Hash House A Go Go

So this Monday my wifey completed her 24th year.  Happy Birthday, Lauren!  Her parents were nice enough to take us out to eat after Landon went down for the night.  Her dad made us reservations at Hash House A Go Go at the M Resort in SOUTH--and when I say south, I REALLY mean south--Las Vegas.  I had never been to the M Resort or to any of the several Hash House locations, so I was excited for both the restaurant and the location.

First of all, the location...  The hotel was beautiful.  It was all very clean and open, and we also noticed that the whole place had a pleasant floral aroma wafting throughout the resort.  If you feel like taking a drive, I would definitely recommend checking out the M.

The restaurant was similarly pleasant on the eyes.  One of the restaurant's walls is a huge window that gives a great view of the city; and we just happened to have a reservation at a table right next to that window, so the view was great.  The room had high ceilings allowing for plenty of light for reading menus and conversation without being harsh.  All in all, the atmosphere was great.  Throw in a friendly-but-not-overbearing waiter and we had the makings for a good night of grub.

Now onto the food.  We ordered four dishes: the cobb salad, fried chicken with bacon waffles, sage fried chicken benedict, and their meatloaf sandwich they call The Kokomo.  They also start you off with hot butter drenched biscuits--can't be bad--and we also ordered one kiwi-watermelon lemonade--fantastic.

The cobb salad was one of our favorites.  They use a bleu cheese dressing, but also top it off with a little BBQ sauce that really rounds out the flavors well.  It was a really tasty salad, but let's be honest, it takes some effort to mess up a cobb.

The chicken and waffles had good flavor but were heavy and difficult to eat.  I guess you should sort of expect chicken and waffles to be on the heavy side, but these were very heavy.  Again... all of the flavors were good, but it was almost more of a hassle than it was worth.  If everything on the plate was fantastic, it would have been worth it, but when it is just good... you have to think that maybe you should have ordered something different.  One really nice touch was the fried leeks that were scattered across the plate.  They had a slight oniony flavor and added a nice contrast of flavor and texture against the sweet and savory plate of food.

The meatloaf sandwich was quite good.  The meatloaf is made with a mixture of beef, pork, and sausage and comes out very moist.  They use toasted amish milk bread for the sandwich, which came out like yummy white Texas Toast bread with a little more body.  However, I had to get rid of one of the pieces of bread because it was simply too much bread for a sandwich.  It was good, but just too thick for my liking.  With the sandwich comes a choice of side.  I went with the pesto coated house potatoes with bacon.  That side dish was probably the highlight of the meal for me.  The flavor was bold and the crispy-chewy texture of the bacon and potatoes together hit all the right notes on my palate.

The last dish was the fried chicken eggs benedict.  The dish was composed thusly, from bottom to top: mashed potatoes, split biscuit, bacon, spinach, sliced tomato, scrambled egg, fried chicken breast pieces, chipotle cream sauce.  If you could somehow manage to get a little bit of everything in one bite, it all worked together very well.  That's not to say that the elements were not good on their own, but the combination is what made the dish really work.  The only request from the birthday girl was that it could have used more of the chipotle sauce.

This is not my picture, and the benedict we got did not have this much sauce...

Here's my overall assessment, great atmosphere, great service, HUGE portions, good food.  Good, not great.  There were some great elements, but it just seemed like they were relying heavily on their portions and presentation, both of which were over the top, as opposed to having fantastic food.  If you go, TRUST ME, split an entree with at least one other person.  We left so much food on our plates it was ridiculous.  And the plates aren't cheap either, so get your money's worth and split a meal and maybe you'll come close to finishing it.

One more note: this location is the newest of 4 or 5 locations here in town.  I am sure that there are some variations from restaurant to restaurant as far as size, taste, and even selection.  Check out the Hash House A Go Go website HERE and give it a try some time when you are REALLY hungry.

I'm still full.  Cheers!