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| - Stumbled across this place quite randomly, and honestly we headed in the wrong direction at first (we went to their World Market address, which no longer exists...) The directions made it tricky to figure out where we were supposed to go, but thankfully their sign out front helped. This place, which is now Mundo at Mingo, (to my understanding) is a combination of two restaurants in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas' Arts District. The area is absolutely the definition of hip and trendy, and the decor, both inside and out, makes me think that the place could easily flip a switch and turn into a nightclub (I'm pretty sure this is actually what happens). I've only been here for lunches, so I have yet to see what the evening environment is like.
Every lunch I've had here has been terrific and memorable. I've brought multiple guests and visitors here when they're in town for a few days, as it really does have something for everyone. One great thing about lunch, hardly ever a crowd, so there's next to no wait time. My personal favorites were anything to do with Brisket: the Brisket Taquitos for appetizers and the Brisket Enchiladas. They do their brisket really well - tender, juicy, bursting with flavor, well seasoned, I couldn't rave about them enough. The portions are also smaller, which was fine for me (I'm a firm believer that too many places offer ridiculous portion sizes). The chips and salsa they offer - those chips, I don't know how they do it, they are like the puff pastry of chips, layered, thick and crispy without being too hard/firm, balanced perfectly with their salsa. The next best chips and salsa I've had was in Honduras, so kudos to them for getting it so right.
Overall, this is a great, funky/trendy/hip place to go have lunch or drinks, in a very authentic part of town. Awesome decor and environment, great food, and fast service. Definitely recommend you check it out! Dinged a star purely on difficulty to try and find (not intuitive from the street side - you have to be on the main street to be able to see their sign, otherwise you feel really lost).
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