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Any Vegas strip restaurants that we won't have to take out a loan to dine in?

Sorry, but I *was* disappointed, as were my friends. Buddy V's is a typically overpriced Celeb Chef place, IMHO. We went for lunch, and although they are suppose to have Polenta on the menu (a favorite of mine), it "wasn't ready." I was offered some polenta croutons, which was day old polenta, fried. Should have been good, but wasn't. It wasn't fried to a crunch on the outside, and wasn't firm on the inside. Also, it was flat, as in no salt used in the original cooking. I was thinking you can't f-up polenta, but I was wrong. My friends were equally disappointed, and our waiter disappeared for huge chunks of time.

If you are a tourist, I guess it is OK. They are building a bakeshop across the way, and that should be better.

The restaurant is "above Walgreens" at the front of the property. If you come from the parking garage, it is a huge hike, and you will definitely have an appetite once you get there. Too bad they can't fill it.

Speaking about Polenta, last night I ate at Hash House a Go Go at the Quad. I don't much care for the Quad, especially during March Madness, but we had tickets to Recycled Percussion (really good).

Anyway, I ordered an appy of Beef tenderloin (very tender) over Polenta (which was fried), with a three cheese topping, and sitting on Pesto. The whole thing was probably melted in a salamander or broiled. It was plenty of food, and delicious. The Polenta was firm, with a crunchy crust, and I couldn't eat it all. Guess what I'm having for lunch today!

JMHO, of course.

Fern

il Cappello said:
Just back from a week there. I skimmed through the responses some good places new and old. One place to try, for those going, is Buddy V's.(Cake Boss) You will not be disappointed. Food is very good, service on the ball, great location(Venetian) and good prices. --snip--
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The Grand Lux @ Venetian (by same company that owns Cheesecake Factory) - food is fantastic and reasonable. Dishes $10-20 and you will be stuffed.

Cheesecake Factory or Planet Hollywood Restaurant @ Caesar's Forum shops
 
We are not normally fan of buffets, but due to some scheduling constraints we decided to try the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood. Tix 4 Tonight had an offer where you pay $2 and get a voucher for the full buffet at $14.99. The normal price is $29.95. You can also add on unlimited beer and wine for $11.99 per person if you so desire.

The food was in our opinion, better-than-average buffet food with a wide selection including prime rib, shrimp, crab legs and numerous international standards represented.

This was a good value for the discounted price.

Mike
 
We did that buffet on New Years Eve for lunch and were pleasantly surprised.

Ian
 
I agree about Spice Market being a step above most buffets.

About a year ago, I did the "Buffet of Buffets" and tried 6 or 7 of the buffets in 24 hours. Bacchanal was absolutely incredible, with food selection and quality similar to high-end non-buffet restaurants. Of the others I tried, Spice Market was the only other one that I would rate "above average". (And Le Village Buffet in Paris, which remains my favorite breakfast buffet -- although I don't care for their other meals as much.)
 
Many years ago we used to eat at the Spice Market Buffet (like before we lived here, and were only "doing the tourist thing). We also thought it was quite good and would eat there in preference to any other buffet. Glad to hear that they have kept up the quality.

Fern
 
I just checked the Groupon. The dinner and lunch buffet specials have sold out. Only the weekend brunch and breakfast buffet specials are available at this time.
 
tartanwood said:
I just checked the Groupon. The dinner and lunch buffet specials have sold out. Only the weekend brunch and breakfast buffet specials are available at this time.
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The discount is available through Tix4 Tonight at locations all over LV. One benefit is that the voucher is obtained for $2 per person compared to the initial outlay of cash for Groupon. The remaining balance of $14.99pp is paid at the Spice Market Buffet.

Mike
 
Went to "Prime" last night and it did cost and arm and a leg but DS was paying.
He won a few thousand playing black jack at the Cosmopolitan. All four of us had
Salads, steaks and deserts. No alcohol and the bill with tip was $575.:eek:

DS takes us out to a nice place once a year and picked this place before we got
Here. Glad he won at the tables. I had the 21 day dry aged bone in ribeye and
It was one of the best steaks I ever had in my life.:D
 
It's tough to beat a 21 day dry aged bone in ribeye. Some of my favorite steak words, all strung together!
 
slip said:
...DS was paying.

DS takes us out to a nice place once a year and picked this place before we got here...
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What a nice son you have!
 
Back On Track

I went out to dinner last night with "the gang from Channel 99" at their favorite hangout, Village Pub. I had been there for breakfast recently, too, but had forgotten how good it was for dinner.

If you have a car, there is one on Sunset, on the side of the airport, before you reach Eastern Avenue...Village Pub Airport, 2301 E. Sunset Rd. Las Vegas NV Phone (702) 837-9669
Bar & Kitchen — 24/7, Restaurant — Sunday — Thursday 7am-10pm, Friday and Saturday 7am-11pm. You can find their menus here. You need to scroll down the page to pick the correct location. Pick AIRPORT, *not* Flamingo. Although Flamingo might be a tad closer, it has no separate dining room, so it could be very smoky. Airport location has smoke free dining.

So, what's to eat? Last night I had an 8 ounce NY Steak sandwich, always a good choice. My sister had the (huge) chicken pot pie, with a mile high flaky crust, house made and delish. Their burgers are great, to be expected in a Vegas tavern. They are also known for their fish & chips. The beer is from Ellis Island, in many different brews, and they also have Ellis Island Root Beer. Near the Christmas Holidays they also have house made egg nog (yummy, but a zillion calories).

Want breakfast?It is reasonably priced here, and you can make lunch out of it too, if you try hard enough. Order the ham and eggs, and besides eggs, toast and potatoes (good ones, too) you get a 14 ounce, plate covering, ham steak for $7.69. They have chicken fried steak (which is actually a tasty, juicy pork cutlet) and eggs, and it covers half the plate. If you don't like pork, they have chicken fried chicken, too (it is a breast). Just love the gravy? You know they have B & G, too (biscuits and gravy). I've met a few Tuggers there for breakfast.

So you want reasonable and good, and to see how the locals do it, go to Village Pub if you have a car.

Oh, and it is owned by the Ellis Island folks.

Fern
 
I noticed prices on the strip weren't much higher than back in the Wisconsin
Dells. We cooked a few meals in the unit and saved enough to be able to go
Out and spend a few dollars more. Plenty of places and variety for $20 a person.

We flew united and they gave us a packet that looked like a deck of cards that had
Coupon cards in it. We got a few buy one get one free at the Wicked Spoon so two
People ate the buffet for $40 total. Really, really good variety too. Loved the pile of
Bone marrow bones. :)
 
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Not really big on buffets, but if you don't mind a drive, waaaay south on LV Blvd is M resort. Good buffet W/included beer & wine. I don't remember the price.

Jim
 
Have a Car, a Good Choice

This one is the coffee shop at Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, right on I-215 ("THE Beltway") and Green Valley Parkway.

We've seen an intriguing sign inside the casino several times recently, hawking a "$9.99 Steak dinner" with a good looking dinner. We decided to give it a try.

The coffee shop is nice looking and comfortable inside. The dinner included a 12-ounce T-bone steak, perfectly cooked (thin steak but large, like Europeans like them), tender and well-seasoned. It came with a huge baked potato (or mash if you prefer) and mixed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and squash on our trip). A large side salad was $3.29 extra. I'm not a big meat eater, so I definitely got two meals out of it. Well worth the trip, and we'll do it again. Hardly worth making a steak at home for the price.

If you park at the Paseo Verde (front) garage, it is a short jaunt in to the coffee shop.

Fern
 
Fern Modena said:
This one is the coffee shop at Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, right on I-215 ("THE Beltway") and Green Valley Parkway.

We've seen an intriguing sign inside the casino several times recently, hawking a "$9.99 Steak dinner" with a good looking dinner. We decided to give it a try.

The coffee shop is nice looking and comfortable inside. The dinner included a 12-ounce T-bone steak, perfectly cooked (thin steak but large, like Europeans like them), tender and well-seasoned. It came with a huge baked potato (or mash if you prefer) and mixed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and squash on our trip). A large side salad was $3.29 extra. I'm not a big meat eater, so I definitely got two meals out of it. Well worth the trip, and we'll do it again. Hardly worth making a steak at home for the price.

If you park at the Paseo Verde (front) garage, it is a short jaunt in to the coffee shop.

Fern
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+1 :)

The Grand Cafe is Station Casino's 24 hour coffee shop.

We haven't been to the one at Green Valley, but we have been to the Boulder Station and Sunset Station locations. I also know they have one at Red Rock Station. The menu's are all the same.

I will second Fern's recommend for the Grand Cafe and the steak special. It's very good and very well priced. Not sure how often they have the special, but it's pretty often and there is always a special if it isn't steak. The other menu items are also quite good and reasonably priced.

Of the two we have been to, I prefer Sunset Station, because the restaurant is right inside the front door from valet parking, you really don't enter the main casino unless you want to. For Boulder you walk through the casino, though I think if you park in the back it may be closer, but of the two joints, Sunset is much nicer.

But again, these are locals places and you'd need a car to visit any of them.
 
slip said:
We flew united and they gave us a packet that looked like a deck of cards that had
Coupon cards in it. We got a few buy one get one free at the Wicked Spoon so two
People ate the buffet for $40 total. Really, really good variety too. Loved the pile of
Bone marrow bones. :)
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+1 on Wicked Spoon, and I paid full price. Excellent quality and variety of food!
 
Yard House

There's a new Yard House in the Linq next to the High Roller. We've been there twice since it opened, and we really like it.
 
csxjohn said:
http://www.themresort.com/dining/studiob.html

When I click on the link in the previous post it says page not found. When I preview this post and click on my link, Studio B comes up.

Both links look the same to me:shrug:
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The url is incorrect in post #71. There is a small code issue linking to some duplicate text:
http://www.themresort.com/dining/studiob.htmlhttp://www.themresort.com/dining/studiob.html (some text truncated)

instead of http://www.themresort.com/dining/studiob.html

The duplicate http:// results in an error.

Mike
 
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We just got back from Vegas and found a good restaurant at the Tuscany Suites and Casino. It's located at 255 E Flamingo Rd which is one long block past where you would turn to go to Ellis Island on Koval. We ate at Tuscany a couple of times. There are multiple restaurants there but the one I'm referring to is Marilyn's Cafe. On Friday nights they have all you can eat crab legs with two vegetables for $18.99. I think I had 4 servings and the server wanted to bring out more. Each serving was like a heaping plate full. They have other specials each day and have a senior menu available that includes one vegetable for like $6.99.
 
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