China Poblano

china poblano
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During my trip to Las Vegas I made a point of checking out Jose Andres' China Poblano. I loved it, so I ended up eating here twice, once alone the second time I dragged three friends with me. I have eaten tapas at Jaleo and the tasting menu at Cafe Atlantico in DC, both very good but I found China Poblano as a more fun dinner, the menu is amazing with both chinese and mexican dishes and some fusion of both.
They run 3 kitchens, the open chinese



The open mexican



and a closed kitchen in the back. I think they also service the Vegas version of Jaleo which sits one floor up. (both these restaurants are in The Cosmopolitan hotel)
Here are some of the dishes we had, Duck tongue tacos



very tasty but not very duck tasting, beef tongue taco with pork rinds



This was incredible.
A noodle and seafood dish titled shrimp nest, with veg and mushrooms



Su Mai, good, but not the stars of the night.



Beijing glass noodle soup, the broth was perfect.



Shrimp Mojo, I think this was my favorite



Seared scallops (i didn't try this but they looked good)



we got some greens, Green Beans with Lotus



Very tasty Tamal



Ok I was lying earlier, this was my favorite, the red pozole



Great food, accompanied by the house drink the salt foam margarita,



Would strongly reccomend a visit if in Las Vegas.

CarneVino Las Vegas Nevada

Don't climb or sit
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I went to a conference in Las Vegas, where I got to meet up with a lot of friends, but also got to eat at great places.

We ate at CarnevIno, one of Mario Batali's restaurants. Tremendous steak place with tremendous price ranges (expensive).
We started out with bread with either butter or lardo for toppings



We picked the beef cheek ravioli, (probably the best thing we had all night)



The gnochi bolognese


Foie gras



Scalopini



20 ounce pork chop



and the 8 month dry aged bone in reserva rib eye. This is only available once or twice a year, as you would expect for a cut aged so agressivly.





The steak was great, the taste of beef was accentuated, as was the funkiness of mushrooms and earth.

We had a couple of drinks, the service was outstanding, the food delectable and the price albeight outrageous we had a great time.