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Sake Rok serves smoke-breathing Godzilla sushi platter

King Kong’s in the spotlight this week with the release of “Kong: Skull Island,” but Godzilla (who will face Kong in a 2020 film) gets all the attention at Sake Rok at The Park.

The Barrymore preserves style and flavors of old Vegas

The restaurant is old-Vegas elegant, with circular booths interspersed with table lamps throwing a soft glow. The menu is mostly old Vegas, too, with a big selection of steaks with topping and sauce options and two sizes of chilled shellfish platters.

Lola’s has reason to celebrate with Summerlin expansion

Over the years, I’ve watched as a lot of local restaurants have met with some success and opened a second, third or even fourth location — and, in a whole lot of cases, ended up scaling back or disappearing altogether. I wondered what would be the case with Lola’s, a downtown spot that specializes in New Orleans cuisine and has more than five years under its sequined belt. And, after visiting the new(ish) Summerlin location, I have high hopes.

Cafe Cortez gets retro (mostly) right

Despite what you may have heard, locals do go to the Strip, and they do go downtown. I know because they email me all the time to tell me about their dining experiences in both places, good and bad (though mostly good). And one of the places I hear about most often is Cafe Cortez at the El Cortez.

Meat their match: Readers offer favorite sites for prime cuts

OK, we get it: Taste of the Town readers love Village Meat & Wine. We already knew that; over the years, the independently owned shop at 5025 S. Eastern Ave. has frequently been recommended by readers to their cohorts searching for fairly obscure items.

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