Sushi Moto *. [ Update ]

Came here to try more of their sashimi for dinner.

We ordered:

SASHIMI - 40 PIECES

Came with quite a bit of variety but nothing really stood out. 

WONTON SOUP

Too salty :( 

Service was good but the food wasn't that special (I think I'll stick with just the uni / the toro sushi next time hehe).

Sushi Moto

$$  Sushi Bars, Wine Bars

4901 Yonge Street
North York, ON M2N 5N4

Oasis Bar and Lounge *.

Yet another GNO session with wine, cocktails and more drinks! 

We decided to have a patio session for this time's GNO because the weather is sooo nice out :) 

But! The food and service was really bad here at Oasis..

We ordered the chicken nachos, pulled pork tacos and chicken wings.
The chicken and pulled pork were cold, it tasted like they just defrosted it and put it in our tacos - it was really bad. 
Also, it took us forever to flag down our server. Overall, bad. 
Not coming back here. 
But on the positive note, they have a decent patio haha

Condo party with my fav rosé and other drinks :]

Oasis Bar and Lounge

Lounges

99 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, ON M5V 9G9

Boralia *.

Delicious! Surprise dinner at Boralia after a loooong walk at high park with le boyfriend - included zoos, lakes, trees everythanggg.. Was pretty tired when we got here.. but the food thoughh ..! ❤ w ❤ 
Happy monthly anniversary shenanigans bb!  ❤ (this is such a late post haha #throwback) Great choice for this new Canadian food - it's supposed to be based off of foods back in the day. Cute concept!

We were pretty much famished by the time we got to Boralia. Here's the bar area. It's a small place. I don't think they take reservations so we came here for an early dinner.

I started off with their signature drinks - cocktails for cheers and clinks! :)
I ordered the Grapefruit Shrub Spritz - so sweet and delicious! It tasted like soda with a hint of alcohol taste. 
My boyfriend ordered the Neustadt Springs 456 Marzen Lager.

SPICED SCALLOP CRUDO (3.5/5)
(Wild Ginger, Pickled Ramps, Fermented Chili Cucumber Water)

The scallops were very fresh and yummy - a great start to our meal. I would've liked it a lot more if the chili taste was stronger.

VENISON LIVER & FOIE GRAS PARFAIT (5/5)
(Blackcurrant Red Wine Gastrique, Bread Crisps)

Yes, I'm giving this dish 5/5 stars! Maybe I'm biased because foie gras are my fave.. but this was perfect. The foie gras parfaits were so addicting!! Highly recommending this!

PIGEON PIE (4/5)
(Roast Squab Breast, Asparagus)

The squab meat was SO good. They marinated it so there was so much flavour to it. The first couple of bites of the pigeon pie was the best comfort food of the meal - but then I got super full from the pie and my boyfriend had to finish the rest of it up (which I'm sure he wouldn't mind..) haha!

PAN-ROASTED ELK (4/5)
(Wild Rice-Crusted Egg, Cranberry Gastrique, Burnt Onion, Radish)

The elk meat :DD very very tender - I'd order this again and again. Even the radish was so delicious!!

Boralia

$$$  Canadian (New)

59 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y9

Jean Philippe Patisserie - ARIA - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

Such an adorable looking place at ARIA :)

Came here for breakfast so I didn't have a chance to try out the pretty desserts - they're nicely displayed near the cashier. 

The line up was quite long for mornings.

I ordered the turkey croissant and mocha which were so delish!! Loved everything they put it in the turkey croissant. The drinks were also not too sweet and very smooth.

Great choice for a quick coffee break too!

Jean Philippe Patisserie

$$  Desserts, Chocolatiers & Shops, Restaurants, Bakeries

3730 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

Bacchanal Buffet (Caesars Palace) - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

Best buffet during my trip here! :D So much variety and the quality of food surpasses all the other ones I've visited. 

The lines are pretty crazy.. We checked out the line when we were passing by and the wait was at least 2 hrs.

Luckily lines weren't that long during the afternoon and thanks to our jetlag, it worked out well with our human clocks' "dinner" time. Haha.

Service was excellent - our waitress was so fast! 

Items that stood out to me were the raw oysters (including the spicy oyster shoots - so delicious.), ramen station, the marinated chicken wings (in the Chinese food section), sweet potato balls and the dessert section (they organized that section so well - very colourful and pretty :D).

Bacchanal Buffet

$$$  Buffets

3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

Gordon Ramsay BurGR - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

Mmm this was so good! The food gets 4 stars and +1 star for service :)

Expect a line up before the doors open! We were browsing around Planet Hollywood's casino area a little before the lines started picking up - didn't realize there would be such a long line up, so heads up!

The variety of burgers were great - the waiter was very knowledgable with the menu; he recommended items for our group and also named some of the popular items on the menu. 

I like how all the burgers that we ordered were not oily at all.

DRINKS:

APPLE CIDER BEER 

SNACKS:

BEER BATTERED MAUI ONION RINGS (4/5)

Usually onion rings have a very thin onion inside the batter, but they put two thick onion rings inside the batter - which I liked a lot. We were super full off of this already!

BURGERS:

FARM BURGER (4/5)

(duck breast bacon + english sharp cheddar + fried egg)

My favourite out of all the burgers we shared - soo juicy!

HELL'S KITCHEN BURGER (3.5/5)

(asadero cheese, roasted jalapeño peppers, avocado, oven roasted tomatoasadero cheese, roasted jalapeño peppers, avocado, oven roasted tomato)

Love the avocado combination. The jalapeno peppers aren't that spicy - which is good.

FISH & CRISP SANDWICH (4/5)

(ale battered cod, salt & vinegar crisps, fresh dill tartar sauce)

The portion is pretty big for this one - love the fish and tartar sauce combo. Very delicious; I think this can be for two people to share to be honest.. It was huge!

Gordon Ramsay BurGR

$$  Burgers

3667 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

The Buffet at BELLAGIO - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

I liked Bellagio's buffet! This is the second buffet I went to during my trip and the food variety was great :) 

Items that stood out to me were the king crab legs, marinated cod fish and prime rib. 

Service was excellent. Our server was always available and she checked in with us in good intervals. 

If you're going for Cirque du Soleil's "O" show the same night, make sure you head here early because the lines were already building up at around 4pm. (The show was super awesome by the way!!)

The Buffet at Bellagio

$$$  Buffets, American (New)

3600 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

The Buffet at ARIA - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

Aria's buffet was good.. but when compared with the other buffets that I've visited during my stay - my "good" stamp became an "OK" stamp haha.  

Service needs improvement - drinks and check-in intervals took a very long time. I'll give this place 3-3.5/5 stars. 

SCALLOP AND ANGUS BEEF (medium rare)
The highlight of the buffet was the scallop and angus beef dish (the sides, which includes the wasabi flavoured mashed potato was yummy too!). 

Here are my less fancy display of king crab legs, nachos + guac and sushi. 

Several chefs were designated at separate stations of the buffet, you can request for them to cook you their specialty. 

Here's a section of the dessert bar! :)

With the hotel facilities and rooms being so new and nice, I was expecting better food variety at the buffet. 
Since I stayed here while I was in Vegas, it would've been nice if the buffet had better variety so we can escape the blazing heat outside! 

The Buffet at ARIA

$$$  Buffets

3743 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

Bubba Gump - Las Vegas, Nevada *.

♕ LV TRIP FOODIE POSTS INCOMING :) ♕ 
Reviewing Canadian and American food places (but not for Europe.. yet.. no yelp page!)

The theme of Bubba Gump is from the Forrest Gump movie - our server told us to flip the sign to get other waiters/waitresses' attention, cute concept.

Speaking of our server, BIG shout out to you, Shan! He gave us great recommendations for places to go, things to do in LV - so helpful, thank you! :)

MANGO SHAKER
[No-alchy]
So yummy! Since it was like a sauna outside, this drink was thrist-quenching. Tasted like a mango soda.

FORREST'S SEAFOOD FEAST(Hand Breaded Southern Fried Shrimp, Seafood Hush Pups, Fish & Chips)Loved the shrimp.. was very delicious - especially if you add the tartar sauce with it! (sauce boss here..)

SHRIMP + FISH + SKEWER 
[I can't remember the name they had on the menu -_-]
The title says it all. The shrimps were once again marinated deliciously! Comparing the two mains that we've ordered, I'd prefer the fried foods :P

It was nice here with the full-blown AC before we headed out for our "sauna" weather.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

$$  Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Comfort Food

3717 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States