Petrol Head is an incredibly awesome late night spot! You'll find them near Honey Pig Korean BBQ,…read moreand right behind True Matcha. They have visible signage out front, but the parking and entrance are in the back. To get there, drive around the building and turn right into the back alley, you'll see a cornered parking lot. Inside is a dimly lit atmosphere that's inviting, casual, laid back and cozy with awesome background music. I was listening to an interesting song by Empire of the Sun called "Ask That God," which has a bittersweet melody but a happy upbeat 80s tempo. It's like an ethereal song with dancing beats, truly captivating and fantastic! Menu offers a nice selection of appetizers, wings, mains, smash burgers, as well as dinner for two, late night pit stop, and desserts. For refreshments, they have beer, wine, sake, and zero proof. I asked if they had non-alcoholic drinks like iced tea but they don't carry it, only sodas and bar drinks. I chose iced water with lemon instead, which is still good and cooling! I was curious to try a light snack, and the bartender Marcela recommended the Musubis. She mentioned I could do a mix-and-match. So I ordered Musubis (2 pieces, $10), one with Spam and the other with Portuguese sausage, and both are amazingly tasty! The Portuguese sausage has good flavor, it's tender with a light soft chew, and tastes great with rice, so YUM! Spam Musubi is also delicious! It's a lovely pan-fried crisp spam with a slight sweetness, and has furikake on rice, such a satisfying snack and really good! Service from Marcela is outstanding! She's very kind, welcoming, attentive, courteous, super helpful, and friendly. She is so nice and made time to check in, and even refilling my drink, I appreciate it! Her recommendation to get the Musubis was excellent! Just a note, they open every day from 5pm to 1am, with the last call for food orders at 12:30am. There's also a live DJ on Mondays and Tuesdays, especially for Taco Tuesday with Latin music playing all night, and free karaoke is included with food purchase on Thursdays. I checked out the karaoke room, and it's very cozy with comfy seating. Petrol Head is definitely a great spot to hangout, unwind, enjoy good food, and refreshing drinks!

Amazing food, caring service and great ambiance. Had the mushroom burger, some of their special…read morechicken sandwiches (that looked great like the menu pictures), tacos, cucumber salad and the best gyoza of our lives. No hyperbole there, everyone at the table said they would come back just for that. The parking location around the back is so perfect for lots of cars to get easy parking. Don't give up when your GPS says to go down an alley behind the shopping center. They have a car event on the first Sunday of the month that we'll try and come back for. The ambiance is so cool also. This is an awesome local business to support.

I first experience the Golden Tiki in July because it was HIGHLY recommended to me for my next…read moreVegas adventures! I absolutely and I love with this hidden treasure and after my first visit here this year it is my favorite establishment in Las Vegas!!! I love a great tiki bar and am an avid pina colada/tiki cocktails lover. I also love rock n roll and am a vegetarian so when we decided to check it out for dinner I was very happy they had some vegetarian options for me!! The decor of this bar is an absolute dream and I am so so happy we were seated in the room with the shrunken heads. We were seated at the Sebastian Bach shrunken head table which is absolutely perfect because I love that guy!! Anyways, our server was incredible and super accommodating. There's a little hidden thing they have throughout the bar that I won't disclose on here to keep your eyes out for and it is so fun!! The drinks were all amazing, their shots are so good!! I know I'm leaving out an immense amount of detail but please know it is my favorite establishment in the Las Vegas area. 10/10 absolutely recommend!!

I didn't actually get the chance to try the place, even though it had been on my list to visit for…read morequite some time. I'm a local and live nearby, so I was looking forward to finally checking it out. Unfortunately, the experience was soured right at the entrance. The security guard(black dude) wouldn't allow us to bring our water bottles and canteens inside. Given the Las Vegas heat, I found this policy unreasonable, especially when we were simply trying to stay hydrated. I didn't feel like arguing with the guy about it, so we decided not to go in. For context, four of us had walked about 25 minutes to get there. It was disappointing to make that effort only to turn around without even getting the opportunity to experience the place. We ended up at a neighboring bar that didn't complain about water. I understand businesses have rules to follow, but the way policies are enforced and how customers are treated at the door matter. Unfortunately, this was enough to put me off visiting, and it's a shame because I had been meaning to check the place out for a while.

A pleasant surprise. My boyfriend planned our night, which…read morestarted here at Alchemist. We started with some pre dinner drinks which were all absolutely delicious. John, the bartender, or shall I say Alchemist, knew what he was doing. We had five cocktails because the menu was so fascinating. Each one had its own unique flavor profile - hand curated by the alchemist himself. He even mentioned being excited about the tomatoes they had for the tomato water in the Nonnas concoction. But don't fret tomato haters, my boyfriend, who is one of you, couldn't even taste it. Now let's move on to the food. We did order both the specials because they sounded so delicious, and boy were they. The carbonara was our favorite, almost as good as you'd get it in Rome. Chandi, the chef, even mentioned the egg yolk being there to add a more creamy texture. We'd come back just to try that again. The Chilean Sebass was also delectable, a little heavy on the butter but so good nonetheless. Service was wonderful, between John and Alexis we never felt neglected. Although it was fairly empty, it was a Wednesday night, the ambiance was cozy and casual. The decor was tasteful and some of the signs gave me a good laugh. Definitely worth the add to your cocktail/restaurant list. We will be back.

Drinks: 4/5 Service: 5/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 My friend and I were looking for a bar nearby and found this one in Chinatown! Parking is a bit tough in front of the establishment, but there is a lot of stalls located in this shopping center. Apparently, they take reservations in addition to walk-ins. Cool spot to check out as it is very dark and intimate with a pool table and lots of booths, tables, and high top seating. Good place to come with friends to chill. We only ordered drinks since we came from dinner. I ordered the lychee bloom and charanda's incantation. Our server said that the 2 I ordered were their sweetest cocktails. My friend ordered the matcha tonic. All cocktails were good but the matcha tonic was shockingly very good. It tasted super refreshing and I would order that again! Only downside of this place was on the night we went they told us they ran out of a lot of ingredients to make some of their cocktails so their menu ended up being limited. I would come here again to try their food which sounded good as I read them off the menu. Definitely worth checking this place out!

When you live in Las Vegas, visiting friends frequently ask, "What's your favorite restaurant?"…read moreIt's a tough question--Vegas has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to dining. But after about eight visits, Sparrow + Wolf has become my answer. The folks at Michelin seem to agree: they recently included it in their guide. Like many of the best restaurants here, S+W is tucked into a corner of a nondescript strip mall in Chinatown, west of the Wynn. The dining room is small, dimly lit, and elegant without a hint of pretense. No tablecloths, just solid wood tables. The atmosphere feels more like a lively dinner party than a stuffy restaurant, and the focus is squarely on the food. It delivers. Chef and owner Brian Howard's approach is modern American cooking with global influences, particularly Asian. Before you even walk in, the aroma of wood-fired cooking draws you toward the door like a siren song. Sharing dishes is the best way to experience this place. The menu changes frequently, but there are a few dishes whose removal might inspire me to stage a protest outside. So I'm skipping down the menu to start with my favorite: Bánh Cuốn ($21): Ground duck, wood ear mushrooms, and habanero wrapped in delicate rice sheets and served in a coconut sauce that will have you reaching for a spoon. Three pieces come to an order, but you can add a fourth. I love this dish so much that I frequently order it twice. It captures the care and attention to detail that make the food here so special. Two of the "snacks" deserve particular mention: Isaan Sausage ($7): Two slices of Thai fermented pork sausage made with garlic and rice, served with gem lettuce, perilla leaf, green mango, and nam pla (fish sauce). The sausage's tangy, slightly sour flavor makes for a terrific opening bite. Wood-Roasted Dates ($7): Three dates on a skewer with lamb belly bacon, pistachio, goat cheese, Aleppo pepper, and honey. Sweet, salty, smoky, and rich--the perfect tease for the meal to come. Another dish in the "don't ever take this off the menu" category is the Oxtail Hummus ($19), with crispy chickpeas, curry oil, and naan. A generous portion of meltingly tender oxtail sits in silky hummus. You'll want to put that naan to work and leave nothing behind. Snapper Tostada ($26): Raw snapper tossed with salsa macha, fermented strawberry, and toasted sesame, served on a blue corn tostada. It reminded me of a Peruvian ceviche, with its own distinctive combination of flavors. Wonderful. For larger plates, two stand out: Coal-Roasted Dry-Aged Dorade ($65): Served with calamansi, serrano pepper, and koji butter, the whole fish arrives split and filleted. I'm running out of adjectives, so let's just call it somewhere beyond delicious. Mishima Ranch Zabuton ($58): Steak lovers, this one is for you. Zabuton is a richly marbled shoulder cut prized for its tenderness and buttery flavor. Here, it's wood-roasted, served with puréed potatoes, and finished with a delicate Panang curry. I could not stop eating it. Brian is also a sommelier, and the wine list is extensive and interesting. Refreshingly, the prices don't start at $150 and climb from there. There are plenty of excellent wines at reasonable prices. The cocktail menu changes regularly, too. One current standout is "Fat of the Land" ($19): Las Vegas Distillery gin, pandan, lime leaf, jasmine-steeped coconut milk, and melon. Oh, and this review will also serve as my request to bring back the "This is the Way" cocktail! Then there's dessert. You have to try the Vietnamese Coffee--and no, it's not a drink. Coffee ice cream, Maracaibo crémeux, black Okinawa sugar, and condensed milk espuma. You'll be scraping the bottom of the dish to get every last bit. The service is warm and welcoming, completing a meal that keeps me coming back. If there were a sixth star, I'd leave it.

Overall enjoyable dinner. The server was helpful with describing the dishes and aiding us in our…read moreselections. Dishes can be shared family style for a 3-4 people depending on appetites. Beef carpaccio was a modernized twist to the Vietnamese dish. Recommended. Oxtail hummus was a heartier dish and good contrast to the lighter carpaccio starter. Oxtail was decently tender, braised in a savory sauce. I liked the combination with the hummus to balance. Roasted cabbage - I always get roasted cabbage and this one didn't disappoint. Whole Dorade - flavorful, gental citrus sauce that complemented the white fish. It was deboned and filleted, making it easy to eat. Lamb was excellently prepared as well. Hard to pick between this and the Dorade, so go with what you're craving or just get both - you won't regret it. Honey cheese plate with triple cream Brie was worth it. The grilled milk bread goes very well with the spread. Recommended. Baked Alaska - fun dessert flambéed in rum table side. It was way too sweet for my taste. Others at the table disliked the bitterness from the burned rum.

Any time we meet people at the Cosmo we start with Drinks at this Ultra Classy Not your usual…read morecasino bar! Great cocktails and selection and service is also amazing! Eva is a true pro!

Checked out of the hotel and wanted to get a drink at the bar to kill some time before my flight…read more The bar has plenty of seating at the bar and around the area. I opted for a comfier lounge chair next to the bar and checked out the menu on the table. When I was ready to order, I went up to the bar. Which, if you've been to bars in general, they happily take your order and you wait and bring the drinks back to your seat. Well not at Vesper. Went up ready to order and the bartender asked where we were seated and said a waitress would come by and that we couldn't order with him. We sat, we waited 15-20 mins and no one came around. We waited long enough and decided it wasn't worth our money. If trying to get an order in was this difficult, can't imagine what the rest of the service is like.

Sometimes the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" really does hold true. Just take a look…read moreat this steak and lobster! Hands down one of the best steak and lobster meals I've ever had in my life, and the fact that Herbs & Rye offers half-off steaks during their daily happy hour makes it that much better. The quality of food you're getting for the price is almost unbelievable, especially in Las Vegas. Everything about this meal was phenomenal, from the perfectly cooked steak to the lobster. It's the kind of dinner you find yourself thinking about weeks later. My only complaint? I can't come here more often! Reservations can be tough to snag, but that just tells me everyone else has figured out how incredible this place is. Between the intimate atmosphere, fantastic food, and incredible value, Herbs & Rye is one of the best date night spots in Las Vegas. There's a reason this place has earned such a great reputation. Already looking forward to my next visit!

Dined here on a Saturday night; 6pm reservations. Overall it was a bit of a mixed bag but somewhat…read moredisappointing in regards to the food flavors. We had been to Herbs & Rye a few times in the past just for cocktails and I can't recommend enough the bar service. Excellent quality ingredients and knowledgeable mixologists who are happy to customize any drink to your taste. The restaurant interior is a cool speakeasy vibe. It's bustling but in a good way. For dinner we had a party of three and we started with the French onion soup, the wedge salad and the beef sliders. The soup was very bland - it was in dire need of salt and the cheese was not flavorful at all (it was maybe a mozzarella or some other melty application?) It needs to be a greuyere or something else with a kick. The salad also was in need of seasoning. The ingredients were good quality but the dish was overall bland. The sliders were ok - the horseradish sauce was a welcome bit of flavor. For entrees we shared the blue cheese pork chop, the filet and the cacio y pepe pasta with sides of creamed corn and sweet potato tots. I ordered the pork chop medium and unfortunately it was served well done (and as a result very dry). The flavors were ok but the garlic mashed potatoes on the side were also extremely dry. The filet and pasta were fine - nothing to write home about. The sweet potato tots were probably (and sadly) the highlight of the meal. Clearly homemade and very fresh and tasty. The creamed corn was way too loose and as a result lacked very much flavor. We finished with the dessert platter which presented each of the menu desserts but in a smaller portion. The only item I cared for was the apple bread pudding. The rest of the items weren't prepared properly. For example the crème brûlée custard was overcooked and broken and most of everything else was also overcooked and dry. Because this is an independent locals place we really wanted to love it but I just can't recommend it for a dinner. Cocktails yes; food no. On the bright side the service is excellent. Our server Victor took great care of us and the food runners and bussers are awesome. Dinner for three came to $239 before tax and tip which included three glasses of wine and one cocktail. If the food preparation was just a little bit better it'd be one of the best values in Vegas.

Came here for Mother's Day and honestly had such a beautiful experience from start to finish. The…read moreambiance immediately stood out the velvet red decor, dim lighting, and music created such a fun but still upscale vibe. It felt like the perfect mix of lounge and restaurant energy, making it great for both celebrations and date nights. The food was really good as well. We had the miso salmon, Hamachi fried rice tacos, Caesar salad, and shrimp, and everything came out fresh, flavorful, and well presented. The tacos were definitely one of my favorites and something I'd order again. I also appreciated their drink menu. They have a great variety of cocktails, but I especially loved that they offer non alcoholic drinks that still look and feel elevated instead of just being an afterthought. Overall, the service, atmosphere, and food made this a really enjoyable experience. You can tell a lot of thought went into the aesthetic and overall vibe of the place. Definitely a spot I'd come back to again, especially for a date night or girls night.

We went here on a Thursday night with a group of family and friends…read more Love that parking was open and there were plenty of spots. We were warmly greeted and shown to our area. The decor and ambiance was chic and inviting, and it was more of a night time and intimate, (lounge) feel. The backbar looked stacked (will definitely need to grab a drink during a future visit). The menu looked good, but unfortunately it seemed like it was not up to date (ran out of the desserts were were hoping to order). We got the Fried Brussel Sprouts, Fried Jumbo Chicken Wings, Thai Citrus Hamachi, Charred Caesar Salad, Oxtail Fried Rice, Seared Salmon, Tsunami Burger, and Cucumber Salad. The food was phenomenal. The Brussel Sprouts flavorful with a hint of spice. The chicken wings were also nice and juicy and crispy, with a hint of spice. The charred salad was perfect and the cucumber salad was also quite delicious and tender. The burger and fries cooked appropriately. The hamachi was also nice and tender and juicy. The Oxtail fried rice was ok, I guess I expected a little more flavor. It just seemed like the service was extremely lacking. Like we got our dishes, but seemed to have to ask a bit for the food. Same with refills on water or soda, it was a bit of a wait. I understand that when it is busy (place was only 1/3 full on a Thursday night) it can be challenging to provide good and timely service. It seemed like the service was lagging and when we inquired about items, we were a nuisance to the staff. After inquiring about the desserts and finding out they were unavailable, we left after paying. If I were to be able to rate with half stars, this would've gotten a 3.5. I'd be willing to try this place again, but just if the service changes.

I feel a bit of shame being a Vegas local and sharing that I've legit NEVER been to VooDoo Lounge…read morebefore this past weekend. And what a cool spot it was! We were at the Rio to see a show, and after the show decided we wanted to keep hanging out there and enjoying. At one of the bars we randomly stopped at on the property before the show, one of the bartenders gave us a buy one get one free cocktail for VooDoo Lounge if we went. And there was no cover charge to get in! Sold! We decided to head up there after the show. This spot is locaed on the 51st (I believe) floor of the hotel but you enter on the second floor and take an elevator up. After a quick check our IDs and search of our bags and whatnot, we were able to take the elevators upstairs. As soon as we got there, I booked it for the outside patio. I mean, come on, you have to! This is really what sold me. WOW! It's STUNNING up there! Amazing views on the Strip unlike anything I've ever seen before. There was also a DJ up there and he was playing great music. For a Friday night, it wasn't super busy, but still really nice. We were able to sit wherever we wanted, as the tables and lounge seating was totally open for everyone to enjoy. We took in the beautiful views and each had a cocktail. Our server was outstanding and did a great job waiting on us. Sadly, we were getting a Vegas thunderstorm underway so the DJ had to stop and security all ushered us inside. Still, nonetheless, this was such a cool experience and one I'll continue to talk about. Definitely go if you can!

I'm not sure what kind of transition the place is going through but it's rough in here…read more It's pretty empty when you come in from the parking garage. It was a Saturday night at 9pm, we were greeted by very friendly staff both downstairs and upstairs. We went out to the terrace to enjoy the view and took over a lounge seating space. The 3 of us ordered a fishbowl which was great but we didn't stay longer because the place was empty and the DJ played the same beat for the entire hour we were there. It's a shame that this has gone so downhill. When I went to the bathrooms I noticed the water damage on the walls and the lack of maintenance so it sealed my fate to not return for a while. This used to be the spot but it's a little scary anywhere in the casino.

Let me say something…read more.. Harley is the reason I return back here. Every. Single. Time. I mean... I walk in here looking fine, and feeling great & every. Single. Time. I leave feeling 11/10 cause she provides the best service, recommends the best drinks that fit my mood for that night AND the people at the bar deliver. Don't piss me off, go see Harley right now.

We came in to have a few drinks after dinner. This is a cozy little speakeasy lounge. I liked the…read morelaid back vibes and retro ambiance. Our reserved table for two had a minimum spend of $100 which was pretty reasonable. They had live jazz music all evening. It was fun and entertaining. I tried a tequila specialty cocktail and it tasted ok. My usual grey goose lemon drop was very tasty though. Our waitress was very friendly and accommodating. It was an enjoyable jazz evening for hubby and I. A great spot for a date night!

I was so excited to finally make it here! I've heard so many great things about this place, and I…read moreLOVE a good Tiki Bar! My friends and I sat at the bar, which even has gaming, so there's plenty to keep you entertained. Their menu of Original Tiki Drinks has so many choices that it's definitely hard to decide! I went with the Tiki Bandit because I wanted something with Blue Curaçao, and it was SO good! It had rums, pineapple juice and passion fruit--such a fun tropical combination. My BF had the Kahiki Kai, made with coconut rum, banana liqueur and pineapple juice, and he really enjoyed his too. Our bartender, Tanya, was super cool! She was upbeat, friendly and attentive, even with a full bar. The whole place is decked out in fun Tiki decor and has that dark, cozy Tiki Bar vibe. Add in the unique drinks and great atmosphere, and it makes for such a fun experience. I'm definitely glad I finally made it here!

Cute tiki bar, but it's much smaller than I anticipated. There's some video poker at the bar along…read morewith some tables. Parking lot is very small. Kahiki Kai - good, but a little bit too sweet. Tiki bandit - ok