5.23.25 Shrinkflation, Red Sauce Rage, & Our Usual Princess Behavior
Episode description
On Today’s Menu:
🔪 Italian Food Smackdown: John unleashes on Battista's Hole in the Wall and the state of Italian-American slop across Vegas. Monzù – Italian Oven + Bar? Amazing. Vetri Cucina? Great. Battista’s? Legendary for the wrong reasons.
🍸 Cocktail Conspiracy: John's pet peeve of the week targets the shrinking, weakening cocktails plaguing Vegas bars. Are we being duped one $22 drink at a time?
🍔 Burger Crawl & Bun Battles: Holsteins opens, Oscar’s tweaks their cheese, and the burger crawl enters its final stage. Are steakhouse burgers dominating because size does matter?
🦆 $40 Duck Deal: The best bang-for-your-buck Peking-style duck in town? John reveals where to find it — and why it's worth it.
🥐 Croissant Smashburgers? Ash dreams big and tries to convince 1228 Main to stuff a burger in a croissant. Culinary brilliance or breakfast crime?
🍷 Wine & Whine: New cocktail bar “Prowl” prowls into the Arts District, Whole Foods prices give us sticker shock, and we're officially big in Thailand and Portugal.
🍝 Where We’ve Been: Sushi Hiroyoshi, Lamaii, Palette Tea Lounge & Dim Sum, PublicUs, Le Club, and more. Plus, what to actually order at Pepper Club and why Lamaii might dethrone Lotus of Siam.
💬 Listener Letters: The listeners have spoken — about burgers, booze, and our supposed “princess behavior.”
Plus: blind tasting BS, Vanderhall street-legal go-karts, and which kitchen station Ash and John would run in a fantasy restaurant.
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