Purple Potato Sweets
Ube Pastillas Crinkle
Chocolate Pastillas Crinkle
Matcha Pastillas Crinkle
Ube Mango Jam & Mochi Hand Pie
Chocolate Chip Walnut Ube Fudge Monster Cookie
Matcha Chocolate Chip Almond Monster Cookie
Ube Monster Cookie with White Chocolate Chips and Cashews
Nutella Monster Cookie with Chocolate Chips
Double Chocolate Yema Monster Cookie with Filipino Sweet Custard Filling
Oatmeal Mango Cranberry Monster Cookie
Named after a popular crop in the Philippines, and a favorite nutritious snack of Chef Ramir Bolanos DeCastro, Purple Potato unfortunately shut its doors in the middle of 2019, the closure after just 21 months largely a result of location rather than Food as the healthy Bowls and quick-casual Sandwiches were almost universally well-received.
Now two years older and wiser, COVID-19 having entirely reshaped an Off-Strip dining scene that Chef Ramir helped to initiate with Yonaka in early 2013, Purple Potato marches on as an online shop featuring the Restaurant’s signature “Monster Cookies” alongside other Ube-based treats and Filipino Pastries.
Well-priced and delivered free to Las Vegas as well as Henderson, this day’s order acting as Breakfast for an office of twenty-five, it was prior to 7:15am that Ramir arrived porting several boxes, his all-new Ube Mango Jam & Mochi Hand Pie equally photogenic as delicious with tremendous textural interplay from flaky outsides to gooey interior.
Never actually gone from the local food scene, the rebranding of Yonaka and Purple Potato followed by a consulting gig at McCarran and now Robata En, Chef DeCastro’s current lineup continues with two new Crinkle Cookies topped with Candy, Match more subtle than usual and Chocolate reminiscent of Tootsie Rolls – in a good way.
Onward to an old favorite, six Monster Cookies weighing in at 10 ounces each, Chocolate Chip Walnut Ube Fudge is still remarkable thanks to its heterogeneous texture while Oatmeal Mango Cranberry Monster Cookie fares equally well, though for those seeking something more #instagramworthy the brilliant purple Ube with White Chocolate and Cashews and Double Chocolate with Filipino Sweet Custard Filling are equally delicious and more unique.
N/A: Making it blog policy to not ‘rate’ places based on catering alone it is great to have Purple Potato back in any format, and although Sushi, Bowls and Wraps are currently not offered Chef Ramir Bolanos DeCastro’s Desserts are better than ever with no lack of creativity and bargain pricing, plus free delivery.
RECOMMENDED: Ube Mango Jam & Mochi Hand Pie, Ube Monster Cookie, Chocolate Pastillas Crinkle, Chocolate Chip Walnut Ube Fudge Monster Cookie, Oatmeal Mango Cranberry Monster Cookie, Double Chocolate Yema Monster Cookie.
AVOID: N/A.
TIP: COVID-19 precautions are followed with touch-free delivery available for free (within 25 mile radius) on all orders over $30. Delivery days are Fridays or by special request with pickup at Robata En Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun. contact@purplepotatolv.com for more information.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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