Talk about a pleasant surprise. I was hanging out with friends from back home. On the last night got together decided wanted just eat at The Orleans make it easy. It been while since dine at the coffee shop or can I still it the coffee shop for the hotel?? Anyway living in Vegas for long time remember this spot always being the coffee shop or 24/7 cafe. It gone through changes with the menu and just recently or not that long ago changed the whole look for the dining room. It one big open area rather then couple different areas. It lot more lighted with the open area and overall like the look much better then any of the previous layouts.
My friend was telling me that section in the menu that serves local food "808" style. I don't ever recall that being on the menu. He telling me it the same for the most part at The California Hotel. The four items are Oxtail Soup. Local Moco, Breakfast Plate, and Plate Lunch (Kalibi or Chicken Katsu). I ordered the Local Moco and my friend ordered the Oxtail Soup. The Loco Moco honest was horrible. First off if going call something Loco Moco it should all be on top of one another. Each item from hamburger, eggs, and rice all separated. The gravy was ok. The other thing that made me dislike it more is looking at the Oxtail Soup. NOW that was winnah!!! It looked good. I tried the broth that was on point!! It had three nice big pieces of Oxtail. My boy telling me taste just like eating it at the California Hotel. Lesson learned next time going for Oxtail soup. I also ordered the chicken and sausage gumbo. Thank you Yelp and Yelpers for the awesome photos. It was the only reason decided order it. It tasted as good as the pics!! It was nice big bowl. Nice hearty with pieces of chicken and sausage. Not saying it the best gumbo in Vegas. The value and taste good. I could have two or three bowls of gumbo be completely satisfied.
The rest of the menu is pretty much straight forward coffee shop menu. The prices are very reasonable.