Lip Smacking Foodie Tours

Absolutely fantastic from start to finish! I have been raving about the tour, the company and Donald since it ended.
When my father (a LV resident) booked this, I was slightly skeptical as my expectations for «foodie» food can be quite a bit more demanding than others’. But it sounded like a fun idea, I’d get to spend time with my father and a few hours without the kids. The event exceeded expectations by leaps and bounds!
Donald’s passion for food and beverage really shines through, as well as his love of customer service. He hosted smoothly and fluidly and had such a depth of knowledge about everything we tasted and experienced. He was a calm problem solver, suggesting then obtaining a wheelchair for my father when he had issues keeping up with the rest of the group. He was always gracious and brought a fantastic presence to the event.
I can’t say enough positive about the evening, the company and Donald. I hope to try the other tours the next time (s) I’m in town.

I had a wonderful time on a lunchtime tour. The food was non-​stop fantastic. It was fun to see a bit of the city beyond my hotel, and to hear about some of the pubic art and buildings around us. Really appreciated the friendliness of the tour staff, the warm welcome we received at each restaurant, and the truly lip-​smacking food! We had 3 stops on the lunch tour (Milos, Jaleo, and Hexx) and I couldn’t have eaten more if I tried. I’d love to try an evening, 5-​stop tour on a future visit. Thanks for the great time!

Best time I have had in ages. Food was wonderful and Donald was engaging, knowledgable and funny. Everyone should try this. Go really hungry!!!

Great tour! Make sure you go to Milos. And Hexx. The guides are fun and knowledgable!

I’ve been a huge fan ever since my first tour with Donald. So while planning a family trip to Vegas, I put down his new downtown tour on our schedule. As a result of that, both my parents and I had a great time.
The night consists of 3 restaurants, 1 brewery in the downtown area and multiple dishes at each joint, which none of those dishes disappointed any of my family member even when some of us weren’t particularly used to non-​Chinese cuisine. What’s more, when Donald found out that I could drink that night, he arranged to pick up two really tasty ravioli dishes while my parents enjoying diferent kinds of ice cold beer.
After the tour, both of my parents were impressed by the quantity and quality of the food, and all of us agreed that it was one of the highlights of our trip.
Thanks, Donald, looking forward to more of your amazing foodie tours.

I love great food, and have been to a number of Michael Mina and Jose Andres restaurants in LA and Miami. I was more than a little skeptical that we would be able to get into these places on essentially no notice during CES, but Donald somehow made it happen. (Actually he did more than ‘make it happen’… we walked in without even waiting at the hostess stand, and were immediately fed!)
We ended the evening very full and honestly somewhat confused by why Donald doesn’t seem to be slammed with business yet. I honestly think it’s because Vegas visitors (and concierges) don’t have «food tours» at top of mind, but… since you are obviously thinking about one if you are reading this… you should call Donald and book it!

Celebrated the New Year in Vegas with my family and we decided to do this tour. Best decision we ever made! Each restaurant had amazing choices of food that I had never tasted before. If you do it, you have to try the signature cocktail options. That made it even more memorable. Such a blast and Donnie was the best tour guide ever!

Fun, fun, fun with amazing tasting food and a great tour guide to take you through a mind blowing flavor blast of foods!

WoW! This was amazing.
I went to Vegas with a group of ladies and everyone picked something they wanted to do. When someone picked this tour I must say I was skeptical. I was pleasantly surprised. I’m already planning a Vegas trip for 2016 and YES this will be on my reservation list. Maybe more than once :)

BY FAR THE MOST INTERESTING LAS VEGAS EVENT EVER!!!
Having gone to Las Vegas a number of times over the years, I was starting to run out of new and interesting shows/​events I wanted to do. I came across the Lip Smacking Food Tour online while doing a random search, as a treat for my girlfriend, and had no idea what the event would entail. I decided to not investigate too much on it and just go with the flow. I’m glad I did for this was one of the best Vegas experiences I’ve ever had.
I had little knowledge about fine dining and fancy restaurants, prior to the Food Tour, and that didn’t matter at all. I had the pleasure of being hosted by the owner, Donald, and he was more than accommodating by sharing his knowledge and eagerly answering all of our questions. He was a consummate professional in every way, and not once during the trip was I made to feel inadequate because I didn’t know certain terms or etiquettes. EVERY single staff member at EVERY restaurant treated us like honored guests and made us feel special. Not only do I highly recommend this tour to food aficionados and novices, but I’ll be signing up for his other tours the next time I return to Vegas.
Do yourself a favor, be brave, go into it blindly, and get ready for a one-​of-​a-​kind event.

Cannot wait until my return to Vegas for my 25^th year next year!
This tour has by far been my very favorite thing I have ever done
in all my year’s going to Vegas! The shows are great, the tours are
great but this foodie tour is beyond expectation!!!
As far as I am concerned this is a must on anyone lists of things
to do! Had a blast, ate until I was about to pop! Keep up the great work!

I have been flying out to Las Vegas once a month for over the last 3 years. I have dined in numerous restaurants, attended countless shows, and explored many entertainment options during those trips. THIS is by far the best entertainment and the greatest value of ANYTHING in the area.
I met my tour guide, Abra, and the rest of the tour guests at our first location. We all introduced ourselves and then Abra guided us to our first restaurant. As mentioned in other reviews, these venues change from tour to tour. This particular tour was the one on the strip.
We dined at 5 quality restaurants. Had more food than I would have eaten for dinner at any single restaurant. And the restaurants were extremely varied in style – all of them excellent.
The tour lasted 3 hours and the walking was relatively short between restaurants. Arba obviously loves this town and is well versed in its history and present day highlights. I learned a lot about Las Vegas from her.
We also had a stop at a non-​dining venue. It was nice to break up all the eating for a moment.
This tour taught me about several places. I had never dined at any of the 5 previously but will return to several in the future on my own. As a matter of fact, the day following the tour, I stopped by the non-​restaurant location and made a purchase and dined at one of the restaurants from the tour for lunch.
Donald (the owner of the company) – Arba obviously loves her job and she does it Very well. I look forward to participating in another of your tours soon. But be warned – the bar has been set pretty darn high!

My boyfriend and I decided on a last minute trip to Vegas. This was his 5^th trip to Vegas and my very 1^st trip to Vegas. Vegas in my mind has always been where you go to party non-​stop, filled with gambling, clubs, drinking and that was about it. I knew I wanted to try something different and experience good food so I did a little research before arriving to see what that something «different» would be for us.
I came across the Lip Smacking Foodie Tours online and immediately knew this would take the guessing game out of where we would eat but held off from buying tickets until we arrived in Vegas because I wanted to ask around first.
As we arrived and asked a few people if they had heard about this «Foodie Tour» nobody seemed to know what we were referring to until our concierge said he personally knew the owner named Donald and proceeded to give us his direct phone number (on the side). After settling in our hotel room we called Donald to see if we could book a tour that night and he told us he had an opening; all we had to do was book it online. That was easy and THE BEST DECISION we ever made in Vegas! Our tour guide that night, Abra, was beyond informative of all the cuisine we tasted that night from where ingredients came from, how they were prepared to funny tidbits of the places we visited. She was knowledgeable of the history of the areas we walked through, the restaurants and it’s chefs. Abra was very friendly, funny, and definitely knew her food along with history. We felt like we struck gold with this gem of a tour. Best money spent in Vegas for sure! We loved this tour so much, two days later we decided to contact Donald again and he was able to put together a Foodie Tour in old Las Vegas which is going through a restoration process but you wouldn’t really notice with all the new hip and new places we visited. Again another great tour, this time with Donald, the President of Lip Smacking Foodie Tours. I can’t stop telling people of all the great places we visited on this tour and all the delicious food. In a way I’m glad not many people know about this tour because it is the BEST kept secret in town, no waits, no lines, just come with an empty belly… but really, EVERYONE should know about this tour. Lip Smacking Foodie Tour I wish you were in my city of Boston!
If you are on the fence about this tour, let me take the doubt away. DO IT! BOOK IT NOW! You’ll learn how these local establishments came to be, who owns them, and some pretty interesting stories they have to share. It’s a great way to kick off your way around town. Definitely sign up for the Old Vegas (Freemont) tour and see how a community is coming together to bring a new vibe to Old Vegas.
Donald, if you open a Lip Smacking Foodie Tour up in your home town of Chicago I will visit Chicago again in a heartbeat just to come take your Foodie tour! Actually, let us know if you ever open another one ANYWHERE else! We’ll be there! Thank you again for showing us a great time in Vegas, the excellent food stops, history, suggestions of what to check out after and most importantly for showing me that I was completely wrong about Vegas… there IS more to Vegas than just non-​stop partying, gambling and clubs… there are great people who truly are passionate about their city & love their crafts such as yourself, Abra (You were such a pleasure, we loved all the warmth you brought to our tours), Matt (Carson Kitchen), Roberto (Banger brewery), list goes on of all the great people we met and not to mention the AWESOME FOOD we experienced! THANK YOU!!!

I did this tour with some clients last week and we were all blown away! The care, detail, speed, restaurant selections, and food selections were beyond excellent!
This tour is a must for those who want to taste the «Best of Las Vegas»! Some of these restaurants are hidden gems that are now on my «must» Vegas dinner list!
You won’t be disappointed!

Lip Smacking Foodie tours is fantastic! They took us to Yusho, Bardot, Milos, Jaleo, & Hexx.
Each restaurant sat us within minutes of our arrival & each dish brought out was explained.
It’s a good thing this was a walking tour because they served us a lot of food! When asked what was our favorite dish was I couldn’t commit! Everything was delicious:)
My only complaint was– I should have eaten less at the first 2 restaurants!
Somehow we managed to eat the decadent chocolate dessert from Hexx at the last stop.
Next time we are in Vegas this will be on our must do list!

What a great experience! On this Lip Smacking tour we were taken to 4 very different restaurants. Each one was a unique experience in itself with excellent cuisine. My mother and I like to take a food tour annually to celebrate her birthday and this is the first year we’ve done one in Vegas. I loved that I’d never been to or even heard of these places. Our guide chose really good dishes for us to try and didn’t make it a big deal or an inconvenience that I don’t eat meat. I would definitely recommend Lip Smacking Foodie Tours to the fellow foodie.

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours gets an A+++! It will definitely be top of our to-​do list on return visits to Las Vegas. My wife and I signed up for a mid-​week afternoon tour. We opted for the beverage package as well. We were pleasantly surprised to be Donald’s captive audience for the next almost 3 hours. I’m almost glad it worked out that way because we received a lot of personalized attention. It also gave me the opportunity to ask Donald a lot of questions about how he got started, how he decided on his company’s name, how he contracts with restaurants of such high quality, and what his vision is for company growth. Donald is a delightful young entrepreneur with a bright future ahead of him!
We started our tour at Javier’s in Aria. We started with a margarita and chips and salsa. Ask for the habanero salsa if you’re adventurous! We had a trio of enchiladas with chicken, shrimp, and crab. The restaurant is beautiful with a semi-​nautical theme. We toured the private dining room which costs thousands of dollars just to reserve. There is a wood mural along one wall that was carved with a chain saw. There are a lot of interesting things to see within the mural. Take pictures to review later. The owner’s two sons are carved into the mural on the top right.
We then ventured over to Estiatorio Milos in Cosmopolitan. We had the basil press cocktail. We had the tomato salad with feta, olive oil, and Greek herbs. It seems so simple, but was the best we’ve ever had! The fried zucchini and eggplant with tatziki sauce and kefalograviera cheese is out of this world. Be sure to take pictures when it first comes out and after the server prepares it for eating.

Our next stop was Jaleo by Jose Andres. Hands-​down the best Spanish tapas and paellas you could ask for! We had rosemary lemonade served in a porron decanter. It’s meant to be passed around and poured directly into your mouth from the long spout. You’ll have fun seeing how far you can pull it away from your mouth while continually pouring without making a mess! We ate chicken fritters (croquetas de pollo) that were served in a sneaker (fun presentation!). The paella was made fresh right in front of us on a million-​dollar wood-​burning setup with ventilation system. It was as fun watching them cook the food as it was enjoying the Spanish flavors. We also learned about his secret restaurant, «e», which has a 3-​month waiting list just to get into. We will plan a vacation just around that reservation soon!
Last but not least was Hexx kitchen + bar in Paris. It’s a true bean-​to-​bar facility. After touring how the chocolate is made, we tasted chocolate samples from Peru, Tanzania, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Madagascar. We then sat in the restaurant and sampled the Aztec cake made with Venezuela chocolate, spiced ganache, cinnamon icing, and toasted almonds. We were also treated to chocolate pudding made with Tanzania chocolate, cocoa nib infused cream, and banana bread crumble.

We would have gladly followed Donald anywhere else but, unfortunately, that was the end of our tour. We cannot say enough great things about the hospitality from Donald as well as all the restaurant staff. We skirted past wait lines and had VIP seating waiting on us everywhere. It really was the highlight of our mini-​vacation. We will be back! And we will tell all of our friends to take this tour when they go to Las Vegas!

Perfect in every way! I was looking for a fun and different way to celebrate my husbands birthday. We can go to a nice restaurant here at home. I wanted something memorable, an experience. That is exactly what we got and more! Thanks to a recommendation from our hotel concierge we found out about THE LIP SMACKING FOODIE TOUR!
So here are some details… FOOD wonderful & deliciou! RESTAURANT CHOICES… Diverse, Chic, Fun (not necessarily places we would have dined at because we sometimes get in a rut with taking a chance on an unknown place.) THE EXPERIENCE… I don’t want to give it all away but there was soooooo much more to the evening than just the food! Meeting the restaurant managers and chefs was a real highlight at every stop on the tour. We walked in every place, passed up the line to get in and were escorted to THE BEST TABLE IN THE HOUSE! Wow that was cool! It felt like the VIP/​ROYAL treatment for sure!
But the BEST PART OF ALL… was Donald our tour guide/​host! His attention to detail, his care and concern about everyone enjoying themselves and having the greatest experience and his KNOWLEDGE about the food and other cool stuff along the way… remember I want you to be surprised, is what made the dinner tour exceptional!
You know how when you get off of an amusement park ride and you want to get right back in line and do it again? That is EXACTLY how I felt after the evening ended! I can’t wait to go again and take friends with us! The PERFECT Las Vegas evening! Worth every penny!

I’d say one of the most dynamic, creative & tasty ways to experience fabulous Las Vegas is signing up for a foodie tour with Lip Smacking Foodie tours.
We experience what L.S. foodie tour arranged by starting off with a friendly greeting and introduction that led us to a fun filled journey of various restaurants within three hours. The choices of locations were all so very diverse in cuisine and we got to basically have a progressive dinner ending the tour with incredible sweets for dessert. Adding to the value of the experience were history and tidbits about some of the locations and of Las Vegas.
I’d say the service of each restaurant was well executed and very well selected.
What stands out the most of this unique tour was the impeccable service from the staff at Lip Smacking Foodie tours. From the start during their greetings, to escorting us through the tour to the wrapping up the night, we were well taken care of, entertained and it was if they were 10 steps ahead of us for all our needs along the way.
Brilliant and well done! I highly recommend this experience!
~ Joey Galon
Director of Special Events
The FABLAB @ AWG DMC Group

I can’t believe our luck on finding this AMAZING tour! I sure can’t believe it’s the only one that exists in Vegas. It’s a relatively new company founded and run by the knowledgeable Donald and his friend (his name is escaping me) back late 2014. We were tipped off on this experience by our concierge when we were looking for a «classy exclusive Vegas type event» for a coworker/​friends Bachelorette and we sure got it. I think I was expecting small tastings at each location but the amount of food you get is incredible. We felt bad leaving the food and suggested «Lip Smacking Tupperware» to be added to the tour so next time we can take leftovers lol. It was too good to leave but too much to stuff! The tour picks 4 – 5 different restaurants within walking distance with all sorts of plates to try at each location– and it was all more than one bite per person. On THIS tour, we went to Bardot and Sage in the Aria, Milos and Jaleo in the Cosmo and Hexx at the Paris hotel. We took the offer to pay a little more for the specialty drinks served at each location and I think the ones that didn’t were jealous. At all the locations, the chefs either served us or introduced himself and they made the effort to show us or have us experience their specialty in each restaurant. We felt like the queens of Vegas by the time we were done and had become friends with the others on the tour. It’s always easy to bond over food! We will be back and I can’t rate this tour any higher! Come Hungry!