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| - Almost skipped Osi's after reading a Yelp review mentioning that they close at 7:30 p.m. That's an ungodly hour for this night owl to eat dinner. Happily I noticed on the Yelp page that their hours were until 9, and after calling to verify, we were on our way.
This small storefront is simply decorated, but comfortable and clean. A friendly welcome and excellent service followed. There is no alcohol served, and you can bring wine, but it must be Kosher wine. Most liquor stores these days have a good selection of Kosher wines, but the bright and casual atmosphere at Osi's isn't that kind of place.
A number of the menu entrees are available as platters or sandwiches. I ordered the Merguez sausage entree. All entrees come with a small Israeli salad and a choice of potatoes or rice. I didn't want either of those, so the waiter suggested couscous. Hubby had that, too, along with Schnitzel. We didn't expect the couscous to arrive in large bowls covered with a carrot and vegetable stew on top, each a portion larger than what you'd get from preparing a box of Near East for a family of four!
I enjoyed the Merguez, since it was a new taste for me - spicy but not fiery, and covered with some fried onions. I don't know if I'd order it again, since some of the other non-familiar items on the menu were also appealing. My husband's schnitzel was good, too.
There seems to be a bit of a price disconnect between the entrees and the sandwiches. Our platters were $14.98 for a substantial amount of food. The same items in a baguette sandwich would be only $2 less, and come with no sides. I really would have preferred the sandwich, because (wo)man can live by bread alone, even with nothing inside, but I couldn't justify it. And I'll get to relive the couscous experience tomorrow, from the styrofoam "gift box" I took home.
Oh, and for you who live by Yelp and don't have an unlimited data plan, they have wifi!
Osi's is a welcome addition to the growing Kosher restaurant presence in Vegas, and one that will appeal to the non-Kosher among us.
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