Poll : 21 November - 04 December 2018

Analysis

A lot of people don't like seafood: too fishy for most (one wag sent an email likening its taste to "low tide on the mud flats") and allergic for some. The top vote-getter at 10% for None of the Above is skewed a little low, since those respondents almost certainly voted only once, while the others presumably voted for multiple selections.

Big Al's at the Orleans has been a local favorite for many years; we've eaten there ourselves many times. And it's a great value play, with a $12 weekday lunch special (the shrimp scampi is the thing to get) and large entrees for $30 or less. Al's ladles up excellent clam chowder (both white and red) too.

Joe's Stone Crab is by far the most popular fish house on the Strip, evidenced by the fact that it placed at #18 of the 100 top-grossing independent restaurants in the entire U.S.; it serves an estimated 216,000 meals annually at an average ticket of $87. 

It's no surprise that the buffets at M and Main Street Station placed third and fourth, respectively. These are the two most popular buffets in their respective classes and they do seafood right. 

You can never go wrong at an Emeril's restaurant and his Fish House has been a favorite for decades.

Oyster bars are well-liked everywhere, as the votes for the ones at South Point, Harrah's, and Palace Station indicate. We can't count the number of times we've eaten at Palace Station's, going all the way back to when the adjacent Broiler featured its $9.99 16-ounce king-crab special. 

Thanks to everyone who voted in and commented on this poll; it was a specialty survey for sure, but it helps us plan our dining reviews.