[Show as slideshow] When Champion Gourmet closed last April (at about the same time as Paymon’s folded its tent downtown ), there was much gnashing of teeth and rending of garments over the latter, but nary a peep about losing the former. Guess which one represented the loss of a true …

[Show as slideshow] Habib’s , the venerable Persian place — formerly  located  inside of the (formerly nice, now downtrodden) shopping center at the northeast corner of Decatur and Sahara — has moved catty corner across the boulevard to the old Red Robin building on the southwest corner. Habib has done a complete renovation of the space…

Monta – The Raku of Noodle Soups Less is more when it comes to restaurant menus. A restaurant specializing in a certain cuisine (or even a single dish or two) is always better than a place trying to be all things to all people. For years I’ve chanted this mantra, and advised, cajoled and screamed at chefs to cut…

[Show as slideshow] Ma Peche (“Mother Peach”) was reviewed today in the New York Times . It is the lastest in uber-hip-media-darling- David Chang ’s …

[Show as slideshow] If you’ve never been to the Artisan Hotel, it is a hoot and a half.  Designed…and we mean designed as a soft-porn, Gothic, baroque, roccoco hideaway, it single-handedly defines the term “overdecorated,” but somehow remains disarmingly charming regardless. Throughout its checkered career, it has had a restaurant…

[Show as slideshow] We’ve only had six things to eat at The Beat : the cold brisket sandwich, a croque monsieur, two muffin tops, a croissant and a pain au chocolate . We’ve also had …

Congrats to Sage for getting top billing in today’s Media Gallery at The Daily Beast , featuring the hottest new restaurants in America. To square this circle, we at ELV suggest you click on the link above, then click on the link at The Daily Beast back to Eating Las Vegas . That way, you …

Spinach salad ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12 Ordinarily we’d say Las Vegas needs another Eye-talian restaurant like ELV needs another ex-wife. But Downtown is desperate, and starving, for…

Shin Yakitori ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 15 To be a critic, you have to be in love with your subject. You have to love it so much, every time you experience something new within that subject (be it food, art, music, architecture, whatever), you have to sincerely hope it will be a wonderful experience — …

It’s not easy living with the worst metropolitan newspaper in America. But when they invade our territory, something needs to be said. Here are our comments on some of the Review-Journal’s “Best Of…&#…

ELV note: We usually don’t print letters about restaurants we are not acquainted with, but we thought this complaint, followed by a solicitous response from the owner, merited your consideration: Howdy ELV! ( ELV loves it when his pardners use western slang. ) …

[Show as slideshow] “Don’t sugar coat it ELV, give it to us straight,” is probably what you’re thinking to yourself right now. Okay, we will…in as few words as possible, because this replacement for Cafe Ba Ba Reeba isn’t…