Fulton Street Food Hall at Harrah’s
Soft Serve Samples – Southern Butter Pecan. Butter Cup, Peanut Butter, California Tart, Triple Chocolate, Sea Sal Caramel, Island Candy Bar, Birthday Cake, German Chocolate Cake, White Chocolate Mousse, Cookies & Cream, Moose Tracks
Butter Cup, Banana Chips. Granola Sundae
Doodlehea
Peanut Butter Brownie
Chocolate Chip Cookie, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Peanut Butter Cookie
Buttermilk Donut, Chocolate Donut, Strawberry Donut
Jumbo Maple Dip
Almond Croissant
Vanilla “Red Velvet” Pancakes with Mascarpone, Blueberries, Strawberries, Whipped Cream, 100% Pure Canadian Maple Syrup
Pecan & Cranberry French Toast with 100% Pure Canadian Maple Syrup
Located just off the gaming floor at Harrah’s and occupying a sizable footprint beneath Ice Pan with the Buffet not too far away The Fulton Street Food Hall at first looks like any other Casino Food Court, yet a closer look indicates something a bit more thoughtful, a 24/7 spot that morphs throughout the day with options abound.
Using a well stocked gaming bar as one anchor while fanciful pastries glow behind glass at a coffee bar near the other end towards escalators to the garage the Food Hall cannot be fully appreciated in a single visit, but over the course of twelve-hours the full breadth of the spread offers everything from Noodle Soups and Sushi to Breakfast Plates and Pizza, the Soft-serve station another popular option while Salads, Sandwiches, and “Comfort Foods” each offer options for diners on the go.
Admittedly only taking looks at 3 of 8 stations, my predilection to sweets obvious in the ordering, a stop by the pastry counter may prove daunting to the uninitiated, but taking into account that all items are made “once or twice” daily according to servers the best bet is either arriving early morning or choosing items with less time sensitivity, the miniature donuts far too dry when sampled late evening Friday while a Frisbee-sized Jumbo the morning after was pillowy soft, sweet, and the slightest bit yeasty, albeit expensive at $7.
Not particularly taken by the cookies, all three more sugary than necessary which led to the flavors trending mostly ‘same-same,’ both the dense chocolate Ding-Dong knockoff and rich peanut butter brownie were a step in the right direction, the latter almost too rich for one person though an accompanying cup of coffee will certainly aid the cause.
Expecting it a mistake even before ordering the $5 Almond Croissant it took only two bites to confirm the combination of poor proofing and sticky Frangipane as a disaster and casting the rest into the nearest receptacle before sitting down to proper breakfast it was with good fortune that not a bite more stomach space had been wasted since both the Chef’s Special Pancakes and Fruit and Nut studded French Toast were amongst the Strip’s more impressive examples, each offered the benefit of completely unanticipated pure Maple Syrup.
Brought up on Soft-serve, but generally not going out of my way for the stuff, it was mostly the uniqueness of flavors that led me to order a $6 cup late in the evening and although samples of flavors including Island Candy Bar, Birthday Cake, and Moose Tracks were all quite pleasant the blend of Southern Pecan and Peanut Butter Cup entitled Butter Cup was absolutely exquisite, a flavor something like salted French Butter that mixed well with banana chips and crunchy housemade honey granola.
THREE AND A HALF STARS: A touch more spendy than it should be, but trying far harder than need be, Fulton Street Food Hall goes to show that the Casinos are at least thinking about the quality of their food as part of the overall ‘experience in 2015, a trend that both tourists and locals can only hope will continue to grow.
RECOMMENDED: Pecan and Cranberry French Toast, Peanut Butter Brownie, Butter Cup Soft Serve
AVOID: Almond Croissant, Cookies.
TIP: Breakfast Runs 7a-11a with transition to the Noodle Bar thereafter. Bring your Total Rewards Card for a few bucks off on various items.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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