Eating in Vegas

[VegasBella]

Vegas has most of the same chain restaurants that exist on the west coast. There are plenty of "mid-range" restaurant options. you are not limited to cheap cheap vs. arm and leg.

Tahiti Village near airport. Yes, we are renting a car.

As you already know, there's a Denny's on property at Tahiti Village.
Nearby, there's a California Pizza Kitchen, Yard House, and many other "mid-range" chain dining options. They are at Town Square. Also nearby is the Outlet Mall (south) which has plenty of standard mall food court stuff like Sbarro, Subway, as well as Rubios.

Food at Town Square: http://www.mytownsquarelasvegas.com/directory/eats

Food at the Outlet Mall: http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/store_listing.asp?id=61#s_food

Personally, I like the pea and barley soup at CPK. I like the gardein BBQ chickn salad at Yard House. I like the black bean veggie burrito at Rubios. I like black bean burger at I heart Burgers. I like the veggie breakfast skillet at Denny's. I like the Veggie Dlight at Subway.

For buffets, try any off-strip casino. They will have better prices. We like the one at The M as there are lots of Mediterranean options but I've also enjoyed the one at Sunset Station.

 

[dougp26364]

Regarding reasonable priced food on the strip.

I walked by the Shake Shack outside of NYNY. Their menu listed burgers for around $6 or $7 with outside seating available.

Inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood there is a burger joint called Ketchup that has a $4.99 1/4 lb burger with soft drink special. There is also a sit down restaurant called Ocean One that has meals priced in the $5.99 to $9.99 range.

There is the Earl of Sandwich in the Planet Hollywood, just off the Miracle Mile shops that appears to serve deli style sandwiches for under $10 each

Otherwise everything we've seen has been $15 burgers and fries or higher. I have seen more pizza joints on the strip than I remember in the past. Typically a large Pizza seems to run in the $20 range.

 

[suenmike32]

Found a great local pub with a nicely varied menu and great happy hour.
Two huge burgers, fries & slaw plus "twofer" Millers $25.00
Also a zillion craft beers.
The name is "Steiners", it's in the "Smith's Grocery" shopping center 1 mile north of Tahiti Village on S
Mike

 

[Fern Modena]

I've never been to Steiner's, but I've heard great things about it. Its what I'd call an "upscale pub/tavern," that is, upscale compared to PTs or Village Pub.

You've learned one of the Vegas' locals biggest secrets! Taverns are our version of everybody's coffee shops. Great places to go for a casual sit down meal, generally with really good burgers and specials.

Fern

Found a great local pub with a nicely varied menu and great happy hour.
Two huge burgers, fries & slaw plus "twofer" Millers $25.00
Also a zillion craft beers.
The name is "Steiners", it's in the "Smith's Grocery" shopping center 1 mile north of Tahiti Village on S
Mike

 

[suenmike32]

You've learned one of the Vegas' locals biggest secrets! Taverns are our version of everybody's coffee shops. Great places to go for a casual sit down meal, generally with really good burgers and specials.

You nailed it Fern. I would venture to say it was all locals.
Stopped by Winchill"s (near there) and never stayed. There was no comparison in the ambiance. Still out exploring.
Mike

 

[uclavic]

If you're looking for a breakfast recommendation I stumbled upon this place when I was out there back in September. I didn't actually stumble upon it as I actually found it on Yelp. There's a breakfast/lunch place called Mr. Mama's. It got really high ratings on Yelp so I decided to take 3 buddies who were out with me there to try it out. There was a 35 minute wait when we got their at 9am, so we decided to put our names in and go grab a Starbucks while we were waiting. Needless to say the wait was well worth it. Everyone to a man said that it was the best breakfast they had ever had.. I really think it's hard to make a breakfast that stands out ahead of all others, but this was really good. So I plan on going back the next time I'm in Vegas. It's a little less than 5 miles away from where you're staying.

If you want to try a Brazilian Steakhouse I would recommend Fogo de Chao one block east of the strip over Texas de Brazil (that is in the mall that is right by your timeshare).