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Battle of the Buffets |
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The Cannery By: The Lady of The Night Out To me, North Las Vegas is far away. With a plethora of restaurant offerings a lot closer to home, it takes a lot to get me to drive 20 miles in the heat. But the buffet at the Cannery is worth the effort. The food is terrific and, after quite a few visits, I can vouch it’s consistently terrific. The best offering is the baked salmon. The Cannery takes the whole fish and lays it onto of a cedar pole. It’s covered with rosemary sprigs and then baked on the cedar plank. A carver flicks off tender pieces directly from the pole. This is not only a stellar visual presentation. The cedar flavor creeps into the salmon for a delicious duet of flavors. The seafood cioppino was also a surprise. It would be hard to find a better version in San Francisco. The green mussels and clams were steamed just right. The squid were just chewy enough. Go fishing and you’d also find scallops, shrimp and crawfish in their shells. These denizens of the deep were swimming in a tasty tomato broth spiked with just enough alcohol to complement the brine. I’m not a cream sauce person, but I loved the penne in vodka sauce. Whole shrimp were hiding between the penne. The vodka gave the creamy tomato sauce – it reminded me of cream of tomato soup – a nice buzz. Another winner was the classic macaroni and cheese. The Cannery uses a blend of cheddars that add a sharp tang to a typically gooey dish. I give raves for the ravioli. The filling was a finely ground pork that added a level of sophistication. The chefs also ground veal and beef for four star meatballs for the popular spaghetti and meatballs. Even the tomato sauce held its own. Fress to impress Italian eateries don’t serve up a tomato sauce this good. The Jamaican jerk chicken was remarkably authentic. The dark sauce smoked! Since I prefer expensive cuts of meat dry aged, flank steak has never been a favorite. But I enjoyed the flank steak on the Cannery buffet. The exterior was correctly crunchy while the inside was the required Mary Kay pink. A sweet sauce was the perfect accompaniment. I loved the baked beans. You couldn’t do better in Boston. The hot apple cobbler was laced with cinnamon and the cherry pie was very, very tart. And, the Cannery serves a great cup of coffee. Overall, a great experience. Even greater, because it was such a surprise. The Cannery is located on Craig Road at Losee in North Las Vegas. 
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