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Your favorite food in Vegas

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Fern, I think you'd enjoy Lola's, the food was simple, but quite good. It's a nice upscale bistro, but with a down home appeal, casual and friendly. It was especially nice to meet the owner. She visited all of us for quite awhile, very nice woman. :)

When you are talking about the picture, I am assuming you mean the group pic from the Mix Lounge? The three other women next to Cora are three of her four sisters. The woman directly behind her in blue is the oldest and the mother-of-the-bride. The other one in black is the youngest, the second oldest is the one in white. It really was a great time. But other than the view and the event we were celebrating, I'm not sure the lounge itself was anything way too special. All we had were appetizers, they were good, but nothing spectacular (though I am sure they cost quite a bit!)

Now that things have settled, we need to do lunch sometime. :)
 

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You just mentioned it to make me jealous. I want burnt ends! And ribs. And creamed corn. And red beans and rice. Or maybe I'll skip all of that and go on the weekend, for their Country Breakfast. You know it overlaps lunch from 11 AM to 2 PM, right?

Just a few more days Fern and we'll be there! Can't decide what I'm going to try this time.

Lynn
 

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I'll be waiting for your call.

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The new Caesar's buffet is top notch. Just got back. The food was outstanding. Get a players club card first and you get $3 off/ticket.
 

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Does the Memphis Barbecue serve beer? I like BBQ but I like it even better with a beer or two.
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Of course Memphis BBQ serves beer. What kind of BBQ place would it be without beer?

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Thanks Fern: BBQ without beer is a deal breaker. MaryJane and I will be at The Grandview the week of November 10, and hope to make it to Memphis one night. BTW, have you ever eaten at Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse at The Golden Nugget. I was thinking of going to the Gordie Brown show and having dinner there afterwards. Either there or the Chart House, but we ate there the last time in Vegas (and liked it).

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Payard Patisserie, munchbar?

Has anyone here tried either of these places?

We are heading to Vegas next weekend, will be staying mid-strip. We will maybe try Bacchanal Buffet one day but the volume of food seems overwhelming. Payard Patisserie has a continental breakfast buffet and supposedly excellent pastries. We are thinking that might overall be more managable/focused. Gorging on pastries vs gorging on everything- hmm, maybe they are both semi-bad ideas. Not that being a bad idea will necessarily stop us.

How about munchbar? Menu looks appealing.

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I haven't eaten at either. I like Hugo's Cellar if I am in the area. You should make a reservation for wherever you choose. Enjoy Gordie Brown, I love him.

Fern

Thanks Fern: BBQ without beer is a deal breaker. MaryJane and I will be at The Grandview the week of November 10, and hope to make it to Memphis one night. BTW, have you ever eaten at Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse at The Golden Nugget. I was thinking of going to the Gordie Brown show and having dinner there afterwards. Either there or the Chart House, but we ate there the last time in Vegas (and liked it).

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Thanks Fern: BBQ without beer is a deal breaker. MaryJane and I will be at The Grandview the week of November 10, and hope to make it to Memphis one night. BTW, have you ever eaten at Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse at The Golden Nugget. I was thinking of going to the Gordie Brown show and having dinner there afterwards. Either there or the Chart House, but we ate there the last time in Vegas (and liked it).

Tom

I can't think of a restaurant here that doesn't have beer! (though I am sure there are some) :D

If you enjoy beer, check out: Freakin Frog, Triple 7 Micro-Brewery & Restaurant @ the Mainstreet Station, and Ellis Island or a Village Pub which serves Ellis Island brew .....those are just three places that come to mind,off the top. :)

RE: Vic & Anthony's, we have been there,(I have been a fan of the Golden Nugget for a long time) and enjoyed it very much. The atmosphere is intimate and sort of old Vegas style steakhouse and the food was very good. We also like the Chart House and there I would recommend the Happy Hour (we have had dinner and happy hour more than once there), also the Grotto is quite nice at the GN and you can view the pool and shark tank, so it's fun.

Gordie Brown is an excellent show. Last time we did a show at the GN we chose the Country Superstars over Gordie Brown, and we regretted it in a major way.

I have not been to Hugo's though I know it is well known and liked. Instead we have always enjoyed the small and less known Second Street Grill across the street from Hugo's @ the Fremont Hotel/Casino.

Another place on my list to try downtown is the Flame @ the El Cortez and Binion's Steakhouse. I recently have come to like the El Cortez a lot, so will probably do the Flame before we do Binion's. Oscar's the new place at the Plaza has had some buzz, but we haven't been, since I am not sure if it's more sizzle than substance (with all due respect to Hiz Honor, our former Mayor Goodman, who the joint is named for and he is a partner in it)

I am glad you aren't afraid to venture downtown. For years, I have always enjoyed downtown over the Strip. Now with Zappo's taking over the old city hall, things are really starting to change downtown. It's becoming a lot more trendy and hipper than it has been for a long long time.

Enjoy! :)
 

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Has anyone here tried either of these places?

We are heading to Vegas next weekend, will be staying mid-strip. We will maybe try Bacchanal Buffet one day but the volume of food seems overwhelming. Payard Patisserie has a continental breakfast buffet and supposedly excellent pastries. We are thinking that might overall be more managable/focused. Gorging on pastries vs gorging on everything- hmm, maybe they are both semi-bad ideas. Not that being a bad idea will necessarily stop us.

How about munchbar? Menu looks appealing.

H

Wish I could help, but I just don't venture down to the Strip all that much. :eek:

But I see the Munchbar looks similar to the Todd English PUB @ the Aria. We have been there and it was good and we enjoyed ourselves.
 

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Oscar's the new place at the Plaza has had some buzz, but we haven't been, since I am not sure if it's more sizzle than substance (with all due respect to Hiz Honor, our former Mayor Goodman, who the joint is named for and he is a partner in it)
We really enjoyed Oscar's. The food was delicious and the view looking straight down Fremont St. and the canopy light show was cool. But, it's expensive and reservations are a must.

Another place we like is the Market Cafe in the California Hotel. Their $9.99 prime rib dinner is really good.
 

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We really enjoyed Oscar's. The food was delicious and the view looking straight down Fremont St. and the canopy light show was cool. But, it's expensive and reservations are a must.

Another place we like is the Market Cafe in the California Hotel. Their $9.99 prime rib dinner is really good.


Karen, I remember you mentioning Oscar's. :)

We ate at that restaurant a long time ago, before it was Oscar's or the Firefly or even before the canopy on Fremont! So, I guess we need to try and make it there again sometime. :)

Speaking of the Plaza, I enjoyed the Hash-House-A-Go-Go there far more than I did @ the one @ the M Resort, though the M location had a far superior view of the pool area.

Market Street @ the Cal is another place, I haven't been for awhile. I don't know about the prime-rib, but I do know that Cora likes the Oxtail soup and the Hawaiian specialties there. The Cal is just one of those places downtown we haven't frequented that much.
 

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Rick, thanks for the information. Years ago I used to stay downtown at the Main Street Station and really enjoyed it. Lately, we have been staying in timeshares.

We will make it downtown at least once or twice and have a beer or two at Triple 7. Food there is pretty decent too. I saw Gordie Brown years ago. MaryJane didn't seem too interested, so we got tickets for Jersey Boys at Paris followed by dinner at The Eiffel Tower Restaurant. Also got tickets to see Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) at South Point. Other than that, we plan on "winging it". :)

Tom
 

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Bill Medley puts on a good show I think his daughter, McKenna is performing with him, too. I've seen her with him and it is very enjoyable.

If you are really adventurous, and want a great experience, try the tasting menu at the Eiffel Tower. It doesn't need to be ordered by both people, one can order it and one order the regular menu. The tasting menu is incredible from what I saw (I didn't order it, but a dining partner did).

Have a great trip!

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Thanks again Fern. Glad to hear Bill and his daughter put on a good show. We have the Sunday night show, and look forward to it. As far as food goes, I am anything but adventurous. If anyone gets the tasting menu, it will be MaryJane, not me. Give me a good steak and a good cocktail and I am a happy man. I think the main reason for us going to the Eiffel Tower is the view. I requested a window table and hope we get it.
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For Those That Like Ellis Island

Around the corner and one block heading away from the Strip on Flamingo is Terrible's Casino. They have a buffet on the second floor that is really big and pretty good. It is along the lines of the classic Circus Circus buffet of years ago.

Also on the 2nd floot across the hall from the buffet is the diner. They have a similar steak dinner as Ellis Island. They also have very good Prime Rib, Mexican options and others. Like EI, this is no frills, good food for under $10 in many cases.


The diner has great breakfast options like EI too.

The other secret is to get the players card and play slots a little. All food is discounted and they often email coupons for free buffets if they know you are coming.

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We love New meixican Food ( everything is better with green chili) so we always go to Gardunos at the Palms. They have a sunday morning buffet that was very good

Thanks for the warning. I hate green or red chili. When I was in Santa Fe they put it on everything!! shaggy
 
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