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vegan in las vegas: red 8 at wynn
8February 12th, 2011las vegas, more restaurants (not LA)as you probably already know, since going vegan himself, vegas mogul steve wynn has ensured that every restaurant in his strip hotel has a vegan menu. we’ve already posted most of the menus online for you to check out, but what about the food we’ve actually eaten?aside from pizza place (which we reviewed earlier), the only other wynn establishment we’ve dined at is red 8, a fancy pants chinese bistro.
upon arriving and asking for the vegan menu, we realized it was all pretty standard “vegan 1.0” stuff (meaning mostly vegetables with a touch of tofu), but we decided to give it a whirl anyways…
for the real world, everything was severely overpriced—we are talking 12 bucks for a plate of steamed vegetables—but las vegas is its own universe where prices like these are totally acceptable. we got 3 dishes to share, along with plenty of rice and hot sauce, and went to town.
steamed vegetable basket $12
first up, the steamed vegetable basket. although this thing was uber expensive, i really can’t fault the quality. top notch mushrooms, carrots, spinach, and squash all perfectly cooked. simple, but delicious.
chinese greens sauteed with garlic $12
the next dish was a plate of garlicky sauteed greens—string beans, gai lan, choy sum, and baby bok choy to be exact. this dish was just exquisite with all the delicate little vegetables and flavorful sauce. again, waaaaaaaay overpriced, just like i assume the hotel rooms are at the wynn as well.
tofu and black mushroom stir fried veggies. $18
lastly, the best dish of all was the “tofu and black mushroom stir fried veggies”—a massive pile of broccoli and greens topped with crispy fried tofu and soft mushrooms drenched in sauce. this reminded me somewhat of the mapo tofu at pf chang’s, if you’re familiar with that, but not as sweet and with better vegetables. i’d highly recommend it.
overall, our meal at red 8 was exceptional, albeit a bit of a ripoff. i would definitely return because even though the food may not be that inventive, it’s very good, and probably one of the best options right now at the wynn. i did hear that tal ronnen has recently joined the wynn’s culinary team with the goal of revamping their vegan menus—so i’m sure that place will be a regular gardein factory in no time. can’t wait.
Tags: chinese, las vegas, wynn
8 responses to “vegan in las vegas: red 8 at wynn” 
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Every plate you photographed/described sounds delicious!
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Poindexter February 12th, 2011 at 12:19
Screw Tal “Gardein” Ronnen. He’s about the most uninventive star-fucker out there. I hate him and his shitty food.
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Gregalor February 12th, 2011 at 13:57
Yeah, you pretty much have to accept the prices in Vegas. Everywhere you go is a smoke-filled room and then when you get a bottle of water because it’s made your throat completely dry it’s $5. How convenient.
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Awesome review! We are planning to go down there to check out the menus for our blog, too.
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This is one of the best Wynn reviews I’ve read. I agree in Vegas I will gladly pay “Vegas prices” for a great plate of veggies and a little protein thrown in for good measure! 😉
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my fav place in vegas, you hit it right on the money, EXCEPTIONAL quality of the veggies there.
Fritz February 12th, 2011 at 09:47