Seriously chili in here

Dec 30, 2009 (2:02 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

Some like it hot. Fans of J & J Szechuan like it HOT!!!!

Jazzing up brunch

Dec 9, 2009 (10:53 a.m.)

By Max Jacobson

Carlos Guia's new brunch is stocked with goodies, like gumbo and French-toast bread pudding.

The well-hidden ‘snacks’ of Los Antojos

Nov 23, 2009 (11:30 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

Mexican standout Los Antojos is finally emerging from 10 years of relative obscurity.

The best chicken in Vegas

Nov 11, 2009 (4:53 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

Namaste's tandoori chicken is the best in Vegas, a revelation when eaten with garlic naan.

Choose-your-own burger adventure

Oct 28, 2009 (2:22 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

The idea is a fail-safe one: DIY burgers with plenty more to like.

A pizza primer

Oct 22, 2009 (midnight)

By Max Jacobson

Thick or thin, soft or crispy, sharp or mild, pizza is something we all love.

All Thai’d up at Sakun

Oct 6, 2009 (5:37 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

At this tiny Thai storefront, a bilingual menu reveals wonders like beef salad Lao-style, glass noodles with crab claw and Thai pork stew. Let's put it this way, Max Jacobson is a regular.

Proper pastrami

Sep 22, 2009 (5:31 p.m.)

By Max Jacobson

What survive in today’s idiom of Ashkenaz—or Eastern European Jewish—foods are pastrami, corned beef and matzo ball soup, although credible versions are hard to find, even in Vegas. See how Tommy Pastrami matches up.

No sticky wicket here

Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)

By Max Jacobson

Garfield’s might just be the only place in the city that would look equally at home in Barbados, but the menu is eclectic here, featuring French, Italian and American fare, with hints of North Africa and Asia along the way.

Italian shake-up

Aug 27, 2009 (midnight)

By Max Jacobson

So few Italian places bring anything new to the table, not so at Caffe Dolce.