Nosh & Swig

Items Selected:
Nosh Crack Corn
Peas & Carrots — Sweet Carrot Rangoon, English Pea Purée
Beeten Apple — Warm Goat Cheese, Grilled Honey Toast, Micro Greens, Beet & Apple Sauce
Monte Cristo — Black Forest Ham, Gruyère Cheese, Fried Egg, Wild Berry Compote
Cocka-​Waffle-​Doo — Cornflake Crusted Chicken, Belgian Waffle, Blueberry Maple Reduction
Gimme Sa-​More — Fried Chocolate, Brulee Marshmallow, Banana Purée
Churrnut Ala Mode — Churro-​Style Doughnut topped with Oreo, Pistachio Ice Cream
Self described as ‘a food festival of funzies’ and offering an ‘express train to Flavortown’ I was admittedly a bit leery as I entered Nosh & Swig but with a menu that at least seemed willing to take some risks and myself already in the area I decided to take a peak — my meal as unwieldy as the options themselves in a room that seemed to suggest some sort of spiritualism beneath the blare of Top-​40. Apparently part of some recent food-​television contest, at least according to the only other diners present during the first half of my hour-​long stay, and featuring the sort of service where patrons are frequently referred to a ‘buddy’ or ‘bro,’ it was just a few minutes prior to noon that I entered the sizable strip-​mall space and seating myself after grabbing a menu it would not be long before ‘crack corn’ and water arrived — the former a relatively straightforward salty-​sweet combo with that wasn’t particularly addictive, though a bit more interesting than boring bread-​service to be sure. Clearly a kitchen where tongue-​in-​cheek and whimsy are part of the show it was in a duo of vegetables that my meal began and although the Peas and Carrots was decidedly delicious with plenty of vegetal sweetness amidst the crisp wontons, the «beeten apple» was mostly forgettable — a stacked pseudo-​bruschetta compromised by lifeless bread with honey and apple mostly overwhelming both cheese and thinly cut beets. Moving next to options from the pork and chicken parts of the menu it was the Monte Cristo that arrived first and griddled rather than fried the sandwich was far lighter than usual, a fact furthered by far too little filling to go with just a drizzle of jam. Moving next to a clever presentation of Chicken and Waffles that proved to be the best savory of the meal as both the waffle and chicken showed well, it was here that my server inexplicably tried to end the afternoon by offering the check and acting as if I’d eaten ‘a lot’ despite each plates’ modest portions I assured him I would like to go on — a duo of desserts again representing a hit-​and-​miss proposition as the enormous Chinese-​donut-​come-​churro was excellent on its own — and even moreso when crumbled into the ice cream — while S’mores were poorly executed with marshmallows not warmed through and the chocolate a dense chunk inside the oily outer shell.
Probably a space better suited for large-​group sharing, particularly if paired with enough drinking to make the ‘funzies’ seem more fantastic, Nosh & Swig almost seems to be trying to out-​Fieri the Mayor of Flavortown himself — a half-​hearted attempt that seemed to fall on deaf ears when I mentioned the flaws in execution on both the ‘bruschetta’ and the S’mores — the later actually garnering a «yeah yeah, I can see that, bro» when I pointed out what seemed to be a half-​dissolved Hershey Kiss inside the remaining wonton I sent back to the kitchen untouched.

INSPIRED TO RETURN
Decided we wanted to change it up this evening and try a new restaurant on the east side rather than fall back on our trustworthy standards.
Happen to show up just before 6pm while N&S still had their Happy Hour menu available. Started with four items from the Happy Hour menu, thinking we would have room to order more from the regular menu. The portions were more than ample for sharing and we only ended up ordering one item from the main menu, dessert.
The best Happy Hour item was the Drunken slider. Cooked to perfection and more than enough to share. Next time from the main menu, we plan on trying the Short Ribs and maybe just one more dish since the portions are large for us. It might just be a «Thai «inspired one since Steve the owner and chef is half Thai.

Delicious! Great quality, prompt, friendly service and the food was tasty. Looking forward to the next visit.

The best restaurant during my visit here in Vegas!!!
My cousin and I had this spot bookmarked and decided to have dinner here. When we arrived, it looked like the restaurant was closed. All darken and dimmed is what we saw from the emptied parking lot. It was around 7pm on a Saturday. We did make our way to the entrance and saw they were opened. We were the only ones in the restaurant, except for a few employees of the restaurant. Our host/​waitress was very friendly and speculated the emptiness of the restaurant was due to a UFC event happening this time of day. We were seated at a nearby booth and browsed the menu.
The menu was full of delicious fusion tapas dishes. Gloutney was on my mind, but I had to keep in mind that we were mid point of our trip. Still more to see and do! Picking menu items was like picking lottery numbers. We won’t know if we had winners or disappointments. For my beverage, I decided to get the Thai tea with boba. Below is the list of menu items we order and shared, detailed with the ingredients of the dishes:
— Monte cristo: (black forest ham, gruy’ee cheese, fried egg, and wild berry compote)
— Chuyquiles: (sauteed tortillas, melted cheeses, fried egg, and salsa roja)
— Peas & carrots: (sweet carrot rangoon and english pea purée)
— Coq au vin adobo: (red wine braised chicken wings, garlic shoyu, and flash fry)
— Short rib sliders (dr. pepper braised, blue cheese bechamel, fresh apple, petite greens)
— Elot’e: (grilled corn, garlic butter, cayenne, and cilantro pesto)
***For dessert***
— Shaved ice (purple yam ice cream (ube), cornflakes, coconut, melon slivers, popping pearls, and condensed milk)
— Churrnut ala mode (doughnuts churro-​style with ice cream of the day which was pistachio)
All I have to say is with this line-​up, we won the lottery. Nothing was over or under cooked. Everything was just right for me. Meats were tender. The chicken wings were fall off the bone good! The spices and marinades brought distinguished flavors that brought all the dishes to life. My favorites were the monte cristo and chuyquiles.
The desserts were equally as good.
If you’re a resident of Las Vegas or an out of towner like myself looking for great eats, you’ve got to give Nosh & Swig a try!

Coming into Nosh for a second time I had an open mind to see just what it has to offer. So far it seems to have more than I initially thought. I certainly was a bit harsh first time. I dig the atmosphere. Now. It has a campus vibe, bleeding with local establishment character.
It’s not trying to be what all the hype made it out to be. It’s just a young trendy Hawaiian type restaurant with fusion dishes. Service was quik today. For what it is it’s a good dig.
Took my toddlers with us this time. The complimentary salty sweet popcorn wasn’t stale at all. I gave some to our 18 month old and he was stoked. Matisyahu was playing and he was actually grooving to the reggae playing the whole time. Our 3 year old was running amok in the place without bothering other diners and I like that it’s laid back enough to allow my boys spirit to be free. Islander parenting okay! How many serial killers are islander, huh?
Anyway we stuck to the HH menu today and got the cheesy tots which had some diced tomatoes onions and peppers with white cheese in a mini skillet. 3 $ @HH and was really tasty. ³⁄₅
Then we had the Baked & Blazed mac & cheese. It was about as baked as most of the clientele (maybe workers too, lol) I don’t mind it at all. We all remember the college years. It had small shell pasta and a creamy white cheese. Decent for 4 $ HH. 2.5÷5
Next was the Manila clams and bacon appetizer. Served in a shallow bowl with 6 clams and chuncks of bacon in a red sauce. Like a mini clam bake. It came with 2 olive oiled french toast slices. A nice different dish. 3.5÷5
Ended with a beloved drunken slider. We love these. Its a kimchi garnished sweet beer sauced slider with an over easy egg. First bite breaks the yolk then that sweet pow. Still love these. ⁵⁄₅
Had the specialty drinks. My lemonade cream and she had the cucumber tea, er something er other. Both were refreshing and large as last time. The cream lemonade had those tasty juice boba balls. So sweet and poppy. I really need to buy those for the house!
Overall I gave Nosh a bad rap last time and I really do like to treat local a little better than that so. I’ll add 2 more stars on this rating. Yeah I might be getting soft, Unilocalers.

I should have reviewed this place long ago but I was too busy eating there to take the time to sit down and write.
We have been going here since they opened, first enticed in by a Groupon and then brought back by Chef Steve’s wonderfully inspired dishes. This is a small plates restaurant so do not order one plate and expect to be full. The menu is divided into individual proteins and veggies. Read the descriptions carefully and then order enough to share. My husband and I typically order four or five plates and then hesitate over dessert. Chef Steve did a menu change recently so now we will be enjoying some new items and hope that you also try them out. Go with a group of people, its more fun
The Poke is one of my favorites, but make sure you mix it to get the seasoning all through it. One the new new additions is the Beef Carpaccio, Very flavorful. Also the shrimp dish, I believe its called Mini Mi’s but its on a bun with slaw. The slaw is so good I would eat just that. They are so many dishes that it is truly had to remember. Checkout their ode to the Monte Cristo, it will make you weep. The owners work hard to provide good service and are always looking to improve. So… if you want to eat and not be bothered go for lunch during the day. If you want busy with some music and noise check them out on a Friday night. They have a Facebook page that will tell you if there is something going on before you head out. Since I am all about the food, we go during the daytime. They also apparently have a happy hour but I don’t know what that is about, I have just read the sign.
The décor is very basic, as is the plating and utensils. Because we have been coming here since the beginning, we have been able to see the changes they have made to the place over time. I can see where they have spent their money and am able to understand their choices. I would much rather have great food than great décor.

Came here for a bite to eat on a weeknight as I live very close to this place and I had stalked their menu (which is apparently going to be revamped soon, so sorry if some of this will soon be outdated).
The layout of this place is a little weird and it was really hot inside. They appeared to have a portable AC unit but it was really far away.
The service was a little off to me. Just came over and non-​nonchalantly handed us their menu and set down our drinks. Hardly a greeting when we came in the door and no recommendations when ordering. That is why a star had to be knocked off. In this tough business, you must try and make your business stand out with some personality and customer service.
The food was hit or miss. Loved the popcorn that came before the meal. I thought that was a really fun concept. The sticky bun tacos were a bust for us. The bun was underwhelming and the pork belly was super dry. There were not enough flavors in the toppings to add some dimension to the dish. The tuna in the poke was not as fresh as I would like, but a good flavor. The pretzel brats were pretty great. I kept sniffing them because they smelled like a doughnut to me and I was totally puzzled. When I took off the bun to slather some mustard, I noticed what appeared to be cinnamon and butter on the bun. Whatever it was, it worked. The elote was also fantastic and probably my favorite of all of the dishes.
I would not be opposed to checking out this place again after their menu is re-​vamped but I may see what other reviewers have to say about it first. Hopefully they will instill some more character into their service to try and bump themselves up above the rest.

Hmmmm overall, mediocre food, weird atmosphere and both times I’ve had pretty slow service.
Everything sounds and looks sooo much more amazing than it actually tastes. Nothing tastes bad but nothing really pops. Some of their food tastes fresh and some tastes frozen.
Popcorn: super salty and kind of stale
Cheesey tots — tasted frozen, some tots super soggy, some crunchy, flavor tasted eh
Chicken and waffles-​dark meat and overcooked chicken, sauce was good though
Baked and Blazed– like Mac & cheese from a box, underseasoned
Monte Cristo– the only item I really liked, good flavor and tasted fresh
Pretzel bratz– didn’t like the sausage they used, and pretzel buns were a little hard
Cookiemon– hard cookie, overbaked
I feel that if they spruced up the atmosphere it would be more enjoyable. I was somewhat sweating while eating lol. There’s no ac (or atleast it feels like there’s none) and they have several floor fans. It feels musty and humid. Also they keep half of their lights off. It feels way too dark for the type of food they’re serving and looks like they’re closed. It just doesnt feel fresh and they can’t blame it on the older building because i’ve taken several classes at the real estate school in the same building and it’s bright and fresher feeling in there. I like their island music though.
They have a great concept and great food ideas but sadly not executed that great especially for the price. I’d much rather go to firefly even though they’ve had their health code issues lol. I probably will only come back if friends want to come here or if my boyfriend wants a light snack.

I have to update my review to the full on 5 stars. They deserve it. The last 3 times I have dined here it has been perfection. They have stepped up their game as a new east side restaurant. Got rid of the things that didn’t work and embraced those that did. A family owned joint, that remembers their regulars. I have taken friends, family, and kids here and every time everyone is happy. A couple items that I personally love are the deviled eggs, the edamame, and the fondue. For a dessert you can’t go wrong. There is the cookie-​mon, choc chip cookie, and ice cream. Simple and great. There is the happy ending, which comes with popping mochi pearls. Or the Brie dawg with bananas and Brie cheese.
The most recent experience I had a full striped sea bass. I’ve never ate a fish with the head still on it, let’s just say it was very pleasant. I plan on continuing to dine here until that isn’t an option anymore. Well done Nosh & Swig!

I, for the life of me, cannot understand how anyone could give this place any less than five stars. I mean, what restaurant were you eating at? Because this is most definitely the most innovative, forward thinking, evolved restaurant I believe I’ve been to in this town in a LONG time.
I mean, you walk in and you really don’t understand what you’re in store for. The concept is on the windows, but you don’t really get the gist until you sit down and open up this fabulous menu.
I was only slightly, slightly disappointed that some of the things on the menu were discontinued as they are going through a seasonal menu change (for sure a sign of a great restaurant) and were knocking things off at them moment. Trust me when I say that lasted all of about 10 seconds.
The concept is this: whatever you eat, be it vegetarian, pork, chicken, etc. You have a set menu for each type of food. It’s all covered, each one, on one small page, but the tastes are SO big. Also, there are rumors that this is a tapas bar, but that isn’t quite true. Yes, the plates are all sold separately, there are no sides, but the plates are a nice sized portion, not that tiny things you get at a regular tapas bar. That’s misleading as heck. I was stuffed after I had just three plates!
I personally (as a pescatarian) had the smokey poke. Let me tell you, that was some deliciousness on a plate. The poke sits atop several sauces (of which I’ve forgotten at the moment) and I was encouraged to dip some in each. Whatever. I totally mixed that all together and then inhaled it. I got a little of the smokey, a nice bite of spicy and some mellow flavors that balanced it all out. It was fresh and delicious.
My second plate was the elote. Listen, I would love to sit here and wax eloquent about how delicious this was, but I’m just going to go ahead and say it: if I could mainline this into my veins I would have OD’d, oh, several MILLION times. There are no words for how great this dish is. I can’t even go on, I’m getting emotional about not being able to go get some more right now. And then an hour later, and an hour after that. Hi, I’m Nickolle and I’m an elote addict. CRACK on a cob. That’s what they should call it. Try it and come to meetings with me. We’ll get through this together. (this is corn on the cob that you grab and eat with your hands — lick your fingers afterward, no one cares)
Next up for me was the lotsa-​mozza. This is essentially cheese, polenta, eggplant and tomatoes. But yet so much more. Anyone who has ever taken cheese and melted it in a hot pan knows the delicious taste. That’s sort of this, but with sliced mozza and other things in between, specifically, sweet polenta (mmmmm…). The thing that brings this all together is the taste of that melted, crunchy cheese. So, so good. So good.
For dessert (like, someone stop me, okay?) I had the cream cheese lote. I obviously have a cheese addiction as well. I was going to go for the chocolate chip cookie and ice cream, but I wasn’t ready to be jolted out of my mellow taste experience with something that sweet. I was super pleased that I didn’t. This is a flat bread that is the consistency of a crêpe, but with a little more crunch. The cheese actually is very subtle as is the cream anglaise. It sits atop some little bubbles, I can’t remember the name name now (arghhh!), but they were sweet when I popped them in my mouth. There were different flavors and they really added some zing to the sort of savory taste of the crêpe/​cheese combo. Really pleasing to my mouth!
This restaurant is a brand new fave and I can’t wait to go back. The owners are so friendly and awesome that I want to be their new best friend. As much as I’m about to start going I’m pretty sure we’ll be on a first name basis soon! Get here. FAST.

I went to visit my brother recently (around April 2013) in the east side of town and one place I’ve had bookmarked for the last 3 months in the area was Nosh and Swig. Not too many places in the east are bookmarked! After stopping by the house I asked my mummy dear if she wanted to eat. Typical non-​Yelper she wanted to go to Sam’s Town or some other not so secret potential hidden gem.
N&S is located in a small stripmall but keep looking on the north side on Flamingo and we arrived for lunch. Overall we enjoyed our lunch but lunch with my mom is the best no matter what kind of food we have.
The service we had was excellent. There was popcorn for us on the table and we were given the drink menus. So we split everything and almost everything we had was excellent. My favorites are the monte cristo and short ribs.
My mom said this was one of the better monte cristo she’s ever had.
The sticky bun comes in three so I had two and they were nice and soft, the sauce is on the side so you can control that portion.
The cock a waffle doo was another good dish for me.
Didn’t care too much for the dragon claws.
And the short ribs were delicious, I ordered another just for me after we were done sharing the first one.

On 04/​21/​2013, three of us ventured to Nosh & Swig for a friend’s birthday.
From the Purple (Pork) menu, we tried the MONTE CRISTO (Black forest ham, gruyére cheese, fried egg, with wild berry compote), STEVE-​O GRILLED CHEESE (Candied bacon, White American cheese, warm arugula, and tomato coulie), NACHOS O’BRIEN (Peppered pork, house potato chips, Dublin cheddar, and stewed tomatoes), and STICKY BUN TACOS (Fried pork belly, pickled cabbage, and ginger soy).
From the Red (Beef) menu, we ordered the SHORT RIBS (Dr. Pepper braised ribs with polenta cornbread and candied carrots). From the Blue (Seafood) menu: SMOKEY POKE (ahi tuna, citrus ponzu, and norichips) and PAELLA (Seafood mix, spicy court-​bouillon, saffron rice). From the Yellow (Chicken) menu, we got the COCK-​A-​WAFFLE-​DOO (Cornflake crusted chicken with Belgian waffle and blueberry maple reduction) and PRETZEL BRATS (Chicken sausage on a pretzel roll with cheese gravy and sauerkraut). Lastly, from the Green (Vegetarian) menu, we got the HODGEPODGE (Pomme frites, tempura sweet potato fries, Truffle tater tots, and onion rings).
For the birthday, my friend received a UNI-​CONE with their housemade Frosted Animal Cookie Ice Cream. I was skeptical when I saw the very pink ice cream (I thought it was Cotton Candy and I hate Cotton Candy Ice Cream), but oh my, it was delicious!
All of the dishes were just okay. Nothing really stood out nor did I think anything was spectacular. I did really like the Hodgepodge. Most of the dishes I could have done without completely. All of it is really fun though — the vibe, the overall experience with friends (like a «tapas» place should be), and the whimsical dishes — and I still enjoyed myself. It’s just the execution of those dishes that fell short.

My wife and I went here for an early dinner this afternoon before a show at the Plaza. As with some other reviewers, we ordered too much because their portions are really nice on some items even though they’re small plates.
We started with an order of Tiger Cry and Nachos O’Brien. I wanted to order the Hodgepodge but they don’t serve that anymore. Instead, the server suggested I get two of the dishes that made up the tower thing so I got pommes frites and Truffle tots.
The Tiger Cry and the Nachos O’Brien were both very good. We shared the dishes and we both liked the nachos and the Tiger Cry. The hit of the two was the TIger Cry which is Thai beef jerky with nam prik and some sesame. There was also a container of sticky rice in a ball in a plastic bag. I’m sot sure it was sticky rice or rice just twisted together in the plastic to make it stick together. I expected it might be a bit spicy from the nam prik, but it was not. However, the nam prik they did use along with the jerky glaze made this a great dish. The nachos were good, but nothing exceptional.
My error was in ordering both pommes frites and truffle tots. That’s a large portion of both in their small pails. They were both very good, but I ended up eating most of the frites and finishing off the truffle tots. I didn’t taste any truffle but the cheese, parsley, and salt made the tots very good and I loved the pommes frites.
We still had some room and I ordered the Baked and Blazed – their take on a mac and cheese dish but made with fusilli and cheddar cheese and having a nice crusty top. This was an excellent dish, too. When we ordered this we mentioned the Cookiemon and he said it takes 15 minutes so we had him put the order in then also. It came out a little early because we hadn’t finished the baked and blazed yet but it was OK. Only a little ice cream melted and the very hot cookie had time to cool a bit before digging in.
Service was great. Considering we were the only customers in the place, it should have been great. But, it was above and beyond that. Our server answered our questions and suggested things. He was prompt with iced tea refills and a pleasant fellow.
I noticed as Tony T. did that the music was pleasant and wasn’t blaring. Conversation was easy and the music didn’t interfere.
I wish this wasn’t on the other side of town. I’d stop in more often. I do have to make a stop here when I get my car serviced the next time. I have to try the State Fair or the Uni-​cones, or the Warm PB & J. Well you get where my head’s at!

I’ve heard so many good things about Nosh & Swig and I finally got to try this place. We came here on a weekday for lunch and there was nobody which was perfect since I heard they’re packed at night. It’s a tapas place that serves American, Asian, Mexican and Italian bites.
CHATTA EFF UP: Mexican horchata meets Spanish horchata. Cinammon-​y taste of Mexican horchata with the graininess of Spanish horchata. It was the perfect drink for all the food we got. ⁵⁄₅
CHICHARRON: for $ 7, you get a bowl of crispy pork belly with cucumbers, feta, tomatoes, beans and tots. This was my favorite item on the menu. It was a great play on different flavors and textures. ⁵⁄₅
MONTE CRISTO: fried sandwich with ham and gruyère cheese. Their version has corn flakes, fried egg on top and strawberry purée. ⁴⁄₅
RIB STACK: Shawn recommended this dish since it’s his favorite. Pork ribs braised in Dr. Pepper served with corn bread. Honestly, it was too sweet for my taste. But the pork was so tender. ³⁄₅
POMME FRITES: it tastes like the fries I make at home so it’s not something special. ³⁄₅
TRUFFLE TOTS: I enjoy anything with truffles/​truffle oil. This was a bit lacking in truffle flavor but it was still good. ⁴⁄₅
WARM PB&J: fried PB sandwich sliced into 4 pieces dusted with powdered sugar. You dip your sandwich in jelly, chocolate syrup or cream/​condensed milk that are on your plate. ⁵⁄₅
The service was excellent.

I debated updating my review to remove a star because I really enjoyed Nosh & Swig on my first visit and I want to see them succeed. I actually decided to contact Nosh & Swig management via their website before writing this update… and only decided to write this update because I never received any sort of response.
My second visit to Nosh & Swig was nothing like the first. It seems that the word is out, perhaps due to the month-​long Groupon promotion, because the place was packed and it certainly seemed to impact the service we received. As I was looking around (usually to find a server to refill my drink) I noticed the vast majority of those seated near us had Groupons on their tables.
The complimentary popcorn that others mentioned, and that we received on our first visit, was not offered this time around. Other reviewers have mentioned a drink menu… And I noticed that back in January, of of the owners of Nosh & Swig responded to a review here on Unilocal stating they received their liquor license… Now it would have been nice to see the drink menu, but again, we were not offered it this time around. Sure, I could have asked… and would have if our server had come to our table in a timely manner. Instead, we waited about 10 minutes and just ordered normal drinks and a few food items.
Every item we had on our first visit was delicious. Sadly I can not say the same about the second time around… Perhaps we should have just ordered more of the items we knew we liked? I had tasted the pretzel brats on my first visit and enjoyed them so I decided to get an order. The cheese gravy was overpowering, but once I scraped the majority of it off the brats were as tasty as I remembered. The carne asada sandwiches were pretty good but not outstanding… The teri-​chicken tasted like it was made with low quality meat, we left over half of it untouched. The chicken littles would have been a lot better if they were less sweet and more tangy, again we left a decent amount of these untouched.
I was prepared to order dessert but again, after waiting far too long for our server to come around I decided to skip it. Nothing we ordered was so bad that it warranted a complaint, but it was surprising that the server didn’t ask how it was, considering how much of it was left untouched.
I hope to try Nosh & Swig again after the Groupon hype dies down. Hopefully the service will be better then?

This tapas style restaurant is located in a very unassuming little strip mall along E. Flamingo. Blink your eyes and you might miss it because of the small sign outside the storefront. But try NOT to miss it because it’s GOOD!
I was immediately greeted by the chef in the kitchen and the server. I told them I was waiting for a friend (shoutout Shirley B) and the server sat me with a menu asked if she could take my drink order.
When Shirley arrived we were mulling over the menu, which has a large assortment of small dishes. The server was super nice and offered to help answer questions about any of the meals. Her enthusiasm for the restaurant and the food was infectious — I was, like, so excited to try a million dishes! She also gave us advice on how much to order and if we hadn’t listened to her we surely would have had way too many leftovers. She started us out with a little bucket of sweet & salty popcorn. Sweet and salty anything is like a dream for me. Also, big ups to her for keeping water filled the entire time.
We had quite the variety at our table. Cock-​a-​Waffle-​Doo, a cornflake crusted fried chicken on top of a waffle served with a blueberry maple syrup reduction, was not only adorably named but a fun and delicious dish to eat! Baked & Blazed, a fusilli pasta with white cheddar cheese was a mac & cheese dish to die for. And not small by any means! These are just a couple of dishes among others.
For dessert — COOKIEMON! Warm chocolate chip cookie made mushy and delicious when topped with vanilla ice cream. How can you beat this simple but savory dessert dish?
Simplistic/​modern but colorful décor that almost feels like it’s missing something. There are cubes on the wall near the kitchen and you can see the holes where a couple of them are missing. I’m not taking off stars for that but I just feel like this place needs something to make it «complete». Mixture of low and hightop tables and booths in a larger dining room than you imagine from the outside. I loved the music choices but every now and then I would «tune in» and hear Bob Marley. I LOVE Bob Marley but maybe a little more variety? Once I noticed Reel Big Fish was playing. Cool haha, don’t hear that every day. One small snag when Shirley B. presented her Groupon. The groupon was written on the check but not reflected in the total. She sorted it out right away with no hassle. I read in another review that someone else had this small issue. Hmm.
This place overall will have me coming back because there are so many small dishes that I have yet to try! Great place to come with friends and split a variety of plates so you can dig into all of them.

Took advantage of the Groupon offer to try out this fairly new place located a few miles from LVBLVD in the Jacinta strip mall. It’s a tapas style restaurant where they have an eclectic representation of international as well as American comfort style dishes served up in small plates.
The menu is in a little flip type book organized by pages with header pictures of: Pork, Beef, Chicken, Seafood, Greens, Cheese, Desert and Drinks. Also Vegetarian friendly dishes were indicated with V and color coded green on the menu. It made it easier figure out and zero in what we wanted to try out. Thing is we wanted to try alot of dishes and it took a few minutes for Bonnie P. and I to decide what we wanted to have for lunch. We on settled on four of them which our server said was plenty enough to start out for both of us.
What we NOSHed on:
Monte Cristo
Teri Chicken
Cock-​A-​Waffle-​Doo
Baked & Blazed
Fun presentation and not so small plates after all. The portion was enough for two people to share. (Well especially if you plan on ordering 2+ more small plates)
My favorites: the Monte Cristo, loved the combo of the fried egg, ham with mild flavor of the Gruyère cheese oozing and the touch of sweetness of the berry compote. Also the Cock-​A-​Waffle Doo! The cornflake crusted fried chicken, meat was moist, had flavor and was juicy. Crust was crunchy and again a touch of sweetness with a berry maple syrup reduction. I love the fusion of savory and sweet in these dishes! Both «small» plates I I definitely would order again!
The Baked & Glazed and Teri Chicken also pretty good. The fussili pasta was cheesy and made the perfect comfort food dish and also vegetarian friendly! The Teri Chicken was grilled and I like the garnish of crunchy won ton strips.
We made room for dessert and chose the «cookimon’» which was a cookie baked right into a mini cast iron pan. So that little sucker was warm and the chocolate chips slightly melted and topped with vanilla ice cream and whip cream. Kinda reminded me of BJ’s Pizookie! The Cream Cheese Lote, which is the version of Thai flatbread was more like a crêpe but rolled up. It was spread with cream cheese, rolled up and drizzled with a simple vanilla sugar glaze (Crème Anglaise)
Service was great! Our server was really sweet and friendly. She truly liked and believed in the dishes she serves up and shared with us what she had tried out as well. Just a minor issue of check when presented, Groupon discount was indicated on check but not deducted. brought it to attention of our server who corrected it right away.
We were there during the dead zone hour between lunch and dinner so it wasn’t busy much. Two other parties were just finishing up and a large party was setting up towards the end of our meal. Our dishes came out paced at the right time, there was no awkward long waits between the dishes .
The atmos was casual with tunes of the likes of Bob Marley playing in the background. Our lunch ended up being an enjoyable two hours. Stars for creative dishes, fair value and portions, good service, and fun place! I shall return to NOSH again!

I love small plates, oh yes I do. I have wanted to try this place since they opened and once I saw the Groupon deal available, that cinched the deal.
I came here with my mom and fella for an early lunch while we were running errands in the area over the weekend. Walking in the place was empty, but since it was so early, we cut them some slack. We were seated quickly, in a booth of our choosing. The table was a little wobbly, but ok. Perusing the menu, I was drawn to all the interesting and creative menu items. We decided to order quite a few different items and share them, which is what I love about small plate restaurants. Sharing is caring after all, y’all.
We tried the Nachos O’brien, Monte Cristo, Chicharron, Carne Asada Sliders, Sticky Bun Tacos, Elote, Pescado Frito and Singapore Greens. We clearly over ordered, but we were excited to try as many things as we could. The standouts to me were the Nachos O’brien, Chicharron and Elote. Everything was solid, but I would definitely steer away from the sandwiches and sliders next time. The Sticky Bun Tacos were tasty, but the bao wasn’t the freshest I have ever had. I quite enjoyed the filling and would definitely order this again. The Chicharron and Elote were spicy and oh so tasty. The addition of tator tots was an interesting flavor added to the chicharron, but it was still really good. I could eat these two dishes all day long. Everything on the menu was really fun and innovative. I enjoyed the play on words and cheeky item names. You’ve gotta love food with a sense of humor.
Our server was incredibly attentive and came back with refills very regularly. If only their cups and glasses were a larger, more reasonable size, then she probably wouldn’t have had to come back and forth with refills quite so often. There were quite a few cooks in the kitchen as well and all our food came out quickly and almost rapid fire at one point. My guess is because they weren’t too busy, they were able to focus all their attention on us. Service was fun, food was great and I can’t wait to come back with a larger party to enjoy some more of their fun cuisine.

Nom-​Nom-​Nom!
Nosh-​Nosh-​Nosh!
Been there, done that with tapas. From my experience, it’s hit-​or-​miss. The last thing I want to do is pay too much money for small quantities of food that leave me craving for a Double-​Double burger at In-​N-​Out *cough* Johnny Smalls *cough* But for being a tapas place, the food is great and I left satiated and happy.
FOOD
First off, the quantity of food is portioned right so it can easily be shared with two people, though there was an order that had three items — the quantity kinda gets on my nerves if there’s only two people sharing the food, but I’ll hush up on that.
Pretzel Brats: One bite and I couldn’t help but think its flavor was like a mini Oktoberfest in my mouth. I enjoyed the the taste of that brat and kraut kombo and how the pretzel bread wasn’t too bready. (Quantity: 2)
Hodgepodge: French Fries, sweet potato fries, and onion rings = yaay! carb overload! The french fries were fine, but I preferred the sweet potato fries and onion rings, which weren’t heavily battered.
Smokey Poke: I don’t really like «smokey» foods, but this is something I would order for myself. Pretty dang good.
Dragon Claws: Oh yes, these are spicy! Loved the jalapeño and tuna combination. (Quantity: 3)
Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips: My friend and I wanted to split a Cookiemon, but they were completely sold out. Seeing the disappointment and looks of, «what are we going to do now?» on our faces, the waitress asked if we wanted some ice cream instead. She came out with two bowls of chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate chips and an ice cream cone that acted more of a «garnish» on the side.
It was a good way to top off our noshing experience.
SERVICE
Great customer service. Ok, so we got our beverages refilled often and empty plates cleared off the table. Cool. But what really stood out to me was how the staff handled mistakes made on their part. My friend used her Groupon, but was accidentally charged for the full amount of the bill. The problem was resolved and they even gave her a $ 10 gift card.
OVERALL
Great food and fantastic customer service. Nosh & Swing is a fine restaurant to hit up if you’re in the area.

I was here last night, mainly to finally meet some Unilocal friends for a UYE. I’ve been to other UYE’s, but never to one in Las Vegas (where I live). There’s a first for everything and had a great time sharing personal and Unilocal stories with everyone. 5 Stars for the UYE, 4 Stars for the restuarant ambiance & staff, and 3 Stars for the food & prices.
My Eats:
–Short Ribs (Beef): This was my food highlight. Dr. Pepper braised ribs that was so delicious. Thanks Shawn H. for suggesting this. You can smell and taste the Dr. Pepper with each tender bite. The ribs are perfectly placed on top of Polenta Cornbread. You have to eat this with fork to get the full experience. Their Short Ribs were worth the additional wait. Forgot to take a picture because I was so hungry by the time it arrived.
–Bantam Burgers which is two beef sliders with white cheese. I have actually had better. Doesn’t compare to 808 Tapas’ sliders and messy for a slider. At least these were decently sized.
–Fries and Tater Tots: No my order, picked on Christina W’s. Just okay, nothing special. Better tots at Sonic’s.
Pros:
–Nice ambiance, wide open and not dark like some other tapas locations.
–TV by the kitchen bar so you’re not missing the game.
–Not a busy restaurant. New and not many know about this place. As a result, getting seated shouldn’t be an issue.
–Service: Even though there was a little snafu with one of my orders, they more than made up for it. Tons of employees for a average sized restaurant. There’s always someone available to take additional request and top your drinks off (i.e water, no booze).
–Located on the east side of Las Vegas. Not too many eats out here on the east side, Nosh & Swig is a change of pace
Cons:
–Parking. Small parking lot up front with a handful only being 15 minutes. Parking at the back is an alternative.
–Food is just okay for the price.
–No swig at this joint.
There’s still a lot more for me to try on the menu. Still want to try their Monte Cristo, Steve-​O Grilled Cheese, Smokey Poke, and Salmon Skewers.
PS:
–Thanks Molly T. for putting this together
–Thanks Stephanie S. for pulling my leg to finally show up for my first Las Vegas UYE.