Hash House a Go Go
Hash House A Go Go was the place to be on December 1, 2009 because the customers got an extra treat while eating their breakfast. They were entertained by the Dealertainers, the performers from Imperial Palace. General manager Jeff Solomon of Harrah’s announced the opening of a second location of Hash House A Go Go in the Imperial Palace Hotel. Jeff said they were very excited and thrilled that HHGG will be a part of Harrah’s family.
Jim Rees, Jim Nyberg and Bill Underhill are the three owners who have been working together for the last five years. Jim Rees built and ran all the Hard Rock Cafes and he now runs the every day operations of the Hash House. Bill Underhill’s background consists of an MBA, working on Wall Street and a lawyer. That experience comes in handy when he negotiates all the deals. Jim Nyberg handles the money and the financial end of it. The three men all complement each other and they make a powerful team.
Hash House A Go Go will be opening on December 10 and then have a grand opening on January 22. They have hired over 100 people, which is helping our economy, and the good news is that the menu and the prices will stay the same. They are about value and want to continue to give good service. Most important of all is that everyone there is friendly and they enjoy their work. They are amazed to see people taking pictures on their cell phone of their food and sending the pictures back home. Did I mention that the portion sizes are enormous?
Adam Richman of TV’s Man v. Food was recently in the Sahara restaurant and he ordered a Fried Chicken Benedict and since the segment aired on TV, this has become the biggest selling dish. I can’t help but tell you what is in the Benedict. Fresh spinach, hardwood-smoked bacon, market tomato, griddled mozzarella, chipotle cream and scrambled eggs. Adam was going to stay a few hours and he ended up staying the entire day because he was having so much fun there.
I searched around the restaurant to find someone who had ordered the Chicken Benedict and I found Julie Ferguson who had ordered it and she was packing away the remains. Her husband Cory had ordered the Pancake Tractor Drive Combo and as he scraped his frying pan clean, he said it was the best breakfast he ever had. Julie and Cory came to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo and came here early because they too had watched Man v. Food and wanted to try the Chicken Benedict. She said she was not disappointed and it was beyond her expectation and it was phenomenal. She surely convinced me because I will go back and order one. The media was treated to a special giant “Strip Bound” pancake made with bananas and topped with whipped cream.
Jim Rees describes the twisted farm food as comfort food with a presentation. It is the freshness and quality of the food that he is proud to serve and that is why everyone keeps coming back for more. It was a busy day at Hash House A Go Go and I stopped in the kitchen to check it out and it was spotless.
As I was preparing to leave I could not help but notice that the ladies from the Dealertainers were having a whole complete breakfast. You can’t resist the urge to eat food when you are there.
I will be going to the Imperial Palace next week to have one of their delicious meals and I hope to see you there too. We locals will always support them. The restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. www.hashhouseagogo.com
