We know the verse (“beans, beans, the musical fruit …”) is going through your mind right now, so just go ahead and complete the thought. We’ll wait.
Food
Hawaii seemingly has cornered the local market on island food, but the owners of True Island BBQ, 9550 S. Eastern Ave., want diners to know there’s more than one island in the Pacific.
Wine: Red Knot Shiraz
Angelina’s Pizzeria, 5025 S. Eastern Ave., received 20 demerits Feb. 25. Violations included employee drinks stored on prep tables among customer food. GRADE: B
Al Bianco is looking for large pasta shells and also pre-stuffed frozen shells, and fellow readers point out that he need look no farther than a neighborhood Italian deli.
Throughout his 30 years in the Las Vegas food industry — from managing a restaurant at the Aladdin to directing the Sterling Club’s catering — something never sat right with Ibo Olmeztoprak.
Amalfi Pizza & Pasta, 2211 S. Maryland Parkway, received 18 demerits Feb. 17. Violations included no thermometer in freezer. GRADE: B
Peter Piper may have been able to pick a peck of pickled peppers, but could Peter Piper have picked up some Pickapeppa? We’ll never know. But Sandra Hernandez is looking for Pickapeppa Sauce, the spicy Jamaican condiment, and her fellow readers know where she can find it.
Kobe. American Kobe. American-style Kobe. Kobe-style American. Wagyu. Washu. It’s imported directly from Japan. It’s impossible to import it directly from Japan.
Bakery King, 6000 S. Eastern Ave., received 19 demerits Feb. 9. Violations included all baking pans and trays with severe grease and food debris. GRADE: B
Are you, like Dale Betts, looking for good beef jerky? If so, fellow readers have some suggestions.
Cafe Deia is named after a village on the island of Mallorca, off the coast of Spain, so it’s not surprising that its menu and atmosphere are designed to put diners in a Mediterranean frame of mind.