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Hot spots to try during Las Vegas Restaurant Week 2023

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Balla Italian Soul’s burrata
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Locals love to use the special, affordable menus available during Las Vegas Restaurant Week (June 5-16, restaurantweeklv.org) as an excuse to indulge in the culinary wonderland on the Strip. And that’s a smart move. But you can also double down and take advantage of the opportunity to sample some of the Valley’s newest restaurants—hot spots you haven’t yet checked off your list. And of course, it’s all in the name of helping Three Square food bank feed those in need throughout Southern Nevada.

In Henderson, the meat-centric 138° (138restaurant.com) has been making noise with special event dinners, but this one ($60) is ready when you are with creative dishes including grilled beef carpaccio, aged beef short ribs with white polenta, rabbit cavatelli with asparagus and fermented berries, and the eatery’s signature

“Snickers bar” dessert. Nearby, the charming new Pink Duck Kitchen (pinkduckkitchen.com) makes its Restaurant Week debut with brunch ($20) and lunch ($30) offerings, tempting us all with ube pancakes, chilaquiles, a smashburger with herb-roasted tomatoes and grilled onions, and a coconut-pecan ice cream sandwich on house-made Pandan and white chocolate chip cookies.

If you are hitting the Strip, check out Balla Italian Soul at the easy-access Sahara (saharalasvegas.com) for a dinner ($80) that could include burrata with roasted peppers, agnolotti with oyster mushrooms and a flat iron steak with bone marrow gremolata. Flanker Kitchen & Sports Bar (flankerlv.com) opens at Mandalay Bay during Restaurant Week armed with pigs in a blanket, skirt steak frites and fish and chips for dinner ($40).

Out in the west, the exciting new Naxos Taverna (naxosredrock.com) at Red Rock Resort is stacked with Greek flavors and lots of options on its special dinner menu ($60), from chicken keftedes with chili and mint to Faroe Island salmon with roasted pumpkin and the Morrocan relish chermoula. And now’s a great time to finally visit the energetic and scene-y Dolce & Chianti (dolcechianti.vegas), where dinner ($60) should end in creamy tiramisu and could begin with favorites like eggplant Parm or calamari fritti.

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