text: Ever since my brother attended UC Irvine I have been hearing him rave about the food and the huge portions they serve at Claim Jumpers Back then there were no Claim Jumpers in NorCal at least not that I am aware of until they opened one in Fremont CA a few years backnnAnyway since coming to Las Vegas I found one in Summerlin that is not too far from me and I actually drive past it fairly often on my way to and from school So one evening I decided to stop by and try this location with some friendsnnIt was my second or third time at any Claim Jumpers but the others were old pros and knew the menu and exactly what favorites to order I studied the menu and finally decided on a full slab of Beef Back Ribs that is slowroasted then flame broiled and loaded with flavor When it came out my dinner does indeed look massive But ribs from a cow is big normally but I had no problem polishing it off since it was mostly bones Although it was not as flavorful as advertised and in a BBQ class I attended we made better beef ribs oveall as a class And compared to their BBQ Baby Back Pork Rib I had tried at the Fremont CA location it was not as good relativelynnAnyway we were mainly there for the desserts so the table of ordered and split the Chocolate Motherlode Cake I Declair and Lemon Bar Bruluee Our waitress thought we were crazy but was happy that we each ordered a dessert bigger tips on a bigger bill And overall I thought the dessert was good Nothing fancy about it just the huge portions loaded with way too much sugar and calories that people come here fornnChocolate Motherlode Cake Good but after while the chocolate overload took over and I was done with this dessert Do not try to eat this alone unless you really love a lot a lot of chocolatennLemon Bar Bruluee The tartness helped cleansed the palette from the chocolate and slab of ribs and this one we actually finished Would totally order this one again even if I am not sharingnnI Declair It was okay Really big and unwieldy as a dessert to fit in the mouth but easily cut down to big mouthful portions The whipped cream gave it volume but it was forked aside and did not add much to the dessertnnLocation near Boca Park in the SW Very nice area Parking is not an issue unless you want a spot right by the door otherwise the strip mall has plenty of parking for the businesses in it It is a little far for visitors to Las Vegas unless you rent your own carnnService was average but friendly We were mostly left alone in our corner booth table the majority of the time we were there starsnnFood stars Just AOK Portions are big but you also pay adequately for it The draw is not the quality of food served but the relatively large portion size except on ribs a full slab is a full slab So in my opinion you are not getting any steals from the price to value perspectivennGood for groups especially for desserts I think so especially if your group wants to split a big dessert