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| - My friend lives in Las Vegas and she mentioned that Metro Diner was opening and it had been featured on Diners, Drive ins and Dives. I googled it I watched the show from 2010. They featured a dish called Yo Hala on the Square. I decided that I needed that.
Arrived in Vegas on Sunday and Metro was on the schedule for Monday's first meal of the day. When you're on vacation the first meal may not be before noon but, fear not, breakfast is served all day. These are my kind of people.
The restaurant is clean and bright. There were plenty of open tables and we were seated immediately. Our server, Nick, showed up promptly. Specials are listed on a blackboard. Between that and the menu, choices are difficult--a tough problem to have--but I already knew what I would be getting. My friends perused the menu with the understanding that they would each be getting a portion of my food because it sounded like the best thing that ever got invented...food-wise.
We felt so welcomed there. Both managers stopped by the table to ask how things were. Nick was never too far away and came back often. He liked us and, make no mistake, we loved his service. Everyone seems to enjoy conversing and bantering with the customers. We were laughing so much with them I don't know how we were able to eat.
The food was dynamite. We all oohed and aahed over our huge and beautifully plated dishes and each enjoyed our choices very much. I couldn't finish mine. I'm told that most people can't. Mine was the big hit of the table. Of course.
I have to admit that I grabbed some local friends and brought them back there the next day because I needed to try other things. I was laughing so hard when everyone came by to welcome us back. Nick was there but he was leaving for the day so he couldn't serve us but he definitely stopped by as if to catch up with old friends. Our server on this day was Jaci (pronounced JayCee). She is so sweet and delightful. I tried the avocado breakfast sandwich. After I had ordered, the table next to us had received a Monte Cristo sandwich. OMG that looked so good that I wanted to change my mind. Then, another table got a French Dip sandwich. That looked so good that I wanted to change my mind. That just means I have to go back again on my next trip.
Prices are reasonable and our service was peerless. It's a friendly place and, even if the food weren't as excellent as it was, I'd still give it a great rating because I had so much fun just being there. Ask for Nick or Jaci as your servers. I'm sure the others are very good but these two are exemplary and will add to your overall enjoyment of the experience.
P.S. The place has only been open a few weeks so I suspect that anybody who did not have a great food experience could chalk that up to the kitchen staff getting up to speed and finding their stride.
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