text: After days of submediocre conference food at a nearby hotel I was desperate for something real and something vegetarian that went beyond cheese pizza Meskerem satisfied perfectly It is not fancy in fact it is rather dingy It is in a strip mall just off Las Vegas Blvd and it is next to the sorts of downonyourluck stores one might usually find in a strip mall But that does not matter because Meskerem makes delicious food that will restore you I ordered a vegetarian sampler platter although it was cryptically called something else on the menu It arrived with plenty of delicious injera bread to mop up the varieties lentils and greens spread out on even more injera I kept eating and eating feeling more and more restored with each bite Then I got a little worried about what all of those lentils and greens might do to my digestion However there was nothing to worry about It was the most satisfying meal I had during my stay in Las Vegas Leaving the restaurant I felt refreshed and ready to tackle another day of exciting powerpoint presentations