The words “vegan cuisine” used to produce a less-than-favorable facial expression, but those days are long gone. Even the most hardened carnivores have come around to how delicious Impossible products are, and more and more restaurants are opening up their menus to the variety vegan options offer. But only one sit-down restaurant on the Vegas Strip is exclusively vegan, and that’s Crossroads Kitchen, Tal Ronnen’s mega-popular destination for diners of all stripes.
The sheer variety here is pretty dizzying, but it’s all fantastic, from the sweet pea arancini appetizer with preserved lemon aioli and Parmesan cheese to mains like eggplant filet with mashed potatoes and mushroom bordelaise. There’s also an entire nut-free menu for those with allergies! Here you’ll find delights like truffle mushroom bianca pizza (and you can add fresh truffles) and delta asparagus and sugar snap peas with horseradish sabayon, radish and pea tendrils.
A real highlight here is the restaurant’s tasting menu. Choose between a five- and seven-course experience that takes you through everything Ronnen does best. We definitely recommend the latter for $175 per person, in which you get to enjoy chilled asparagus soup with lemon oil; grilled artichokes with roasted peppers, olives, capers, lemon and mint; stuffed zucchini blossoms with almond ricotta cheese and marinara; grilled maitake mushrooms with tamarind glaze, lime and chives; spring agnolotti with fresh truffles, lemon broth and scallion oil; grilled lion’s mane steak with truffle potatoes and mushroom bordelaise; and a chef-selected dessert. (Good news: They’re all awesome!)
You’re certain to want to check out happy hour here, as the prices are definitely right. From 4-5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday (at the bar and lounge only), enjoy treats like caviar and chips, Impossible cigars with spicy almond milk yogurt, stuffed zucchini blossoms, calamari fritti with diablo sauce and lemon and Caesar salad with your choice of kale or romaine, garlic focaccia croutons and dressing—each for only $10! The same price is applied to all drinks, from specialty cocktails like the Sweet Leaf (with your choice of vodka or gin, chareau and cucumber syrup) and No Aloha (made with toasted pineapple tequila, cinnamon syrup and aquafaba) to wines and beers. It simply cannot be beat.
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