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The Munchies Guide To Classic Vegas Restaurants

Steve Chu, chef and co-owner of Ekiben in Baltimore, MD traveled with MUNCHIES to sample some of Las Vegas’ most classic food and entertainment attractions. He visits an iconic 50-year-old Vegas diner, eats dinner at a legendary old-school steak house, and finds out what it takes to be an Elvis impersonator on the Las Vegas Strip.
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  • @tainanking
    @tainanking2 жыл бұрын

    I remember him on chef’s night out. He killed everyone in drinking. Dude is a tank

  • @brendanbloomberg3283

    @brendanbloomberg3283

    Жыл бұрын

    That's Asians.

  • @Relic5150
    @Relic51502 жыл бұрын

    We need more content like this. Steve + Farideh just bumming around doing anything ftw.

  • @jacobjuenger4454

    @jacobjuenger4454

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yesss! Need more Steve, and always need more Farideh!

  • @daveotuwa5596

    @daveotuwa5596

    Жыл бұрын

    They're bringing more like it. I live in Vegas. Y'know?

  • @goldcd
    @goldcd2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed that. Maybe it's my middle-age, but I thought they'd thrown a child into Sin-City - then I checked out Ekiben and... f I feel old, if that's what "the children" are doing. Would happily watch Steve going anywhere, if the Munchies producers are listening. Just something so wholesome about seeing somebody embracing and enjoying the world.

  • @vincevvn

    @vincevvn

    2 жыл бұрын

    The fuck is the Ekiben

  • @MrJumboHumbo

    @MrJumboHumbo

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol the dude is 31

  • @balbomb
    @balbomb2 жыл бұрын

    For those that don't know, John Curtas knows more about his cities food than probably anyone in America. His recommendations just never miss. For all of the "food journalists" that are paid by the restaurants to prop them up, he is on the front line of finding the superb hole in the wall restaurants that just opened, eating every at every iniimidating Asian place in Chinatown, or guiding you through which expensive strip places are really worth your money. Fun fact that he shared on a podcast, John gave up going to the Golden Steer for over a decade. He was reintroduced to the place through friends, and the Golden Steer has transformed itself from simply a place that was successful for it's history to one of the top 15 steakhouses in Vegas again. The history of this place is great, but it's still well behind some of the strip steakhouses like Cut or SW which are in the top 5 steakhouses in the country.

  • @OhSankYouDoktor
    @OhSankYouDoktor2 жыл бұрын

    This Steve is terrific. He needs a regular channel.

  • @stevenwang3396
    @stevenwang33962 жыл бұрын

    Love seeing Steve Chu

  • @pdinh93
    @pdinh932 жыл бұрын

    I did not expect to see the LIIT challenge! Stevie still a menace I see 🤣

  • @mikeyrizzo7606
    @mikeyrizzo76062 жыл бұрын

    Steve Chu is the 🐐!

  • @heyhihello9677
    @heyhihello96772 жыл бұрын

    I moved to Las Vegas from the Bay Area about 1.5 years ago. I’m always amazed on the mount of high quality restaurants in and around Las Vegas strip.

  • @markavelisocal

    @markavelisocal

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting, what’s the biggest pros and cons?

  • @DeanJayJackmanJr
    @DeanJayJackmanJr2 жыл бұрын

    The dude literally got a strand of cheese from what was falling off her fork and still got a mouthful.

  • @LindsayDaly
    @LindsayDaly2 жыл бұрын

    I ate at the Peppermill diner when I was in Vegas for CES back in 2019. It was a great breakfast before a long day of toting a camera around a bunch of expo halls for interviews.

  • @fullweezy3553

    @fullweezy3553

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's good for dinner after a long day too

  • @boxscorewatcher413
    @boxscorewatcher4132 жыл бұрын

    I used to smoke weed with Steve back in the day. He is a good dude

  • @mikeyrizzo7606

    @mikeyrizzo7606

    2 жыл бұрын

    Small world, I went to High School with him.

  • @aus-li

    @aus-li

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mikeyrizzo7606 Extra small world, I went to college with him.

  • @nowthatsurban

    @nowthatsurban

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aus-li even smaller world, I gave birth to him

  • @slon911

    @slon911

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nowthatsurban true story, i was the hospital

  • @toddkonrad2407
    @toddkonrad24072 жыл бұрын

    This is literally the only time I've ever seen a Long Island made and consumed in a Vegas dive bar. Good to see Peppermill still going strong.

  • @Fuhrious
    @Fuhrious2 жыл бұрын

    Love watching this guy enjoy meals I will never get to try. Maybe. Some day. Update: going here in May!

  • @GregCurtin45
    @GregCurtin452 жыл бұрын

    Love this and thank you #Munchies for sharing new Vegas. This could have been two hours longer though :)

  • @liteprotoss
    @liteprotoss2 жыл бұрын

    Love this guy :D more of him please

  • @maryannmanning174
    @maryannmanning1742 жыл бұрын

    Loved this so much! Just subscribed and so glad I did!

  • @ryanfouts1200
    @ryanfouts12002 жыл бұрын

    Props to the Woman ordering the Scorpion! 6 Shots in 64 ounces of badassery!!!

  • @daveotuwa5596
    @daveotuwa5596 Жыл бұрын

    There's an Elvis impersonator at my church. I see him whenever I go there. Elvis' primary favourite city is Las Vegas although he was born in Tupelo, MS, then passed away in Memphis, TN's biggest city where MLK was assassinated at a motel.

  • @fullweezy3553
    @fullweezy35532 жыл бұрын

    The Peppermill is a awesome place to eat I go every time I go to Vegas the atmosphere is just so cool

  • @dksdg
    @dksdg2 жыл бұрын

    I’m liking this series so far

  • @jasontheworldisyours
    @jasontheworldisyours2 жыл бұрын

    As a Las Vegas resident this video makes me happy

  • @AH-xf6cp
    @AH-xf6cp Жыл бұрын

    We need an updated Las Vegas Munchies series, like ASAP!! We have so many amazing restaurants that didn’t get featured in the last visits, years and years ago. We gotta get you guys back!

  • @chevyc10805
    @chevyc108052 жыл бұрын

    Goldensteer is 🔥🔥 been there a couple of times never disappoints! Tip if ur planning on going make sure u make reservations at least a month or 2 in advance

  • @casabarfood
    @casabarfood2 жыл бұрын

    Love it great video

  • @skippysimon
    @skippysimon2 жыл бұрын

    you went to the peppermill and didn't show the fireside lounge??? sacrilegious!!!

  • @D3NN15FR0GM4N

    @D3NN15FR0GM4N

    2 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @reneegardner2286

    @reneegardner2286

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seriously!

  • @NYCfrankie
    @NYCfrankie Жыл бұрын

    The golden steer is AMAZING

  • @seanchen2296
    @seanchen22962 жыл бұрын

    It’s nice to see the LIIT challenge going around other #Munchies videos

  • @shadowskillet14

    @shadowskillet14

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was cheering when I saw it! Common denominator: Crazy Steve

  • @sih1095
    @sih10952 жыл бұрын

    Classic Mexican and French cooking. ❤️

  • @tiffanyweekes616
    @tiffanyweekes6162 жыл бұрын

    John Curtas is a Local Food Legend!

  • @almightyeggroll951
    @almightyeggroll9512 жыл бұрын

    this series flew under the radar for me

  • @Nick-gk6hj
    @Nick-gk6hj2 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, very classy.

  • @crispy833
    @crispy8332 жыл бұрын

    Steve Chu needs more air time!!!!

  • @ThongTran
    @ThongTran2 жыл бұрын

    great content

  • @brianmoody2549
    @brianmoody25492 жыл бұрын

    Understanding what makes Vegas so great eating at the right restaurant that gives ,that it will always give you the best tastes of Vegas.

  • @abby4217
    @abby42172 жыл бұрын

    I love Vegas content😍

  • @ClassyJohn
    @ClassyJohn2 жыл бұрын

    damn Steven looks good in a suit.

  • @sonickgq
    @sonickgq2 жыл бұрын

    Love this. Shoutout Farideh & Munchies for their ongoing support of Asian American restauranteurs like Steve, Eric, and Lucas.

  • @tiffgibbs_
    @tiffgibbs_ Жыл бұрын

    I like this man a lot.

  • @blazindro
    @blazindro2 жыл бұрын

    Please make this a series with Steve Chu traveling.

  • @mikeyrizzo7606

    @mikeyrizzo7606

    2 жыл бұрын

    💯🎯⬆️

  • @sakuraiblossom128
    @sakuraiblossom128 Жыл бұрын

    always love to see Farideh

  • @whompthereiti5
    @whompthereiti52 жыл бұрын

    Please cover more Las Vegas establishments!

  • @shidinpisincrying
    @shidinpisincrying2 жыл бұрын

    The fucking long island game is brutal and hilarious. I'd be puking chugging down 2

  • @RockyC89
    @RockyC892 жыл бұрын

    More series like these where you hit one city

  • @FoodWorld77777
    @FoodWorld777772 жыл бұрын

    Yummy yummy

  • @D3NN15FR0GM4N
    @D3NN15FR0GM4N2 жыл бұрын

    Daaaaamn I used to be busser at the Peppermill back in the day!!! 2010 to 2014 I would be loosing my shit if I got to meet Farideh!!!!!!

  • @Vablonsky
    @Vablonsky2 жыл бұрын

    Okay...if Steve gets inspired by this trip, maybe, we can see over-the-top omelettes named after expensive sports cars and steaks that are better than sex sometime soon on the Ekiben menu in Baltimore.

  • @mikeyrizzo7606

    @mikeyrizzo7606

    2 жыл бұрын

    💯%🎯!⬆️^

  • @nowthatsurban
    @nowthatsurban2 жыл бұрын

    Video was great, but the bearnaise covered filet mignon stole the show 🤘

  • @c7lee
    @c7lee Жыл бұрын

    @8:58 LMAO! I gotta try that horseradish

  • @M2a3i
    @M2a3i2 жыл бұрын

    He’s so cute 🥰

  • @yourcreolepriestess
    @yourcreolepriestess Жыл бұрын

    I love Las Vegas🤎

  • @mrpeel3239
    @mrpeel32392 жыл бұрын

    Great content! Ps was hoping the Counterfeit Elvis would join you at the Golden Steer, at the real Elvis' booth.

  • @borispeper6981
    @borispeper69812 жыл бұрын

    Steven is a sympathic host 4 this series.

  • @HiSpeedOxygen
    @HiSpeedOxygen2 жыл бұрын

    oh yall got steve now on the regular

  • @tainanking
    @tainanking2 жыл бұрын

    Peppermill def great portions. Great price

  • @joopyjazz1
    @joopyjazz1 Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t see much appeal for going to Vegas but now I just wanna go for the classy food

  • @TechWithSean
    @TechWithSean2 жыл бұрын

    Shoulda got the fruit plate at Peppermill, it’s ginormous

  • @linz1327
    @linz13272 жыл бұрын

    Vice - you need a new script writer. I’ll do one pro bono, let’s elevate chef chu to tony status.

  • @supermacguyver
    @supermacguyver2 жыл бұрын

    shout out to my man in the soft kill shirt getting a free bevvy!

  • @oAPXo
    @oAPXo Жыл бұрын

    Give me all that French toast.

  • @skyblueerik
    @skyblueerik2 жыл бұрын

    Love me some Hamm's!

  • @sunnyside9273
    @sunnyside92734 ай бұрын

    Dont watch this late at night, or you'll be fumbling around your kitchen at 1am.

  • @TheOriginalArchie
    @TheOriginalArchie2 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking Steven has never been to an old school steak spot like the Golden Steer before, because if you have you know the raw horseradish will put you in outer space lol. I've been to that place and a few others, like The Butcher Shop in San Diego, and you need to dip lightly. I've seen so many people dip their piece of steak into the horseradish like it's ranch and instantly realize that was a mistake. Pretty much every time I go I see somebody do it.

  • @Daftchild89
    @Daftchild892 жыл бұрын

    The golden steer is great but I like Oscars just a tad bit more. Everything on the menu is great

  • @Jesus.X
    @Jesus.X Жыл бұрын

    Horseradish is the only thing that burns my mouth and nose.I love eating at peppermill ,south point and ellis island

  • @williamhornabrook8081
    @williamhornabrook8081 Жыл бұрын

    The portion sizes in America are kind of out of this world.

  • @poisonarc
    @poisonarc2 жыл бұрын

    Random person's guide to Vegas; Go to downtown

  • @kumbackquatsta
    @kumbackquatsta2 жыл бұрын

    farideh eyein steve

  • @martyweipert5521
    @martyweipert55212 жыл бұрын

    We need a new episode of The Cooking Show with Farideh. We're jonesing

  • @austinysla6331
    @austinysla63312 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I see Fairdeh on Munchies I click. She's funny and beautiful

  • @skylinetech
    @skylinetech2 жыл бұрын

    Like it that guides are not even locals.

  • @tigerjonn
    @tigerjonn2 жыл бұрын

    Is this part 1..? It seemed way too short and Las Vegas has so much to offer... Can do multiple seasons like this and I would watch all of them!

  • @ServiceAceStud
    @ServiceAceStud2 жыл бұрын

    I love Steve and Farideh, but having a local would have been better. Neckataly comes to mind.

  • @Grinder1965
    @Grinder19652 жыл бұрын

    That Filet -or- Sex.....either way i am taking a nap afterward.

  • @trlblzr7
    @trlblzr72 жыл бұрын

    Definitely looks like his name would be Buck.

  • @dimare7392
    @dimare73922 жыл бұрын

    I'ma set up a Bobbie trap in the trap house in case they raid it

  • @muskafella
    @muskafella2 жыл бұрын

    5:15 When Elvis meets Elvis 2.0

  • @vincevvn
    @vincevvn2 жыл бұрын

    As a Las Vegas local I have to say, 99.9 % of us don’t do any of the things he’s doing.

  • @valentinarmenta4982

    @valentinarmenta4982

    2 жыл бұрын

    So you don't eat at peppermil?

  • @ricarellan

    @ricarellan

    2 жыл бұрын

    True but this is a tourist guide lol

  • @neb2612
    @neb2612 Жыл бұрын

    I really think he and Faradey would make a good couple

  • @Yoros009
    @Yoros0092 жыл бұрын

    should have taken Farideh everywhere :D

  • @linz1327
    @linz13272 жыл бұрын

    Farideh, meet ur twin on hellthy junkfood

  • @exoticworldreview2755
    @exoticworldreview27552 жыл бұрын

    Hoping Steve got laid here He looked like a banker in the middle of Sodham and Ghamora

  • @robertm4050
    @robertm40502 жыл бұрын

    I have never before seen a video like this that made me not want to go somewhere to eat. That breakfast was the most unappealing ever.

  • @SillyNelson
    @SillyNelson2 жыл бұрын

    very cool host, awesome low-key spots but the production of this episode reeked of Food Network at it's cringiest

  • @sicanoctum6859
    @sicanoctum68596 ай бұрын

    That's SO much food you get. Can't be healthy...

  • @roel5505
    @roel55052 жыл бұрын

    Homie is stiff and camera aware. I hope he loosens up in future videos otherwise this series is going to fail. You have to be a good dinner companion; not a good student. Weird editing and typical stock music as well. Best of luck; sincerely rooting for this to succeed

  • @UseAnAdblocker
    @UseAnAdblocker2 жыл бұрын

    Why do people load so much food on the plate? There must be so much waste.

  • @phil4423
    @phil4423 Жыл бұрын

    I hope they take the leftover food to go! Hate seeing food go to waste like that.

  • @martinvanklink3986
    @martinvanklink39862 жыл бұрын

    Farideh if you're in Vegas you need to meet up with Zest4Vegas she's a locals local guide.

  • @MsTygame
    @MsTygame2 жыл бұрын

    @ 9:11 he says it’s better than sex to him. Obviously he hasn’t had sex with the right person.

  • @bearseeker2897
    @bearseeker2897 Жыл бұрын

    No chef would choose the peppermill as a place to eat with good food, it’s iconic but the food is mediocre

  • @bigbird2451
    @bigbird24512 жыл бұрын

    Danger...

  • @aldum14
    @aldum142 жыл бұрын

    Here's the thing about The Peppermill, Quantity over Quality is not a good thing. There food is mediocre. That french toast avant garde platter taste like it came right out a box. There scrammbled eggs was flavorless. It was a big disappointment. I would recommend Blueberry Hill Family Restaurant.

  • @jomangeee9180
    @jomangeee91802 жыл бұрын

    the size of the portions and the amount of grease gave me indigestions! thanks but no thanks

  • @CHICKENmcNUGGIESMydude
    @CHICKENmcNUGGIESMydude2 жыл бұрын

    Just so u know vegas empty latley hahah sheeet

  • @jadejasmine315
    @jadejasmine315 Жыл бұрын

    The general manager is right. They renoed the Peppermill in the early 2000s around the time they sexified the TI pirate show. I REFUSE to go back to the Peppermill now. It's trash. They ruined a historical monument. Whatever you see there now is far from the classic diner they ran in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Boycott the "Peppermill".

  • @matthewbaluyut9042
    @matthewbaluyut90422 жыл бұрын

    Steve is an awesome addition to the Munchies lineup. Just didn’t reaaaaallly care for that episode 🤷‍♂️.

  • @jessef.81
    @jessef.81 Жыл бұрын

    Frank sinatra, frank sinatra.. who cares?

  • @user-wn7tg8xn4u
    @user-wn7tg8xn4u Жыл бұрын

    * The war in Ukraine will radically change the "historical" borders of Russia ... (The forecast of the philosopher Mikhail Aroshenko, the city of Dnipro, Ukraine) *When will the war in Ukraine end? The ancient Greek philosopher Plato argued that only the dead see the end of the war... The other day, near Kharkov, the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only defeated, but intellectually outplayed the troops of the Russian Federation, of which there were twice as many! The Armed Forces of Ukraine used the tactics of the famous boxer Muhammad Ali: "Fly like a moth and sting like a wasp!" As a result, Ukraine received trophies in a week - about 300 tanks, guns and armored vehicles. The myth of the invincible "second army of the world" has been dispelled once again. * Roll call of centuries: After the defeat in the Crimean War of 1853-56. The Russian Tsar abolished serfdom. After the defeat in the "Crimean War" 2014-2023. Russia is waiting for historical changes... * 54 thousand soldiers and officers of the Russian Federation, 11 generals have already died in battles ... The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser "Moskva", lies at the bottom. In the Crimea, at the airfield near Saki, in one day on 08/09/22, 23 aircraft and helicopters of the 43rd Sevastopol Aviation Regiment (half of all fleet aircraft) were destroyed or damaged. This missile attack will go down in the history of wars. There have been no such one-time losses in the USSR-Russia since 1945. Russia has already lost 468 planes and helicopters, over 6,000 tanks and armored vehicles... This is a blow to the ambitions of the Kremlin, which has lost out to new war technologies.... * "Why do we need such a world if there is no Russia?" - said Putin. In the Caucasus, they answer: "Why do we need such a Russia, because of which there will be no peace?" To get away from sanctions, the USSR-2 will be created - the Siberian Soviet Social Republic with its center in Novosibirsk. An independent Tatarstan and a renewed Chechnya will receive Turkey's support. The real Russia is no more than other average countries in the world. The rest of the national republics are its colonies, which one way or another will become free. The decolonization of Russia is inevitable, like the coming of dawn after night. *Russia is still based on fear and professional slavery. She will face many years of rehabilitation and retribution for her manic desire to rewrite the history of the 20th century, because the Kremlin has long suffered from imperial "political schizophrenia" - megalomania and persecution delusions ... The Putin era will end in disgrace, but "collective Putin" will remain. 70% of the population from the "generation of envy of the successful" supported the war. * Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of examples of overcoming suffering. After the defeat of Putinism, a new stage of renewal will begin. Most of the "deep people" will rebuild. From the period of supporting the war - to freedom of expression, creative life, creative economy and politics! * The historical genetics of Russia is the permanent seizure of foreign lands and property, the recognition of someone else's as one's own. After the defeat, Russia will have a chance to climb from the centuries-old imperial dress into democratic pants...

  • @rbourgoine1
    @rbourgoine12 жыл бұрын

    this episode was just devoid of personality...