text: Talk about un almuerzo perfecto I had a fantastic lunch here on my last day in Vegas Originally planning on going somewhere else in the Cosmo for lunch we instead ended up here and it was a perfect choice Not that we were surprised it is Jose Andres after allnnThe lunch menu offers a prix fixe menu of salad gazpacho and a choice of paella of the day or sandwiches of the day there is also a fantastic a la carte selection of cured meats and other small dishes and of course no tapas meal is complete without a pitcher of sangria which quickly escalated our lunch to well over for twonnThe paella that day was a chicken and mushroom which at first I was skeptical of My heart is very loyal to seafood paella but I gave this a shot and it was outstanding The chicken all dark meat was tender and juicy the rice was cooked to perfection and with rich flavors and the whole thing was served with a garlic aoili that was spread across half the plate YummmmnnFor the sandwich option there were three to choose from We opted for the chorizotomato sandwich and it too was a winner Light crispy and flavorful served with Jose Andres own pink himalayan salt potato chips nnFrom the a la carte menu we were tempted to order a few dishes but knew our eyes were bigger than our stomachs There was plenty of food already for the two of us but we had to try a little something extrannWe went with the endives and oh my goodnessnnThe endivesgoat cheeseorangealmonds dish might have been the single most refreshing combination of flavors I have tasted all year I could have had orders of that and called it a daynnFor dessert we had the flan I prefer a simple traditional flan but still ate every bite of this creative take on it It was served with orange slices a sorbet and a whipped creamy something No complaints herennI love when a meal unplanned and unresearched delights and surprises Jaleo hit the spot