PiPS Cucina & Wine Bar
PiPS Cucina & Wine Bar is owned by Rino Armeni. The restaurant's name can be traced to 1973, when "Playboy" founder Hugh Heffner and entrepreneur Joe Di Carlo opened a location in Los Angeles. The PiPS legacy ended in 1986, when Di Carlo retired. When Armeni decided to open his own restaurant, Di Carlo offered him the use of the name.
PiPS' traditional Italian menu includes such appetizers as Prosciutto and melon, shrimp scampi and Panzerotti, which is a trio of mini calzones. The selection of fresh salads includes such choices as black figs baked with spices and served on arugula with blue cheese dressing and a chopped salad with roasted peppers and red wine dressing. The entree selection includes chicken or veal parmigiana in a mozzarella and tomato sauce; chicken or veal marsala in a baby portobello mushroom sauce; Italian meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella, mortadella (an Italian sausage) and capers; and eggplant Parmesan with a twist, as well as such pasta dishes as spaghetti, lasagna and gnocchi. PiPS offers such sides as risotto, spicy green beans, meatballs, mashed potatoes and asparagus.
PiPS is near Aliante Nature Discovery Park, which offers basketball courts, softball, soccer and baseball fields, as well as a man-made duck pond. In addition, Aliante Golf Club, an 18-hole championship golf course, is nearby. PiPS is tastefully decorated with marble floors, lush gray carpeting and white stone columns.
PiPS Cucina & Wine Bar
7300 Aliante Parkway
North Las Vegas, NV 89084
(702) 692-7477
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Thai Basil
Thai Basil is an affordably priced Asian restaurant, with such lunch specials as satay chicken, Thai spring rolls, wonton soup, Vietnamese rice noodles, kung pao chicken and sriracha beef. This menu includes an extensive sushi list with such choices as tuna, yellowtail, avocado, spicy crab and vegetable. The chef's specialties include shrimp tempura, banzai rolls and spicy crab rolled in mango. For sides, consider Edamame, seaweed, baby octopus or squid salad. The dinner menu offers such items as golden tofu, shrimp and vegetable tempura, crab cheese wonton and basil calamari.
Thai Basil Restaurant is about three miles from Craig Ranch Regional Park. The park has a dog and skate park area and features an aquatic center, hiking and biking trails, and multi-use playing fields.
Thai Basil
2696 W. Ann Road
North Las Vegas, NV 89031
(702) 656-8823
lvthaibasil.com
Viva Zapata's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina
You can get more than just a meal at Viva Zapata's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina. This restaurant also offers its patrons live music and video poker. The restaurant serves homemade flour and corn tortillas. The menu includes such items as salads, seafood, chicken, pork and beef. Cantina drinks include fruit-flavored margaritas and daiquiris, as well as tequila.
Viva Zapata's is about 12 minutes away from Nicholas E. Flores Jr. Park. At Flores Park, you can explore hiking and walking trails, shuffleboard, and horseshoe pits.
Viva Zapata's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
3826 E. Craig Road
North Las Vegas, NV 89030
(702) 643-8888
vivazapatasrestaurant.com
Austin's Steakhouse
Austin's Steakhouse is a popular choice in North Las Vegas. The "Las Vegas Review Journal" has recognized Austin's as one of the Best Steakhouses. The restaurant also is the recipient of many awards, including an Award of Excellence from the Cuisine Club of Las Vegas, and Best Steak Awards 2006 by "Moon Handbooks Las Vegas Edition." This restaurant features USDA prime and choice steaks seasoned with a signature marinade. In addition to the signature filet mignon, double lamb chops and buttermilk-fried chicken--just to name a few--Austin's also offers seafood, soups, salads and desserts.
Austin's is about a half mile away from Southern Nevada Zoo. The zoo has more than 150 species of plants and animals. It also is less than six miles from Floyd Lamb State Park, where you can take advantage of the walking path and the winding bicycle trail.
Austin's Steakhouse
2101 Texas Star Lane
North Las Vegas, NV 89032
(702) 631-1033
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