The Black Sheep
Jamie Tran was a James Beard semifinalist in 2026 for the Vietnamese cooking at The Black Sheep, twenty minutes east of the Strip.
Why go
Emmy Kasten describes what the kitchen does: international twists on Vietnamese dishes in a chill space about 20 minutes east of the Strip.
2 She is unusually specific about where to spend, which is the front of the menu: salmon skin tacos, and crispy imperial rolls filled with Duroc pork, shrimp, and pickled carrots.
2 Nicole Brisson, who cooks at Brezza, names the main courses in one phrase: the Vietnamese American spins on ceviche and steaks at The Black Sheep.
3 Kimberly McIntosh of Milkfish Bakeshop, twice a James Beard nominee herself, names the room in the Weekly's 2026 feature on which Las Vegas kitchens deserved MICHELIN's attention.4 Tran took a Beard semifinalist place for Best Chef: Southwest that same year.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the salmon skin tacos and the imperial rolls, and order more of them than you think.2
- Order: the ceviche, which is what Brisson comes for.3
- Avoid: treating the starters as a warm-up. Kasten puts the kitchen's strength there.2
What locals & experts say
- Emmy Kasten, The Infatuation Las Vegas:
There are so many good options on the menu, but you should definitely go heavy on the starters.
2 - Nicole Brisson of Brezza, on what she goes for:
the Vietnamese American spins on ceviche and steaks at The Black Sheep.
3 - Kimberly McIntosh of Milkfish Bakeshop, a two-time James Beard Award nominee, names it among the rooms she thought MICHELIN should recognise.4
Good to know
- The Beard standing is Jamie Tran's, not the restaurant's. She was a Best Chef: Southwest semifinalist in 2026.1
- It is a drive. Kasten puts it about twenty minutes east of the Strip, and suggests it on the way back from a day out at Death Valley.2
Verdict
should-visit — Jamie Tran was a James Beard Best Chef: Southwest semifinalist in 2026 for the cooking here, Vietnamese food pulled sideways into ceviche and steaks. Emmy Kasten says the starters are where to spend, from the salmon skin tacos to the imperial rolls. Two other Las Vegas chefs name the room in separate pieces a year apart, which in this city is rare. It sits twenty minutes east of the Strip, so it is a drive rather than a walk.