Last month, Makers & Finders tried out the idea of a pop up social dinner event on First Friday. It…read morewas invite only, Asian themed, and a success. This month, they made it a public event, went with a Cuban food and salsa theme, and brought in Chef Beni Velasquez! The event itself was successful in that there were a lot of people, great atmosphere with live salsa music and dancing, and an inspired menu. The dishes I tried were just okay (Crispy chicken skins, fried plantains, Latin chopped salad, Cuban sandwich), with the exception of the phenomenal Espresso Flan dessert. Friends said the drinks were good but I didn't partake. Staff seemed a bit overwhelmed by the crowd but service was still friendly. Looking forward to future CAMA events, knowing staff will learn and adapt as they go on. Hoping the host restaurant eventually expands their hours permanently with an evening menu, even if it's just tapas-style

Great pop up inside of Izakaya Tora selling different sandos and sides!…read more My bf and I tried every sando!! We preordered at least a day before. Each came in a little box and all except the king katsu sando were cut into thirds. They use super nice yum slightly sweet thicc bread for their sandos. Sandwich fillings were also great ideas and overall tasted amazing, though some I thought needed more salt or pow. You can tell it takes a lot of time to make these sandwiches bc of all the ingredients and parts! Stand out sandos!! -- Menchi Katsu Sando: yummmmm. THE SAUCE!!! Crispy and well seasoned. Our fave of the bunch. 10/10 -- King Katsu Sando: a king fo sho. Katsu was crispy and yum. What made it stand out was the squash mash! You can taste it and I thought it was unique. The ratio of katsu to slaw to pumpkin to bread was good. -- Strawberry Matcha Cream: one of my personal faves. Also I'm on a matcha train rn so.. but it's good! The texture was a dream bc of the soft bread and the thick but still light matcha cream. The slight bitterness of the matcha paired well with the slight sweetness of the bread. The strawberries were super sweet too. It was like eating a cake but not too sweet so was perf. Held up well. I really wanted to try their sides but didn't get to this time. They all sound really really good. I'd come back to try their sides. Overall highly recommend!

Saw ads on Instagram for a BOGO sando deal and decided to give this place a try. It appears to be a…read morepop up place within the Izakaya Tora restaurant. I placed an order to pickup for several sandos to try. I received to call to ask if we could reschedule the pick up for another day because due to volume they could not do orders without at least 24 hours in advance and wanted to make sure quality was the best as possible. I can respect that, so we rescheduled for the next day at 1pm. I arrive the next day at the scheduled time to find out that the restaurant wasn't even open yet, it has a totally different schedule compared to the pop up hours. I waited around for a bit and tried to call but the phone line was constantly just not available. I also tried to message the business via IG too. I was so confused and thought I fell for a scam. I eventually gave up waiting around because I was starving at this point. I called later in the night and someone in the restaurant did finally pick up the phone. I explained the situation and they explained that something with their systems caused this mix up. I requested for a refund or some way to fix this problem, which they agreed to issue and offered to give our order and 1 extra for free to pick up for the next day as an apology for the inconvenience. The next day comes around and I had my partner pick up because I had to work. She received some sandos but to our disbelief we didn't even get the order we originally put in correctly. We received 5 sandos in total, 2 of which were duplicated and the extra was one that wasn't what was in the original order. So we basically only received 3 out of the 4 sandos that were ordered. SJ (the chef or owner? not too sure of actual position) apologized profusely again and offered to give us one of each sando for free to pickup for any other day. I scheduled this for another day and on the day of I receive a message via IG saying that their deep fryer broke, needing to reschedule for tomorrow. At this point, I was so disappointed from all the rescheduling so I wanted to just give up on the order since I had to work. I asked to just make sure my refund was actually issued because I saw that I was charged. They agreed to double check and confirm the issued refund, then offered delivery as a way to make good. I wasn't opposed to a delivery since most of this inconvenience is also needing to drive 30+ minutes away to pickup. I accepted the delivery offer, gave my address and a drop off time. I was left on read and no one ever showed up the next day with anything. I wish I could give 0 stars for this atrocious service, but the one star can be for the sandos I did actually receive. The food was good and the menchi was the favorite. I'm incredibly disappointed by this experience, please don't give customers so many false promises and not follow through.

Came across them at a pop up at The District. I got a Guava and Cheese Kouign Amann, Pain au…read moreChocolat, Jalapeño Cheddar Bun, and a strawberry donut (which was listed as the special). The Jalapeño Cheddar Bun was savory and delicious! Fantastic texture too. The Guava and Cheese Kouign Amann was very delicious. Those were my favorites. The Pain au Chocolat was good. The strawberry donut was very hard and crumbled everywhere.. but still a lovely selection. I would try them again!

STOP READING AND GO ORDER SOME KOUIGN AMANN FROM HERE! LIKE RIGHT NOW! These were the best damn…read morekouign amann I've ever had, and I'm sad I didn't order more to bring home with me. I found this shop on social media while visiting Vegas but was not able to go to the farmer's markets to get these... so I messaged the owner on IG and was able to coordinate a delivery to my hotel! All of the flavors we got in the sampler pack were amazing... we tried the classic first and it was a perfect introduction to the caramelized crunch of the outside versus the soft, pillowy texture of the inside. The raspberry had a nice sugar sprinkle on the outside to contrast the tart berry jam on the inside. The guava cheese gave that nice Latina flair, and the churro was sinfully good (perhaps with a dulce de leche on the inside???)! All in all, I would 10/10 recommend the kouign amann from this shop, and I look forward to the next time I can get more when I'm in Vegas next.

We really weren't sure what to expect when we pulled up to Cleaver. It's off the Strip and located…read morein a strip mall, so you definitely wouldn't expect what you find once you walk inside. The restaurant is huge and has a great old-school vibe. The service was excellent, and the menu was straightforward with plenty of options. The food was the highlight of the night. The steaks were absolutely amazing and really spoke for themselves. We had drinks at the table, but no one even touched them until after we finished eating because we were so focused on the food. Most of the dinner conversation was just us commenting on how good everything was, especially the sides and, of course, the steaks. We let them know ahead of time that we were celebrating a birthday and anniversary, and they brought out two desserts for us to share, which was a really nice touch. For the quality of the food, service, and overall experience, we thought the price was very reasonable. I honestly feel like we could have spent another couple hundred dollars on the Strip and not gotten the same quality. Cleaver was a great find and definitely worth getting off the Strip for. We had an excellent experience and will absolutely be back.

Food was excellent. Bone marrow was one of the best I've had. Got the porter house and broccoli and…read moreI will be back. Wait staff was amazing, especially kory. Front desk not that great, late, seated people before us, but food and wait staff made it all better. Ambiance is a sexy steak house vibe. Food is affordable, drinks are unique and amazing, and steak was cooked to perfection.

We came on a recommendation from a friend and it did not disappoint! We had the brisket street…read moretacos as well as the chicken bbq street tacos and they were delicious and full of flavor! The mac & cheese was also delicious. I think next time I will try their blueberry sliders! Sounds crazy, but after what we just ate, I can't imagine they would be anything but yummy! Great, friendly service as well! 10/10!

This is a local, popular and dependable bbq joint. Their 2 meat plate portions are shareable…read more Blueberry chicken sliders are their special treat. Sauces are flavorful but not overwhelming salty or spicy. You have to adjust that for yourself. They seem to have more side selections, too. Beers and cocktails galore. Iced water is served in large plastic cups. Never ran out of water! Large parking lot. Indoor and outside patio seating. Friendly service. Clean kitchen. (Looked in while passing the kitchen to go to the toilet.) Lots of TV's to watch current games.

Urbani Truffles Pop-Up Restaurant is located in Eataly (The Italian Marketplace) located in Park…read moreMGM. This restaurant is a Truffle Themed Restaurant and is only open for Truffle Season that is around November till the end of February. This restaurant offers a limited menu of Antipasti, Pasta, Piatti (entrees) Italian wines, and beer. They offer mostly seating at a small counter and there are a few high top cocktail tables. This restaurant does not take reservations. We arrived extra early for dinner for our best chances of being served. I found out that they were out of one third of the menu and were only two plates away of being out of another plate. We changed up our order and moved on. We started with the Burrata. This was my favorite dish of the evening. It had delicious flavors and textures. The Urbani Truffles went well with this dish. We also shared the Agnolotti Piemontesi (ricotta filled pasta with truffle butter). The pasta was perfection and delicious. I also thought it was a good portion size. For our main we shared the R.R. Ranch Beef Tenderloin with mashed celery root and carrots. This was good but the truffles sort of got lost in this dish. The beef was tender and nicely infused with flavors but missing a needed sear. The people working the counter were nice but we had to ask to get a clean plate for the steak. I'd highly recommend to try the burrata for a nice treat and a truffle pasta is always good. The Urbani Truffles do have a different unique taste compared to other truffles. This was a fun indulgent stop.

The food is good but is only for employees from the fountainblue casino or VENDORS, is located down…read morethe stairs from the employees entrance, they have ice cream, salad bar, burgers, grill chicken, pizzas, etc etc, the tables are always busy but with enough room for more people, the service around is good cause they permanently cleaning tables .

We had such a great experience this time! Lely really stood out to us--she was warm, attentive, and…read moremade us feel very welcome throughout our visit. It was our first time being served by her, and she definitely left a great impression. Nick was also fantastic! He was courteous, friendly, and took great care of us. Their wonderful service made the whole experience so much more enjoyable!

Lely and Nick were amazing! We've been here a few times and had never seen Lely before, but she…read morereally made our experience even better this time. She was so friendly and welcoming! Nick was just as wonderful--he served us very politely and was genuinely kind and attentive. They both made our visit much more enjoyable. We'll definitely be happy to see them again! And lastly, the food was amazing!