My friend spent months talking up Esther’s Kitchen in Vegas so of course I had to stalk the restaurant reservation system to get in since they are so popular. We came in for brunch on a Saturday. They are located in downtown, but how do I explain this? Away from the main downtown hotel area – so it felt quite new and safe to walk around. There’s only street parking but we were able to find one, just had to walk a little bit. This restaurant is super popular so I highly suggest a reservation. Let’s check out the food!
House-made Ginger Ale
Non-alcoholic (of course), the waiter hyped it up so much that three of us ordered it. Sorry I didn’t get the price but this drink was very zesty and refreshing, you can taste the fresh ginger in it. Would recommend!
House-made Sourdough Bread (Three Choices) | $19.00
You can order their house-made sourdough bread with your choice of butters, gosh I forget exactly the ones we went for. Though one of them was fegatini (chicken liver and foie gras + saba + strawberry), that was so good if you like foie gras. Was it good? Sure. Would I order again? I think I can go with or without bread – not a must have.
Cauliflower Alla Romana | $15.00
anchovy + chili + garlic + fried capers + parsley
This was the dish my friend talked up the most. I wasn’t sure cauliflower would knock my socks off, but it did. Not only are they seasoned perfectly, they found a way to fry it up super crispy. The cauliflower inside was not al dente at all, perfectly cooked inside. I gotta know how to they cooked it so well and developed such a crispy skin! I would absolutely order this again.
New School Chicken Parm Sando | $21.00
vodka sauce + pistachio pesto + basil ricota + arugula
It’s hard to give a good review on this sandwich because we had to split it five ways lol. From what I remember – it was good! And I like that they fry up fresh taro chips! Made me feel like I was home.
Mayer Lemon Pancakes | $19.00
huckleberry jam + meyer lemon curd + lemon whipped cream
Rigatoni | $25.00
carbonara + guanciale + egg yolk + snap peas
This was one of the dishes I was most excited to try. Luckily they make it with snap peas and not regular peas or my friend would object. This dish looks good but boy was it bland – it was a bit disappointing. The pasta was also a bit gummy. I would not order this again.
The Brunch Pizza | $21.00
bacon + caramelized onions + thyme + fontina + quail eggs
I’m not usually into brunch type dishes and throwing it on a pizza? I wasn’t expecting much but boy was I wrong! It was actually quite good! Gotta bring Chan here on our next trip, he’ll love this dish!
Cherry Cinnamon French Toast | $21.00
cherries + cream cheese | cinnamon
Yes, we already had the pancakes above but this was our ending dessert lol I’m not big on pancakes and french toast so I won’t offer too much comments. I will say that the table did enjoy it! All in all, this was a wonderful meal and our waiter was so good. Definitely would return!
Spam Musubi Rating:
lots of good looking dishes
Haven’t been to Vegas in years and years. I like the food in Chinatown.
man, all your vegas eats make me want to go to Las Vegas. Haven’t been in maybe over 10 years? Japan taking all my travel budget.