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| - I had some time to kill before a show at the Smith Center, so I found eat. on yelp for good brunch! Eat. is in downtown Vegas. Since it was my first time, the area really didn't look as good as the strip. Eat. is on the corner of 7th and Carson.
I found street parking easily on 7th ($1 / hour, max 2 hours). There are pay stations everywhere conveniently. I had a party of 6, so I had to wait to be seated until entire party was present. I was on a time crunch though, so when the rest of the party was still parking, the manager let me be seated first. We were able to get a table right away and put in our orders before it got too late. On a Saturday afternoon, I thought it was still busy. Some parties had a short 10-15 minute wait. This restaurant reminded me of Cheeky's in Palm Springs - very good brunch place with outdoor seating.
Food was really good. As I was perusing the menu, I wanted to order everything! I couldn't decide what to get because they all sounded really good. My shrimp and grits had plenty of shrimp ($13). I did not feel ripped off, and there were 2 big pieces of bacon in it! The portion was enough to share with 2 people. The cinnamon biscuit with strawberry compote was perfect ($8). The 4 biscuits were not dry at all, and the compote was not too sweet. They looked so cute - disc-shaped. My friends who had Huevos Montulenos $12, Chicken Fried Steak $14, and the eggs benedict $13 thought their dishes turned out really well, too. Everything pretty much had huge serving sizes. I love that! Next time I'll probably try the arugula salad or the pancakes..mm..
I really like the service here. Everyone is so friendly and NOT stuck up, which is something I'm used to with a popular hipster cafe/restaurant. The hostess was accommodating, even though she had to get a manager to authorize seating us early..She was still nice about it. Our server Marissa was nice and helped us quickly since we were in a rush.
I will definitely be back next time!
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