LOBSTER HOTPOT & 24 Hour JAPANESE RAMEN | Las Vegas CHINATOWN FOOD TOUR!

Well Orange County, I made a mistake today Why don't you give a nice bowl of pho because there's some really amazing pho places around here that are open super early But I have to be in Las Vegas by 12. So See what I can do. Oh By the way, I found out what the slot on the side of the suitcases for I Really like the drive between Los Angeles and Vegas. There's so many really neat things. There's a ghost town. I just passed I wish I had time to go up. I love ghost towns. I love ghosts. You know, I love towns. I think coming up It's the largest gas station in California. We'll stop by cuz need some gas also home of Peggy Sue's diner There it is. This is apparently the largest gas station in Cal 80 world That's a giant ice cream sundae. Honestly, it looks way More impressive like that looks way more impressive than this looks like a regular gas stop Also, I don't really see Peggy Sue's diner anywhere. Maybe I'm at the wrong largest gas station in California. We are here Las Vegas In a year and a half Since I was here There's a lot of people in the pool time. It's actually pretty tight I gotta go take a shower and then already booked the place for a hot pot I'm not going to the hot pot yet because they messaged me and they said there's better stuff later tonight So I'll go check it out later, but I'm at this place to eat crossing the bridge noodle soup Oh my gosh, there's a tub. Look at the size of this thing. This is I feel like a witch or a wizard I'm about to put in a bunch of ingredients into my brew, but you know, no eye of newt or something like that. I Think you should have taken out a freezer sooner. I'm afraid it's gonna make my soup cold Hmm Let's go. Sue. It's not the best soup I've ever had but it's very good soup. Usually the soup is less spices in here I guess this is the spicy version. So it's got more going on It's pretty good crossing the bridge noodle soup I will cross the bridge for this noodle soup broth is pretty flavorful Imagine smooth really deep good flavor ingredients are fresh, which is nice I feel like the meat could have been less frozen and also I'm missing an egg Always like a little little quail egg, but this doesn't have it a few minutes later I just want to say this is so nice just sitting out here Eating a jiggly pancake. I don't even really want a jiggly pancake, but it's all like, you know, it's Vegas So it's kind of sexy when food Chico and stuff you kind of want to see things dance, but you don't want to go to a club get a jiggly pancake Whoo. Well, this is so light Usually when you find these jiggly pancakes in the US, they're kind of dense. This is the lightest one I think I've encountered so far Well, this might be the best version I had this outside of Japan most places I've got this New York Um, I had this in LA once it's really dense. This is so cloud like seriously If you're a fan of these jiggly pancakes come here and try this version. This is So give me a cloud soon as it touches your tongue just melts completely surprising but very happy fine Alright, I'm gonna eat this maybe find something to do and then hot pot All right back for dinner chubby cat Okay, so this is a Chubby cattle. I like the name. I saw this actually in Philadelphia. I didn't get a chance to go So this used to be a conveyor belt hop on which I really would have loved to try But obviously with the whole Koba situation going on you just water stuff and they bring it to you Life that's me First appetizer is here. This is crazy This is a Wagyu sushi with foie gras on top and it's sitting on like a smoky Tri-ice bed. This is Miyazaki Wagyu. They say they get their Wagyu flown in every single Wednesday So every single week a fresh batch of Wagyu comes in here That is horrible No, I'm saying I expected a fattiness because the foie gras and of course them if I wag you but it's not only buttery It's spicy with a kick of wasabi. It's got a great garlic flavor as well It's just so many things are just melting onto this rice second little bite of appetizer This is a mini beef taco Miyazaki Wagyu beef as well little onions carrots. I think scallions on top That's good only thing I wish I have a little a little bit of salsa I think a little bit of acid would be great with this I mean when you have a five beef as you know part of your ingredients, it is gonna melt this thing It's just like a really warm comforting nice feeling taco And we got our soup bases already so a lot of the soup bases are coming and this is their spicy. Oh That's good The spicy one is normally the hardest one to get right flavor wise because oftentimes the flavor of the broth is just completely Overpowered by the peppercorn and the chilies this you taste of me you taste the bone So this is a combination of beef pork and chicken That's good broth The bone broth is up is okay. I'm gonna try this. This is the oxtail tomato. Whoa full-on oxtail in here That's delicious Slightly sweet sour tomatoes and just a powerful beefy broth If you don't eat spicy, that would be your goal to dip the broth for me though. Holy cow I absolutely love the spicy one So spicy so flavorful this thing if you dip meat in here, you really don't need a different sauce So this is the vegan one with a lot of shrooms Not proud to say this but Vegan ones pretty good really flavorful mushroom broth. This is why I love about hot pot You really you can come here and eat this with anybody like whether they're vegan. They're a meat a terry and they love spice They don't love spice. They love spice. They can't tolerate ketchup. Whatever. It is. Hot pot will provide. Holy cow. What are you pouring in here eggs? Wow Five to eight seconds, okay Thank you. This is a work of art Look at the marbling Snow-white Marbling on this Wagyu. This just looks like the first snow of winter landing on a meaty pasture. I Know how to make this perfect now take some of this broth pour it over the little tacos. I think some of this Tomato broth as well for just a bit of sweetness and sourness Try that when you come here that made something that's already fantastic even better just when I think things can't get any more Sexy in this place. Wow, this Australian lobster looks menacing. What's up with this? Look at this horns on top of his head You do not want to cook this way too much That's as good of a bite of hot pot meat You will ever put in your mouth the egg Wow, how come I never knew about this egg trick before with Wagyu the egg not only as that extra cream factor It tenderizes the meat even more. Oh my goodness. That's fantastic It's like eating the ultimate steak and egg hot pot breakfast and everything just fits together So well, especially in this spicy nummy broth That's about the tenderest thing I've had at a hot pot meal if you're here, you must get that I think everywhere I go if I go to another hot pot place and they're giving me Wagyu without eggs We're gonna have a talk. Oh Alex comes bring gifts What is it That looks so good, I feel like I should be taking that and skipping on my way to grandma's house Seriously, look, this is just adorable. I'm really suspicious that they might have stolen this from Red Riding Hood or something Well tomato broth is great spicy one still my favorite you guys know I've eaten Japanese Wagyu in a lot of hot pot places But with the egg with this broth This might be one of the best combinations in terms of flavor and texture and tenderness of all the Wagyu Experiences I've had at hot pot places. This is the best That's the American Wagyu told you guys about the American Wagyu much greater beefy flavor less tender So if you're really not into the buttery flavor of the a5 Wagyu, I don't know why you wouldn't be go for the American Wagyu Look at this spicy Wagyu. This is a chance. They have a location at Dallas. So feeling pretty good about Dallas Feel like that flavor hits you in two waves First thing you get for tenderness of the Wagyu the spiciness of the broth and then the meat Marinate that flavor the stuff that's been kind of pounded into the meat itself that start exploding on your tongue and covering your taste buds And that stuff it's got a punch of umami flavor and it just burns you right on the tip of your tongue with that heat This is good. I'm mainly won over by the by the egg Wagyu in this broth, but Wow, when you take the bite, it's almost head and shoulders better than the next best hot pot meat and brought I've had whoo Lobster meats When I think about it is a song comes to mind sweet dreams are made of this all that spice and numbness Still doesn't cover how sweet the meat is, which of course is a good thing Hmm that lobster might look menacing, but that thing is sweet a candy of the sea that you know, it looks like a part dragon This stuff I'm telling you like meat lobster meat crab meat. It's all good the innards though It's like nature's miso. Trust me. Try it. It's so creamy The flavor is just something you can't get from like a sauce or something artificial It's just one of the best things nature ever created is crab and lobster innards It is apparently this place has a happy hour time where they give everyone a drink And they drink it together something like that. This place is packed by the way right now Jello jello shot. So this is a special drink everyone gets Sweet I don't drink alcohol so it's right it is for me Oh Happy hot pot It's right. I'm my favorite part of the hot pot meal Well, not my favorite part But the conclusion of the hot pot meal with this nice carrying case for everything presentation is key at this place You guys see my hot pot videos, you know, I'm about to do Take your little scoopy scoop put it inside the broth crack your egg And just let it cook for about three minutes poach that egg in the hot pot broth Favorite part of the hot pot meal check this out Perfectly poached egg on top the noodles and the beef Creamy egg yolk covering the noodles cooked in that delicious spicy broth Best way to end this meal is this right here. This is a fantastic hot pot place Ingredients are amazing broth is Spectacular in the wagyu with egg yolk must try pretty good first day in Vegas haven't really explored Chinatown in Las Vegas yet I'm gonna do that tomorrow Good morning first full day in Las Vegas. Now you guys know I love ramen I worship at the altar of the ramen gods and typically ramen shops all behave the same way They usually don't open early. They usually open around 10 11 12, and they usually don't open late But have you ever heard of a 24-hour ramen place me neither? I'm going there right now. I Like how Chinatown in the city is so distinct like you definitely know when you're in Chinatown This is it shoku ramen, oh it kind of sounds like the name of my new ramen shop These are definitely some of the most jazzed up dumplings I've seen usually you just get dumplings as a dipping sauce this thing is sitting in a dipping sauce some scallions and sesame Good stuff man, especially you get one that's kind of loaded with that crispy stuff on top There's something like you don't normally expect from a dumpling to be like that crispy to have that Additional dimension of flavor two bowls of noodles got the oxtail and the shinagami So the oxtail what they have in here is I see a little tempura shredded tender oxtail Two crispy tempura soaked in the broth I think it's some sort of minced meats over here a little bit of greens and in the middle Drowning in the broth curly yellow noodles right away when I'm mixing the noodles. I smell the miso There's some mushroom in here as well, and you can smell the rich Pork aroma coming from the broth too and on the side They give you yuzu chili sauce to add into the rich broth and kind of cut through things a little bit Right away you taste the garlic the ginger broth is rich and smooth it definitely needs some of these chilies oh Yeah, add the chili sauce add all of the chili sauce the spicy yuzu sauce combined with a rich creamy broth Is exactly what you've been craving for I should never seen tempura and bowls of ramen before usually when you get tempura There's always a soup to dip it in and what better way to eat a tempura than to soak it in delicious buttery ramen broth I Don't understand why this is not done in every single ramen place. I'm not to steal this thing for my ramen shop This is the shinagami right away. This thing's kind of takes your breath away a little bit right torched pork belly right here You got karaage if you're into some Japanese fried chicken You can't decide what to eat Japanese ramen or Japanese fried chicken you get both here some eggs some mushrooms look at its torched corn as well again curly yellow noodles a huge whip of garlic this brought for some reason I feel like Tastes more buttery than the last broth. This is the chilies. You're supposed to add oh You know those chilies like I called harmless don't mess you up I mean, I'm not complaining, but I wasn't really expecting it either Japanese fried chicken dip it into the broth a Couple firsts in this ramen meal for me first time I had tempura in my ramen first time I had karaage in my ramen feel like these two should be Constant staples at any ramen place the outside soaks up that delicious broth So nicely so you still retain a little bit of crunch, which is absolutely perfect Think overall flavor. I like the hostile one better this thing It's definitely got more smoke more garlic flavor, and if you add the heat just be prepared all right. Don't be like me I Think the charge who might be the weakest element in the bowl It's nice and toasty which is great, but there's not a lot of flavor to this so good. I definitely preferred the oxtail more Reason five thousand eight hundred and forty one why I love Vegas 24-hour delicious Japanese ramen One of my favorite places to go This is the Clark County Archery gun range so you can come and shoot arrows here. It's like ten bucks You get a shoe for as much as you want Oh Right there yeah, that's what I'm talking about of course I also did that and this It's pretty proud of that. It's not a fluke zombie apocalypse comes you want me on your team back in Chinatown I was looking at places I really want to eat and this thing kind of stood out because it's like the only clay pot rice spots in the city Okay, all day clay pot menu. This is what I want. I want three preserved meats Wow, so their appetizer. It's it's water steamed eggs now. This is a recipe I created what a recipe a version of this recipe, and it's really good So this thing is actually super easy to make but if you ever try to make this and you know what it is and you Had this before you'll realize this the best way to eat your egg It's like an egg pudding. It's like softer than tofu this thing is really easy to make I'll link my recipe down below for you guys if you want to try it out trust me You'll never eat your egg scrambled again offers you a scrambled egg in a future be like yo that sounds civilized I want you to steam my egg with water and soy sauce oxtail soup this thing Oh, you see all the fat floating to the top and so many Chinese foods are you know they taste good? But also there's like medicinal qualities to look at this this thing has a ton of herbs and choo-choo bees in this thing I believe that is a lily dried lilies Very light and subtly sweet Hmm my scallops in here. I'm gonna add some white pepper to it. Oh That is good. This is the best part of the soup Super tender meat and the meat is so flavorful, too So interesting because usually you know I got beef soup or herbal soup something like this You don't see seafood usually you don't get both seafood and the beef We get that here really unique version of the soup delicious clay pot rice It's one of those Chinese comfort foods that everywhere I go I always crave it There's not actually a lot of places that serves this and like I said I think this is the only place in Vegas that serves it even in New York City There's only a few places that have it and the genius of this is it's cooked over a clay pot So you get that nice crispy rice on the bottom and on the side you put in the sweet soy sauce mix it all together I don't know if you can hear the soft Crunch of the crispy rice. That's like the most important part of this If there's no crispy rice in your clay pot rice, it might be in a clay pot, but it ain't clay pot rice and this tons of crispy rice And I got the three preserved vegetables so Chinese lap cheong Fatty pork and preserved duck this dish is actually really not hard to make but It's hard to do. Well, if you love rice dishes or fried rice, go find a place that serves this You will fall in love with this dish and those of you who are in Vegas come here. Try this. They do it really well I always get this when I'm in New York, but my favorite place to have this was back in Hong Kong Unbelievably good. Also, this owner is really nice. So Come here show some support. So I got the preserved meats and we also got the black bean ribs I always get a preserved meats because you know, there's more meats, but I will actually recommend a black bean rib I want to compliment this even more because I'm Tasting a lot of the crispy rice now kind of all mixed in here like every single bite You get some of the crispy rice and that textural change. It's so significant in this dish They really did a good job with this. I just covered my favorite piece of meat the smoked pork belly You're chewing the fat part and that thing is just melting your mouth while the smoky lean meat part just gets tastier and tastier the more you chew I Taking a mid-afternoon dessert break because apparently that's just what I do now again. It's like this Chinatown slash Asia Area just stretches so far down So if you just get off the strip you get on this road called Mountain Spring Road They're seeing like Starbucks in a nice Asian kind of structure and when you're driving down asianess is all you see it's amazing if I lived here I just be here all the time. This is one of the biggest Chinatowns I've been to in the country like New York is really dense, obviously So it's more people in the New York Chinatowns, but it stretches out further than any Chinatown I've been to so they got this mango roll, but really why I stopped it How good is that and a little jiggly pig would oh did it poop the poop boba and you know What happens when your jiggly pig poops boba? You gotta punish it bad jiggly pig bad jiggly pig I feel if I don't want to carve out this face. I'm just gonna take a little pig's butt This thing actually pretty yummy and they give you a little pop and bobas on the side Never had a pop and boba before it's like a like a soft crystal shell with like fruit juice in the middle Wait a minute. Wait a minute breaking news Might be things inside this pig. What? Oh my gosh. What? Oh, it's there's more Popping boba inside. I knew that was a jiggly pigs poop Mmm. Oh, this is good. This mango crepe cake. I'm getting it tastes like breakfast rice steamed noodle dishes But here is wrapped around mango and some cream. This is delightful Outside is slightly chewy inside of course delicious mango. I think I like this more than the pig I would highly recommend getting this when you come here Last meal of the day so far in Chinatown. I've had Chinese food Japanese food Korean fried chicken this place Karaoke Q studio. Well, I'm kind of confused the place I'm looking for is called Q Bistro This is Q Studio. Oh, it's the same thing. But this this is dine-in and that is pickup. I think where's your chicken? It's actually going to be next to our Q Bistro. This is our karaoke side Oh, I thought you had chicken in here. Oh, so there's chicken over there Yeah, so we own both sides That part is the legit restaurant side And this is our karaoke side But we do the restaurant menu on both sides So apparently this fried chicken place has a cheese fondue Which I can only order if I dine in here So my desire for the cheese fondue outweighs my fears right now I'll probably just eat a little bit and take the rest to go. I just want to dip some chicken in that fondue Okay, so this is the cheese fondue And you get to get your chicken wings flavors you get original soy garlic supreme I'm not a fan of supreme the brand but when you put that by food, I kind of want it Chicken looks absolutely scrumptious doing the chopstick test You can tell this is gonna be crispy cheese fondue is a boiling. Whoa, this is decadence This is definitely the supreme the familiar taste of the fried chicken you will find in South Korea right here Super crispy outer shell not overwhelmingly sweet slight hints of spice. You know what we got to do with this Delicious crispy chicken Surrounded by amazing sides in a fountain of cheese to dip whatever I want in. I'm basically back in Korea Chicken is absolutely fantastic. By the way, the soy garlic one Texture is amazing. This is what's was sweeter than the supreme That's good as this chicken is is it wrong for me to love that cheese fondue more than the chicken itself in this side There's cheesy corn on the bottom I was wondering why this side wasn't melting as fast as the other After spending a lot of time in South Korea I came to two conclusions one Korean fried chicken Maybe the best fried chicken in the world and to the different cheese on basically everything you're eating is wrong I never want to be right. Sorry garlic is good. Supreme is excellent. This dish is just the most perfect Representation of Las Vegas, it's colorful. It's saucy. It's cheesy It's often a little too much, but you cannot get enough of it and you keep coming back for more. Oh It's good fried chicken I haven't walked around the strip since I got here I feel like if I don't just go walk around or do something active my food baby will start to show Single Okay, I tried I try walking down the strip because that's one of my favorite things to do in Vegas But way too many people so just gonna go back to my room and watch anime tomorrow. I'm really excited I'm going to a hot pot restaurant. That's actually in a casino and this thing I think it's gonna be unlike any other hot pot place I've ever been to and as always all the places I went to listed down below for you guys. Thank you all so much for watching until we meet again. I'll see you later