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I have
lived in Las Vegas for over 31 years (it will be 32 years
October 11, 2009) and the Omelet House has always been a big
part of my life. In the late 80s and early 90s, there was
another Omelet House located at Twain and Swenson, where I
would meet my college buddies for breakfast. It was at that
time that I must admit I made it my goal to try ALL 38
omelets offered. Now, I didn’t do it in one sitting, but I
actually kept a list and I can honestly say I have tried
every variety of omelet offered by the Omelet House.
While the
Omelet house is no longer at Swenson and Twain or a couple
of other locations (recently Maryland Parkway), the good
news is that the Omelet House opened in downtown Las Vegas
at the Plaza Hotel and Casino, another Las Vegas icon. The
restaurant (designed in a diner motif) is located right
inside the front doors of the Plaza, with convenient valet
parking in front of the property.
“We are
life long Las Vegans so the Plaza is a symbol of the great
days of downtown,” said Kevin Mills, co-owner of the Omelet
House. “We want to be part of bringing our menu, our style
of cooking and our presentation to the downtown crowd
including tourists and locals.”
 I have a
friend who is a serious runner (she runs 30-40 miles per
week), so she doesn’t do the egg thing but wants a hamburger
for breakfast. We go to the Omelet House for their
Jack-of-All-Trades (served with Jack cheese and smothered
with tasty guacamole, lettuce and tomato), Patti Page
(featuring a ½ pound patty with American and Jack cheese,
loaded with grilled onions on rye bread) and the Ortega
Chiles Burger (smothered with Ortega chilies with two pieces
of Jack cheese).
The
co-owner of Omelet House, Mike McGowan, once owed Alias
Smith and Jones on Twain east of Paradise and, going back 25
years, served some new delicacy called “zucchini sticks,”
which my parents loved and would order for me so I could get
a serving of a vegetable (you have to know my parents to
understand that they truly believed this). He also owned The
Food Factory, which is legendary in Southern Nevada.
“We have
always had that niche: fun food, in a fun atmosphere with
great energy,” said McGowan. “We can’t wait to get up and
running at the Plaza and introduce ourselves to downtown Las
Vegas visitors.”
The
Omelet House also features a variety of breakfast and lunch
selections including pancakes, French toast, Eggs Benedict,
waffles, sandwiches, hamburgers, homemade soups and salads.
The restaurant is open every day except Thanksgiving and
Christmas from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The
Omelet House has won Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Best of Las
Vegas” poll 11 times, and was most recently selected “The
Best Power Lunch” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal staff.
The
Omelet House’s original locations at 2160 West Charleston
and 316 North Boulder Highway remains open for business as
well. Operating since 1979, the Omelet House has become one
of Las Vegas’ greatest success stories, remaining as one of
the few freestanding restaurants.
The Plaza
offers an array of table games and slot machines, the
largest race and sports book downtown, one of the best
dinner shows in town – the Rat Pack is Back; free live
entertainment on the casino floor in the Aqua Lounge,
“Stuffed” Buffet, a roof top swimming pool and tennis
courts.
The
Omelet House
* 2160
West Charleston
(702)
384-6868
* 316
North Boulder Highway
(702)
566-7896
* Plaza
Hotel and Casino
(702)
386-2110
www.omelethouse.net
www.plazahotelcasino.com.
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