Fish Cage — Restaurant in North Las Vegas

The Cage Restaurant Review

This Black-owned restaurant is located in North Las Vegas. I decided to visit to support a small Black business, especially since the online reviews were good.

Appearance & Atmosphere The inside is small—more of a takeout-only restaurant. There’s just one table, which appears to be for the staff, and five chairs lined up against the wall for guests waiting on their orders. One thing I must say is that they have a top-notch POS system. Guests can order and pay on a self-serve screen, which is very convenient.

The host was very nice and pleasant. However, I did have a few concerns. She had very long nails, which are generally unacceptable in the food industry for sanitary reasons. At one point, she stepped outside to vape and came back in within two minutes. I didn’t see any signs of hand washing before she returned to handling orders. That’s not to say she didn’t wash her hands, but there was no clear indication.

Food Quality Unfortunately, the food quality was poor overall.

The Positives: • The portion sizes are generous. • The seasoning and flavor are actually there.

The Negatives: • The presentation of the food was awful. • I ordered the seafood sampler, and everything was fried and looked old and hard. • Everything tasted overcooked and like it was cooked in old grease. • The whole wings were also cooked in what seemed to be the same old oil. • Even though the flavor was decent, the execution just wasn’t there. The food was so overcooked it was almost inedible.

Final Thoughts I really wanted to like this place and support their business, but the lack of attention to basic food quality and cleanliness standards made it a disappointing experience. With some improvements in kitchen practices and food preparation, The Cage could be much better, because the flavor foundation...

There was a very long wait which I was told that the food was well worth the wait that I was getting more than what I expected and the price was right. When we got our order I looked I seen the two pieces of fish and something just didn't click but it just didn't seem right and I found okra which I knew we didn't order so I took the order back so we didn't order okra we ordered hush puppies So they opened everything up so as far as I thought I was watching them and they put the okra side and they went got a whole thing of hush puppies which was more than what we paid for and put it in and told us we could have the okra I gave it to one of the customers I had been talking to because we don't need okra. I get out to the car I go to look at it and I'm still something just didn't seem right about the fish but I'm like trying to get everything to the two ladies I take care of and me and I find the six piece of hush puppies at the bottom of the bag when I was still looking for my one piece of fish so I didn't get my one piece of fish The lady that ordered the two-piece fish was supposed to get fries in a roll we didn't get either one we were going to use the roll for the daughter to make a chicken sandwich because that's what she want really wanted anyway to make a long story short we waited a long time The order was completely mixed up and messed up and you don't want to sit in there because it's extremely hot in there So I went to Sicilian Ristorante Italian Restaurant where I got really good calamari and bought some Italian dinners to go for later on...

I'll start off by saying, I don't know what all of the hype is about. This place is a mess and the food was AWFUL! I spent $78 treating my friends to what all 3 of us thought was delicious, finger licking, lip smacking, DOWN HOME cooking. It's from someone's home, just not from "down home". EVERYTHING was over-salted and tasteless. EVERYTHING! I'm still trying to figure out how and why people are lining up for that yuck-fest. None of us could eat it. I wasn't insulted that they threw away their food because I couldn't throw mine away fast enough. Just gross! I immediately rushed home to brush my teeth and tongue. Ugh! They gain a star for the pleasant cashier. Nice lady. I ordered catfish, fries, shrimp, greens, banana pudding and coleslaw. Yuck! They have a refrigerator full of cold Kool-aid that I'm sure was sugary sweet. Not much else in the way of beverages. They have a table and 4 chairs which we sat and ate at. The table had crumbs on it. Not to worry, we wiped it down before and after we ate. Enter and spend too much money for gross food if you're feeling lucky but I wouldn't recommend it. I'm telling you,...