Once

"Los Angeles-based chef Ricardo Zarate’s first Las Vegas restaurant celebrates his Peruvian upbringing. The godfather of Peruvian cuisine’s Once (pronounced ohn-se) the Spanish word for 11, is located at the Grand Canal Shoppes and focuses on dishes that blend flavors from Peru and Japan." - Susan Stapleton

"Once at the Grand Canal Shoppes has a New Year’s Eve menu for $75 per person with quinoa salad with assorted greens, quinoa mix, pecans, goat cheese, and Goma dressing; kobocha salad with roasted kobocha, shishito dressing, Parmesan, and toasted pumpkin seeds; romaine salad with Cesarin dressing, Parmesan, and nori croutons; tallarín saltado with chicken, tomato, onion, and Parmesan; Pollo a la Braza; lomo saltado with beef tenderloin, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, fries, and rice; ajiaco con pescado with choclo, aji Amarillo, fried sea bass, and salsa criolla; panettone; alfajores; and lucuma panacotta." - Susan Stapleton, Krista Diamond

"Chef Ricardo Zarate’s restaurant Once is the most underrated restaurant on The Strip, especially when one considers what’s actually on the plate. Zarate hasn’t found a local audience yet, but one genuinely hopes both visitors and locals will uncover the great cooking that’s happening at this difficult-to-find spot. Taking his signature brand of classic Peruvian flavors with a twist, Zarate puts together a fantastic menu that goes against the heavy steak, Italian, and French cooking happening at most resorts. Here’s what to order: the ceviche mixto, scallop and shrimp dumplings, oxtail bibimbap, arroz chaufa, anticucho de corazon, and pork ribs." - Cathy Chaplin