3 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Las Vegas — February 14 | Eater Vegas
"Chef Roy Choi transformed his fast-casual Los Angeles Koreatown fare into a Las Vegas restaurant with speakeasy appeal: a flashy bodega just off the casino floor at Park MGM gives way to a corridor of strip curtains at the rear, and beyond is a restaurant of hanging houseplants, California-cool murals, thumping music, and food that demands to be shared. Choi takes Korean fusion staples — like the short rib tacos from his Kogi food truck — and plusses them up for Vegas, combining grilled tender short rib with salsa roja and slaw made with cilantro, onion, lime, chile, and soy. Kimchi carbonara is rich and creamy with bacon, garlic, and zesty cilantro. Slippery shrimp is a must-order — pillowy bites of shrimp in a crunchy batter with a healthy amount of spicy mayo. Uni dynamite is a standout — salty and buttery uni in a yuzu sriracha sauce with briny pops of ikura. Slushie cocktails in red Solo cups and heaping sundaes in bathtub-shaped dishes make it just right for a platonic night out." - Janna Karel
