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How to book: New Asian BBQ doesn't have a website and doesn't take reservations. Dinner service is more formal with an expansive menu (counting ten versions of Chow Fun alone), Peking Duck carved tableside, and live seafood dishes, including geoduck. Food is always at the right temperature (and if it's not, servers will volunteer to fetch a fresh version before it hits the table). The restaurant makes its own sweet red vinegar too. Each bite is packed with so much flavor, you hardly need to add a splash of the house-made soy sauce. Whether it's fried pork wontons or eggplant stuffed with shrimp, consistency is the common theme. Dim sum is served all day, although only on carts during lunch. It may have a plain exterior, but New Asian BBQ more than makes up for the lack of curb appeal with slabs of char siu (roast pork) and BBQ ducks hang near a takeaway counter, marking the entrance to a dining room with long murals, large chandeliers, and splashes of red and gold colors. How to book: Ping Pang Pong doesn't have reservations, but offers takeaway orders. The family-owned restaurant has been around more than two decades, but has seen a few upgrades in recent years with stone lion (fu dog) statues, dark walnut decor, and silk lanterns that hang above the dining room, making it one of the more inviting off-Strip restaurants serving dim sum in Las Vegas. Bites range from traditional Har Gau (steamed shrimp dumplings) and Pickled Chicken Feet (which are more about the texture than the taste) to Five-Spice Roasted Duck wrapped in a lotus leaf. Ping Pang Pong serves dim sum at dinner too (with late-night hours stretching to 3 am), but the selection is more limited. More than 80 traditional dim sum dishes are available from roaming carts (10 am–3 pm), but can also be ordered directly from the menu at a price that lands between $2.88 and $9.99 per dish. The selection is deep and diverse, covering a variety of Chinese regions, from Cantonese-style BBQ to hearty portions of fried rice and crispy noodles. Ping Pang Pong has long been the best reason to visit the Gold Coast casino, which is geared toward locals, but just a mile west of the Strip. So get familiar with these 15 restaurants-all ready to serve a robust meal to help you ring in the Year of the Tiger:

Here's the fun part: dim sum, dumplings, and other types of Asian cuisine are served in a variety of formats in Las Vegas, from fine dining on the Strip to casual cafes in Chinatown.

"We like to take that time to get together, from the young to the elderly at home,” says Yen Truong, general manager of Red 8, stressing that her restaurant fosters an added sense of comfort and togetherness during the holiday. While Lunar New Year often comes with wishes of prosperity and good fortune-represented by gifts of money in red envelopes from parents to children-its foundation is based on family gatherings and festivities. There's no shortage of food to enjoy during a holiday that only seems to become more popular and relevant in Las Vegas each passing year.

Steamed, fried, whatever you have in mind. We're talking about dumplings and dim sum. Lunar New Year arrives on February 1, and there couldn't be a better way to celebrate the Year of the Tiger than by sampling some of the best bite-sized Chinese food Las Vegas has to offer.
