It’s all about the Clucketos. Friendly neighborhood drive-thru Farm Basket has been serving the addictive, rolled-and-fried chicken tacos since 1973 at its throwback eatery at 6148 W. Charleston Blvd., along with chicken and turkey sandwiches, fried chicken meals and the super-sweet, country-style orange rolls.
One of the oldest restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley, Farm Basket came under the new ownership of the Bayne family in 2018, and keeping the original Charleston and Jones location alive through the pandemic turned out to be the beginning of its plans for the future. After linking up with Dapper Companies, Farm Basket opened its second store last month at the revitalized Winterwood Pavilion at Sahara and Nellis, alongside a new Great Greek restaurant.
“People have been so excited, they’ve been beating down our doors and the phone is ringing off the hook. The opening was mass hysteria,” co-owner Versa Anderson says of the Basket’s dedicated following. “It comes down to loyalty. They could go anywhere, but they want to come to Farm Basket for the things they’ve had all these years. It’s a timeless experience.”
The new spot has all the same menu items those regulars know and love, Clucketos and orange rolls included. But there are plans to add more health-conscious options in the near future, and Farm Basket is priming a third restaurant at Blue Diamond and Rainbow for September with eyes on additional expansion after that. -Brock Radke
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