favorite dive, diner, etc in LAS VEGAS....
 

....gonna be there for a couple days in march.
been there, gambled, drank, the usual lots of times.

tell me what and where i've missed. probably be hangin' round the strip more than anywhere (although i am missing downtown this trip, methinks).

whatcha got?


p.s. REP for best responses!!!! bonus REP if i actually go to one of these places!!!!

thanks in advance!!!!

You gotta eat at The Peppermill. Awesome breakfast, huge portions. Its by the Riviera.
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Red Rooster?

Crazy horse II

Personally, I liked Jimmy Buffet's margaritaville and checking out the hard rock was pretty cool too.

swingers bar, eh?

not thinking the wife at home would be amused. :clap:

Batistas Hole In The Wall - behind the Flamingo
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In-and-out burger if you have never been. They are a chain in ca-az-nv. Get a double animal style.
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Bootleggers, is a cool restaurant lounge, a lot of Local acts stop by and impromptu preform, saw Wayne Newton one night singing Karaoke. (South on the Strip about 4 miles up from Luxor. And Dinos (http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/places/dinos-lounge/) , between Stratosphere and Downtown. Very cool old school Vegas lounge. And the Blue Note Bar if your into live Jazz.

Oh the rainforest cafe and the house of blues was bad ass.

Last time in Vegas I was still trucking. And since the Strip and well for the most part NO city is very truck friendly as far as parking and getting to the "good" spots I'd say the old "Flying J" just off the strip, or the Desert Inn where I unloaded.
Kinda cool parking right by the front doors all day though.

The Steakhouse at CircusCircus

O'Shea's right across the street from Margaritaville.Just a little dive with great drink specials,kick ass bands at night and even a midget who comes out on the bar and gives upside down drinks.

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Yeah, probably not a good idea.
Was just being a wise ass (go figure, I know). I hadn't even heard of the place until it was posted in a thread on here. Methinks my Mrs would whack me in the noggin if I even thought of something like that outloud (and deservedly so).

Crowne & Anchor british pub. Its down by th university.

Love Diablos (in-between NY/NY and Monte Carlo....right on the strip).

Good food....great scenery....not outrageous prices....and one of the best views from a restaurant you'll find on the strip (2nd floor overlooks the strip, with a view of MGM, NY/NY, and the new Hard Rock restauraunt/bar/club straight across the street).

Fremont Street at the Slot arama has THE best 1 lb hotdogs. They are great and not very expensive

There is also a very great steak place inside the 4 queens on the Fremont strip.

The light show at night is awesome too

I always eat at least once at the Bellagio buffet. I pretty much load up on the crab legs and other seafoods. And lots of desserts.

The Burger Bar near the Mandalay Bay is really good. The Aria also has a great buffet.

i like the Pink Taco inside the Hard Rock Hotel.

Worst food Bob Dole ever had when he lived in Vegas.

probably not gonna make downtown, but the steakhouse restaurant @ the top of binions is FANTASTIC!!!!

best ribeye that i've EVAH had! (3 separate trips, it's sooooo friggin' good).

Ellis Island (2 blocks behind the Bally's near the intersection of Flamingo and Koval)

10oz filet, salad, potato, rolls, and either a Ellis Island microbrew or root beer for $6.99. It's not on the menu though, you have to ask for it.

And if you're needing a quick burger late night, the cafe in the basement of Binions is damn good. One of thee best bacon cheeseburgers I've ever had.

If you're really nuts about buffets, you can pay $36 for a 24 hour pass for all you can eat at the Rio, Harrahs, Ballys, caesars, imp palace (do NOT go here), Paris, NYNY, Planet Hollywood, flamingo, and any other harrahs owned resort. My fam and I did it. We ate breakfast at flamingo, lunch at planet h, and dinner at the rio....then we puked. It was a lot of food, but hey, it's Vegas.

I always enjoy the Golden Steer for a good steak and meal. The place is old school Vegas type of joint.

Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill...fantastic!

BUMP.

'cause it's my thread, and it's right around the corner!

Hugos at Four Queens is the best steak deal in town and it has that old school Vegas feel...plus downtown in general is old school and much cheaper than the Strip. I agree with Peppermill as well..a Vegas must.

Dare you to go to Double Down and drink their ass juice...The most infamous bar in vegas. they use to show midget porn on the TVs until the gaming board came along and ruined the fun...:shake:

There's a cafe in Binnion's that serves giant chili dogs, chinese food, and shrimp cocktails. They're always open, and my drunk ass always winds up there. Hard to beat the price and it's pretty good food.

Plus, where else can you get a chili dog, egg roll, and shrimp cocktail all in one place?

The cafe at Harrah's in Kansas City is close to the variety, but is about 6 times the price.

STRIPSTEAK and Border Grill at Mandalay are both very, very good.

Dos Caminos and Table 10 (Emeril Lagasse's place) at The Palazzo are fine choices, as is N9NE steak house at The Palm.

The possibilities are endless.

We just got a Steak & Shake. My friends from South Bend say it's real good. Don't know if that helps.
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EPIC!

I'll second the Border Grill. That place was outstanding. (when I was there about 7 years ago)

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it's time for another vegas trip for this guy!!!
you all know the drill. if you're new to this thread, i'll keep it short. tell me your faves in vegas. primarily on the strip/old town. it's pretty well known that i like to eat. and drink. and eat. REP goes out to all of my freinemies!!!!

Went there for athletics.

Didn't get to do anything fun. Didn't eat anywhere fun. Was also sick.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, avoid the Expo Center there unless something cool is going on.

Sweet ****ing thread!

I plan on going in September.

Where you staying, cable?

Happy Egg. Off the strip. Great breakfast though. You need service? You just turn the "egg" on your table to the "sad egg" and a waiter comes right over.

free shots at the bar on the hour every hour.

I would have gone crazy for both of these things. JFC.

The buffet at The Wynn is really pretty good.

looks like we're staying at the flamingo. i do love margaritaville, although the one in key west was probably the most "authentic".

we have no choice in where we stay, pretty happy since we'll be pretty much right in the middle of everything. last year was circus circus, kinda felt like i was being punished :)

I stayed at Mandalay Bay in 2011. Loved it.

Now, taking my girlfriend in September. We still haven't decided on where we are staying. Probably need to do that pretty quick. LMAO

I stayed at the Wynn last year, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

There are just so many options.

Pretty overwhelming.

lots of time to plan my friend.
actually, last trip wife and i went on, we stayed at the (remodeled) golden nugget in downtown. we had a friggin' blast!!! quieter, seemed to win more monies, and a little bit cheaper.
we still took a bus to the strip, but the gaming, scenes, and sites all in downtown just seemed a bit more laid back. it was great for a change of pace.

Isn't the Nugget located in the Old Vegas (I don't know the appropriate verbiage).

I know we'll be staying on the actual strip. That's about all I know.

Oh, and we will be there on a Sunday to watch football and drink bloody Mary's all day. :thumb:

yup, old vegas, old town, downtown. poetaytoe, potatah.

i watched a chiefs game at new york new york at the sports book. it was crowded, and i stood for the entire game, but i'll never forget the experience. i also got to watch tv while i took a piss in the bathroom. the espnzone was an interesting place as well, but the gaming at nyny was a bit more pricey for my taste. (that's me being a table snob) ;)

That's the plan for that Sunday anyway.

Drink, place some small game bets, and ****ing draaaaaaaank.

And I must admit I am a huge fan of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.

There's a place right outside of The strip called Naked City Pizza Shop. They made some nachos on that episode that looked ****ing delicious.

Yep, Las Vegas and Orlando live off the crap. I caught a UNLV football game while I was out there, there is some talent at UNLV. BTW there is an In N Out burger there too.

If you have a massive night out and need a recovery breakfast (a given, right?) the hash house a go go is your spot. Huge breakfast to remedy a hangover. Gt the sage fried chicken and waffles. Off the strip Firefly is an awesome tapas place that has a great happy hour.

Man, I have eaten at some GREAT dives in Vegas. Trouble is, I don't remember their names or location.

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I heart hussongs tacos

Enjoy it!

They got rid of the Sahara which I always won at. Bummer.

That's only because you were drunk out of your mind.

Which is the point in Vegas.

:D

Casino - Binions: Hold Em Mecca
Dinner - Lawry's Prime Rib
Bar - VooDoo Lounge
Strip Club - Spearmint Rhino

If you eat one of these you'll be hooked for life

http://www.originaltommys.com/_images/TommysBURGER3.jpg

map of Vegas locations

http://www.originaltommys.com/tommy_loctions.php#nevada

Never peed out of my butthole until I went to the Margaritaville in Vegas. Sorry, just being honest.

Other places I love in Vegas (not necessarily diners, dives, dashes): Bellagio buffet (check yes on the $5 all you can drink champagne option if you go for brunch), Sushi Samba, and Battista's hole in the wall (slightly off strip but right by Flamingo).

I love the Flamingo have stayed there about a half dozen times,they just recently revamped their sportsbook and added Margaritaville Casino which is :thumb: Also if you can check out their X-Burlesque show,very sexy with great music and show.

Looking forward to this and trying a Witch Doctor,I'll be staying at The Rio in March.

Follow up post...I found pictures.

Happy Egg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28...ps727d41ef.jpg


Sad Egg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28...pseb1b8b60.jpg

yeah spent I night there once,
woke up $400 lighter
and did not get laid
I suck at this

animal the fries also

Imo you can't go wrong with Harrah's properties and that includes Flamingo,Bally's,The Paris,Caesars,Planet Hollywood and The Rio.Whatever you do make sure you get player's cards and stick them in any and every machine you play or give them to your dealer.Harrah's comp program is very nice and it's good anywhere they have locations including KC and council Bluffs.

I don't gamble a huge amount but my trip next month includes 5 nights comped room,$400 in food credit,show tickets if I want and access to the private lounges for myself and a guest which includes all we can drink and eat.

EDIT also give your player's card to the sportbook when you place any bet as you will get credit for that too.

O'shea's is gone.
Bills Casino....Gone.


Last time I was up near Circus Circus and Riviera, the Russian hookers everywhere had about as many different coughs and blisters as they did bruises and needle tracks in their arms. Stay out of that end of vegas.

Last time I was there we went to a local mexican place/sports bar off the strip near a mall South of the Casinos. Big portions and good food. Try to find the name tomorrow.

just to the right of circus circus, across tyhe street,( lose my sense of direction in vegas) is a nice street taco shop
if you are into that

This is sad. Whenever I was losing I could always count on going to Bill's for a pick-me-up. I think they print money there.

Wait Bills and Osheas is gone?? Since when?

O'sheas went down I think this fall. Bills was closed about a month ago to my dismay.

Man that sucks loved Bills now its going to be too "nice" lol

Last May for O'Sheas but Caesars officials say O'Sheas isn't gone forever. A new version offering a pub and table games, two hallmarks of the old casino, will beckon people at the entrance of the Linq.

Never be the same though I've got same damned good memories from O'Sheas.

This. Hugo's steakhouse inside 4queens is the best for the $$. Blows the one at Circus Circus away.
Firefly is cool. It's on Paradise just north of the Flamingo.
Double down is infamous. They use to show midget porn on the TVs, but the gaming board stopped that. They're no fun.
You can also check out Don't Tell Mamas on East Fremont/east of lv blvd. singing bartenders. It's fun.
Insert coin is right across the street and that's a fun bar with all kinds of video games. Very cool place.

cheerleading?

Are you still on the radio out there? It was always cool to hear a fellow CPer on the radio during my annual trips out there.

Dodgeball