S+O Restaurant

The best food in the $ 8 to $ 16 range in the Freemont area. The waffle and chicken is a great meal any time of the day. The burgers are the best for any price range. Worth the 1 block walk. This will be a stop for us every time we are in Vegas. Next time you are heading to a buffet; try S+O instead. Breakfast all day and all the food is great!

This place is EXCELLENT. I ordered a caesar salad ($ 7.95) with grilled shrimp (+$ 5.50), a side of steamed rice ($ 3) with whipped butter, and a grapefruit juice. I have not had a meal this simple and delicious from a restaurant in a really long time, and it was truly a great value for the quality. Everything in the salad was picturesque and evenly distributed. The grapefruit juice was fresh squeezed and unsweetened, and the shrimp was seasoned wonderfully. The chefs clearly just «get it» in terms of letting the flavors of the ingredients do the talking. The service was also on-​point: professional attire & approach, attentive without going overboard on checking in. I love this place and really look forward to my future visits.
I also ordered strawberry ice cream ($ 3) and a double espresso. Fresh ice cream, smooth espresso, the perfect finish to this excellent experience today.
Unfortunately, the restaurant can be smokey in that it’s adjacent to the casino and without having doorways. This is of course a prevailing theme in any Las Vegas casino, but it makes the restaurant less appealing to non-​smokers. Doors or enhancing ventilation/​filtration would really help this. Still, 5 stars easily.

Not on the menu $ 9.99 prime rib special served after 5pm. It comes with garlic mashed potatoes, kai-​lan (Chinese Broccoli), carrots, au-​jus and horseradish.
The cut is huge and it is very tender and flavorful. This will be the best $ 9.99 that you’ll ever spent on dinner.
The service is a grab a menu and seat yourself and they also have counter service too. The service is fast, friendly and efficient.
This was the second time eating here and their awesome desserts now cost $ 5 but it’s worth it. The carrot cake is a must. Too bad I was stuffed and passed on dessert.

Went here for the second time ever. For the results of my first time, check my prior review, but the tl;dr is that I ordered something plain, got it with a bunch of extra stuff on it that wasn’t even listed as ingredients on the menu, sent it back and they simply scraped the stuff I didn’t want off and served it to me again.
Anyway, this second time I went and they were about ¹⁄₃ full. I seated myself (per the instructions of their sign) and had my order taken about 5 minutes later. I asked about the soup of the day which is on the menu and the server said they wouldn’t have it until 11, but they have chicken noodle soup right now. I ordered a cup of soup.
25 minutes later and I don’t have a sandwich or soup in front of me. At no time did the server tell me there would be any delay. About 5 minutes before I got up and left he did tell me «it’s coming right out» but it never did.
Talked to the manager — the same manager as before — and he again offered to comp it but I said no and left. Oh, and I’ll note their menus still haven’t been fixed — they still only list half of the ingredients in some dishes.
It’s just sheer incompetence at all levels that this place is run so poorly. I’m not the only one that has problems here, either. As of this writing over 20% of the reviews give it ¹⁄₅ stars.

It pains me to give these guys three stars, because I feel like they really tried, but the wait for food from sit down to arrival topped 40 minutes…
Granted, a biker wedding party ascended in them with zero notice and another giant party of 8 stumbled in right before us.
But…we were in a giant hurry as well and had we been quoted 40 min instead of 20, we would have simply waited until after our event to eat. Honest! And all would have been well!
Instead, it turned into two stressed adults nervously checking watches and phones every two minutes, tapping feet and utensils, and two kids, told to shovel the food into the to go containers upon arrival. A disaster.
Now the food– I liked the prime rib special at 9.99 a lot! Hated the creamed horse radish, I want the real stuff, but oh well.
One kidlet ordered the OMG burger, I was desperately hoping to snatch a taste, but he inhaled all of it. Must be good!
The second offspring ordered the chicken and waffles. This is seriously an acquired taste. I hate mixing sweet and savory, so I’m basing this on taste of chicken breast alone– meh, very meh. Dry and not flavorful, though big portion.
Altogether– passable for coffee shop food. Good prime rib value.

I wouldn’t recommend the onion rings unless your tipsy. Chili was pretty good I like the fresh jalapeños with it.

We were staying at Downtown Grand and spotted this place on the way to our room. We had been wanting to have a true downtown experience complete with a cheapo prime rib special and this one looked up to the challenge. Add that to the coupon for a free dessert that came with our room and we were sold. Service was attentive, helpful, friendly, and fast. The chicken wings were oddly fantastic. The prime rib was good and the carrot cake was pretty delicious. Yum!!!

Amazing food! We chatted with a local on the bus to Fremont. He was kind of freaky yet very fun. Full of fun Vegas facts from
Haunted streets to mob bosses. He recommended this place and I looked up the menu online. I saw they actually had some Hawaiian dishes. I must say this place brought me back to my 40^th birthday when we went to Hawaii. The moco loco was awesome. The burger was well cooked to medium well. The gravy was very tasty. The rice perfectly cooked. My egg was over easy and the yolk made a perfect addition to the gravy! Prices were fantastic! I’d definitely come back. If you need a Hawaii fix there’s an abc store down the street!

Visited our grandparents for breakfast with the family. Just FYI they are not kid friendly. They do not have a kids menu. I also asked for a booster seat which they did not have either. They do offer sides however like (2) pancakes for less than $ 5 and sausage as well. I ordered the omelet with mushroom, spinach, ham, and Swiss cheese. The omelet came out too greasy and wasn’t that great. My husband ordered the chicken and waffles which he said he enjoyed. Then we ordered spam rice and eggs for the kids. It wasn’t too bad. Overall it was an okay place for breakfast.

I’ve eaten here 3 times and the first time I had eaten here (circa August 2014), I enjoyed the delicious chicken and waffle plate.
The chicken breading was savory the chicken soft and juicy. The waffles were fluffy inside with a nice crunch on the outside. The potato hash echoed the same as the waffles.
I enjoyed it so much, I brought a coworker of mine to dine with me since I had talked up my previous experience (March 2015),
I ordered the same dish & felt a little disappointed. The chicken had plain breading — no flavor to it & the chicken was a little bit dry.
I’m the kind of person that is willing to give this experience another chance. Perhaps it was a new chef? Or someone’s «off day» in the kitchen.
Side note: my coworker on this trip didn’t enjoy her biscuits and gravy, she had 2 bites then stopped eating. She didn’t like the gravy, she said it tasted funny. I tasted my gravy and agreed.
I went back again last week with 2 coworkers this time, in hopes that S+O will redeem themselves from my last experience.
Sigh…
It was even worse…
The chicken were pounded thinly, yes it did have the savory crust but because the chicken was so thin, it wasn’t juicy on the inside, the two pieces of chicken were more like crackers, very crunchy and hard to cut into.
I was so disappointed but our waitress was so kind she even agreed and let me know they changed from the nicer thicker chicken pieces to these smaller cuts.
My 2 coworkers felt their meal was ok but nothing to talk about.
I will look elsewhere for my chicken and waffle cravings from now on.
Will I return here again? Probably not for myself personally, but I know my company does business with the Grand that I will be on the premise for events and functions but the food will be something I won’t take part in.
I hope they find consistency and fix this situation soon. This is a young restaurant there’s still hope for them and though I won’t eat here again I wish them success.
…now I heard from my coworkers that Hash House A Go Go has chicken and waffles! Keep watch for that review!
:)

Stayed at «the downtown grand hotel» & Decided to eat here because the menu said oxtail soup, a little section with Hawaiian food and prime rib. Oxtail didn’t taste like what I an used to (I am from hawaii) that it just tasted like plain beef broth out of the can. The teriyaki want that bad and the prime rib was good.
Prime rib was good ($ 9.99)… And if you want oxtail soup go to «The California Hotel».

Had the omg burger, while the name is somewhat ridiculous the burger is excellent. Split it with my girlfriend it was plenty to keep me full.
Service was very good and the surroundings were pleasant.
Not extraordinary but I would definitely recommend and will return

I have been to the S&O café inside the Downtown Grand a half dozen times. The food is decent for café food and the menu contains a greater than average variety of food, but unfortunately the service has consistently been TERRIBLE. The wait for the waiter to approach the table can exceed 10 minutes. The food to table time is often times greater than 30 minutes. I came with my friend who is a high roller last time with a $ 100 dining credit and we were ignored despite waiving down the server numerous times. I hope the service improves in the speed of service increases in the near future because the food is not bad, but as the café currently operates, I cannot recommend S&O.
Updated Review:
So, after a couple of more visits the diner is slowly improving both its service and food prep. 3.5 stars. Hopefully, they keep on track and I can give them a fourth star next time.

I absolutely love the décor and color scheme in S+O. Think nice, upscale diner covered in the beautiful Tiffany & Co. blue. The restaurant definitely caught my eye and it was so convenient to get food while staying at the Downtown Grand and they even provide all of the meals for their guests ordering for in-​room dining. S+O is located at the edge of the Downtown Grand’s casino floor and is a nice, small restaurant to grab a bite to eat. They’re known for their $ 10 prime rib dinner.
My initial experience at S+O wasn’t the best. When I checked in on the Unilocal app, a $ 5 off a meal of $ 25 or more deal popped up and as soon as I mentioned it to our server, she immediately told me that the deal wasn’t valid and that it was «fake» and the restaurant didn’t put it on Unilocal.She seemed annoyed and mentioned that several people tried to use that deal but she couldn’t honor it. Other than that, she gave good service. Their food isn’t too shabby. I like their fresh squeezed juice, spicy won tons and the customer service got better every time I went back.

Solid 4 star experience for my late night outing (2am) at this establishment. This restaurant is now open between midnight and 6am with a limited menu. This is a new change.
Considering it was 2am the server Chanel had a great attitude and was knowledgable when asked questions. You have to be sweet but tough to work this shift in Vegas on a Saturday night.
I have stayed at this hotel many times since it’s open last fall and never felt drawn to eating at what was called Stewart and Ogden (now going by S+O). While I loved the decorations, it felt as if the menu was trying really hard to upscale when this hotel sorely needed a solid coffee shop… even the Bellagio has one.
I was pleased to see a lot of smart changes being made at this hotel to bring in more people– some at S+O were apparent through hotel advertising. They offer a prime rib special late night breakfast for $ 4.95 and such to bring in people. Everyone loves a good deal in downtown. 50% off regular menu for locals (not the discounted late night menu though)
So to the good. I ordered some hot water and lemon– not so much cheap and protecting my throat. The late night menu is small but I liked that they had 2.95÷3.95÷4.95 and 8.95 options.
Meatball sliders with fries: 3.95 solid little dish that is tasty and flavorful. My only comment and my server agreed was that they need more marinara sauce. I know the chefs job is to keep kitchen costs down but you don’t want a dish to be cheap and feel cheap… That said 3.95 gets you just the order of fries in some coffee shops.
Taquitos: 2.95 they looked a little sad upon arrival but once you got past the lame lettuce garnish they tasted good… Especially since I ate my sliders first so they were sitting for a bit. I sorta ordered them as an after thought just to see how the food was at 2.95. My recommend is that the chef serves it with the pico de gallo and maybe a small salsa of some sort…
Crème brûlée: 4.99 Chanel offered and I was curious from the little sign that said desserts $ 3 and up. It was fresh and the berries added a lot to it. I heard it is a fave with many guests. Solid portion for sure.
Wrap up: as I carouse around vegas I am much more likely to end my evening at S+O now that they offer late night. All the tables around me seemed happy. Remember that late night always takes a little longer but the quality of food was way better than that late night stop at jack in the box.
If they added more marinara and a solid salsa this would of been a 4.5 to 5 star easily.

Located in the slowly sinking ship know as the Downtown Grand, I can only imagine that Stewart + Ogden was a cut above when Todd Harrington (formerly of Central, now at Yardbird) was at the helm. Now, it’s just slightly bette than your typical Downtown casino bistro/​diner/​all-​purpose restaurant.
Walking in from the casino floor I was a little surprised by how small the place is. The marketing photos make the place look so much bigger.
Hoping that Chef Harrington brought a similar fried chicken recipe to the one from Central, I ordered S+O’s platter ($ 14.99). What arrived soon after was 4 pieces of bland chicken with a thin, somewhat course, breading that lacked any visual cues of seasoning. The meat under the breading was quite juicy, so they get points for that. The steak cut fries and coleslaw weren’t bad either.
It will be interesting to see how their menu evolves with the kitchen changes and the consolidation of their now closed Asian restaurant into S+O.
2.5 Stars

Honestly we were coming in for a very small bite and validation since along with most downtown business the Grand now charges $ 12 to valet your car boo unless you validate and since we were in a hurry to get to our destination we had to accept their conditions.
Being that this place has a 3 star average we were pleasantly surprise to find this place very pleasant in both food and service. I ordered a Aztec Ice Cream which was good but way too spicy for my taste. My husband ordered their award winning OMG Burger which was very tasty accompanied by his side choice of tater tots. For dessert he ordered a Brown Butter Pecan Ice Cream which was delicious topped with a cookie.
Their Menu is HUGE!!! So we will definitely come back to try some of their other items, besides the service was also great tonight!

Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE 2014−(297÷365) «Maverick Badge Territory»
Stopped in here to qualify for ticket validation, and we didn’t even look at the low ratings this business had! The menu here is crazy with choices… breakfast, burgers, ice cream, dim sum, and even Saimin and Oxtail Soup!
I came across this thing called the OMG Burger, which also claimed to be the FOX 5 Burger Wars Winner, so I went with that and some Brown Butter Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream for dessert. This monstrous burger came with bacon, cheddar, tomatoes, shallot aioli, and crispy onions. I enjoyed every bite, and the burger was perfectly medium rare as I requested. The tater tots were hot and crisp.
Our server was great, and my ice cream wasn’t bad either. Pretty good first visit, and I think I’d return here before I ever step foot in Hennessy’s Tavern again. ALOHA!!!
Shaka Meter: \uuu/​\uuu/​\uuu/​\uu 3.5

A good friend and I took the time to reconnect and catch up for lunch. Working downtown gives us the luxury to choose from an array of restaurants and eateries. Working downtown for a while means I’ve had the opportunity to visit a lot of places, however, I’ve never been to Stewart & Ogden. My friend said this place was awesome and we should try it. Aside from the OK reviews on Unilocal,I wanted to check this place out for myself.
When I approached this joint, the first thing I thought of was luxury. At first glance, this place looked like a regal diner, with very prominent focal points around. One of the first things you’ll notice is the checkered floors, the old century type chandeliers and aesthetically designed ceilings. Booths and table tops accented with sky blue gives the pop of color while also helping to build the luxury look. When it came to the service, it was more casual than the look. Our server’s name was Tey. He was accommodating and did start a little bit of conversation with us. What I liked about him was that he did give us our space during our meal. Thumbs up for him.
For lunch I decided to get the Ogden Burger for $ 10. I wanted something filling and the name obviously attracted me as well. This burger is cooked to your temperature, topped with grilled tomatoes, bacon, shallot aioli and fried onions. The burger was definitely the star of the show. It was cooked at the medium rare temperature I requested and SUPER flavorful. It was perfect seasoned and really made the burger that much better. I also loved that they included thick cut bacon. The saltiness of the bacon also enhanced the flavor. To me though, the aioli and tomatoes got lost in the mix, didn’t even notice the tomatoes until the end. Overall, it was a great burger and packed with deliciousness. For my side, I chose the tater tots and glad I did! Another great hit, super crispy, not too oily and one things for sure: the chefs know how to season their food!
I’ve been raving about my seasoned burger since I visited this place. That can only mean one thing: I’m definitely coming back again soon! They serve breakfast as well, so that a good excuse enough to return. I’m glad that I didn’t follow the overall Unilocal rating. I thought is was a little better than just OK. If you’re in the area, come down and check them out!

Since my last review, the menu has expanded and the décor has had a much needed upgrade. Well done!
With the new additions there were still some execution issues (tuna sliders cooked all the way through. yeeek.), but overall it was a way better dining experience than in my previous visit. Managers were on hand and quick to fix the problem with our lunch… poorly made food was off of the bill and cinnamon roll waffles were on the house in a matter of minutes. Not bad.
Looking forward to my next visit to try more of the new menu, which is way more than I can say about my last visit :) .5 star upgrade