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Peppermill

2985 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH, 735-4177

Hours: Daily, 24 hours

Cost: $ to $$

Coffee shop: Breakfasts served 24 hours include eggs accompanied by turkey sausage, ham steak, Canadian bacon, corned beef hash, chorizo or Southern fried steak, as well as pancakes and biscuits and gravy. The menu also features salads with rosemary or garlic bread, hamburgers and sandwiches. Entrees include New York steak, honey balsamic chicken, beef kabobs and fish and chips.

Pit Boss Grill

1600 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD., 489-7842

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

Cost: $

Southern American barbecue: All dinners come with two sides, including candied yams, mustard greens, macaroni and cheese, potatoes, cabbage, rice and gravy and baked beans. Dinners are barbecued ribs, rib tips, beef brisket, chicken and hot links.

Potato Valley Cafe

801 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH, 363-7821

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: $

American: Burbank Russet potatoes -- crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside -- are the specialty. More than 30 variations on toppings including ham, chicken, beef, bacon and chili.

Rainbow's End

1100 E. SAHARA AVE., 737-1338

Hours: The café is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday

Cost: $

Vegetarian: The Green Goddess is a vegan vegetable pita sandwich. Also, raw tacos (red cabbage "shells" filled with beets, carrots, sprouts and avocado) and a large tea list.

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.; closed Sunday

Cost: $ to $$

Indian: Fresh home cooked Indian food. Large menu includes vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include chicken curry and vegetable kofta curry.

San Lorenzo Italian Restaurant

TEXAS STATION, 2101 TEXAS STAR LANE, 631-1033

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m.

Cost: $$

Italian: Appetizers include calamari and crab-stuffed mushrooms. Entrees include lasagna, fettucine Alfredo, fresh Atlantic salmon and chicken Marsala. Wine list available.

Second Street Grill

FREMONT HOTEL, 200 E. FREMONT ST., 385-3232

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

Cost: $$ to $$$

American with Pacific Rim influence: Featured entrees are grilled Mongolian rack of lamb, roasted duck with blackberry glaze, blackened Ahi, Parmesan-crusted salmon, Thai snapper and Mongolian hot pot.

Seven Seas Restaurant

808 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD., 646-4688

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. or later on weekends

Cost: $ to $$

Southern American barbecue: Southern fried catfish and barbecue ribs are specialties.

Springs Café

SPRINGS PRESERVE, 333 S. VALLEY VIEW BLVD., 822-8713

Hours: Weekdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday through Friday, limited menu from 3 to 6 p.m.; weekends, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cost: $ to $$

American/Italian/Chinese: There are soups and salads, including Chinese chicken and Cobb with romaine hearts, watercress, chopped egg, smoked bacon, avocado and crumbled Maytag blue cheese.

Texas Star Oyster Bar

TEXAS STATION, 2101 TEXAS STAR LANE, 631-1033

Hours: Lunch, daily, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; dinner, Sunday through Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. to midnight

Cost: $$ to $$$

Seafood: Menu includes a variety of seafood, pan roast and New Orleans gumbo.

Tinoco's Kitchen

LAS VEGAS CLUB, 18 FREMONT ST., 380-5735

Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cost: $$ to $$$

Eclectic American/Asian/Italian: Seafood includes ahi tuna and calamari. Other entrees include chicken Parmigiana and a variety of pastas. Lunches are burgers, salads and sandwiches served with your choice of fruit salad, veggies or fries. Breakfasts include the Hawaiian (eggs, rice and Linguisa sausage).

Triple George Grill

201 3RD ST., 384-2761

Hours: Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m.

Cost: $$ to $$$

American: House specialties include the filet Oscar (crab cakes and asparagus atop filet mignon), beef short ribs, porcini mushroom-crusted bone-in rib-eye, and shrimp George (shrimp stuffed with crab meat).

Triple 777

MAIN STREET STATION, 200 N. MAIN ST., 387-1896

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Cost: $ to $$

Brewery: Five varieties of hand-crafted beers. Also appetizers, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, steaks, ribs, salads and a sushi bar.

Uncle Angelo's Pizza Joint

JERRY'S NUGGET, 1821 LAS VEGAS BLVD. NORTH, 633-6153

Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, noon to 8 p.m.

Cost: $$

Italian: Every entree includes soup or salad and Italian bread and oil. Everything is made to order. Daily lunch and dinner specials.

* 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: KOMOL RESTAURANT

Commercial Center, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 731-6542

Komol has a wonderful Thai menu that has been recognized as one of the best in the city. Along with many chicken, pork, beef and seafood dishes, one also can discover a vegetarian menu that is just as recognized. Vegetarian pad Thai has tofu, bean sprouts, green onion and ground peanuts. Chow mein has broccoli, baby corn, mushrooms, Napa cabbage, bean sprouts, celery, bell pepper, carrots and onions. The vegetarian satay is flame-broiled tofu strips with curry peanut sauce and cucumber salad. There are tofu entrees, rice dishes and desserts, including coconut ice cream and lychee in syrup with crushed ice. Appetizers include crispy spinach and fried sweet potato. If you need meat, the other menu offers chicken, pork or beef curry, stewed duck, barbecue pork, fried catfish and go-see-mee, pan-fried egg noodles with chicken, bamboo shoots, mushroom, snow peas, baby corn and green onion. Komol is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

-- Jack Bulavsky

Aloha Specialties Restaurant, California Hotel, 12 E. Ogden Ave. 382-0338 Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Known for teriyaki. A teriyaki combo plate has an entree, salad and rice.

Chicago Joe's, 820 S. Fourth St. 382-5637 Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. The menu includes a variety of pasta, seafood, veal and chicken dishes. Daily specials.

Courthouse Bar & Grill, 330 S. 3rd St. 388-8222 Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; bar is open until 10 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday Menu items include pancakes, the house French toast with pineapple and vanilla, eggs with bacon or sausage patties, and the Café sandwich, an omelet with ham, bacon, sausage, avocado or tomato on toast, bagel or English muffin. The lunch menu features specialties such as steak sandwich on French roll, French dip, hot corned beef or pastrami on rye, chicken fajita salad, and spinach or flour tortilla wraps (BLT, sliced chicken breast with Jack cheese, turkey and avocado).

Duffers Bar and Grill, Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 E. Bonanza Road, 388-4400 Hours: Daily, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Breakfast entrees include three slices of Texas French toast, 8-ounce steak and eggs, four buttermilk pancakes with choice of ham, bacon or sausage, three-egg omelets served with cottage fries or hash browns, breakfast burrito and assorted bagels, danishes and muffins. Several large salads are Caesar with chicken, shrimp or steak, raspberry-walnut spinach, Mandarin chicken, shrimp Louie and chopped salad with salami, turkey, jack cheese, garbanzo beans, sun-dried tomatoes and green onions in mustard-herb vinaigrette.

El Sombrero Cafe, 807 S. Main St. 382-9234 Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Combination plates, served throughout the day with beans and/or rice, include enchilada and taco, two tamales with red chili beef sauce, three tacos, chimichanga, chile relleno and enchilada, and guacamole tostada and enchilada. Lunch specials, priced from $6.50 to $7.50, are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include chile relleno, tacos, enchiladas, tamales and burritos.

Florida Café, 1401 Las Vegas Blvd. South 385-3013 Hours: Daily, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Authentic Cuban food, such as eggs with white rice, sweet plantains and Cuban toast for breakfast. A variety of chicken, fish, pork and beef dishes, cooked in garlic, onion and peppers, are served for lunch and dinner. Featured items are the famous black bean soup topped with raw onions, the Cuban sandwich with roasted pulled pork, sliced ham, cheese, dill pickles and mustard on pressed Cuban bread, and bistec de palomilla (fried round steak marinated in lime juice and garlic).

Las Palmas Mariachi Restaurant, Commercial Center, 953 E. Sahara Ave.

732-0010

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

The extensive dinner menu begins with rolled beef taquitos, Mexican salad (steak or grilled chicken, lettuce, roasted tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, Mexican cheese and avocados), seafood platter for two with shrimp, octopus, abalone, crab and oysters, menudo (tripe spicy soup) and pozole, pork and hominy soup.

Peppermill, 2985 Las Vegas Blvd. South 735-4177 Hours: Daily, 24 hours Breakfasts served 24 hours include egg entrees accompanied by turkey sausage, 16-ounce bone-in ham steak, Canadian bacon, corned beef hash, chorizo or Southern fried steak, as well as buttermilk pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and Belgian waffles. Entrees include New York steak with fettuccine, honey balsamic chicken, Southwestern beef kabobs, shrimp scampi Acapulco, porterhouse with sautéed mushrooms, Icelandic fish and chips, and chicken parmesan.

Second Street Grill, Fremont Hotel, 200 Fremont St. 385-3232 Hours: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, 6 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. Featured entrees are grilled Mongolian rack of lamb, roasted duck with blackberry glaze, blackened ahi, parmesan-crusted salmon, wok-fried whole Thai snapper, Mongolian hot pot (assorted seafood in a red curry and lemon grass fish broth), veal T-bone, and an 18-ounce bone-in rib-eye.

Springs Cafe, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. 822-8713 Hours: Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; limited menu from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday Salads include organic green with English cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet carrots, and a rotisserie free-range chicken Cobb with chopped egg, smoked bacon, avocado and crumbled Maytag blue cheese. Pizzas include four-cheese (mozzarella, fontina, goat and parmesan) and classic pepperoni. Other entrees are Chinese chicken salad, 8-ounce prime grilled cheeseburger, chicken panini and wild-caught barbecue salmon BLT.

Triple George Grill, 201 3rd St. 384-2761 Hours: Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m. House specialties include the filet Oscar (crab cakes and asparagus atop filet mignon); beef short ribs prepared osso bucco style; porcini mushroom-crusted bone-in rib-eye; pistachio-crusted lamb chop; shrimp George (shrimp stuffed with crab meat, breaded and baked and served with lemon butter sauce); and shrimp and scallop pasta.

Uncle Angelo's Pizza Joint, Jerry's Nugget, 1821 Las Vegas Blvd. North 633-6153 Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, noon to 8 p.m. Every entree includes soup or salad and Italian bread and oil. Everything is made to order. Daily lunch and dinner specials.