Poll - 2019-04-17 | Las Vegas Advisor

Now that spring has sprung, our thoughts turn to al fresco dining to enjoy before the heat of the summer descends. This poll is a popularity contest that combines the Great Outtadoors with the best food and even a bit of value thrown in. Vote for as many as you like.

490 Total Votes

Mon Ami Gabi (Paris)

25% (122)

Margaritaville (Flamingo)

9% (45)

Beer Park (Paris)

6% (27)

Cabo Wabo Cantina (Planet Hollywood)

5% (23)

T-Bones (Red Rock Resort)

4% (19)

Senor Frogs (Treasure Island)

3% (17)

Carson Kitchen (Downtown)

3% (16)

Hexx (Paris)

3% (16)

SW Steakhouse (Wynn)

3% (14)

Lago (Bellagio)

3% (13)

Prime Steakhouse (Bellagio)

3% (13)

Spago (Bellagio)

3% (13)

Chayo Mexican Kitchen (LINQ)

2% (12)

PBR Rock Bar and Grill (Planet Hollywood)

2% (12)

Picasso (Bellagio)

2% (12)

Border Grill (Mandalay Bay)

2% (11)

Lazy Dog (Town Square)

2% (11)

Terrace Pointe Café (Wynn)

2% (9)

Estatorio Milos (Cosmopolitan)

2% (8)

Tuscany Gardens (Tuscany)

2% (8)

Marché Bacchus (Summerlin)

1% (7)

Yellowtail (Bellagio)

1% (7)

Lavo (Venetian)

1% (6)

Alex (Wynn)

1% (5)

Tommy Bahamas (Town Square)

1% (5)

Brio Italian (Tivoli Village)

1% (4)

Mr. Chow (Caesars Palace)

1% (4)

Trevi (Forum Shops)

1% (4)

Verandah (Four Seasons)

1% (4)

Del Frisco’s Steakhouse (Paradise)

1% (3)

Honey Salt (Summerlin)

1% (3)

Luna Rossa Ristorante (Lake Las Vegas)

1% (3)

RA Sushi Bar (Fashion Show)

1% (3)

Café Americano (Caesars)

0% (2)

Herringbone (Aria)

0% (2)

Mizumi (Wynn)

0% (2)

Smoked Burgers and BBQ (Forum Shops)

0% (2)

Flemings Steakhouse (W. Charleston)

0% (1)

Hearthstone Kitchen (W. Charleston)

0% (1)

Nobu (Hard Rock)

0% (1)

Rivea (Delano)

0% ()

Analysis

As soon as we typed Mon Ami Gabi into the list of choices for this poll, we knew it would be the runaway number-one choice and our instincts were spot on. It's certainly the most visible al fresco venue along the Strip and, though it's a bit noisy and exhausty, sitting there almost in the middle of traffic on the Strip in front of Paris, it's still an extremely popular spot, not the least because the food there is so good.

Margaritaville, Beer Park, Cabo Wabo, and Senor Frogs, five of the top six vote-getters, are also highly visible as you cruise along the Strip, so they're certainly popular, but combined, their number of votes don't add up to Mon Ami Gabi.

SW Steakhouse at the Wynn overlooks the Lake of Dreams, as do the Terrace Pointe Cafe, Alex, and Mizumi, all of which received the number of votes we expected on a website that focuses on value for poll choices that are exquisitely expensive.

Likewise are the Wynn-designed Bellagio restaurants Lago, Prime, Spago, and Picasso that all have great views of the replica Lake Como.

Consider the rest of the choices, most of which earned 2% or less of the vote total, as the rest of the restaurants that feature outdoor dining in Las Vegas.

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Comments

James Walter Apr-17-2019

No to Outdoor Dining

I don't do outdoor dining anywhere, even in Vegas. Weather, bugs, birds and just plain uncomfortable. No reason to eat outdoors when there is a perfectly good restaurant with indoor seating just sitting there. Hawaii is the only place I have ever and will ever eat outdoors.

KRock S Apr-17-2019

Anyplace without paid parking

Paid parking doubles the cost of a leisurely outdoor meal so why go to the strip?  Las Vegas is full of fabulous restaurants, many with outdoor patios, and there are too many enjoyable options to even consider wasting time and money and the traffic hassle of the strip.

Sheila Fuerst Apr-17-2019

Outdoor Dining

You forgot Lazy Dogs Summerlin

jeff Apr-17-2019

JT

M Resort and Boulder Dam Brewing. We like to get out and about!

Doug Bergman Apr-26-2019

None of the above

I have never eaten at any of those places. However I love dining alfresco at Merkato on Arville St and at Echo and Rig in Tivoli village.

David May-04-2019

Mon Ami Gabi = Paris

Mon Ami Gabi sticks to the Paris theme and does it extremely well. As Las Vegas de-themes it becomes less interesting to me. Soon my parents will be unable to travel to Las Vegas, which is when I will stop going. The Las Vegas experience is a shell of what it once was.

O2bnVegas May-04-2019

Mon Ami blueberry yummy

One breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi every trip is a must for one thing--we split an order of their Blueberry French Toast and a side of bacon...best bacon anywhere (I emphasize "crispy" when I order).  Comes with sweetened whipped cream, fresh blueberries and blueberry syrup.  To us it is the best meal in all of Las Vegas, and we've eaten everywhere.  One order is plenty for two.

Hint: while we like the patio at Mon Ami, after we discovered the Atrium, which I call the room "inside the outside", we like that better.  For those concerned about bugs, weather, bus fumes, and being on a wait list for the patio, try the Atrium.  No waiting, has an outside feel, view just as good, less crowded, less noise.

Poll : 17 April - 30 April 2019

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