Kitchen Table
Coffee
Bacon S’Mores Muffin
Nutella Donut
Citrus Skillet Coffee Cake
Lemon Pound Cake
Monkey Bread
Chocolate Croissant
Biscuits and Foie – House Marmalade, Peanut Butter, Seared Foie Gras
Chorizo Crepe – Chorizo, House Potatoes, Poblanos, Oaxacan Cheese
Chiliquiles – Ancho Sauce, Oaxacan Cheese, Smoked Pork, Scrambled Eggs, Black Beans, Sunny Side Up Egg
Croque Madame – Challah, Gruyere, Bechamel, Thick Ham, Sunny Side Up Egg with Arugula Greens, Tomato, Cucumber Salad
Benedict Sampler: Pork Belly, Meatless, Shorty with House Potatoes (Pork Belly Benedict – Roasted Belly, Jalapeno Hollandaise, English Muffin / Meatless – Poached Eggs, Avocado, Fried Green Tomatoes, Arugula, Hollandaise, English Muffin / Shorty – Braised Short Rib, Poached Egg, Hollandaise, Red Wine Reduction, English Muffin)
House Potatoes
Duck and Cheese Omelette – Four Eggs, Housemade Mac and Cheese, Duck Confit
Nutella Crepe – Sauteed Bananas, Nutella, Toasted Almonds, Whipped Cream
Tomato & Egg – Arugula, Olive Oil, Cottage Cheese, Balsamic Reduction, Fried Green Tomatoes, Poached Eggs, Toast
Noble Tonic 1 – Bourbon Barrel Aged, Noble Tonic 2- Vanilla & Chamomile Infused Maple Syrup
Fosters Pancakes – Buttermilk Pancakes with Rum Sauteed Bananas, Brown Sugar, Butter, Whipped Cream
Already planning an expedited return before final bites were taken on 12/13/15 it was less than six full days later that I sat with two different friends at Kitchen Table and treated to fourteen additional menu items plus two repeats and two updates it now seems even safer to say that Henderson has a hit on its hands while the rest of Las Vegas has a higher mark on which to set its aim.
This time arriving at 8:00am, only two other parties present as Chefs Nunez and Chavez pulled double duty in the kitchen and greeting guests, it was again with a few requests added to those offered at the Chefs’ suggestion that the feast took place, the muffins from prior seeing a significant upgrade in the toasted marshmallow topped version studded with chocolate and bacon while the Nutella Donut was light and airy, the buttery poundcake a textbook piece of work with ample citrus helping to balance the shiny sugar shellacking.
Opting against Foie Gras on visit one, but this time happy to indulge, plates from the kitchen kicked off in grand fashion by placing a generous slice of seared liver atop a golden housemade biscuit and although on their own likely enough to impress most the experience is undeniably enhanced by orange marmalade and freshly ground peanut butter plus just a touch of salt, the presentation on par to anything being served at an expensive Strip steakhouse but costing a mere fraction despite all the work involved.
Agile in their menu approach, some items axed with new concepts in play just nine days out-the-gate, both the crepe filled with chorizo beneath a smoky sauce and the tweaked Chiliquiles are bound to delight those seeking something spicy while the Croque Madame is the sort of thing that will see fans of Bouchon saying “Thomas who?” as a thick slice of Parisienne Ham and melted Gruyere rest on toasted Challah crowned by a sunny side egg and ladle of buttery housemade Bechamel.
Next presenting a sampler of less than half Kitchen Table’s Bennys, those in search of a classic needing not fear as one is indeed offered, it should seem obvious that Antonio and Javier show no boundaries when coloring outside the lines and although the meltingly tender shortribs topped in a red wine demi were a touch too salty, both the piquant pork belly and ‘veg’-friendly Meatless were as elegant as they were imaginative, the later particularly compelling with cream, crunch, pepper, and acid all contributing to a refreshing and clean taste.
Throwing caution to the wind with plate eight, a plethoric four-egg omelette with a fluffy fold doing an admirable job in lightening the load of four cheese macaroni and crispy duck confit, follow-ups of a subtle nutella crepe topped in sauteed bananas as well as the Nunez’s update of his childhood favorite “Tomato & Egg” were forgivingly quite light, the healthful option featuring cottage cheese, crisp greens, fried green tomatoes, and the sweetness of Saba proving far greater than the sum of its parts with two poached eggs and toast perfect for dipping.
One diner down with the other waving his napkin like a white flag, it still seemed pertinent to request Nunez and Chavez send us off with a stack of pancakes that rival any buttermilk flapjack in town, and opting for a trio topped in boozy Bananas Fosters the only question remaining was when to call it quits, each pillow-soft bite commanding another even after all the bananas were eaten as Noble Tonics No.1 and No.2 each offered a completely different experience, Kitchen Table’s attention to detail again noteworthy in a city where Aunt Jemima has previously been billed as “artisan.”
FIVE STARS: An unabashed fan of breakfast, the number of famous am eateries visited in the course of my travels almost embarrassing when looked when looked at as a whole, Kitchen Table has instantly emerged as one of my favorite restaurants in all of Southern Nevada and speaking from a place of experience I only hope their momentum continues as two consecutive visits show the sort of quality on par with anything coast-to-coast.
RECOMMENDED (this visit): Croque Madame, Biscuits and Foie, Bacon S’Mores Muffin, Monkey Bread, Meatless Benny, Duck and Cheese Omelette, Fosters Pancakes.
AVOID: To Nitpick, Shorty Benny was a bit salty and the Chicken and Waffles listed online is not currently offered as Nunez and Chavez do not wish to roll it out until “perfect.”
TIP: Making everything in house that they can, from jams and peanut butter to sauces, roast pork, and confit, the extremely small kitchen has forced Kitchen Table to outsouce all the breads except their biscuits, the recipes all their own but the execution left to the good folks at Bon Breads…as if these guys would simply settle for something less than what they could think up themselves?
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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