Columnist Muriel Stevens: Mother’s Day options plentiful, appetizing

Friday, May 6, 2005 | 9:34 a.m.

So, Mom, where do you want to eat on Mother's Day? Wherever you choose to go, you'll have a wonderful time. Here are some choices for Sunday:

The Creole-themed Commander's Palace inside Desert Passage mall at the Aladdin will feature an authentic New Orleans jazz brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All of the items mentioned here are a la carte; you can also try a little bit of everything with the brunch package ($36) that includes a choice of an "Eye Opener," appetizer, entree and dessert.

Start your brunch with a kick with Commander's special Bloody Mary or champagne mimosa or a nonalcoholic choice. Appetizers are $8.50 each. Included are the soup or gumbo du jour, beignets, New Orleans-style barbecued fried oysters with leeks, shrimp remoulade and more.

Main courses are $21.50 each. Included are such famous New Orleans egg dishes as eggs Sardou served over artichoke bottoms, eggs Versailles, paneed pork chop Milanese and pan-seared gulf shrimp Creole and other Creole creations.

Desserts, $8, are yummy -- chocolate bourbon pecan tart, the ubiquitous Bananas Foster, Creole opera cake and molten chocolate beignets are but a few of the many offered. For reservations call 892-8272. Dinner service begins at 5:30 p.m.

Mother's Day at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops at Caesars includes some special treats. Mothers will receive a petite spring flower corsage, Joe's signature, and hand-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries.

Lunch reservations are available from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; dinner reservations are offered from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. To book a table call 792-9222.

Roy's, at 8701 W. Charleston Blvd., advises everyone to "put a little Paradise into Mom's special day." The restaurant will offer a three-course prix fixe menu for $30 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 4 p.m. Roy's reopens with its standard menu. Call 838-3620.

Moms can indulge at Wolfgang Puck's Spago and Chinois in the Forum Shops, Postrio in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian, Trattoria del Lupo at Mandalay Bay and the Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grille inside the MGM Grand.

At Spago, award-winning Corporate Executive Chef David Robins will present Mother's Day brunch items that include house-made granola with assorted berries and vanilla yogurt parfait or brioche French toast with warm Vermont maple syrup and fresh fruit.

Or choose the splendid crisp potato galette with scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and black caviar or a chilled shrimp with cocktail sauce, horseradish and lemon.

At the Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grille, Executive Chef Marc Djozlija has created a special entree selection that includes seared sea scallops served with lemon risotto and English pea coulis. A tri-color chocolate mousse is accompanied by chocolate-dipped strawberries.

At Postrio, Executive Chef John LaGrone's globally inspired dishes will be presented with a special menu, which includes Maine lobster raviolini, pan-seared turbot with morel mushrooms or mesquite-grilled filet mignon with potato gratin.

For dessert, enjoy the sweet delight of the strawberry-vanilla-mousseline cake. At Trattoria del Lupo, Executive Chef Mark Ferguson is offering moms a mini-dessert surprise along with a complimentary glass of champagne.

Chef Terence Fong of Chinois will feature price-fixed lunch ($25) and dinner ($32) menus on Mother's Day. Lunch includes shrimp salad with wasabi-yuzu, a choice of Mongolian beef or pan-seared macadamia nut-crusted escolar. Dessert is a key lime pie parfait.

The dinner menu is similar, but includes a mini-pupu platter of chicken egg roll, crab rangoon, spicy tuna tartare and pot stickers.

For reservations and dining times: Spago, 369-6300; Chinois, 737-9700; Postrio, 796-1110; Trattoria del Lupo; 740-5522; Puck's Bar & Grille, 891-3000.

An elegant Mother's Day brunch awaits at Brett Roselli's Viaggio Italian Cuisine & Wine Shop. Mother's Day brunch buffet includes Northern Italian specialties and a dazzling view.

Brunch service is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among the dishes showcased are baked figs with Gorgonzola and pancetta, seasonal salads, pastas, a carving station offering prime rib of pork, grilled beef tenderloin and leg of lamb, and fresh fish and meat dishes -- chicken Marsala, petite veal osso buco and chilled poached salmon.

Choose one or all of the desserts -- tiramisu, cheesecake, freshly made cannoli and strawberries and zabaglione. Price for adults is $29.95; children age 10 and under, $10. For reservations call 492-6900.

On Mother's Day, Twin Creeks Steakhouse at the Silverton will open early in celebration of Mother. An extensive menu of specialties will include traditional favorites and classic dishes "with a twist."

Among the brunch entrees are a classic American breakfast with eggs, bacon and sausage cooked to order, cheese blintzes and lemon pancakes. Among the heartier selections are maple-glazed ham steaks with red potato hash, soy-glazed flatiron steak, grilled chicken breasts, shrimp and crabmeat with Hollandaise sauce and sage-crusted rainbow trout.

For dessert, pound cake with fresh berries, chocolate mousse with candied orange or the zesty lemon-custard martinis. Brunch price is $16 per person.

At 3 p.m., Twin Creeks will offer its award-winning standard dinner menus with the addition of several Mother's Day entrees. Dinner is offered from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Call 263-7777.

Silverton's All-American Buffet will serve Mother's Day brunch from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for $11.95 per person. For more information call 263-7777.

Everything is bigger and better for Mother's Day, say the cowpokes at Billy Bob's Steakhouse and Saloon inside Sam's Town on Boulder Highway.

Billy Bob's has cooked up a special four-course Mother's Day dinner for two that is a humdinger. For the first course a choice of the fire-and-ice seafood platter or jumbo shrimp cocktail or Santa Fe stuffed chiles or coconut chicken or the popular cactus onion blossom.

Soup or salad for the second course. Among the hearty entrees are prime rib or ribeye or New York steak. Also on the menu are the fresh catch of the day, spit-roasted chicken or a half rack of baby back ribs.

Dessert choices are the humongous Grand Canyon cake or the foot-long eclair or the chef's famous bread pudding or the New York cheesecake. Billy Bob's Mother's Day dinner for two is $80.

Billy Bob's has added special a la carte items to its menu as well, and there's a featured a la carte dessert -- Grand Marnier creme brulee. Billy Bob's Mother's Day specials are available starting at noon. For reservations call 456-7777.

Spiedini in Summerlin will offer a Mother's Day buffet brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regular menu is available from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Price is $29.99 per person; children, $14.99. Included is a breakfast station offering blintzes, potato pancakes, eggs Benedict and specialty omelets, a Mediterranean station, a seafood station, spit-roasted pork loin, pesto-crusted black Alaskan cod, tournedos of beef, breakfast breads and desserts.

The Cannery in North Las Vegas will feature Mother's Day specials in addition to the regular carte at Waverly Steakhouse, Victory Cafe and Casa Cucina. Waverly's a la carte menu offers fresh seafood and fish, steaks, braised lamb shank, herb-roasted Rock Cornish hen and more. For reservations at Waverly Steakhouse call 507-5900.

Short orders

New at See's Candies is the Mother's Day Keepsake Box. This baby blue-and-white checkered purse has an organza bow and a beaded handle. Open this pretty box, and inside is a 10-ounce assortment of See's "most popular" confections ($15) in a separate box that removes easily. A pretty and practical reminder of a sweet Mother's Day.

Hula down to the Flamingo for summer luaus.

Beginning May 30 the Flamingo will offer Hawaiian foods and revelry throughout the summer. Priced at $49.95 per person, the luau package includes dinner at the Paradise Garden buffet filled with an extensive Polynesian foods selection and more.

Guests will then be escorted outside to the lush tropical gardens, where they will be entertained by Hot Lava. Party poolside Polynesian-style with hula dancers and fire and knife dancers. Of course, a limbo contest is a must. Tropical drinks will be available at the Beach Club Bar throughout the performance. At the luau's end, guests may take home a souvenir photo.

Flamingo Las Vegas luaus will be featured at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ticket price includes the Polynesian Buffet, open bar, entertainment, tax and gratuity. Tickets are available at the Flamingo box office and the Paradise Garden Buffet.

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