Dining guide

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50s Diner

5693 S. JONES BLVD., SUITE 106, 221-2354

Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

American: The breakfast menu includes French toast, chocolate chip pancakes, egg sandwiches, corned beef hash, biscuits and gravy and omelets made to order. The lunch menu has 15 different sandwiches. Do Wop Soft Drinks are flavored with chocolate, cherry or vanilla.

Basil 'N Lime

3665 FORT APACHE ROAD, 255-2581

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

Thai and Chinese: Lunch specials are served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily and include chicken curry, Thai barbecue chicken and chicken satay, all served with rice, egg roll, fried wonton salad or soup of the day. Other entrees include noodle dishes, curries, kung pao with choice of meat and catfish with chili sauce.

Beach Café

7750 S. JONES BLVD., 898-5200

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

American: Beach-inspired dishes include the Waikiki burger, Beach Comber Scrambler and Tropical waffles. The menu also features breakfast and lunch items, including nine types of scrambled eggs.

Big Al's Oyster Bar

THE ORLEANS, 4500 W. TROPICANA AVE., 365-7111

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight

Cost: $$ to $$$

Seafood: Freshly shucked oysters and clams are served; also steamed clams, pan roasts, bouillabaisse and pasta dishes with Creole/Cajun flair.

Samosa Factory

4604 W. SAHARA AVE., NO. 6, 258-9196

Hours: Monday through Thursday, lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner, 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday until 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

Indian: Fresh, home cooked Indian food. Large menu includes many vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include chicken curry and vegetable kofta curry. Mild to spicy flavors.

Sedona

9580 W. FLAMINGO ROAD, 320-4700

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 4 a.m., food served until 2 a.m.

Cost: $$$

Contemporary American: Entrees include Maine lobster, Angus filet, Alaskan halibut and mini Reubens served on soft pretzel roll. Tuesday, wine is half-price. Thursday, get a complimentary pitcher of sangria with tapas menu. Saturday, get a complimentary full-pound lobster with every steak.

Sierra Gold

6515 S. JONES BLVD., 221-4120

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Cost: $ to $$

American: Happy hour specials are offered from 4 to 8 p.m. and midnight to 4 a.m. daily, with half off all pizzas and drinks. Appetizers include fried pot stickers, warm pretzel bites and popcorn shrimp. The build-your-own three-egg omelet has chorizo, linguica, Italian sausage, chili and other assorted meats, vegetables and cheeses.

Sugar's

3700 HUALAPAI WAY, 228-7900

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

Bakery: Cookies include snickerdoodles, macaroon kiss and M&M, also cinnamon rolls, brownies, cakes, croissants, turnovers, cupcakes and breads.

Super Mex Cantina

6450 S. DURANGO DRIVE, 312-8000

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Cost: $ to $$

Mexican: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. Take-out catering is available, along with 80 premium tequilas. Happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and offers half-priced appetizers, $1.50 domestic drafts, $2 margaritas and $2.50 well drinks.

Sushi Avenue & Steakhouse

4145 S. GRAND CANYON DRIVE, NO. 104, 368-4336

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4 to 10:30 p.m.

Cost: $$ to $$$

Sushi/seafood/steak: The menu has hibachi, sashimi, specialty sushi rolls and entrees, including sesame-glazed sea bass, fresh green tea grilled New York steak and shrimp scampi.

Teriyaki Madness

8520 W. WARM SPRINGS ROAD, SUITE 102, 878-8623

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Cost: $

Asian/American: Favorite selections are chicken or beef teriyaki and chicken katsu. Other entrees include stir-fried vegetables with chicken or beef, yakisoba (stir-fried soft noodles), chicken fried rice and tofu teriyaki.

The Tap House

5589 W. CHARLESTON BLVD., 870-2111

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Cost: $ to $$

Italian/American: Thin-crust pizza with 15 available toppings. Sandwiches include the Tap burger (half-pound hamburger with lettuce, tomato, mushroom, mozzarella, onion and American cheese on a poppy seed bun), Philly steak, classic BLT, meatball and Italian hoagie.

Three Tomatoes and a Mozzarella

6485 S. RAINBOW BLVD., 257-3866

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Cost: $$ to $$$

Italian: Several specialty pizzas are fig and prosciutto, Puttanesca (anchovy, Parmesan, feta, tomatoes, black olives, thyme and basil) and Quattro Formaggi (Parmesan, Fontina, Gorgonzola and Asiago cheese, prosciutto, garlic and white truffle oil). Happy hour daily, 4 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight.

Tiger Sushi

4825 S. RAINBOW BLVD., 873-3288

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, 4 to 11 p.m.

Cost: $$

Sushi/Japanese: Bento box comes with rice, miso soup and egg roll and can be made with one, two or three of more than 40 items, including chicken teriyaki, moo shu pork, vegetable egg foo young and Szechuan beef. Sushi includes maguro (tuna), tako (octopus), ika (squid), mirugai (clam), anago (sea eel) and hirame (halibut).

Twin Creeks

SILVERTON, 3333 BLUE DIAMOND ROAD, 263-7777

Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday

Cost: $$$

American: Maple-cured salmon and golden beets; seafood; mixed grill ensemble; double-cut Elysian Fields Farm lamb loin chips. Extensive wine list; boutique bourbons; handcrafted martinis.

Viva Mercados

3553 S. RAINBOW BLVD., 871-8826

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cost: $$

Mexican: Menu includes tacos, burritos, baby back ribs simmered in carnitas sauce before being grilled and carne asada ala tampiqueno (New York steak simmered in chile guajillo sauce).

Waffles Cafe

5165 S. FORT APACHE ROAD, 597-9775

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Cost: $

American: Customers can build their own waffle and choose from 28 toppings, including fresh fruit, and regular, oat, organic flax, chocolate or pumpkin batter.

Wellbeing in The Box

2555 S. JONES BLVD., 253-5222

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

Sushi/Korean barbecue: A lunch special priced from $5.99 to $9.99 is available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes fresh sushi, sashimi and Korean-style kalbee barbecue ribs and chicken.

* Prices based on individual diner: $ = Under $10; $$ = $10-$20; $$$ = $20-$50; $$$$ = More than $50. Contact: Lisa Valentine, View copy editor, 380-4545

PICK OF THE WEEK:

THANKSGIVING DINNER TO GO

Next week, we'll be sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, and no matter what's on the menu, it will be lovely because it's Thanksgiving. Some local restaurants want to make it even lovelier by doing all the cooking. Hash House A Go Go, 6800 W. Sahara Ave., has a Turkey Dinner A Go Go for six people for $89.95. It includes turkey with stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes and pumpkin mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots, biscuits and strawberry jam and Snickers chocolate bread pudding. Place your order by noon Monday by calling 804-4646 and pick it up by 8 p.m. Nov. 25. Memphis Championship Barbecue has a 14- to 16-pound smoked turkey, a quart of mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, sage dressing, creamed corn, cranberry sauce, a dozen rolls and honey butter for $69.99 at its locations: 1401 S. Rainbow Blvd., 254-0520; 2250 E. Warm Springs Road, 260-6909; and 4379 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 644-0000. The Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas, 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway, has turkey and stuffing or honey-glazed ham, with cranberries, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin or apple pie. The cost is $185 for eight people or $235 for 12. Order by noon Nov. 24, and dinners can be picked up at the front valet between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 26. Call 567-4700.

-- Jack Bulavsky

Aurelio's Pizza, 7660 W. Cheyenne Ave. 367-4992

Hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 9 p.m.

Popular pizza choices are sausage, meatball, spinach, anchovy, mushrooms and green peppers, pepperoni and tomato and spinach and mushroom. Other specialty pizzas are Cajun, Hawaiian, taco, barbecue chicken and Giardiniera hot pepper.

Beach Café, 7750 S. Jones Blvd. 898-5200

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beach-inspired dishes include the Waikiki Burger, Beach Comber Scrambler and Tropical Waffles. The menu also features breakfast and lunch items, including nine different types of scrambled egg concoctions, a South of the Border section, sandwiches, burgers, fish tacos and deli sandwiches.

Black Bear Diner, 6180 W. Tropicana Ave. 368-1077

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sandwiches, such as French dip, hot meatloaf, turkey club, Gobbler, Reuben and the triple-decker BLAST (bacon, lettuce, avocado, Swiss and tomatoes), are served with a choice of fries, coleslaw, homemade potato salad, green salad or cup of soup. Featured dinner entrees are Big-Foot chicken fried steak in country gravy, pot roast, fried chicken, barbecue tri-tip platter and lime-garlic shrimp.

Black Label Bar & Restaurant, 3550 S. Dectaur Blvd. 823-2222 Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Breakfast is served around the clock and features pancakes, three eggs with hash browns and toast, build-your-own omelet and a breakfast sandwich with choice of bacon, sausage or ham with provolone, mozzarella, American, Swiss or cheddar. Popular sandwiches include Philly or pepperoni cheesesteak. Among the assorted pizzas are Hawaiian, barbecue and the Black Label, a combination of pepperoni, sausage, meatball, ham, onion, green peppers and olives. Several pasta dishes are spaghetti with meatballs or sausage, grilled chicken with pasta, fettuccine alfredo and chicken marsala.

Bootleg Benny's, 4705 S. Durango Drive 450-4705

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Happy hour appetizers are $3.99 from 4 to 7 p.m. and midnight to 8 a.m., and include stuffed mushrooms, bay shrimp cocktail, sautéed artichoke hearts, egg rolls, chicken satay and pot stickers. Also enjoy $2.50 well drinks.

Cathay House 5300 W. Spring Mountain Road 876-3838

Hours: Daily, 10:30 a.m. to 5 a.m.

Dim sum includes pot stickers, pan-fried dumplings, baos (soft, doughy buns filled with meat such as barbecued pork), rice noodles wrapped around shrimp, and sticky rice in lotus leaves. Beef and poultry entrees include Mongolian beef, tangerine beef, kung pao beef, teriyaki beef, Peking duck, garlic chicken, sesame chicken, lemon chicken, orange peel chicken and the popular strawberry chicken.

Chicago Brewing Co., 2201 S. Fort Apache Road, 254-3333

Hours: Daily, 24 hours; kitchen open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Daily specials; microbrews.

Coffee Pub, 2800 W. Sahara Ave. 367-1913

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sandwiches and omelets; all muffins, cookies and baked goods made fresh daily in-house. Patio seating available.

Don Miguel's The Orleans 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. 365-7111

Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 4 to 10 p.m.

Fideo soup, beans and rice; chicken Baldastano (chicken stuffed with Prosciutto ham, Asadero cheese and oven baked on a red crushed pepper sauce); margarita cheesecake.

Egg Works 9355 W. Flamingo Road 368-3447

Hours: Daily, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mexican omelet; Brad's vegetarian scramble; Greek scramble; mashed-potato omelet; California crepe; country-fried steak with two eggs; also soups, salads, char-broiled hamburgers and Cincinnati chili.

Emperor's Garden 4215 Spring Mountain Road, Chinatown Plaza 889-6777

Hours: Daily, breakfast, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; lunch,11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Authentic Chinese breakfast features soybean drinks, sao bing (sesame bread), pan-fried onion pie, steamed dumplings, rice porridge and Chinese-style eggs. Dinner specialties are kung pao lobster, Emperor's Delight (lobster, chicken, roasted pork and vegetables in seasoned sauce), Grand Marnier prawns, Empress' Special Fish (deep-fried whole rock cod), Peking duck and Sichuan spicy beef.

Ferraro's, 5900 W. Flamingo Road 364-5300

Hours: Daily, 5 to 10 p.m.

Popular entrees are spaghetti and meatballs, spaghetti with garlic and olive oil, jumbo ravioli filled with mushrooms and cheeses, eggplant parmigiana, chicken marsala, rigatoni with chicken breast, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach, and gnocchi, homemade potato dumplings.

Fuji San, 8540 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 240-0300

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4 to 9:30 p.m.

All-you-can-eat sushi is offered during lunch and repeated at dinner. Among the rolls are asparagus, tuna tempura, eel and avocado, California and spicy salmon. Sushi includes albacore, octopus, red snapper, salmon roe, smelt roe, squid, hen clam, mackerel, yellowtail and scallop. Several appetizers are egg rolls, baked green mussels, vegetable tempura, miso soup, crispy calamari and seaweed salad.

Gaylord, Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road 777-2277

Hours: Daily, lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner, 5 to 10:30 p.m.

Tandoori specialities, chicken curry.

Habib's Persian Cuisine, 4750 W. Sahara Ave. 870-0860

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m.

Popular entrees are shish kabab with dolmeh (stuffed grape leaves), salmon with lemon chive butter, chicken kabab, chelo kabab koobideh (ground filet with rice and charbroiled tomato) and shrimp scampi. Daily specials might include ghormeh sabzi (sautéed herbs and vegetables, kidney beans, dried limes, special seasoning and rice); koresht fesenjan, chicken marinated with pomegranate sauce, crushed walnuts and rice; gheimeh polo, beef with yellow split peas, onions, special sauce and rice; and sereshk polo, chicken breast with barberries and rice.

Hash House A Go Go 6800 W. Sahara Ave. 804-4646

Hours: Monday through Thursday, breakfast and lunch, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m; dinner, 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Sunday, closes at 2:30 p.m.

The Big O' Turkey Sandwich is roasted turkey breast topped with farmhouse sage stuffing.

Hush Puppy, 7185 W. Charleston Blvd. 363-5988

Hours: Daily, 5 to 10 p.m.; closes at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday

All-you-can-eat Southern-fried catfish daily; all-you can-eat crab legs Monday nights; all-you-can-eat barbecue ribs Wednesday nights; shrimp; marinated chicken; homemade sweet potato and pecan pies; fried green tomatoes.

Lahaina Grill, 4570 S. Hualapai Way 309-9911

Hours: Sushi bar open 24 hours; dining room, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.

Buy-one-get- one-free breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.; $12.99 three-course meal early bird dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. daily.

Mama Luigi's Pizzeria , 9730 W. Tropicana Ave., Suite 140 233-3010

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Pasta dishes are cheese ravioli with marinara sauce, fettuccine alfredo, eggplant parmigiana and linguine with clams.

Maple Tree Countryside Kitchen 6000 W. Spring Mountain Road 362-5151

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

THE MOST POPULAR ITEM IS OLD-FASHIONED BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP AND WHIPPED BUTTER. ALSO, MONTE CRISTO (FRENCH TOAST SANDWICH WITH HAM, TURKEY AND SWISS CHEESE FRIED TO A GOLDEN BROWN); PIGS IN A BLANKET; NEW ENGLAND BENNY (CRAB CAKES ON AN ENGLISH MUFFIN WITH POACHED EGGS); HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS AND GRAVY; AND COUNTRY FRIED STEAK AND EGGS.

Marche Bacchus, 2620 Regatta Drive 804-8008

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

More than 900 different wine labels are available for retail sale or to be enjoyed while dining on an outdoor terrace overlooking the lake in the Desert Shores community. Traditional French cuisine with a contemporary influence is served.

Mark Rich's New York Pizza and Pasta II, 11710 W. Charleston Blvd. 898-7424

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

White pizza is three cheeses and no red sauce; also stuffed pizza, square Sicilian thick crust, baked calzones, strombolis and pinwheels (spinach, meatball or sausage). Popular entrees come with garlic bread and include cheese ravioli, baked stuffed shells, chicken cacciatore, shrimp fra diablo, grilled sausage and green peppers ziti, fettuccine alfredo, Mark's shrimp scampi with pasta, chicken Julia (chicken breast with pasta, olive oil, tomatoes, garlic and basil) and linguine with white or red clam sauce.

Maru, 2025 Village Center Drive 360-6278

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

There are 29 varieties of sushi, including king crab, octopus, blue fin and garlic tuna. Appetizers include Haemul Pajun, a seafood and green onion pancake; Japchae, potato noodles stir fried with vegetables; and an egg roll filled with beef and vegetables. Maru also offers a lunch special box, served weekdays, with a California roll, rice, salad, miso soup and tempura items in 16 varieties.

New Day Café, 7815 S. Rainbow Blvd. 255-2232

Hours: Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

BREAKFAST IS AVAILABLE ALL DAY AND ALL ITEMS CAN BE PACKAGED FOR TAKE-OUT. EARLY BIRD SPECIALS. FAMILY DINNER CLASSICS INCLUDE PORK CHOPS, LIVER AND ONIONS AND PASTAS.

Northside Nathan's 7531 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 255-8822

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The restaurant has named its traditional square pizzas after characters from the award-winning Broadway play "Guys and Dolls." The main character, Nathan Detroit, has a pizza with sausage, tomatoes and garlic. Guys and Dolls is sausage, pepperoni and onion, while the Sky Masterson is pepperoni, sausage, ham and meatballs.

Off The Strip, 10670 Southern Highlands Parkway 202-2448

Hours: Daily, 4:30 to 10 p.m.

House specialties include Chef Al's Baked and Breaded Country-Style Pork Chops topped with bell peppers, mushrooms, potatoes and red onion, beef Wellington (filet of beef baked in puff pastry with mushrooms and Bordelaise sauce), prime rib of beef and lamb chops.

Omelet House, 2160 W. Charleston Blvd. 384-6868

Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Homemade corned beef hash, six-egg omelets, homemade soups, salads and sandwiches.

Opa, 2550 S. Rainbow Blvd. 876-3737

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Sunday, noon to 1 a.m.

Traditional Greek dishes; mousaka; dolmades; baked lamb; spanakopita; roasted leg of lamb; Colorado lamb chops; chicken or beef shishkabobs; and flaming saganaki.

Original Pancake House, 4833 W. Charleston Blvd. 259-7755

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Apple pancakes, specialty crepes, specialty omelets.

Paymon's, 8380 W. Sahara Ave. 731-6030

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Kabobs; french fries; gyro meats; weekend dinner specials and lunch specials; hookah lounge.

Pita Fresh, 8665 W. Flamingo Road 233-4376

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pita sandwiches include jalapeño chicken breast griller, gyros, Italian Stallion, turkey club, BLT and tuna. Salads include fattoush ikhlas (romaine, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, mint, pita croutons and fattoush dressing).

Porchlight Grille 8416 W. Desert Inn Road. 562-3990

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

The menu includes country French chicken in a sun-dried tomato and brie cheese sauce, orange cashew chicken, baby back ribs, jambalaya with chicken, shrimp and Andouille sausage and fish and chips.

Promenade Café, Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd. 896-7777

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Ask about daily specials.

Rachel's Kitchen, 3645 Town Center Drive 459-6789

Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; breakfast served until 11:30 a.m.

The menu has omelets (with more than 20 items to create your own), oatmeal, pancakes, French toast and granola. The favorite is scrambled eggs with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, avocado and mushrooms. Popular sandwiches are smoked turkey and avocado, house chicken salad (apples, grapes, celery and scallions), albacore tuna salad, ultimate grilled cheese (gruyere, cheddar, parmesan) and turkey club.

Red Velvet Café, 7875 W. Sahara Ave. 360-1972

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; kitchen closes at 8:30 p.m.

Multi-grain paninis include chicken provolone, California, spinach with goat cheese and a chicken, spinach and mushroom melt. Popular salads are antipasto rice, pesto potato, vegetarian tuna, garden rice, and white bean and tomato. Among the pizzas are spinach and artichoke, tomato-mozzarella-basil, pepperoni, vegetarian pepperoni, veggie chicken provolone and veggie ham and cheese. Pasta entrees are spinach lasagna, baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs and baked macaroni and cheese.

Ricardo's, 4930 W. Flamingo Road 227-9100

Hours: Weekdays, restuarant, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; weekends, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; bar is open daily until 6 a.m.

Favorites are chile Colorado (sirloin in red chile), carne diablo, carne asada, and chile verde, diced pork with onions, chilies and tomatillos. There are chicken entrees (pollo ranchero or chicken picado), halibut fish tacos, fajitas, burritos, and enchiladas, such as verduras (vegetables), del mar (shrimp, halibut and snapper) and Southwest (ground beef with cheese and red chile sauce). A sampling of many of these dishes can be found in the popular lunch buffet ($9.99), served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, or the dinner buffet ($12.49), served from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Rocco's, 10860 W. Charleston Blvd. 796-0111

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Thin crust or Sicilian pizza has all the traditional toppings (sausage, meatball, ham, pepperoni, olive, green pepper, mushrooms, onion and anchovies), along with white pizza and homemade garlic knots. Several gourmet toppings are eggplant, artichoke, prosciutto, grilled chicken and spinach.

Rosemary's, 8125 W. Sahara Ave. 869-2251

Hours: Friday, lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; daily, dinner, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday, happy hour, 5 to 7 p.m. with small plates available Friday lunch includes a unique and seasonal three-course menu for $25. Choose one from three starter choices, three entree choices and three dessert choices. Menus will change weekly. Hugo's Texas barbecue shrimp with Maytag blue cheese slaw. Equal attention to wine and beer pairings with food.

Samosa Factory, 4604 W. Sahara Ave.

258-9196 Hours: Monday through Friday, lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, dinner 5 to 9 p.m. and until 10 p.m. Friday; Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.

Featured specialties include hot and sour curried chicken, shrimp curry, lamb vindaloo with onion, garlic, tomatoes and potatoes; lamb spinach in a spinach, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and yogurt gravy; shrimp korma in almonds and coconut milk; and keema mattar, ground chicken and peas in a gravy of chopped onion, garlic and ginger.

Sarfino's Pizzeria, 4860 W. Desert Inn Road 454-7492

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight

There are 30 gourmet pizza selections, including the Greek with feta cheese, tomatoes, ground beef, black olives, onion, green peppers and mozzarella, and the Allegra with Canadian bacon or capicolla Ham, grilled zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms and mozzarella.

Sushi in Summerlin, 7450 W. Cheyenne Ave. 396-9760

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 5 to 11 p.m.

Sushi includes tuna, halibut, mackerel, octopus, oyster, red snapper, salmon, freshwater eel, green mussels and squid. Also, at additional cost, there are salad rolls with smelt eggs, vegetable rolls featuring combinations of avocado, asparagus, cucumber and broccoli, baked and tempura rolls and others, such as California, Mexican, sea eel, shrimp and yellowtail.

The Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd. 870-2111

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Thin-crust pizza with 15 available toppings. The Fellini is topped with sausage, mushroom, bell peppers, salami and olives. The house stromboli is filled with ham, pepperoni, salami and mozzarella and is served with marinara sauce. Award-winning chicken wings come with celery sticks and ranch dressing.

Three Tomatoes and a Mozzarella, 6485 S. Rainbow Blvd. 257-3866

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

All thin-crust pizzas are hand tossed and include pepperoni, grilled chicken, prosciutto, Italian sausage, bacon, Genoa salami, Kalamata olives, wild mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sautéed spinach, roasted red peppers, roasted garlic and diced jalapenos.

TPC Grille, TPC Las Vegas, 9851 Canyon Run Drive 256-2000

Hours: Daily, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. and features the Early Birdie (three eggs, choice of bacon, ham or sausage), Southwest breakfast quesadilla, Best Ball (croissant with scrambled eggs, cheese, choice of meat), pancakes and French toast. Lunch favorites are beef chili with red onion, grilled flank steak, chicken quesadillas, chicken tenders, and salads such as Caesar, Greek, seared salmon, Chinese chicken, and the chicken taco.

Upper Crust Pizza, 1910 Village Center Circle 243-1700

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

East Coast pizza with topping choices of pepperoni, hamburger, anchovy, salami, meatballs, black olive and ham. Specialty pizzas are Deluxe, Meat Lovers, veggie, white (mozzarella, garlic, olive oil, sliced tomatoes and basil), and grilled chicken with red roasted peppers. Also calzones and subs and baked ziti with chicken, eggplant or meatballs.

Vintner Grill, 10100 W. Charleston Blvd. 214-5590

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 4 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 4 to 10 p.m. The extensive wine list includes wines by the glass and half-bottle. Entrees include a selection of half-price/half-portion options that include wood-fired flatbreads, paninis and multiple entree options. For dinner, entree highlights include bouillabaisse (mussels, clams, shrimp, snapper, calamari and scallops in saffron broth), crab ravioli with English peas, lamb osso bucco, and tagliatelle pasta with wild boar bolognese.

* Prices based on individual diner: $ = Under $10; $$ = $10-$20; $$$ = $20-$50; $$$$ = More than $50. Contact: Lisa Valentine, View copy editor, 380-4545