Lip Smacking Foodie Tours is the most Yelp-reviewed food tour in Las Vegas and it was one of the…read moreanchor activities during our stay in Las Vegas.
[Food tour options]: The food tour company offers multiple food tours. The original and most popular signature tour is Savors of The Strip (3 hottest restaurants located inside and adjacent to Aria Resort & Casino - $215 per person). There are also other interesting tours like the followings:
# Savory Bites & Neon Lights (Savors of The Strip + 12- to 15-minute helicopter flight - $350 per person)
# Chinatown Speakeasy Lip Smacking Tour (Màs Por Favor, GYU+ Social Lounge, and Lullabar - $125 per person)
# Michelin & Iron Chef Experience (Joel Robuchon, L'Atelier De Joel Robuchon, and Morimoto - $499 per person)
# MGM Grand Lip Smacking Tour (Morimoto, Craftsteak, and Luchini - $199 per person)
# Mandalay Bay Lip Smacking Tour (Libertine Social, StripSteak, Orla - $175 per person)
# Arts District Craft Cocktail Crawl (5 lounges and speakeasies - $99 per person)
# Downtown Lip Smacking Tour (Carson's Kitchen, Le Thai, Oak & Ivy, 7th & Carson - $135 per person).
# Afternoon Culinary Adventures (4 restaurants located within The Venetian/Palazzo and the Wynn - $149 per person)
[Food allergies or dietary restrictions]: The tour company is a specialists in this area including vegan, vegetarian, and pescatarian. Dishes can also be modified to omit seafood, gluten, nuts, dairy or other allergens. 24 hours' advance notice is required for the public experience.
*** Downtown Lip Smacking Tour $135 Per Person at 1:30 PM ***
Our tour was led by Nanette, who has been with Lip Smacking for approximately 5-6 months. Our party met her at Carson's Kitchen and the tour started promptly at 1:30 PM. The other party didn't show up so the public experience unintentionally turned into a private experience with just our party. Since there was additional leftover food due to the no-show from the other party, our party was able to take some of the additional leftover food back to our hotel. Our guide also took pictures of our party throughout the tour and gave us a one-time-download QR code to scan and save those photos for free. Our guide also went over the history of Downtown Las Vegas and Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos)'s $350 million Downtown Project (the revitalization of the Fremont East Entertainment District and its surrounding area in Downtown Las Vegas).
[Carson's Kitchen - Crispy Chicken Skins, "Devil's" Eggs, Young Beets, Killer Shrimp]: I had been to this eatery in 2022 and wasn't quite impressed with chicken skins, but this time our party was presented with additional dishes and I actually liked the Killer Shrimp and Devil's Eggs.
[Le Thai - Crispy Spring Roll, Waterfall Beef, Chicken Pad Kee Mow, Short Rib Fried Rice]: Waterfall beef, short rib fried rice, and pad kee mow were good and hit the spot. Our party paid extra for a separate Thai iced tea and it was surprisingly good - a very balanced drink and not overly sweet.
[Oak & Ivy]: I got myself a mocktail and it was decent.
[7th & Carson - Curry Pasty, Grilled Pear + Burrata, Potato Gnocchi]: The no-show party ordered Carson Cooler (Absolut Elyx, blood orange, thyme, cucumber, lemon, honey) and the tour guide gave the drink to our party for free - apparently the drink was amazing and tasted very refreshing. Out of the three dishes, the potato gnocchi was the best one with a crispy texture from the kale, tender short rib, and chewy gnocchi.
[Conclusion]: The tour lasted 2.5 hours and it was worth every penny. Not only did our party have completely full stomachs and skip same-day dinner, but our party also had so much leftover food that we ended up giving a portion of the leftovers to other friends and still had enough leftovers to skip lunch the following day. I would definitely consider doing another Lip Smacking Foodie Tour next time our party comes to Vegas.
P.S. - Please don't forget to tip the guide. Our guide even had a spare umbrella and it came in handy as it actually rained during the first part of the tour.