After running a handful of restaurants in San Francisco, Richard Terzaghi came to Las Vegas and found a niche to fill.
“I’ve always loved Las Vegas, since the early 1990s when I was an exchange student here,” says the chef and owner of the Ohlala French Bistro near Summerlin, which celebrated its fifth anniversary last week. “When I decided to move here and look around, I realized that there is no real traditional French bistro with affordable prices. everything on the strip was super expensive. ”The customer review has been automatically translated from German.
Ohlala embodies Terzaghi’s mission to democratize French food for American eaters, “to show the people of Vegas what the French eat regularly”.
His take on classics like steak tartare ($ 13), garlic-clam shell moules marinieres ($ 13), and pan-fried sole in brown butter sauce ($ 28) have been popular dishes from the start . With the arrival of fall, no one should visit Ohlala without enjoying their French onion soup ($ 8) or sharing the delicious starter of warm pistachio-crusted goat cheese ($ 11) with onion confit, honey, and crostini.
The next five years could include a second location for the Henderson residents who are currently cruising the valley for Ohlala’s French cuisine, and Terzaghi says he has a few other tricks up his sleeve that he doesn’t quite want to reveal yet.
INHABITANTS OF THE FRENCH BISTRO 2120 N. Rampart Blvd. No. 150, 702-222-3522. Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-9pm; Saturday & Sunday, 11 am-2pm & 4-9pm
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