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Michael Symon has already made a big impression with Mabel’s BBQ at the Palms, which opened late last year. But walk through the restaurant now and on the other side of a quiet, unassuming door, you’ll find Sara’s and its art deco dining room with tall mirrored ceilings. The restaurant-within-a-restaurant is marketed as a “meateasy” — which is a good way to describe a speakeasy with a full dinner menu, but this place gets by on more than gimmicks alone. The latest Thai concept by Bank Atcharawan takes the best of his former restaurants — the traditional dishes of Chada Thai and the street flavors of Chada Street — and blends las vegas best date restaurant together in Lamaii.

The name translates to “delicate,” which carries through in Lamaii’s minimalist, modern plating that makes full use of flowers and microgreens. All served in a stylish dining room, where contemporary and imported Thai furnishings complement each other to full effect. Pull out your cell phones and get ready to post pics. Everything at Blume is designed to be Instagrammable, from the wall of plastic flowers and purple mood lighting in the dining room to the colorful plating of Modern American cuisine. A few dishes are odd, including a “pretzel” that tastes more like a truffle and rosemary croissant. Not quite the same as the old Diablo’s.

The dining room is open and casual — no roof — making it an attractive, energetic spot for casino guests walking by. Manzo, one of two sit-down restaurants inside Eataly along with La Pizza e La Pasta, opened a few months after the grand opening of the Italian food and retail hybrid, but was very much worth the wait. Manzo is a different kind of steakhouse for the Strip. There’s so much going on with the Blue Ribbon family of restaurants, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of what the brand is all about. Summerlin at the Red Rock Resort.

The light wood furnishings are still in place and so is its identity as a sushi joint that happens to make fried chicken. This emerging midwest chain started as a downtown dive bar in Missouri more than 10 years ago and is now expanding west for its first Las Vegas location at the Town Square outdoor shopping plaza. The menu offers few surprises for casual American fare, although the steaks are butchered in-house and special attention is given to the wings with a wide range of sauces. However, there are some noteworthy Vegas-only touches here. We don’t like to talk about North Las Vegas much, but Station Casinos is making a serious attempt to up its culinary game with the opening of Beaumont’s at Texas Station. The kitchen takes care of the dry rubs on the brisket, pork, and chicken. You choose one of four sauces at the table: sweet Pineapple Bourbon, vinegar-based Carolina, rich Memphis, or spicy Texas.

Here’s further proof that Chinatown is an expansive neighborhood with room for cuisine that goes far beyond requisite Asian dining. EDO is pronounced “ee-dee-oh,” after the phrase “extra day off” as well as Chef Oscar Amador Edo, who takes his experience working in Spain and on the Strip to carry out his own vision with an incredible menu of Spanish-inspired tapas. Iberico, seafood, cheeses, and even the bread are imported from Europe. It’s easy to complain about skyrocketing menu prices in Las Vegas, but Mott 32 is one of those restaurants that gets everything right — food, atmosphere, service, and this is an underrated one: comfort. Space between tables is considered wasteful real estate in Vegas.