Las Vegas starts with a Noodle at Noodles in the Bellagio

I had gotten into Las Vegas later than I had hoped for. I had originally planned a meal at a great place that I was able to postpone till Saturday night, so I just needed to get something in me to keep me awake and satisfy the grumbling.  Buffet was out of the question since i have absolutely no self control.

So I decided to go to Noodles at the Bellagio Hotel. I was staying there so it was convenient.  It was around 10:00 PM so there was no lime but all the tables were full.

I was offered the counter since there were no tables available.  This ended being a really dull seat.  Normally with counter seating, your're seated at counter where you can overlook the happenings behind the stage. I always enjoy watching a kitchen working like a finely oiled machine. Or if you go for sushi, you get to watch all the colors of the rainbow dispayed in edible form. At Noodles you get a wall. It's not a concrete wall or a poorly wallpapered wall, but a nice wood grain wall, but it is a wall about two feet high with sake bottles and jars of dried chili's adorning the top.

The menu is standard Chinese fare with the smattering of a couple of Japanese dishes and even an Imdian curry dish.  But mostly the menu is Chinese.  I decided to get some comfort Chinese food.  For me that means Shu Mai dumplings and some sort of noodle dish.


The Shu Mai arrived in a traditional steamer basket and the top was removed revealing 5 dumplings.  Yes, the photo shows 3.  I ate two and realized I forgot to take a photos.  The Shu Mai were plump and juicy and they were filled with large chunks of Shrimp and pork.  They were quite delicious.  It was served with the traditional Chinese mustard. The only problem I had was that all the dumplings stuck to the plate and I had to scrape them off to enjoy them.  My only explanation for this was that they had done the placing of these on the plate a while ago and steamed them just to warm them up, but it didn't release from the bottom. 

My Main dish arrived and looked just like I pictured it and just like I wanted it.  Yaki Udon was served with peppers, scallions and plump and juicy Shrimp.  They were all served and laced in the large Udon noodles which was covered in soy based light stir fry sauce.  The dish was both comforting and full of flavor.  It was just what I needed.

Overall it was a very good quick and delicious meal.  I just have to make a mental note that if they ask if I want counter seating, I will absolutely say no and wait for a table. 


Noodles can be found at the Bellagio hotel and more info can be found here:
http://bellagio.com/restaurants/noodles.aspx