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| - Really loved the feel of this place! We're locals and we came downtown to eat at Le Thai, but refused to wait 1.5 hours for a table so we looked around at our options. A lot of the spots near Fremont are pretty pretentious and overpriced. Granted, I understand hiking it up a bit for the tourist market. I don't mind paying a little extra as long as the environment is good, the food is good, and the service is good. When you first walk into The Smashed Pig, it seems impossibly small. Then you're escorted passed the bar through a little passageway where the rest of the dining section opens up with the kitchen on display. The place is still not big, but doesn't feel claustrophobic. The food is homey but still creative. The drink menu is very tasty, and honestly not too pricey for Strip prices. I like that this place doesn't FEEL like it's in downtown. For a moment while you're eating and drinking your brew, it feels like a tiny respite from the business of the Fremont area. I liked it a lot, and from what I could tell, the chef was legit from England. We had the Lamb "tacos", the Bangers and Mash (oh my godddd so good), and the Sticky Toffee Pudding (my favorite thing about the British is not everything has to be chocolate flavored. Seriously, I freaking hate chocolate cake and American eateries are like 90% brownie/chocolate cake/cookie dough). Very good, glad we had the opportunity to try it out!!
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