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Updating the Eater Heatmap — April 2013

by Susan Stapleton
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2008_10_hasmaps.jpgMore often than not, tipsters, readers, friends and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? Restaurant obsessives want to know what's new, what's hot, which favorite chef just launched a sophomore effort. And while the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Thus, we offer the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to always highlight where the foodie crowds are flocking to at the moment.

May 3: Added D.O.C.G. Enoteca, Layers Bakery Cafe, Mashisoyo, Naked City Pizza Shop, Trattoria Nakamura-Ya

June 7: Added Kabuto, KJ Dim Sum, Gordon Ramsay Steak, Mizumi

July 5: Added: Chocolate & Spice Bakery; Deleted: Old Homestead Steakhouse, Le Thai, East Ocean Dim Sum & Seafood Restaurant

Aug. 2: Added: Wine 5 Café, Kyara Japanese Tapas, Bachi Burger, Sugar Bee's Bakery; Deleted: Great Bao

Sept. 6: Added Allegro, Culinary Dropout, Tetsu; Deleted: Central Michel Richard, Mashisoyu

Oct. 4: Added: Eat, Bacchanal Buffet; Deleted: Crab Corner, Dom DeMarco's Pizzeria & Bar, Honey Pig, I-naba Japanese Soba Noodle Restaurant, KJ Dim Sum, Sugar Bee's Bakery, Wine 5 Café

Nov. 1: Added: Chada Thai & Wine; Deleted: Ko-Mex Fusion Express, Bachi Burger, Trattoria Nakamura-Ya, Layers Bakery, Bread & Butter

Dec. 6: Added: Honey Salt, Meatball Spot, Rattlecan; Deleted: Allegro, DOCG Enoteca, Kyara Japanese Tapas

Jan. 3: Added: Those Guys Pies, Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill, Andrea's; Deleted: Kabuto, Naked City Pizza, Mizumi

Feb. 7: Added: Fat Choy, Poppy Den

March 6: Added: Nobu Restaurant & Lounge, Nosh & Swig, Novecento Pizzeria 900, Yonaka Japanese Restaurant & Lounge; Deleted: Rattlecan (closed), Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill, Those Guys Pies

April 4: Added Vic's; Deleted Chada Thai & Wine

Have any suggestions? Any vital omissions? Leave 'em in the comments.

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Andrea's

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Andrea's combines nightlife and dining with pan-Asian fare from chef Joseph Elevado and music curated by Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia. Dubbed vibe dining, the menu reflects the hip dishes nightclubbers can dine on before hitting Surrender Nightclub.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

Abriya Raku

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Ask any chef in Vegas where to dine and the magical phrase Aburiya Raku slips off their lips. Mitsuo Endo simply makes some of the best Japanese food in town with nary a sushi on the menu.

5030 W. Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
702-367-3511
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Bacchanal Buffet

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Already USA Today has named the nine-kitchens at the new Bacchanal Buffet the best in Vegas. About 80 percent of the 500 items is cooked right in front of guests.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-731-7928
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Chocolate & Spice Bakery

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Pastry chef extraordinaire Megan Romano comes back with a fire. Her tarts, pies and cakes are available for pick up and can be custom ordered to suit any occasion. But don’t ignore the savories such as breakfast frittatas, soups, sandwiches and more.

7293 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-527-7772
702-527-7772

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Culinary Dropout

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Sam Fox’s long-awaited gastropub just opened mid-August at the Hard Rock Hotel with antipastas, a raw bar with mussels and King crab legs and shared plates such as smoked salmon rillettes, house potato chips with onion dip, soft pretzels and provolone fondue and grilled artichokes make the menu. Seven sandwiches such as the warm Italian grinder with Genoa salami, tavern ham and provolone, the M.A.C. Burger and the shaved Prime rib dip show up along with a crispy shrimp Caesars salad and seared tuna salad.

4455 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169
702-522-8100
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é Bar by José Andrés

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Reservations are nearly impossible to get at this private dining experience inside Jaleo, José Andrés’ tapas spot. But those who do swoon over the 18 or so courses that come out at this intimate dining experience for eight.

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-698-7950
702-698-7950

Eat

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Natalie Young’s new breakfast and lunch spot in Downtown Las Vegas has become the go-to spot. Already the restaurant that opened in early August is garnering rave reviews for its creative fare.

707 Carson St., Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-534-1515
702-534-1515

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Fat Choy

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Sheridan Su's Asian fusion fare finally has a permanent home inside the Eureka Casino. Look for some holdovers from the former Teddy's, but order the bao, short rib grilled cheese and Fat Choy burger to savor Su's imaginative cooking.

595 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 794-3464
(702) 794-3464

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Forte European Tapas Bar & Bistro

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Tapas take a twist with a little Bulgarian, Romanian and Ukrainian thrown into the mix by Nina Manchev. The vodkas, infused and Russian, are worth a visit.

4180 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-220-3876
702-220-3876

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Gordon Ramsay Steak

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The shouty chef’s first venture in Las Vegas has been selling out routinely with his take on the American steakhouse.

3655 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-946-4663
702-946-4663

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Honey Salt

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Vegas' first couple of food Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau bring this interpretation of dining at their family home to the Westside. Look for recipes from their many travels on this seasonally changing menu.

1031 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145
702-445-6100
702-445-6100

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Meatball Spot

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Carla Pellegrino's new restaurant gives diners a reason to head to Town Square. Fans like the variety of meatballs that range from beef and turkey to vegetarian, chicken and lamb.

6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-641-7768
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Nobu Restaurant & Lounge

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Nobu Matsuhisa opened his largest eponymous restaurant with his usual dishes along with three teppanaki tables, a first for the chef. Expect to pay an arm and a leg for his compositions though.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-785-6628
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Nosh & Swig

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3620 E. Flamingo Rd Suite 5, Las Vegas, NV 89121
702-456-6674
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Novecento Pizzeria 900

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Chef Marc Sgrizzi, who already has Parma, just opened a new Neapolitan pizza joint that uses wood-burning ovens, San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour and mozzarella from Campania, Italy, in his 900-degree ovens that cook a pizza in 90 seconds.

5605 Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89149
(702) 685-4900
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Poppy Den

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Angelo Sosa's Poppy Den gives west-siders another reason to visit Tivoli Village with its Asian tapas dishes. Try the Poppy Den Burger, a variation of the burger that won the best burger on Eater National.

440 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 802-7480
(702) 802-7480

Tetsu

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Chef Masa Takayama reinvented Shaboo into Tetsu, a teppanaki restaurant inside BarMasa. It features six grills with two at communal tables and another four at blackjack-style tables seating about 40 total. Within, a produce table offers up the day’s selection of meats, seafood and vegetables. Guests choose what they want to eat, which is weighed and then cooked in front of them.

3730 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89158
702-590-7111
702-590-7111

Vic's New American Cuisine

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Vic "Vegas" Moea's new restaurant in Henderson will probably be better known for it's view of the valley. The Food Network Star just opened Vic's with his own take on American fare in the former Trumpets space in the Sun City Anthem Center.

2450 Hampton Road, Henderson, NV 89052

Yonaka Modern Japanese Restaurant

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Now the west side has a new sushi restaurant that isn’t rough on the budget. Yonaka Modern Japanese features staples such as sushi, sashimi and makimano as well as fried dishes including baby tako, anago and kabocha, a Japanese pumpkin. Cool plates include the crudo of seabass, sake orenji with Atlantic salmon and Nippon Nicoise with bigeye tuna and fingerling potatoes.

4983 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, nv 89103
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Andrea's

3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

Andrea's combines nightlife and dining with pan-Asian fare from chef Joseph Elevado and music curated by Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia. Dubbed vibe dining, the menu reflects the hip dishes nightclubbers can dine on before hitting Surrender Nightclub.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

Abriya Raku

5030 W. Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89146

Ask any chef in Vegas where to dine and the magical phrase Aburiya Raku slips off their lips. Mitsuo Endo simply makes some of the best Japanese food in town with nary a sushi on the menu.

5030 W. Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
702-367-3511
702-367-3511

Bacchanal Buffet

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Already USA Today has named the nine-kitchens at the new Bacchanal Buffet the best in Vegas. About 80 percent of the 500 items is cooked right in front of guests.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-731-7928
702-731-7928

Chocolate & Spice Bakery

7293 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89117

Pastry chef extraordinaire Megan Romano comes back with a fire. Her tarts, pies and cakes are available for pick up and can be custom ordered to suit any occasion. But don’t ignore the savories such as breakfast frittatas, soups, sandwiches and more.

7293 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-527-7772
702-527-7772

Culinary Dropout

4455 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169

Sam Fox’s long-awaited gastropub just opened mid-August at the Hard Rock Hotel with antipastas, a raw bar with mussels and King crab legs and shared plates such as smoked salmon rillettes, house potato chips with onion dip, soft pretzels and provolone fondue and grilled artichokes make the menu. Seven sandwiches such as the warm Italian grinder with Genoa salami, tavern ham and provolone, the M.A.C. Burger and the shaved Prime rib dip show up along with a crispy shrimp Caesars salad and seared tuna salad.

4455 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169
702-522-8100
702-522-8100

é Bar by José Andrés

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Reservations are nearly impossible to get at this private dining experience inside Jaleo, José Andrés’ tapas spot. But those who do swoon over the 18 or so courses that come out at this intimate dining experience for eight.

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-698-7950
702-698-7950

Eat

707 Carson St., Las Vegas, NV 89101

Natalie Young’s new breakfast and lunch spot in Downtown Las Vegas has become the go-to spot. Already the restaurant that opened in early August is garnering rave reviews for its creative fare.

707 Carson St., Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-534-1515
702-534-1515

Fat Choy

595 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89104

Sheridan Su's Asian fusion fare finally has a permanent home inside the Eureka Casino. Look for some holdovers from the former Teddy's, but order the bao, short rib grilled cheese and Fat Choy burger to savor Su's imaginative cooking.

595 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 794-3464
(702) 794-3464

Forte European Tapas Bar & Bistro

4180 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103

Tapas take a twist with a little Bulgarian, Romanian and Ukrainian thrown into the mix by Nina Manchev. The vodkas, infused and Russian, are worth a visit.

4180 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-220-3876
702-220-3876

Gordon Ramsay Steak

3655 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

The shouty chef’s first venture in Las Vegas has been selling out routinely with his take on the American steakhouse.

3655 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-946-4663
702-946-4663

Honey Salt

1031 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145

Vegas' first couple of food Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau bring this interpretation of dining at their family home to the Westside. Look for recipes from their many travels on this seasonally changing menu.

1031 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145
702-445-6100
702-445-6100

Meatball Spot

6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89119

Carla Pellegrino's new restaurant gives diners a reason to head to Town Square. Fans like the variety of meatballs that range from beef and turkey to vegetarian, chicken and lamb.

6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-641-7768
702-641-7768

Nobu Restaurant & Lounge

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

Nobu Matsuhisa opened his largest eponymous restaurant with his usual dishes along with three teppanaki tables, a first for the chef. Expect to pay an arm and a leg for his compositions though.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-785-6628
702-785-6628

Nosh & Swig

3620 E. Flamingo Rd Suite 5, Las Vegas, NV 89121
[Photo: Chelsea McManus]
3620 E. Flamingo Rd Suite 5, Las Vegas, NV 89121
702-456-6674
702-456-6674

Novecento Pizzeria 900

5605 Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89149

Chef Marc Sgrizzi, who already has Parma, just opened a new Neapolitan pizza joint that uses wood-burning ovens, San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour and mozzarella from Campania, Italy, in his 900-degree ovens that cook a pizza in 90 seconds.

5605 Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89149
(702) 685-4900
(702) 685-4900

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Poppy Den

440 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145

Angelo Sosa's Poppy Den gives west-siders another reason to visit Tivoli Village with its Asian tapas dishes. Try the Poppy Den Burger, a variation of the burger that won the best burger on Eater National.

440 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 802-7480
(702) 802-7480

Tetsu

3730 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89158

Chef Masa Takayama reinvented Shaboo into Tetsu, a teppanaki restaurant inside BarMasa. It features six grills with two at communal tables and another four at blackjack-style tables seating about 40 total. Within, a produce table offers up the day’s selection of meats, seafood and vegetables. Guests choose what they want to eat, which is weighed and then cooked in front of them.

3730 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89158
702-590-7111
702-590-7111

Vic's New American Cuisine

2450 Hampton Road, Henderson, NV 89052

Vic "Vegas" Moea's new restaurant in Henderson will probably be better known for it's view of the valley. The Food Network Star just opened Vic's with his own take on American fare in the former Trumpets space in the Sun City Anthem Center.

2450 Hampton Road, Henderson, NV 89052

Yonaka Modern Japanese Restaurant

4983 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, nv 89103

Now the west side has a new sushi restaurant that isn’t rough on the budget. Yonaka Modern Japanese features staples such as sushi, sashimi and makimano as well as fried dishes including baby tako, anago and kabocha, a Japanese pumpkin. Cool plates include the crudo of seabass, sake orenji with Atlantic salmon and Nippon Nicoise with bigeye tuna and fingerling potatoes.

4983 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, nv 89103
(702) 685-8358
(702) 685-8358

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