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| - Ross J's Hawaiian Barbecue is where the ninth island meets the sunset and mountain Vista. Las Vegas is referred to as the ninth island. The Las Vegas valley is interspersed with outstanding restaurants serving Hawaiin barbecue. At the northwest corner of Sunset Road and Mountain Vista Boulevard in the Smith's - Galaxy Theater anchored shopping center, Ross J's Hawaiian Barbecue has built a reputation for their plate lunch Hawaiin barbecue dishes.
A plate lunch consists of two scoops of rice (usually white), macaroni salad, and an entrée. The plate lunch tradition dates back to the 1800s when the Plantation workers sustained on leftover rice with food such as canned meat, teriyaki, and cold meat. In 1999, L&L made the plate lunch popular on the mainland. In 2015, I developed a taste for the plate lunch thanks to L&L Hawaiian Barbecue. It is this taste for Hawaiian barbecue that has led me into Ross J's a few times recently.
Everytime that I stepped inside, it has been abuzz with people. Ross J's obviously has a good name in the valley.
In contrast to L&L and Island Flavor, the Ross J's system is different. Here you order the food and pay. From the point that you pick up your beverage cup, you seat yourself and they deliver the food to your table. Plus they will bus your table. The delicious food that they deliver to your table is presented on a plate instead of a styraphon box. Every table features condiments that include chili sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, salt, and pepper.
The restaurant itself is nothing beautiful. The shopping center could use a remodel. The restaurant interior with its sufficient seating is ordinary. Many times in life it's not the beauty on the outside that counts but the beauty on the inside that counts. The beautiful taste of the abundant portions of good food is what counts with me.
On my first visit, I enjoyed the mixed plate. In plate lunch terminology a mixed plate is a plate lunch with more than one entrée. This mixed plate featured teriyaki steak, chicken, Machi, lots of white rice, and macaroni salad. I enjoyed it so much that I'd return to Ross J's a second time. This time I experienced the mochiko chicken plate lunch. Six pieces of chicken occupied a good portion of the plate, white rice nearly half, and macaroni salad a quarter of it. Following this visit, some of my Yelp friends boasted about how great the Spicy Korean chicken was. In Yelp friends I trust, and made a third visit for the spicy Korean chicken. These Yelp friends were right on the mark because the spicy chicken with some Sriracha sauce over it was my favorite.
Ross J's Hawaiian Barbecue lives up to its name. I see myself returning, especially since I frequently shop at Smith's. The next time I will most likely take out a plate lunch to enjoy across the street in the Ethal M Cactus Gardens. Before I return I give Ross J's Hawaiian Barbecue my stamp of approval with this four star rating.
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