Some questions are asked over and over again. What’s new? Where should I eat? Where can I get foie gras with my taco? 2016 was a good year for restaurants in Las Vegas — for not only quality, but also an insane amount of variety and creativity. From celebrity chefs to dive bar kitchens, more than a few new spots delivered on their promise to shake things up over the past 12 months.

The Inn Zone – Toddy Shop

The Inn Zone needed someone to run the kitchen at its bar on Rainbow and Westcliff so Chef Hemant Kishore stepped in and made the most of the opportunity with the Toddy Shop. In addition to serving traditional bar food for the regulars, there’s also a selection of authentic dishes from South India — in contrast to most Indian restaurants in town that serve food from the northern region. The traditional favorites include kothu parotta, a stir fry of flat bread, veggies, and beef, and the Pot of Biryani, a mixture of chicken and basmati sweetened with cashews and raisins. Other parts of the menu are fair game, with Jamaican jerk and Asian flavors finding their way in the dishes, including an amazing Chinatown-inspired burger. Everything is made in-house with ingredients sourced from local farmer’s markets.

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