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LAS VEGAS MAGAZINE
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Crossroads Kitchen makes you rethink what is possible By Nina King Zacapa No. 23, lime juice and simple syrup. Some say you eat with your eyes, and Several mocktails make the menu, and the nowhere will you find that illustrated more Espresso Marti-no outdoes its alcoholic than at the new Crossroads Kitchen at brethren, with Seedlip Spice 94, espresso Resorts World. At the entirely vegan restauand simple syrup delivering a slightly spicy rant, expect dishes with the look and feel of sip. Even the alcohol is vegan, so drink up. meat, seafood and dairy, giving guests who The food here is amazing, and even want to hold off on meat a rich experience. though it’s vegan, nowhere will you see the Crossroads, conveniently near Resorts term vegan. It’s just great food, says World Theatre, features two restaurants founder Tal Ronnen. side by side; one is CB/ Crossroads On the appetizer menu, you’ll Burger, a small indoor patio area see foie gras, Impossible cithat serves a menu of housegars and calamari, a crunchy, made plant-based burgers Resorts World chewy morsel that will have and sausages, plus sundaes. Las Vegas you swearing it’s the real The curving Crossroads 702.676.7000 thing (it’s mushrooms). The Kitchen dining area lays squash blossoms are stuffed beyond an intimate bar (you with a ricotta that is nearly can order from CB here, too) impossible to distinguish from the and is dominated by a huge central cow’s milk variety, and it’s as delicious. pillar, which showcases a variety of wine If you want to go casual, there are several and spirits. Dark wood walls and curtained pizzas on the menu, like the sausage, pepper windows set off booths and tables accented and onion one that will take you back to your by crisp white tablecloths under chandeliers. meat-eating days and a decadent trufThe cocktails are amazing, with such offle-mushroom version. Pastas include spaferings as the daiquiri, which combines Ron
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