text: Items SelectednStumptown Roasters House BlendnnChicken Fried Bacon Biscuits Gravy freshly baked giant buttermilk sage biscuit with crispy chickenfried bacon soft scrambled eggs black pepper breakfast sausage gravynnDragons Breath Chili Cornbread Benedict sweet cornbread topped with Dragons Breath Chili house white cheddar cheese sauce scallions two soft poached eggsnnShortbread Pancake Berry Pot Pie vanilla shortbread pancakes stuffed with a mixed berry compote whipped creamnnMaple Bacon French Toast house baked brioche soaked in maple syrup custard griddled in brown butter topped with dark maple syrup candied bacon brufblueed bananannSmores Monte Cristo brioche graham cracker butter marshmallow chocolate with chocolate raspberry dipping saucesnnIn a city where the next big thing is always a week or two away and the majority of local critics are essentially writing fluffpieces based on comped meals arranged by the folks in marketing at major casinos I knew I needed to wait a while before visiting Guy Fieris Las Vegas Kitchen Bar and with a new brunch menu launched on August st without a whole lot of hype the time finally seemed right myself and two others sitting down for four of Chef Leiteras newest creations plus one of Fieris outlandish desserts just after am on Saturday with the restaurant just under filled Not particularly a fan of the spiky haired celebrity but able to appreciate his place in popculture it was with an open mind that I approached the doors of the Linqside locale and greeted by a hostess plus a surprising lack of branding compared to the likes of Ramsay Puck or even Batali we were quickly led to a table the service to follow effusively friendly and surprisingly efficient with questions she could not answer deferred to visits from the GM and chef himself Every bit the lively scene one would expect of a tattedup venue spilling from indoors to out yet far less loud than many thanks to high ceilings reclaimed woods and plenty of glass it was with the first of several cups of Stumptown Coffee in hand that our morning began and with The Doors alternating to country tunes and s hits overhead it would not be long before our savory course arrived each plate wellcrafted with subtle nuances to be discovered amidst decidedly conspicuous portions as the biscuit proved amongst the best in Vegas while the chili walked a fine line between heat and sweet the white cheddar lending a sharp salinity at the top of each bite Always a sucker for sweets it was onward to the griddle that our meal progressed and again investing in a duo I was immediately impressed by the toothsome cornmeal pancakes enveloping a core of butter cookies and fresh fruit only to then be let down by the French Toast that was simply too wet with custard to stand up to the heavily sugared bacon and sugartorched fruit the amalgam altogether too sweet and in need of some sort of textural variance perhaps something along the lines of a trip to the deepfryer in order to crisp the bread as was done in the case of a Monte Cristo more than happy to eschew any faueade of healthiness as smoky marshmallow fluff encased in golden brioche found balance in cinnamon spread and rich chocolate the housemade raspberry preserves a nod to the classic adding a fruity finish that lingered long on the palate