Over the weekend I passed by Vegas and made a point to check out Anise tapas and grill. Since they opened up I've been drooling over the pics and reviews. Over the years Vegas has had several restaurants come and go with specialized cuisines like Shalom Hunan. Now we are left with some good choices but the regular generic cuisine like Schwarma and shnitzil. Anise is shaking that up I .love, love the idea of tapas or small plates. I was not disappointed.
We started out with the mushroom hummus plate. As good as everyone says it is. We all had the same thought that it taste just like liver. In a very good way.The shakshuka was on the spicy side just the way I like it. Really unique was the deep-fried matzoh ball. Who would have thunk? Loved it! The avocado eggrolls rivaled La Gondola. That's saying a lot! Veggie lovers will absolutely go crazy over the artichoke spinach dip. Rich and creamy and delicious. The moussaka lamb sliders with Fried eggplant worked great. I think the highlight was our final tapa ,the paella. Perfectly cooked and spiceed Spanish rice with grilled chicken and lamb sausage. I could very easily have have a second plate of that. Just to make sure we didn't go hungry we got the Cobb salad which was on point. For dessert we got the most delicious pineapple cake. The cake was flavored perfectly, not too sweet with the most amazing heavenly slightly coconuty cream. Yum! Everything washed down real well with the refreshing sangria. Shout out to ponytail dude for the fantastic and friendly service. The live Spanish music really added to the atmosphere. This isn't necessarily a place to grab a quick bite although I'm sure if you call ahead you can do that as well. This seems to be more of a place to chill and have a fun evening with family and or friends. Looking for my next excuse to go to Vegas so I can come here again. -- eating Spanish cuisine at Anise Tapas & Grill.