Bistros are remarkable in that they somehow manage to be both fancy and casual at the same time, much like a necktie with Taz on it. Feel gussied up without too much fuss with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of gourmet bistro fare and drinks at Rachel's Kitchen in Henderson. Rachel's combines a café atmosphere, gourmet bistro recipes, and elaborate puppetry. The menu features a selection of salads, sandwiches, and pastas. The arugula pear salad ($8.75) tosses pears, baby arugula, shaved fennel, and goat cheese with a lemon herb vinaigrette, and the 440 sandwich ($10.50) cuddles grilled chicken breast, goat cheese, roasted red peppers and tomatoes, and romaine lettuce in a loving, breaded hug. Rachel's offers a list of fresh squeezed juices and smoothies, along with coffee, tea, and soda, to wash away tastes like the ocean washes away small cars parked too close to shore.

Reviews

Las Vegas Weekly enjoys the healthy array of food at Rachel's Kitchen. Ninety-one percent of Urbanspooners recommend the restaurant. Yelpers give Rachel's Kitchen an average rating of four stars, and four TripAdvisors give it an average of four owl eyes.

• At Rachel’s they actually cook food, so when you order that Caesar salad with chicken, they’ll be grilling a chicken breast, not just grabbing some pre-sliced meat out of the fridge. – Sarah Feldberg, Las Vegas Weekly
• I love the fresh garden veggies and crisp flavors. And no generic, safe, recipes here. The flavors are real, but they don't overpower the great wraps and sandwiches and pastas. – LV BestOf, Urbanspoon