Federal Donuts & Chicken
Old Fashioned Milk Glazed Donut
Banana Pancake Donut
Strawberry Lavender Donut
Chocolate Glazed Classic Donut
Pomegranate Nutella Donut
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Donut
Cookies & Cream Donut
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Donut
Lemon Bar Donut
Familiar with Michael Solomonov long before his JBFA awards, a meal at Zahav still memorable nearly fifteen years later, Station Casino’s announcement that Federal Donuts & Chicken would open at Red Rock created great anticipation even though the quick-casual concept targets an entirely different demographic than the icon of Israeli cuisine.
Solomonov and partner Steve Cook’s first West Coat concept, one originally launched in 2011 with a focus on fresh Donuts, twice-fried Chicken and La Colombe Coffee, guests will find Federal Donuts & Chicken just off the food court with opening hours from 7am-10pm Sunday-Thursday and until midnight Friday and Saturday.
Not a space for ornate design like Pink Box or Wicked, but rather classic Cake Rings fried and topped with quality Ingredients, Solomonov banks on nostalgia with “Hot & Fresh” options including Cinnamon Sugar or Lavender Strawberry, though the best of he group is Cookies & Cream featuring all the flavors of an Oreo ground to dust.
Saving Chicken for a later visit, this day focused on Donuts with a lot of Butter and a hint of Baharat in the Batter, it is easy to taste the quality of Chocolate used on “Classics” while a frequently-rotating “Fancy” collection saw Pomegranate Nutella unnecessarily complicated in comparison to tangy Lemon Bar with textural crumbles on top.
Joining fellow Philadelphian Marc Vetri in Summerlin, though there’s no word as to whether Solomonov will pursue a full-service Restaurant, staff at Federal Donuts & Chicken exudes professionalism and if they suggest either Banana Pancake or Cocoa-laden Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat its a good idea to say yes and be ready to enjoy every bite.
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