"Throw one at me if you want, hash head. I've got all five senses and I slept last night, that puts me six up on the lot of you." -- Brick (2005)
Brunch. Vegas. Hangover-worthy. Hair of the dog. Welcome to Hash House a Go Go. I had checked into my hotel on Yelp, it posted on Twitter and a friend recommended we come down to The Quad and eat here. Looks Good! And off we walked. We took a leisurely stroll from Mandalay Bay all the way up the strip and into The Quad and found HHAGG. Wowza, it was packed. We put in our name (5 people) and they told us 45 minutes to an hour. They directed us to the left to order a cocktail while we waited and were told there might be a place to sit down in the bar. A couple of us went in to get coffees and found us 5 seats at the bar - Score!
We sat down and were introduced to Kye, with her spiky locks, and Tiffany - a duo full of personality and who "pour the cocktails like we like to drink them!" Okay, I'm sold! A couple of us ordered Irish coffees - knock me on my ass - while we perused the menu. So many options. Thanks to Yelp, I had narrowed it down and knew I wanted the Sage Fried Chicken - problem is that it appears in 4 different places on the menu!! Oy!
After much debate, and recommendations from Tiffany, I opted for something from the "Indiana Favorites" section of the menu. This was the Andy's Sage Fried Chicken Benedict w/ maple reduction, 2 eggs, bacon mashed potatoes & biscuit. I asked for my eggs to be scrambled with cheddar cheese. When the plate came - holy moly that's a lotta food! The biscuit was the size of a softball with a sprig of rosemary stuck in the top.
The potatoes were delightful - smashed and the bacon was not super crispy, which I love. The reduction of maple was like crack. The eggs were perfectly cooked and salted - they did need some pepper. As for the chicken, it was not fried enough. The crust was a bit doughy and tasted of flour - clearly they were dealing with a lot of covers and quality control suffered. Not acceptable. Luckily, the rest of my meal was great, but I would probably go with something else next time. My friend got the pork tenderloin - impeccably fried. Golden brown and delicious!
Now let's talk cocktails - strong, powerful, strong. We enjoyed ourselves so much with Kye and Tiffany, we started doing shots. Watching them craft drinks and deliver food - I wanted to come back over and over and try every food item and fancy drink. Plus, they were a delight to talk to and have serve us.
I'll be going back each trip for sure and I have already recommended it to a friend going to Vegas in a couple of weeks. HHAGG is the place to eat.