The Southern Nevada Health District conducts random inspections of local restaurants.
Food
Skeleton Malbec is dark as the pitch black night with a dense core going out into a fine blood-red rim definition and sporting high viscosity.
B.B. King’s Blues Club Beale St. Bar, The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 15 demerits Aug. 18. Violations included glasswasher not dispensing sanitizer. GRADE: B.
Ali Baba Restaurant, 8826 S. Eastern Ave., received 18 demerits Aug. 18. Violations included containers of lemons stored in consumable ice. GRADE: B.
This year was a roller-coaster ride for wine. In the spring, many new records were set for the world’s finest and rarest, but as we came through the summer and into fall, it all came tumbling down. Although prices have dropped, they are still higher than they were a few years ago.
Even if you didn’t know this eatery’s name, it wouldn’t take long to guess. The walls and chairs at The Grape are deep purple, the centerpiece is a wine bar serving 100 wines by the glass, and grapes come with many of the dishes.