Newbies and Noodles

Newbies and Noodles was an event meant to indoctrinate new Elites in all things Unilocal and give newbs a chance to meet one another. As I walked in 10 minutes late (I got lost and didn’t realize Wu Hu Noodle was inside the Silverton! :P), I was greeted by a host of fresh new faces I didn’t recognize. Being the hardcore introvert that I am, I picked an unoccupied cozy booth to settle into. Tiffany, being the absolute sweetheart that she is, came to the rescue and sat next to me. Thanks for saving me Tiffany! AmeLinda joined our table shortly thereafter. Needless to say, I think I failed the whole point of Newbies and Noodles. Whoops!
Wu Hu Noodle did a bang up job hosting this event. An employee took my drink order with lightning speed, and I had a beer in hand in no time at all. The kitchen hurled out plate after plate of appetizing food at an impressive speed. Before I had a chance to finish a plate, another dish was placed next to me. We were actually running out of table space towards the end of the night! Here’s the kicker: Wu Hu Noodle was kind enough to create specially made vegetarian dishes for yours truly! Tiffany asked an employee if they had any vegetarian dishes, and Wu Hu Noodle did not disappoint. Good looking out Tiffany! You da best girl. Needless to say, I left this YEE with a Wu Hu food baby in my belly.
The mixed vegetables and rice with a sprinkle of the table hot sauces was fantastic. The veggie rolls (which the chef said he made minus the meat) were huge and paired perfectly with the accompanying sweet and sour sauce. The noodle dish was just alright, but I was more than happy with the aforementioned dishes. The chef actually asked me if I was alright or if he should keep whipping up more vegetarian food! By that point I was beyond stuffed, but still of course really appreciated this motion. Thanks Wu Hu Noodle!
The Unilocal 101 session included a talk by Nate on Dos and Don’ts followed by photography tips from AmeLinda. Nate did a great job organizing the event and ensuring that everything flowed smoothly. The Silverton provided a soft lunch bag carrier filled with odds and ends for Unilocalers to take home. The holy grail of Unilocal goodies was finally in my grasp — the official Unilocal phone charger! Tiffany, as always, expertly checked everyone into the event. I departed this YEE with a lot of goodies and some new Unilocal knowledge. Thanks Nate, Tiffany, AmeLinda, and Wu Hu Noodle! Seriously, Woo Hoo for Wu Hu! If I ever find myself back in the Silverton, I’ll be more than happy to return here.
Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #244

Another great Unilocal event!
I know for some, this was their first Unilocal elite event. Luckily for me, I became an Elite in January. I have attended several events and kind of learned what it takes to be Elite on the fly. Being an Elite is amazing and I know that I have influenced some friends and family to Unilocal more than they used to.
Now for this event, we were treated to approximately 1 million rounds of food. I was really only expecting little bites, but we were receiving some decent portions and it was all pretty darn good. The chef was super nice and it was great to hear the reason why this place is called WuHu Noodle house, other than it just being fun to say. My favorite of the night was the Ramen. The broth was amazing and I told the chef that truly, it was the best Ramen broth I had ever tasted. Next time I am craving Ramen, I am going to make my way to the Silverton.
The wine and beer was flowing freely and everyone I met there was very nice. I think that Unilocalers are some of the best People. It was also great to hear Amelinda’s do’s and dont’s when taking pictures. She had me laughing pretty hard as we can all relate on how we feel about some of the pictures posted to Unilocal.
Nate, great job again on this event! It was a great idea to bring the «newbies» together.

This was really a blast to attend. I am so glad that there was an event for us newbies.
To be honest, I get a bit overwhelmed by these events. I’m a little awkward and I find it hard to start a conversation with a stranger sometimes. Just because I’m awkward. Just like this paragraph.
But this was great. You had the newbies who don’t really know anyone else and you made it easy to mingle. The beers also helped.
I’ve also never been treated to so much great food. The ramen was honestly the best ramen I’ve ever had. If these were paired down versions of the meals, I’d love to see what a normal portion consists of. I thought I was going to pass out with the itis before I even made it to the car that night.
All the people were nice. Nate did an awesome job hosting the event. I learned about some noddles, met some awesome people and had a blast. Really enjoyed the event and I think this would be a great event to continue for each year’s new elites.

This was a great event for us newly badged Elites. Although this was my fourth event, I still took away plenty of information and knowledge about things such as checking in, negative reviews, the differences between Unilocal events, and upcoming events. Our check in gift was a cellphone charger, which I already had one from the Bardot event and has saved my butt on a few occasions already.
Sitting at a table with four other solid dudes (Ed V., Gregg W., Rick P., and Mike B.), we enjoyed conversation over a Kirin before the food was brought out. Meeting these guys was the best part of the night for me because now when I see their reviews, I’ll be able to put an actual person to the review. Knowing the person who wrote the review legitimizes the review even more. Great to meet you guys!
All of the food was delicious with my favorites being the shumai and the roasted duck. I’d have no problem coming back to WuHu to try more items on the menu. The food delivery was just how us Unilocalers like it, relentless. I was starting to get full after the ramen. Even with five guys, we couldn’t finish everything and had take a significant amount to go.
We got to mingle a little more after the food and took a group picture to finish. Thanks to Amelinda for providing valuable tips for pictures, especially the one of having someone else hold your lighting in darker restaurants. Thanks to Nate and Tiffany for their organization. Thank you to Silverton and WuHU Noodle for hosting and the swag. I definitely agree this should be an annual or bi-​annual tradition to initiate our new Elites.

Better late than never, right? This is my 200^th Unilocal Review since Unilocaling this past March. I was badged Elite a couple months ago and this was my 2^nd YEE, which was outstanding!
The focus of this YEE was to provide knowledge to the «Newbies» badged in 2015. Learning of review do’s & dont’s, Q & A, mingling w/​others, playing w/​innovative Unilocal souvenirs, etc… just a really fun evening at WuHu Noodle!
Personally, I don’t frequent hotel restaurants often, but WuHu Noodle is a wonderful Asian restaurant that I recommend and would return to.
Checking in at the front table w/​Nate’s new fiancé Tiffany was easy trading the Party Pass for a name tag lanyard to wear. I liked this concept better than the name tag sticker on the shirt from my 1^st YEE.
WuHu Noodle was easy to find, after walking through the impressive looking Sports Book, en route from the convenient parking garage of the Silverton.
The foods were all delicious. My favorites of probably 10 courses include the Honey Walnut Shrimp, BBQ Pork, and Roast Duck. Did anybody notice me trying to be discreet with my outrageous mouthful of duck to be surprised of the bone in?
I had so much duck stuffed in my mouth at once, one massive chunk, putting my hand over my mouth hiding my frustrating attempt to separate the bone from the duck meat without spitting the whole piece out and trying for Round 2. Sometimes in life, the funniest things I find are laughing at myself ;-)
The Kirin beer kept replenishing, bottle after bottle, I stopped at 3.
The service was excellent! Never once did I have to ask for another beer or wonder when they would clean off our table, nor bring the next course of delicious foods. The servers provided us top notch service!
Our table of 5 guys (see photo below) was filled with fun conversation and laughter resulting new Unilocal Friends that I hope to meet each and all of the others again.
Nate encouraged us to get up out of our chairs and meet others. This was not the place to bring a +1 nor be an introvert. I met everybody, at least I think I did. Everyone was friendly and sociable. I made some new Unilocal friends that all shared the same thing in common, being badged Elite in 2015 and not knowing it all. I hope to meet each and everybody from this YEE, in person again. What a fun evening!
AmeLinda, a Unilocal Veteran/​Freelance Photographer, taught us to «Eat With Your Eyes – Focus, Framing, Lighting, Captions.»
Nate, Chef Jason and AmeLinda utilized a microphone to share info with us. I thought the use of the microphone was much better than the Ribs n Burgers YEE I attended requiring speakers to shout for attention.
The concept of a «Newbies YEE» is a repeat must that should be in every city!
Our group photo was fun to participate and looks awesome!
.Thanks to our CM-​Nate for organizing such a fantastic YEE!
.Thanks to the WuHu Chefs & staff for the Dim Sum, Kirin & exceptional service!
…Thanks to our YEE photographer Max for the awesome pictures!
…Thanks to AmeLinda for educating us how to properly photograph & post food pics!
The next time I am at the Silverton, I will detour to WuHu!
The next time I am at a YEE, I will inquire if anybody else has challenges opening the little tin of Unilocal mints :-)

My first YEE and it was a blast. Delicious food and a chance to break the ice and meet fantastic people!
If it weren’t for this event I would have walked right past WuHu Noodle. Needless to say I’m glad Nate set the event up here. I won’t hesitate to grab a bite at WuHu from now on.
The evening flew by as several courses of delicious, fresh food were brought out for us to try. I tried to pace myself and taste everything, but it seems like I filled up quickly. Don’t get me wrong: our table eagerly worked through servings of Shu Mai, Pot Stickers, Walnut Shrimp, Char Su, Tan Katsu Ramen, Beef Chow Fun, and Roast Duck. It was all wonderful!
The chefs worked their food magic, the wait staff was so gracious, and as mentioned, the meal was delicious.
As for the event itself, Nate you did it right. Checking in was a breeze (thanks to your amazing fiancé Tiffani, no doubt) and the swag was cool. You kept the evening rolling and ensured we all had a chance to meet and take a few photos. As a new guy I definitely felt welcome to the Unilocal Elite family. Amelinda, your photography tips were so helpful! (I promise to put them to use the NEXT time I take photos. PROMISE!)
I’m definitely looking forward to another delicious event soon!

I am a little late writing my review but what an awesome event at WuHu noodle. Nate and the restaurant staff put on a fantastic event for all of us newbies.
Arriving and checking into the event was a smooth process and if you checked in you got some swag. We were seated and offered wine, beer, soda, or water. Nate did some intros and the chef gave us some background information about WuHu and then we were presented with plate after plate of food.
I was able to try the shu Mai, pot stickers, char siu pork, walnut shrimp, beef chow fun, Singapore noodles, ramen, and roasted duck. Wow, tons of food.
The stand out of the night was the Singapore noodles, spicy, nicely seasoned, I could have enjoyed the whole plate.
It was a great night meeting people who I’ve only ever seen in a profile picture so if you have the chance to attend a YEE, do it!

Great Event! Thank you Nate! I felt like a VIP from the minute we checked in to the time we left.
It was a great way to learn all about the Elite way and how everything works. I loved how it was small and quaint, it made it so much easier to meet and get to know other newbies.
The food… o my the food! So much food and all really good. I was stuffed by the end of the night, good thing for «to-​go» boxes. My favorite was the duck and ramen. The walnut shrimp was a close favorite as well. The chef was friendly and informational. Definitely going to return and recommend this cute spot.

5 stars! Wu Hu! As good as it gets!
This event was great for the newest elites to hang out and introduce ourselves to one another. Most of the attendees here knew each other from being «friends» on Unilocal but it was great to finally meet each other in person. We’ve all been to our first YEE where everyone else seemed to know everyone but this time it was a pretty fresh start for the most of us.
This Unilocal elite event was held at WuHu Noodles, newly opened inside Silverton Casino. After checking in, making rounds, and meeting new faces, I finally pulled up a chair and enjoyed the company at the «bro» table. Dinner was enjoyable with the company of Rick, Greg, Ed, and Art.
The food was above average in quality especially for a joint inside a casino. The hot chili oil (jalapeño, chinese 5 spice, chili flakes, garlic, chili oil-​did I miss anything?) and the amazingly hot mustard made in-​house were great for the pot stickers and shu mai that we started with.
The char siu pork that came next was very delicious, moist and tender and also prepared in-​house.
Next came their variation on Tonkotsu ramen. My bar for rating ramen is ridiculously high having tried some some of the best ramen at Ippudo (NYC), Minca (NYC) and Santouka Ramen (Cali). So while others seemed to really like the ramen, it didn’t really stand out too much for me.
The pork based broth was okay for a place that doesn’t specifically specialize in ramen and the egg and bamboo shoots were certainly nice additions to the dish. The ginger was too noticeable and as far as I’ve seen, no Las Vegas joint that I’ve come across so far has got their pork in their ramen down to be anything nearly as good as that of Minca’s. Nonetheless, a decent bowl of noodles.
The honey walnut shrimp was very good and I will order this when I try Wu Hu again. The duck we were served was very, very good. The skin was crispy and the meat was moist and paired with the sweet and sour sauce, the dish was heavenly. The beef chow fun and the Singapore noodles were also satisfactory. We had so much food at this point that we had to ask them to hold off on cooking more food!
After dinner, we heard from Amelinda (Eater Vegas) on how to take great pictures which I thought could be helpful for some of us. Then we mingled a bit more and Silverton Casino was nice enough to give us a nice bag/​ice cooler filled with more free stuff! We also got some cool new Unilocal headphones.
Thanks to the entire staff of Wu Hu and Silverton Casino for making this little event a very good one! We left very full and our Unilocal friends list just got a bit bigger. Thanks again to Nate and Tiff for putting together another well-​run event.

Another fun event organized by Vegas CM Nate (and fiancée Tiffani)! The Newbies and Noodles get-​together was a smaller affair at Wu Hu Noodle inside the Silverton Hotel for Elites badged in 2015. This was a tasting event with a set menu; beer, wine, and soft drinks. I had a blast meeting some great guys and gals whom I had not previously been acquainted with, even on Unilocal.
Nate went over some Unilocal basics, answered questions, and gave us more info about some of the upcoming events and the Tahoe getaway. Chef Jason, Vegas native, gave us the back story about the restaurant, let us know that everything is made fresh daily (no freezers), and introduced us to the head chef, who has been in the business for over 40 years and has worked in restaurants all over the world. Finally, fellow Unilocaler Amelinda gave us all some photography tips, tricks, and pointers to get the best snaps for our reviews.
On to the food. There were so many courses coming out so fast, I was only able to get in a couple bites before the next dish arrived at our table. Talk about fast service! The only problem is that after the first two courses, I was already full! I would have liked to take my ramen home to enjoy, but at that time our server didn’t think that was allowed, so she pitched it. Many course later they started to bring out to-​go containers. C’est La Vie.
The Shu Mai, Pot Stickers, Walnut Shrimp, Char Su Tankatu Ramen, Beef Chow Fun, Singapore Noodles, Pan Fried Noodles, and Roasted Duck were all served fresh and hot. The Pot Stickers, Ramen, and Singapore Noodles were my favorites!
Time went by fast and we all left with some new friends, some Unilocal swag, and some other give-​a-​ways.

Newbies and Noodles was a hit!!! Great job to the Restaurant and Nate for hosting an awesome YEE to help the new Elite badgers break the ice and let us in on some low down.
This event was meant to be informative and about all things Unilocal Elite and I definitely picked up on some new things. First off I appreciated not being the only new weirdo that didn’t know everything about everything… though I’m getting there. It was of coarse truly nice to meet some faces outside of the profile pix of my fellow Unilocal friends.
As we arrived to Wuhu Noodles in The Silverton Resort and Casino Nate and his «newly» Fiancé greeted and checked us in of coarse! After we picked our seats met and mingled the food started coming and boy oh boy was the menu awesome! The staff there were very attentive and friendly and the chefs killed it. I am so stoked about coming back and eat here again so I can give them a proper review. Small plates started flying out and these are the items that we indulged in, we had the Shu Mai, Pot stickers, Walnut shrimp, Tan katsu ramen, Beef chow fun, Singapore Noodle and Roast Duck OMG that duck! Everything was so good and the beer and wine was an awesome pairing for the event, Jason the head chef and his team was is amazing and did a phenomenal job executing this event. There was so much food that we had to stop the kitchen and missed out on a few dishes. I will definitely return to try their General Tao and Hong Kong pan fried noodle 8 with shrimp & bbq pork.
Besides everything being so good, we got to hear from one of our own (Amelinda L.) a Unilocaler Elite giving us tips on how to take good Unilocal photos for our reviews. All in all this was an awesome idea for Unilocal.If you are a Newbie and there is a Elite event for Newbies I highly recommend attending you will learn a lot about your Unilocal Elite status from our Vegas CM Nate and learn tricks and other stuff here and there amongst the other Unilocalers. Anyhow I’m glad I was in because now I’m in the know!!!