Viva Las Vegas!

A month ago, my husband and I went to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding.  It was a great trip overall, but the only part that's germane to this post is the food.  Man, did we pig out!

First on the agenda were vegan doughnuts from Ronald's Doughnuts (4600 Spring Mountain Road)  Oh, yum.  I had already greedily dug out my soy-cream-filled eclair, but here you can see an apple chimi sort of thing, another soy-cream goody, the world's best apple fritter (vegan or not!) just barely peeking out, and a chocolate cinnamon twist.  If you're wondering, I ate doughnuts all day and into that night that first day.

Next, we went to Go Raw Cafe (2910 Lake East Drive).  I had a Mexican sample platter that was very good (standout: yam "rice"), but I didn't get a photo because I was too busy eating!  I did take a photo of this dessert, though - a raw chocolate cheesecake made by Live Makery (http://www.rawmakery.com/).  It was very tasty and decadent.

Now that's a sign I like to see!  By far, our favourite place was Veggie Delight (3504 Wynn Road).  In fact, we liked it so much, we went two meals in a row!

I had a Thai iced tea with tapioca (my first in a long time!) and my husband had a honeydew tapioca "tea."  He went so nuts for it, he got another to go...and two on our next visit!

This was "chicken loaf."  It was actually amazing.

This was my Vietnamese "steak" noodle dish.  Divine.

I think it looks even more delish all stirred up.

I also got Vietnamese "pork skin rolls."  I guess that means pork rind, because the filling was crispy.  In the background you can see my husband's broccoli "shrimp" -- hands down the best mock shrimp I have ever had.

Crispy "skin" with lettuce, peanuts, and rice noodles.

The next day, even my husband took some photos of his favourite honeydew drink to post on facebook.  My drink was avocado and it was AMAZING.  Not too sweet but oh-so-creamy!

This is squid salad - probably my least favourite dish that I tried there, but still tasty and interesting.  The "steak" spring rolls in the background were really, really good, though.

Dipping sauce for the win!

I LOVE Vietnamese style sandwiches (Bánh mì).  Cilantro, spicy pickles and carrots, kimchi, mayo...and the awesome shop in my hometown closed, so I was so happy to get some in Vegas.  My "egg and pork" is on the right and hubby's "steak" on the left.

Last few bites.  So amazing!

Okay, so enough foodporn.  I just had to post a few of these because I've been carrying them around on my camera for about a month.  Hope ya'll have some ideas, now, for the next time you're in Vegas.  I know, there are other things, too...shopping, the strip, the casinos, Fremont Street, rides, Red Rock Canyon...but let's be serious, you know the best part about travelling is stuffing your face, right?