Yardbird was written up in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper a couple of Sundays ago. I perked up when I read the article featuring good places to grab breakfast in Vegas as I was headed there.
I made a reservation on OpenTable for Mother's Day brunch. Yardbird is located on Restaurant Row inside the Venetian Hotel & Casino. If you parked at the hotel, it's an easy walk. We came on foot off the Strip, and it took us awhile to find Restaurant Row inside the casino.
We were seated promptly in a nice corner area. Bar high table facing out into the casino.
We knew we wanted to order the fried chicken & waffles with spiced watermelon. $36. Comes with one waffle, four pieces of chicken and 6 cubes of spiced watermelon. Enough for two to share. The chicken is brined for 27 hours. We got a huge chicken breast; one thigh; one wing/drummette; and one drumstick. We glanced around and saw many folks ordering this dish.
Our server suggested we start with the deep fried green tomatoes & pork belly appetizer. Great suggestion. The tomatoes were lightly coated and was crispy. Pork belly could have been crispier but still good paired up with the tomatoes.
For dessert we ordered the maple glazed bacon bits donuts as I noticed it wasn't on the regular dessert menu, only on the brunch menu. I love donuts so had to go with the donuts. Came with maple or caramel sauce with more bacon bits. Served in a skillet. Sooo good.
Overall great food & great service.