Restaurant reviews: Rosemarys Restaurant, Las vegas

ROSEMARY’S RESTAURANT

Located at 8125 West Sahara Avenue in West Las Vegas, Rosemary’s Restaurant is a fifteen minute, eight and a half mile, drive off the strip. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s annual poll, it may well be the best food in town.

Phone: (702) 869-2251. Reservations are recommended.

Website: www.rosemarysrestaurant.com

The cuisine: American that is French-inspired with regional influences from the South, Midwest, and especially New Orleans. Yahoo travel says it has “great food, great drink, and great service.”

The food is fresh with fifty local farmers supplying product. The restaurant boasts a Wine Spectator Award winning list and their world class beer selection enjoys the same respect as their wine. The setting is very comfortable that can be a welcome change of pace from the strip. For foodies, you can get seating at the bar that looks into the open kitchen.

The City Search Editor recommends this secluded European bistro for a romantic evening. It’s not for children. It caters to locals and the dress is business or dressy casual.

The Menu: Frommer’s reports that the seared “foie gras with peach coulis, candied walnuts, and vanilla bean-scented arugula is like a quilt, with distinct flavors that all hang together nicely.” They also say that the “ultrarich bleu-cheese slaw, slightly spicy crispy fried tortilla chips, and perfect cornmeal jalapeno hush puppies” make for interesting side dishes.

Fodor’s says that “among the signature dishes on the American regional menu are pepper-seared sea scallops with wild mushroom orzo, prosciutto, and black-truffle emulsion. Another favorite is roasted rack of lamb with Kalamata-olive-mashed, fried arugula, and rosemary-bordelaise sauce and the side of white-cheddar grits is addictive.”

Promotions: Community Tuesdays is a year-long fun raising effort highlighting a different charity each month throughout 2009. Charities include the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For a complete list, please go to their website.

Here’s how it works: Dine at Rosemary’s Restaurant for lunch, dinner or in the lounge on any given Tuesday in 2009 and 5% of your bill will be donated to the month’s specific organization. Additionally, they have a donation jar in the lounge to collect donations every day of the month 100% of which will be donated to the organization.

Awards and Accolades: 2008 “Best Gourmet Restaurant” for nine years running by the Las Vegas Review Journal.

2007 – Chefs Michael and Wendy Jordan were named the “Restauranteur of the Year.”

Hours: Monday-Friday – 11:30AM-2:30PM 5:30PM-10PM

Saturday-Sunday – 5:30PM 10PM

Price Range: Lunch $14-17. Dinner $24-39

There is a $25 corkage fee per bottle.