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| - One thing this side of town has a serious lack of is locally owned, chef driven restaurants. Everywhere you look, it's Claim Jumper, P.F Changs, California Pizza Kitchen...well, for only being open a few weeks, David Clawson breathes new life into the southeast Las Vegas/Henderson area.
The atmosphere is simple: dimly lit, booths and tables around the walls and a large bar area in the middle...nothing fancy nor overdone, just perfectly balanced.
They don't quite have their liquor license yet, so for those who partake in the sauce, you will have to make do with wine and beer for now.
But on to the food. I love the minimalist style of the menu. It makes it easy to order ("I'll have the bread, salad and pork"). So simple, yet elegant. Everything is meant to be shared, and everything is served in small portions or "tapas" style.
That being said, we ordered quite a bit. I won't go over everything, but I'll talk about some of the hits and misses. The best part of the meal were the cold dishes: tuna, scallop, cheese plate, yellowtail salad. Well balanced, fresh and expertly prepared. These, alone, were enough to make me want to come back. Also, the pork belly was perfect: rich and fatty, accented with brightly seasoned veg and sweet applesauce.
Some of the hot dishes, however, missed the mark slightly. This was mostly due to a severe lack of seasoning. The filet itself could've used a bit more salt, but the veg that came with it literally had zero salt. The salmon, while very fresh and full of flavor was overcooked. On the other end of the spectrum, the mushrooms with balsamic and olives were overpowered with a tart vinegar taste and the salinity of the olives just enhanced that. I loved the Shanghai garlic noodles, but it would've been nice to have some kind of vegetable tossed in there.
At the end of our meal, we shared the "sticky apricot love" and the epoisses cheese plate. The former: one of the best desserts I've ever had. The latter: beautifully rich and pungent (stinky) French cheese accented with earthy fresh figs and luxurious truffled honey. Sublime.
All in all, I think this restaurant has amazing potential to be something great....there were many hits and a few misses, but I have no doubt that they'll be corrected soon. Bravo, chef!
Oh! I forgot to mention that they've only been open a few weeks and the food came out unbelievably quick! That's unheard of!
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