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| - I am so glad I gave this place another chance. The restaurant contacted me after my previous review very apologetic that I'd had a bad experience, and wanted to make it right. They are all so nice, they genuinely want you to feel welcome and happy at their restaurant.
This time I ate in with my husband for a late Saturday lunch; and I will definitely be back. The restaurant and especially the patio are wonderfully casual. The kind of place I could see coming back to often for coffee and a treat when I want to enjoy the beautiful months of Vegas weather.
The coffee is great; perfect foam, unburnt shots. I worked in a coffeeshop for most of college, so I get sad when coffee is bad; this coffee was pretty much perfect.
I had the Snejanka; holy cow, you could see and taste the love that went into this dish. I had never had anything even close to this salad before, so it was a really fresh, exciting meal. It was also crazy rich and quite filling. I want to try the other bulgarian specialties there, and the watermelon salad! And the soups! The cold cucumber sounds so perfect for a hot vegas day. They do really great plays on tangy and creamy and crunchy. And the deserts. I'm not eating sugar right now, but oh man I want to try those deserts.
My husband had iced tea (I am specifically abjured to remark that the tea was way better than expected for "just iced tea".) and the strawberry avocado salad with bacon. The house vinaigrette was tangy and wonderful, and the avocado and strawberries perfectly ripe. He is usually grumpy and gets unripe hard avocados when we eat out, these were at their perfect peak. He got a few bits of spinach that might have been just about to go off, but overall, both of our meals were fabulous.
I will definitely be back, probably fairly often. I've been looking for a cozy place with a patio where I can bring my sketchbook and snack on a saturday afternoon when I can't get work done at home, and a great place to take my mom for a relaxed lunch when she visits from Minnesota. She always wants someplace to eat outside, and there are so few great local places I can take her. She'd love this place. Thanks for inviting me back, Strip View! I'm SO glad I took you up on it!
I'm seriously thinking my Eat24 driver couldn't stand the delicious smells, and ate our sandwiches last time, then replaced them with Albertson's versions to get away with his nefarious crime.
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