Urban Grill 9510 S. Eastern Grill Henderson, NV

Little sign, bid sign feud

  
 

The yummiest burger ever!










Urban Grill officially opened on May 14, 2011.  I knew this because I saw a small yellow sign on my way to work.  The next day, there was another larger sign hung up by the little yellow sign so I got the hint the place was open.  I wonder if the person that order the little sign got fired!  Urban Grill was the White Chocolate Grill, which was then the Black Pepper Grill.  I guess only time will tell if the unlucky part was the color, or the Grill.  I had to look at the menu before we went of course to ensure it was Edgy approved.  The menu was short and a little pricey so I was hesitant, but we checked it out.  The interior of the restaurant is very chic; dark woods and carved out booths.  There is a private dining area with an outdoor patio.  I guess you can't sit outside if you don't rent the private dining room.  The bar is inviting with high ceilings (but doesn't offer an extensive drink menu).   They also had a few specials, a meat special (veal shank), a fish special (shrimp diavlo), and a soup of the day (minestrone).  Ed decided on the buttermilk fried chicken with andouille sauce and mashed potatoes, my mom had the halibut, and my dad got the minestrone.  I had absolutely no idea what to order and on the waiter's suggestion I ordered the burger.  I have to admit, typically the burger would be the last thing ever that I would decide to order, but I thought; what the hell?  The wait for our food was slow, but we didn't much mind because the waiter was super nice about it, and we knew the restaurant was brand new.  We could also see everything that was going on in the open kitchen.  The food was worth the wait.  The burger was slathered in cheese, bacon, avocado, mushrooms, truffle oil and crispy onions, and the fries were no laughing matter either!  Ed's fried chicken was good, but the mashed potatoes were watery and tasted like they were out of a box.  I am not a very good chef, but how do you make an amazing burger, and mess up the  mashed potatoes?  There was a special surprise though; andouislle sausage in the mashed potatoes, which were spicy and tasty.  My 

Tasty chicken and pasty potatoes

mom loved the halibut (since my overdose on halibut, I am no longer tasting halibut for confirmation of its goodness) and since my dad has been sick, hence the soup only, I did not dare to try his.  The total bill with 3entrees, soup and 2 beers was $82.00
Ambiance-9

Food quality: 8

Price: 3
Price for quality of food: 7
Overall: 8

I am not sure if we need to go back, but worth a try!



Nacho Daddy 9925 South Eastern Avenue



Exterior



It was the first night day of the "Spring" here in Las Vegas (we get about one day a year) and we wanted somewhere with an outdoor

 patio.  I remember seeing one at Nacho Daddy, the old El Jefe's.  When we got there (about noon) we thought the place was closed.  There wasn't one car in the parking lot; it was truly bizarre.  We walked inside and there was one other table in the restaurant so we were obviously seated right away.  It was a few weeks ago so my memory is a bit shot, however I tried to order 2 different Mexican beers and I was shot down both times.  I ended up with a Modelo.  The waitress was pretty emphatic in telling us that all nachos are individual sized.  I thought this to be a little strange since nachos typically come as a giant platter feeding up to 7 people.  I was also very curious to see the menu; my assumption was Mexican food.  My assumption was wrong.  Beside many different nacho combos, the menu is mostly burgers, sandwiches and salads.  On the waitresses recommendation, we got 2 different nachos; the El Traditional and the Sloppy Daddy Nacho ($8.95 and $9.95 respectively).  First word of advice, yes you CAN share unless you really really like nachos, and second, get one of the combos.  When you make your own ($6.95 to start with chips and cheese only), you pay for meat ($3) and EVERY topping ($1) ex.  Chicken nachos with tomatoes, olives and lettuce would cost $12.95.  This sounds like a major rip-off to me, especially if you aren't supposed to share.  Back to the story though; we got the Sloppy Daddy Nacho (brisket, cheese, grilled onions and peppers) sans the onions and peppers, for Edgy and Saree, and it really took away from the plate.  A big pile of Velveeta with strands of brisket (tasted more like pulled pork with no flavor) was put on the table and we barely touched it.  It was definitely not juicy, tasty, brisket that mom makes.  The El Traditional, which was chili, cheese, sour cream, pico and onions is not very Edgy approved as is, but also came with tomatoes and olives (not listed).  As this was the only item of our two that tasted good, we ended up both eating off of it, and Ed attempted to dodge all the healthy stuff.  We still had tons left over, even with us both eating off of one nacho plate.
 Ambiance: 6 -they haven't done much to change the place since it was El Jefe's, but it does look nice inside, and they have a great looking bar.

Food quality: 5-eh
Price: 5-as mentioned above
Price for quality of food: 5
Overall: 5

Skip it picky eaters!

Spicy Tuna 10345 South Eastern Avenue

Exterior, Spicy Tuna



The signs says Sapporo, so how bad could it be?


Ed has made it painfully obvious that my track record this far is not so good.  Of all of the new restaurants we've tried, with a few exceptions, they have fallen short of the high bar that has been set with places like I Love Sushi.  Hence, Ed's chagrin when I told him this week's new restaurant was another sushi place, Spicy Tuna.  I could actually hear his eyes rolling over the phone.  I've noticed Spicy Tuna many times because it sits right next to Trader Joe's where I pick up my week's supply of $2.00 wine.  From the exterior this place looks tiny, but the menu online is so extensive I figured it needed a try.  We walk in, and this place is BIG!  It 

Sushi Bar

is larger than I Love Sushi with a very high ceiling giving it a warehouse appearance.   
 Again we were the only peeps in the restaurant (what's the deal?), but by time we left, there was a steady crowd.  The menu is very similar to I Love Sushi (even the same names as I Love Sushi rolls all in parenthesis and another name on the roll), and again, they have about 95 different rolls to choose from.  Edamame and cucumber with a delicious Japanese salad dressing come complimentary.  We ordered a few Kirin Lights, and the house sake, very tasty.  I ordered the Dr. Jason roll, $13.99 (I ate your ex-girlfriend in parenthesis) and Ed had the Fantasy chicken.   

Spicy Chicken, Dr. Jason roll, and a few pieces of tempura

I also ordered a side of veggie tempura for $6.95.  Ed's dinner came with miso soup, salad and rice.  I ate Ed's salad of course.  The veggie tempura was a great mix, yam, squash, broccoli, asparagus, and onions.  My roll was delicious, even though I ate just 4 pieces.  It was a little spicy for my little stomach, but good.  Ed's chicken was great too, but be forewarned, it comes with onions, zucchini and mushrooms that Ed eats around.  Even though I was stuffed, I of course managed to squeeze in strawberry mochi ice cream (the outside is glutinous rice pounded into paste and the inside is vanilla ice cream.  Sounds strange, but even Ed likes it).  The whole bill came out to $66, which included 2 kirin lights and sake plus dessert and way too much food.

Warehouse type interior, but it's a yummy warehouse!


Ambiance: 7

Food quality: 8
Price: 6
Price for quality of food: 9


Overall: 8.5