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| - The story is long, the story is old...Rex meets girl, girl meets Rex, Rex likes girl's indoor plumbing, girl likes Rex's musky scent. Rex and girl fall madly in love until her the money ran out. Rex had a love like this Downtown...but sadly it faded. Rex needed another love...and this love arrived with style, with class, with her own teeth...2 of them. Rex swooned, Rex caressed, Rex laughed wildly, Rex made sweet love...Rex finally left the house to be with her. Her name was "Hot Tonsils" Kramer. Oh, she was peach of a gal...she felt like a rotting peach that sat in the sun too long. Rex's eyes are watering.
To celebrate our love, Rexy, the king of sexy, arranged a wonderful date. Sadly the dumpster behind Denny's was filled with two trash bags full of dogs blood and a man who looked like Neil Diamond. He insisted he was Neil Diamond...but who hasn't done that. Rex needed to improvise. Rex remembered a place he had seen catty corner to Eat. and next to the Container Park. Rex grabbed Hot Tonsils, quickly carved an out of office message on the back of a sleeping hobo and hustled to Glutton.
Gluttony was a true revelation. The beautiful couple started with the Ahi Tuna tacos and the calamari fries. the tacos were terrific and beautifully seasoned, but the calamari fries were quite simply incredible. Each and every piece of calamari were incredibly tender and flavorful. Arguably the most tender calamari Rex has ever had. To heighten the experience the chef added crushed peanuts to add the needed crunch and a spicy aioli to add the heat and acid. It was perfectly balanced.
The next course was the "larger plates" but they are still meant to be shared. Hot Tonsils wanted the Butternut Squash Agnolotti, Rexy Poo wanted the Cavatelli & Short Rib dish and we compromised on the Spaghetti Carbonara. All three had house made pasta and all three pastas were dome brilliantly for each dish. The Angolotti was soft and delicate, and the puree underneath was delicate but had good flavor. The Carbonara was outstanding, the poached egg ran out and mixed with the cheese to make a great sauce, and the shitake "bacon" was inventive and added to the dish tremendously. The real star of the round was the Cavatelli and Short Rib. The short rib was fall apart tender and the sauce was intense. The strong beef flavor and additional herbs and flavors were beautiful. The cavatelli was dense and stood up well to the softness of the meat and the gravy.
Lastly, Rex's lady wanted all 3 desserts, and Rex obliged. He saw that look of love in her eyes, and he knew if he ordered those dished, she would use the Hot Tonsils on Rex's most intimate of areas...Rex's ear lobe...oh the lobe of love! The jar of cake was good, but not great. Tasted like soft pudding and cream. Strong chocolate flavor. It was difficult to share and didn't have a needed crunch factor. The dish can be saved, but it needs to be presented differently for sharing. The second best was the apple crisp, and on the right day it could be Rex's favorite. The fruit was soft and flavorful and the crisp was sugary and warm and comforting. The star of the show, the meal and maybe of the entire Las Vegas dessert menu scene is the Caramel Corn Profiteroles. Of all of the desserts Rex has ordered over the years...this was the best hands down. The profiteroles were perfectly soft and light, but had a crispy exterior. The ice cream in the middle tasted like popcorn...seriously. No gimmick. No fancy chef trick. The ice cream tasted like popcorn. Incredible.
Sadly Rex and Hot Tonsils were forced to part after a particularly randy session ended in two severely burned lobes and an itchy crotch. Love isn't easy, but getting a great dinner downtown is. Great waitstaff. Amazing food. Just what downtown needed. Glutton should be a great success in an area that really needs it. Bravo.
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