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Lake Las Vegas<\/a> (google for more links) is an area that not enough people know about or visit. The setting there is just beautiful, and there is a little “village” with shops and apartments. We’ve gone out there several times for various events, and one of those events netted me a gift certificate to eat at Xing, a latin-oriental fusion restaurant. My husband and I decided to use the gift certificate this past Friday, so off we went.<\/p>\n

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Upon arriving, we first went to The Auld Dubliner for a pre-dinner drink. This is \u2014 obviously \u2014 an Irish-themed pub, and it’s very enjoyable. This is a view of the front \u2014 very picturesque, don’t you think? Of course, we were inside, since the weather is still rather warm here, but there is also outdoor seating.<\/p>\n

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Once we’d finished there, we headed across the sidewalk to Xing. I thought that the idea of mixing latin and oriental cuisines might be a bit odd, but I was wrong. In most Mexican restaurants, customers are immediately served chips and salsa while waiting to order and enjoy their meal. Here, we were served tiny chips with a choice of three dips. Hmmm \u2026 can you tell that we enjoyed those dips? \ud83d\ude09 One was a Chinese-style mustard, another was a slightly spicy sweet-sour concoction, and the third was a very hot<\/i> sauce \u2014 which my husband adored. As for me, I stuck to the other two. \ud83d\ude09 My husband also enjoyed a beer, while I ordered a glass of the restaurant’s sangr\u00eda. Yum! <\/g><\/p>\n

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The dinner I ordered was so delicious that I almost forgot to take a picture! My husband ordered some little ribs (he loves ribs!) that came with rice and a macaroni salad. He also ordered kimchee, which was really fun. My own choice was a tuna tartare that simply melted in my mouth. I loved it!<\/p>\n

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After finishing our dinners, we discovered that a little still remained of the gift certificate, so we shared a generous serving of the restaurant’s mango ice cream for dessert. I love mango in almost anything! All in all it was a delicious meal in a lovely setting, and I hope to return again in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n

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