THE PLACE: Rosie’s Cafe at John Ascuaga’s Nugget is your typical ... If you park in the garage, you have a little hike to get to the restaurant. Also, you have to trek through the casino, which is a bit smoky during a recent visit.
Curbside Cafe is a place ... or kitschy about the restaurant's Frenchness, unless you count the owner, Olivier Perrier, who is also the server and greeter (accent included). Similarly, there are no surprises on the French- and California-inspired menu.
Having experimented with modest dim sum choices at the Vietnamese restaurant Mai’s Cafe in Midtown Ventura ... The steamed dumplings were rather basic — a ground chicken and green onion mixture in thick wheat wrap, served with what tasted like ponzu ...
The restaurant is owned by Chef Maurice Afraimi, who came to the United States from Russia as a teenager. He worked for many years in restaurants around California but eventually moved to Reno ... dishes as well as lamb, chicken and beef.
“It’s a standard breakfast cafe.” A breakfast favorite served at the restaurant is the California benedict, which is piled with avocado and bacon, and served with a side of home fries. For lunch, popular favorites are the grilled chicken torta with ...