Summer House
Peanut Butter Cookie
Oatmeal Scotchie Cookie
Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie
Lemon Cookie
S’mores Cookie
Chocolate Cloud Cookie
Vegan Snickerdoodle Cookie
Brown Butter Crispy Rice Treat
Oreo Crispy Crispy Treat
Birthday Cake Cookie
Chocolate Walnut Cookie
Despite signage suggesting Summer House Santa Monica the location inside Durango Casino & Resort is actually Lettuce Entertain You’s first branch of the “California-inspired Restaurant” out west, and regardless of what might be inside the Cookie Bar out front is a sight for sore eyes.
Taking a Spago-esque approach to Market-fresh fare, think Pizzas and Pastas plus plates from an all-wood grill, it is for roughly $5 each that guests will find a dozen or more daily baked good including everything from classic Chocolate Chip with big dark chunks to Rice Crispy Treats with or without bits of Oreo in the mix.
A natural feeling space bathed in light, Rockwell Group taking on LEYE’s first off-Strip venture, guests not fond of Cocoa will find “Birthday Cake” far outpacing crumbl’s famous Frosted Cookie while both glazed Lemon and an Oatmeal Scotchie eat soft and chewy within a gently crisp rim.
Not forgetting a Vegan Snickerdoodle, though whatever fat is utilized tastes buttery and rich, additional Chocolate Chip varieties with Nuts or Sea Salt fare well but pale in comparison to the flourless Chocolate Cloud and textbook Peanut Butter round.
www.durangoresort.com/eat-and-drink/summer-house