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| - I believe that good ramen can cure most any non-communicable disease related ailments, and great ramen can entirely change your day. The bowl I had at Social House lies somewhere in between, but considering it's found in a strange land where such simple pleasures are hard to find I found it worthy of extremely high praise. I cannot say that I tried any other dishes here, as unfortunately on the day I visited they weren't offering the lunch special that's available during the week which includes 2 other courses in addition to the ramen, however, this one bowl was enough for me to lock Social House in as a regular stop when visiting Vegas.
My service was also exemplary here, which isn't an easy task considering I sat at the bar and only had one item to eat, but Jonah managed to do his best to keep me from dozing off and winding up with noodles on my face at 1 in the afternoon. Yeah, long night watching the sun come up, although thankfully I wasn't stuck out at the Vegas Motor Speedway like my friends who attended that night's EDC event, which was shut down due to wind, trapping everyone in an ecstasy induced frenzy for a few hours. From what I heard though the Steve Aoki protest set was pretty memorable and well worth the headaches. Jonah seemed to know all the blondes who looked like they had just left a "Peepshow" audition by name and typical menu orders as they strolled in, so clearly the guy is doing something right.
But, back to the ramen. It's about $17 for a bowl with pork belly and tonkatsu broth, and I think slightly cheaper if you want the seafood or miso versions...pricey, but what here isn't? I definitely recommend the pork belly though, even if you're vegetarian, because it's Vegas and whatnot, so if you can cheat on your husband you can cheat on your diet (and it might help take your mind off all the meat you had in your face at Thunder Down Under, which you just know your "best friend" Orphelium has photos of and will be eagerly awaiting the next time you forget to return her organic sewing kit to accidentally break them out in front of Thadly). The pork in this bowl is quite plentiful (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/4hG2j_ibsNblDgqei05U_g?select=nHoa4e7h9Fe8ocEHkMI44w#-PhxZpR8PqXM_IFuzOupXg), and after a minute or two of soaking in the steaming broth it's extremely delicate and easy to dice up with your chop sticks. The broth itself has a good bit of depth as well, but I highly recommend dumping the entire side portion of pepper and spices and crispy garlic in for added flavor. By the time I got to the bottom of the bowl there was a really nice subtle burn going on in my mouth, exactly the thing I needed to get the day started in the right direction.
The setting here is pretty sexy (it's located inside the super luxurious Crystals mall), in a bold and brooding teahouse sort of way, and while those ideas may seem rather juxtaposed, I promise it works. I would love to return to Social House for a full course dinner meal, if this ramen is any indication, but for the time being I'm content in knowing I found what is likely one of the only places, and quite possibly the best, to offer up one of my favorite post-drinking-night cravings.
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