Twin Creeks at Silverton Hotel and Casino

S:  Thursday nights are reserved for the Pub Crawl at the Silverton! It starts at 7pm to 11pm at the top of each hour you start at the Mermaid Bar and ends at...I am not sure...

W:  $1 you call it. Whatever you want. $1. No strings attached. No Lies. $1.

S:  That means, any beer, any top shelf spirit for just $1. Or you can concoct a really flaming drink like Grey Goose and soda with a splash of Chambord liqueur.

W:  My favorite drink is a Grey Goose and soda with a splash of Chambord liqueur ... wait ... The Silverton Casino is one of those hidden gems that you find out and is reluctant to let people know for fear of your secret getting out. But I don’t care. I LOVE this place for the mere fact that you can get shit-faced for $20 including tip. After getting totally smashed we decided to head over to their Steak House that was offering tapas from 8 pm – close for 75% off. Really? Are you shitting me? Figured that I HAD to give this place a try. There’s nothing I can lose. I’m already shit faced so if the food tasted like shit then at least the alcohol would soften the blow. 

S:   Please note that after 8pm is only in the Twin Creek lounge area, which makes sense, don't want to sit next to a bunch of sloppy drunks. I know because I was one of them, at one time. And coming from the service industry - please tip off the bill that has not been discounted yet. So for a $72 bill and  you owe only $24, don't just put down $30!!!  Put another $5/$10, even if someone else is taking care of the bill! And yes, you do get charged for bread! It's $2.50 and you just saved 75%, it will be fine.We ordered Calamari, Meatballs, Bacon wrapped Shrimp, and Stuff Mushrooms. They are all pretty tasty and great bang for its buck.  The bread basket is filled with warm and pillow-like varieties from pretzel to raisin.

W: The lamb chops were EXCELLENT. They were tender and had a slight char from the grill. Seasoned simply with salt and pepper.  But I was pleasantly surprised at the selection and quality of food that was presented to me and my drunken comrades. We ordered 1 of every item on the menu and went for seconds and thirds of the items that we enjoyed. The bread basket was AWESOME. It was filled with fluffy goodness. From my alcohol induced memory I believe it was a selection of pretzal bread sticks and raisin rolls. Warm. Crusty. Delicious.

For a party of 5 our total bill was $30 with tip. Really. No Shitting. No Lies. Just Good Shit.

 

How bad did you get trashed at the Pub Crawl or Twin Creeks? 

Silverton Casino Lodge
3333 Blue Diamond Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89139

Arturo's Taco Truck

W:   I love getting head. Waiting in line and the anticipation of getting head is unbearable. Sounds wrong and raunchy but I love stepping up and asking for head. Late night is when I like to get head. One of my guiltiest pleasures. Stopped twice and got head both times late at night. Driving around in the dark of the night looking for the street corner where head awaits. And of course it’s a family outing. We all love head. Ah Ha! On the corner of Bellevue Dr and Fair Oaks Ave. The mighty taco truck awaits!

S:  Honestly, before the crazy food truck phase, I've always have a fondness for roach coaches.  Before the decked out in-your-faces colorful hot wells, I am more drawn towards a modded pickup truck with insulated silver diamond-pattern doors with attached griddle or fryer. Generally, you can find these trucks frequenting construction sites. The first roach coach that I tried was actually in Mexico, so to see Arturo's keeping the ghetto fabulous, I was very excited!

W:   As a lover of almost all things Latin, this taco truck exudes authenticity. Well, probably not but if real Mexican food does not taste like this then I will be majorly disappointed. This place is a mobile taco truck that is parked in an empty parking lot next to a rundown building between 6 pm to 3 am. The people watching is one of the best parts of the experience. It’s awesome when you see dumb ass drunk bitches walking around in 8 inch high heels trying to avoid the cracks of the pavement and swaying back and forth waiting in line. On this particular night there were an entourage of velvet orange and blue pumps that paraded up and down the lines. Believe me Latin women are beautiful, curvy and sexy. But these were not. They were busted.

S:  Don't forget about that one chick that slipped.  It was so hard not to stare but she was a good sport about it, rolling on the pavement in her mini skirt.  I have to say especially, just in case you cannot tell by now, the head meat aka cabeza brought me back to Mexico City.  There were a variety of meats from carnitas, tripas, cabeza and you can eat it multiple ways, from burritos, tacos, mulitas to quesadillas. The meats were chunky, perfect for each yumful bite. They were seasoned just right, tender, and with just the right amount of natural juices present. Arturo's has this amazing guacamole salsa that is creamy and tangy that goes beautifully with my cabeza tacos. Cheap great eats!

W:   Our party of 7 ordered roughly 21 tacos and 1 quesadilla. Mostly all cabeza. The meat was luscious and moist stacked on top of crisp tortillas. The brightness of the lime and cilantro and the sharpness of the finely diced onion covered in either the salsa verde or salsa rojo made the night. The head was braised until it melted in your mouth like meat butter.  Really… meat butter. No other way to describe it. There were no remnants of any musky gamey taste. Just nice juicy head. Best of all you get to see ugly sloppy girls fall of truck beds and step into the cracks of the parking lot and get their heels stuck and try struggle to escape in their drunken stupor. Awesome. Dinner and a show.

Has anyone else seen stupid antics at Arturo's? If so, what happened and most importantly what did y'all eat? (thought we'd bring a southern twang since Mexico is south of the US). 

Arturo's Taco Truck

Bellevue Dr and Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105

Nha Trang

We are from Vegas and we go to LA to visit family quite often. And when we are there it often involves "W" gorging himself in an all-you-can-eat Asian experience of food. Let me just say there is no exaggeration when I say we go and squeeze in 6 meals a day. One general rule when hanging out with us: "W" MUST EAT RIGHT WHEN HE WAKES UP. To involve other activities would mean suicide for you and your guests when this raging bitch attacks.


Early morning and "W" hears the door creak open. Abruptly woken up to go eat breakfast at a place that has been gloated as the best place in the city for a big bowl of Vietnamese Noodle. Nha Trang is the name and Noodle is their game ... before 10am. They are infamous for Bun Rieu and Bun Bo Hue.


S:  I am a huge fan of Bun Rieu. Something about slippery thin rice noodles swimming happily in a bright red-orange broth with shrimp/crab paste makes me weak in the knees. Our uncle (who is probably the unofficial mayor of all the Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants in LA) is buddies with the owner. This tiny hole in the wall cannot even put a quarter of my husband's family in there and they are tiny little Asians, well majority of them.


W: When we got seated we ordered the Bun Bo Hue while "S" ordered Bun Rieu. The steamy broth arrived with delicate pieces of sliced beef and slippery noodles. The broth was perfection. One of the best I had ever tasted. I added the herbs and the bean sprouts. The heat of the broth slightly steamed the bean sprouts but  still kept its textual integrity to add an extra crisp, clean, crunch. All the spices and flavors enveloped my face as I peered into the bowl while slurping the broth. It’s practically indescribable. Not of pork nor of beef. A nice mix of porky and cowy flavors.


S:  Of course, I got the Bun Rieu, the flavors are infused with the savory crab tomalley, salty shrimp paste, tangy tomatoes and shallots all nicely simmered in pork knuckles and whole blue crabs.  It is by far one of the best broth I have endured. 


W: Luckily on that day they had the Siu Mai with bread. Weird right? I didn’t know that the Vietnamese was into folding dim sum like their Chinese counterparts. At first I thought I heard wrong and my uncle was speaking Vietnamese but as I was reminded … "Siu Mai" no matter how you say it in any language means the same thing. 


S: The Banh Mi Xie Ma is a fusion of Vietnamese/Italian infused marinara sauce over Chinese marinated pork meatballs. You eat it the lucious meat and sauce with fresh baked crunchy French baguette.  Dericious! (yes, I know how to spell delicious...it's my thing, ok?)  The pork was very silky and it was very appetizing.

W:  The siu mai was not what I expected at all. It was a delicate meat ball covered in a light and tangy tomato sauce with shards of cilantro sprinkled throughout. My uncle informed me that this is what siu mai was in Viet Nam and how he used to enjoy it and how it’s really hard to find in the states. I was informed to dip the crunchy French bread and slather some of the meat onto the bread. Reminiscent of an Italian meat ball sub but the lighter skinner sister version. If an Italian Meat Ball Sub had a sister it would be this skinny bitch. The younger, hotter, skinner and prettier one. 

S:  Great imagery, is there any part of the stereo typical gay you do not fit?  Overall, I will definitely come back.  This place will be to you as a temple, offering broth that enlightens the palate and leave you wanting more.   You actually think I am exaggerating...but you will see how irresistible this broth is when you show up pass 11:30am and watch the line forms and when some items are already SOLD OUT!  If you're a believer in the sanctity of broth, you must visit Nha Trang...before 10am.  

W:   The place was very cute. Small. Crowded. But cute. The food came out in a matter of minutes. My uncle’s friend was there, he wasn’t the owner nor was he employed there but was somehow became our personal waiter. He brought out our food and cleared and cleaned the table. He would talk to my gregarious uncle while he was seating customers. Who knows what type of relationship the gentleman and the owner has but who cares. The food was excellent, the service was awesome and the grey haired man provided amusement. 

Has anyone else tried the other items here? If so what were they and how did they compare to the Bun Rieu or Bun Bo Hue? We would love input so that next time we can try the other items ... but the predecessors are sooo addicting ... salivating as i'm writing this ....

NHA TRANG

311 E Valley Blvd
Ste 103
San Gabriel, CA 91776

(626) 572-7638