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My cousin and I had this spot bookmarked and decided to have dinner here. When we arrived, it looked like the restaurant was closed. All darken and dimmed is what we saw from the emptied parking lot. It was around 7pm on a Saturday. We did make our way to the entrance and saw they were opened. We were the only ones in the restaurant, except for a few employees of the restaurant. Our host/waitress was very friendly and speculated the emptiness of the restaurant was due to a UFC event happening this time of day. We were seated at a nearby booth and browsed the menu.
The menu was full of delicious fusion tapas dishes. Gloutney was on my mind, but I had to keep in mind that we were mid point of our trip. Still more to see and do! Picking menu items was like picking lottery numbers. We won't know if we had winners or disappointments. For my beverage, I decided to get the Thai tea with boba. Below is the list of menu items we order and shared, detailed with the ingredients of the dishes:
- Monte cristo: (black forest ham, gruy'ee cheese, fried egg, and wild berry compote)
- Chuyquiles: (sauteed tortillas, melted cheeses, fried egg, and salsa roja)
- Peas & carrots: (sweet carrot rangoon and english pea puree)
- Coq au vin adobo: (red wine braised chicken wings, garlic shoyu, and flash fry)
- Short rib sliders (dr. pepper braised, blue cheese bechamel, fresh apple, petite greens)
- Elot'e: (grilled corn, garlic butter, cayenne, and cilantro pesto)
***For dessert***
- Shaved ice (purple yam ice cream (ube), cornflakes, coconut, melon slivers, popping pearls, and condensed milk)
- Churrnut ala mode (doughnuts churro-style with ice cream of the day which was pistachio)
All I have to say is with this line-up, we won the lottery. Nothing was over or under cooked. Everything was just right for me. Meats were tender. The chicken wings were fall off the bone good! The spices and marinades brought distinguished flavors that brought all the dishes to life. My favorites were the monte cristo and chuyquiles.
The desserts were equally as good.
If you're a resident of Las Vegas or an out of towner like myself looking for great eats, you've got to give Nosh & Swig a try!
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