Spring Valley will soon be home to a second outpost of BG Bistro, known as “the only Bulgarian restaurant on the US West Coast.” A building permit application recently filed with Clark County estimates a construction budget of $400,000 for a renovation at 4435 S Buffalo Dr.
Bulgarian cuisine might sound unfamiliar to some diners, but anyone acquainted with the cuisines of Bulgaria’s neighbors, including Turkey, Eastern European countries like Serbia and Romania, and Greece, will experience the pleasure of finding the familiar in the new.
Guests can begin with a selection of soups and salads like Tarator (a traditional Bulgarian cold soup with cucumber, yogurt, crushed walnut, dill, and olive oil) and Kyopolou (a salad with roasted sweet red peppers, garlic, tomato, olive oil, and “various seasonings”). Cold appetizers run along charcuterie lines, with choices like the dry-cured pork salami Lukanka and the dry-spiced beef sausage Sudjuk.
For entrees, the menu leads with Chef’s Specials like Schnitzel and Uviatch (grilled minced pork wrapped in bacon, stuffed with pickles, mushrooms, and yellow cheese, with a cream cheese dip). “From the Grill,” we find familiar choices like Lamb Chops and Salmon, as well as traditional meatballs called Kufteta (familiar to lovers of kofta) and casing-less lamb, beef, and pork sausages called Mititei.
“New Specials” include Chicken Livers, Pelmeni (Russian dumplings with chicken or beef mixed with pork), and Cevapi (“mixed beef and pork meat served with Serbian bread with a side of white onions and a scoop of kajmak”).
What Now Las Vegas was unable to reach a representative of BG Bistro for comment on the new location. No opening date has been announced.
