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| - The Westside Bistro is a restaurant that is a part of the Culinary Training Academy, which is an organization funded by a trust between a couple local unions and a couple local resort/casino companies. CTA provides training for individuals who wish to advance in or join the hospitality industry. The training is not only in culinary skills, but also house keeping and maintenance related jobs.
The Westside Bistro is a part of the training for those students in the culinary program. Students work as food servers, cooks, and buspersons at the restaurant. Because of this, you will find incredible food and even better service for a very reasonable price.
Yesterday, I visited the WB for lunch with a colleague. We had a meeting down the road, and had planned on a nice gourmet lunch. The WB is only open for Breakfast and Lunch during the week, but they do offer catering. Their lunch menu is very simple with a few sandwiches and salads, as well as a buffet. The buffet is the most expensive option at $7.95/person. The buffet is small, only a handful of stations, but it is AYCE. The food is what makes this buffet incredible. They always have veggie options (and both times I've been there has been a vegan option), and meat options alike. They also have a salad bar, and occasionally have a pasta bar. Yesterday I had the minestrone (which was fresh, full of veggies and delicious), the veggie calzone, the mashed potatoes (wow) and assorted salad and veggies. For dessert I had a small cup with peach and apple cobbler and a lemon raspberry concoction. According to my colleague, the catfish was also incredible.
With your buffet, you do get unlimited standard drink refills.
As previously mentioned the staff are incredible. We went when the Bistro opened at 11am, and there was at least 1 waiter per table, if not more. It got busier the closer to noon it got, but they still have a lot of staff for a small operation. The food servers and the chef were very helpful and knowledgeable. They explained to me what was in the food and how it was cooked. It is exciting to know that this training exists as sometimes it can be real hit or miss for service on the Strip.
If you are ever in the area, you should definitely give the WB a try. It is a great place to have business meetings as the food is great, its inexpensive and the facility is pretty class (and small).
It is also great to support an organization that provides great opportunities for our fellow community members to advance in their job, or to train for new careers in the hospitality industry.
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