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Classic hole-in-the-wall neighborhood joint, serving excellent authentic and home-made Mexican fare (as featured in Eating Las Vegas restaurant guide, with famed chef Alex Stratta counting among the regular clientele). Staff may not speak English, but are very friendly and helpful nonetheless.
This restaurant was reviewed in the February 2012 LVA; some of the information contained in the review may no longer be accurate. We’ve been wanting to try Los Antojos since reading back in 2009 that super-chef Alex Stratta is a regular. Since then, it’s made the “Essential 50 Restaurants” list in both the 2011 and 2012 editions of Eating Las Vegas and ranks first for Mexican food on the lists of several local food critics. Those are strong endorsements, but this place won’t be for everyone. Los Antojos is located in a bare bones space where you order at the counter, then find a place to sit while your food is prepared and brought over to you. The staff is friendly and tolerant of non-Spanish-speaking customers, but the fact that we visited during an NFL playoff game and only soccer was on the TV pretty much illustrates the cultural difference. You won’t find Americanized Mexican food here. In fact, they don’t even make burritos. The alternative is huarache—an oval flat tortilla with bean, cheese, meat, and salsa on top for $6.99 (this is the dish Stratta goes for). There’s also pambazo (potatoes with Spanish sausage), manitas de puerco (pigs feet marinated in vinegar), and adobo (Mexican barbecue). You get the idea. There are also more recognizable dishes like beef tostada and enchiladas (red or green), but even these are prepared differently from what most are used to. Everyone raves about the consomme loco, a chicken and rice soup with onions and cilantro. It comes in three sizes, but a small bowl for $2.99 is enough for one. Most dishes are less than $10, so it’s at about $25 for two. Alcohol is not available. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, except Tuesdays (9:30 am-2 pm).
