5 places in Las Vegas to find lamb dishes

Grilled lamb chops at Locale. (Eugene Dela Cruz)

Locale Italian Kitchen

Grilled bone-in lamb chops with mint is a classic combination, offered with an Italian touch at the valley’s newest neighborhood Italian hot spot. Chef Nicole Brisson adds hints of lemon and flavorful Castelventrano olives, $36.

7995 Blue Diamond Road, 702-330-0404, localelv.com

Grilled lamb chops at Locale. (Eugene Dela Cruz)

Eiffel Tower Restaurant

Lunch at this classic French outpost of master chef Jean Joho is one of the most affordable ways to enjoy a meal with one of the finest views in town. The Moroccan lamb burger from that menu comes topped with a helping of the Basque condiment piperade and accompanied by fingerling potato chips, $22.

Paris Las Vegas, 702-948-6937, eiffeltowerrestaurant.com

Eiffel Tower Restaurant Lamb burger. (Lindsay Widdel)

Chica

Chef Lorena Garcia first puts her signature Latin touch on a rack of lamb by encrusting it with pepitas, or pumpkin seeds. She then serves it with grilled calabaza, squash blossoms and mole verde, $34.

The Venetian, 702-805-8472, chicarestaurant.com

Pepita encrusted rack of lamb at Chica. (Anthony Mair)

Scarpetta

The Cosmo’s Italian restaurant offers tagliatelle pasta in a lamb Bolognese sauce. It’s topped with a hearty dollop of burrata cheese with a light hint of truffle, $30.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 702-698-7960, cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

Pasta with lamb Bolognese sauce at Scarpetta. (Al Mancini)

Carson Kitchen

The lamb gyro tacos with tzatziki, feta and tomato have been a menu favorite at this pioneering downtown restaurant since day one. A whimsical dish with a foodie’s attention to detail, there may be no better illustration of what made the late Kerry Simon a one-of-a-kind Las Vegas treasure, $12.

124 S. Sixth St., 702-473-9523, carsonkitchen.com

Lamb gyro tacos at Carson Kitchen. (Chris Wessling)

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