were awesome. I had the Ocean's Once which had strawberries, light tequila and all Vera. Very smooth, light and not to sweet. Perfect mix with all the spicy and salty. We also had the cava (nice and dry) and their Spanish wines. Good and small selection of wines.
I couldn't recommended Once more and hope it sticks around for a long time. Can't wait to go back!!!
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