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| - I'd been avoiding Yard House ever since a failed attempt at the Red Rock location: long lines, extra-loud music, spillover crowds, and a "more here to be seen than to eat" kind of vibe. There's nothing wrong with a busy, happy, trendy place, of course, especially one advertising more beers than anywhere else in the world, but it's not for boring old me.
But, the menu we'd perused online looked so different and interesting (at least for vegetarians) that I had to give in when my husband pushed for a visit before going to see a movie at Rave. Put anything in Town Square and I'll probably visit it at least once.
Even though it was busy and the music was indeed cranked up, it was my kind of music (classic rock), and the space between tables meant we didn't have to feel like we should introduce ourselves to the family at the next table.
We had two servers during our meal (our first one went on break), and both were as enthusiastic as they were thorough, which is to say amply both. As I ordered, I was pleasantly asked if I'd like my salad dressing on the side, if I was a vegan (so the order could be adjusted if necessary), and - be still my heart - if I was fine with the veggie burger I ordered being a Gardein burger. Seldom do I know what I'm going to get when I order a vegetarian burger. It could be a nuked black-bean patty, it could be a homemade concoction starring bulgur and carrots, or it could be the most dreaded possibility of all: the tasteless Boca puck.
Or it could be the best veggie burger in Las Vegas, which is what I was served at Yard House. Oh boy!
I can't claim it will be the best for every vegetarian. Some people like a strong faux-meat experience, and others want the opposite. I like anything with a traditional burger texture and some kind of spicy flavour with a lot of "umami" - fullness, and that's what I got. I went with the potato bun. Fresh, but very squishy. I may try the wheat bun next time.
But before this we'd already been charmed by the appetizers. The Onion Ring Tower - as tall as its name implies - kept luring my fingers back. The rings were crispy but not greasy, with a dust of Parmesan over all.
Throught the meal our lemonades kept coming, each free refill with a ring of sugar around the rim. Okay. We were *definitely* putting Yard House on the short list for sure things.
And, open until 2 a.m.? What was this? And it's a full menu until 2 a.m.? That entire page of Gardein vegetarian items - wings, sliders, thai pizza, sandwiches - plus everything else on the near-novella of a menu is available after most restaurants pack up for the night? And they have half-priced pizzas and appetizers not only during regular happy hour, but also after 10 p.m. (Sunday-Wednesday)? Squeal!
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