text: Oh Vegas the land of unavoidable overpriced food months ago I found myself entering Public House with my girlfriends to grab late lunch after a long night of Vegas shenanigans months later the situation has not changed much but my previous fond memories of Public House were not as good as I remembered The poutine fries with the sour beer gravy cheese curds tender pulled duck and a fried egg on top was still to die for The cheese curds were so delicious that my friend saved the soft pillows left in our plate for the fries that were coming with her lobster roll However that was the only dish that lived up to my memories Everything else was lackluster at best must have been the alcohol coursing through my system that skewed my judgment This time around I got the fishermans stew It was too salty for my taste and the fishy seafood taste overpowered the tomato base Rather than a stew it felt more like an oily sauce that covered soft pieces of sea bass mussels shrimp and lobster I cannot deny that the seafood was cooked nicely and nothing had the texture of a rubber shoe but you are better off going with one of their sandwiches such as the lobster roll that is more worth it for the price tag My friend got the roast chicken hoping that it would blow her away She even saidI am going to be that girl that orders the chicken because at these places you never think it would be good because it is so basic but it will be good She quickly retracted her words when she bit into her chickenedible but bland Next time I will just stick with the poutine and a beer to wash it down