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Las Vegas Top Ten Values
Since 1983 the Las Vegas Advisor has provided hundreds of thousands of Las Vegas visitors with a monthly list of the best bargains in town.May 2008
About the Top Ten 1. Shrimp Cocktail - Golden Gate - 11 am-2 am - 99¢ The Golden Gate Casino downtown has been serving its cold-water Bay-shrimp cocktail since 1959. Served at the Deli in the back of the casino, it comes in a tulip cocktail glass with lemon, crackers, and a tangy homemade sauce. The retail price is $1.99, but if you present a Club 1906 players card to the cashier, the price drops to 99 cents. Joining the club is free, takes only a few minutes, and you save a dollar every time you avail yourself of this venerable downtown deal. 2. Steak Dinner - Ellis Island - 24 hours - $6.95 The complete steak dinner at Ellis Island is the best-value meal deal in a city full of good-value meal deals. It’s a 10-ounce filet-cut sirloin, which comes with salad, garlic green beans, choice of potato, and fresh microbrewed beer, all for $6.95. You can’t beat that with a stick. 3. Breakfast Special - 4 Locations - Midnight-11 am - $1.49 This $1.49 breakfast special is served from midnight to 11 am at the newly designated “Wild” Station casinos (Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Gold Rush, and Magic Star). At $1.49 for two eggs, two bacon or sausage, hash browns, and toast, it’s the best breakfast we’ve seen hereabouts in a long time. 4. Sign-Up Promotion - Hooters - Daily - Free The Hooters promotion for signing up for the players club includes $100 in “free play”; this is a long shot, but worth the attempt. The big draws of the sign-up package, however, are a $25 matchplay and a free ticket to Bobby Slayton, for some raunchy but very funny comedy. 5. Steak Dinner - Gold Coast - 24 hours - $10.95 This 16-ounce T-bone, which comes with five sides (salad, vegetable, potato, onion rings, and baked beans) and a glass of beer, goes for a mere $10.95. It's available 24 hours a day in the Monterrey Coffee Shop, but you have to be 21 to order it. 6. Magic Show - Greek Isles - Nightly - Free-$19.95 The World’s Greatest Magic Show at the Greek Isles is conducting a grand experiment, reducing the ticket price from $56 to $19.95. And that’s not the half of it: Each day the first 100 tickets are “free” (except for a $2 handling charge) and you don’t even have to go to the box office or put up a credit card over the phone to get them. If the first 100 haven’t been grabbed up when you call, you get the $3 tickets (up to four). Also, kids under 12 are free. 7. Buffet - Mirage - Daily - $13.95-$24.95 The Mirage Cravings buffet is convenient at center Strip, has better hours than most (opening for dinner at 3 pm), and features an expansive choice of gourmet offerings. Tour the large selection first to take in the variety: a half-dozen soups; dim sum, sushi, Chinese appetizers, and salads at the Asian station; antipasto bar; barbecue station; bagel fixin’s; made-to-order salads, extensive desserts; and more. The Mirage is the best-value gourmet superbuffet, with the highest quality and lowest prices, among Las Vegas’ best spreads. 8. The Comedy Stop - Tropicana - Daily - $19.95
The Comedy Stop has been at the Tropicana since 1990. The classic 300-seat showroom has a cool old-time feel to it, all the way down to the surviving maitre ‘d seating system, so $5 a head will probably get you up close (if you want to be in a comedian’s sights). Be forewarned: The comedy tends to be blue, if not just plain raunchy. Don’t go if you’re offended by language or non-politically correct subject matter. The three-comedian show and a drink cost $19.95, with no add-ons. And if you use the coupon that’s easy to find in many of the freebie mags, it’s only $14.95. Beers are $4.50. 9. Fontana Bar - Bellagio - Daily - $6 The Fontana Lounge at Bellagio is, perhaps, the greatest bargain-entertainment play at center Strip, if not along the entire Great Neon Way. It’s in the middle of one of the swankiest joints in town. The lounge surroundings are plush. The views (of the fountains) are spectacular. The entertainment is always top notch. And—get this—it’s a one-drink minimum to sit there for the evening, with the least expensive drinks in the $6 range. What a deal! 10. Prime Rib Special - Hard Rock - 4 pm-4 am - $9.99 The Hard Rock’s $9.99 all-you-can-eat prime rib special in Mr. Lucky’s coffee shop begins with a 13-ounce slice of prime rib cooked to order, plus a choice of soup or salad, baked potato, and veggies. If you’re still hungry, you can order additional slices served in six-ounce portions for as long as you can finish ‘em.
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