If you’re thinking about that whole turn-over-a-new-leaf-for-the-new-year, and trying veganism is that leaf, then get happy! Crossroads Kitchen in Resorts World Las Vegas serves some of the most creative, innovative dishes you’ve seen anywhere, let alone in a vegan establishment.
The restaurant serves Sunday brunch and dinner daily. For the buffet-style brunch, indulge in chicken and waffles, sausage, bacon and scrambled eggs, along with French toast. (Yes, it is all vegan, so fill your plate—I really love the bacon.) A pasta station creates a fresh dish for each person.
When it comes to dinner, there are almost too many dishes to choose from, but there are a few signature dishes to consider. The Impossible cigars are super meaty, with spicy almond milk yogurt for dipping (spicy diablo sauce and a little lemon complete the dish), while a cheese and pate plate presents blue cheese, Boursin and even Camembert varieties to pair with mushroom pate. Two personal favorites are the fried calamari —tasty rings of chewy mushroom that emulate calamari very well—and stuffed squash blossoms, with almond ricotta inside and marinara for dipping.
The pasta course is so inventive, with such items as linguine scallops in white wine and garlic butter, lasagna Bolognese with Impossible meat, campfire potato gnocchi with a root vegetable velouté and burnt onion ash; and roasted celery root and chestnut tortellini. Dishes change seasonally, so get these if you can.
The protein section of the menu isn’t going to disappoint, either. The eggplant filet really looks like meat, and the hearty nature of the vegetable satisfies that urge for meat. The grilled lion’s mane steak comes with truffle potatoes and a mushroom bordelaise. Get pizza options like pepperoni, truffle mushroom bianca or fig, and sides like roasted honeynut squash and fennel and Umbrian lentils and farro. Crossroads Kitchen also offers a nut-free menu to accommodate people with those sensitivities.
And for dessert, how about a brownie sundae with coconut
whip, fudge sauce and brandied cherries or sorbet? It sort of makes that going vegan thing seem easy, eh?
Resorts World Las Vegas. 702.676.7978. rwlasvegas.com
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