Question of the Day - 09 May 2022

went in just before it closed. remember it had a "mini" craps table: half the normal layout.

I remember the place well from my early trips to Vegas.  It was the first place where a pit boss/host gave me his card. I was there one night with some friends one of whom had a lot more money than me. We were playing the low-level BJ table. We were all winning but suddenly he put out a very high bet for those days. the tables stopped and the thought he did something wrong. I had to explain to him that at a place like that it would require the pit box to come over and say okay.  I also remember the buffet was one of the worst in Vegas

I loved this place but the heat there was worse than the El Cortez. A green chip bet might as well been a purple in their eyes. Tub craps game was great but they didn’t like any dice setting. Buffet was unbelievably bad and but I ate it every time I was in town. 

I remember William "The Refrigerator" Perry did commercials for their buffet. Being a Bears fan I thought it was cool. But even The Fridge wasn't enough for me try it.

I believe that was the first player's club card I ever got.  One time I had a room facing Bellagio's fountains and could watch the show from my room.  Also, watch the helicopter ride take off and land.  The cigar shop with live cigar rolling.

Yep, 30 years later, I still remember that buffet.  It was cheap in all aspects, so I got what I paid for, but the memory lingers to this very day

i remember the boardwalk well,they had some cheap food,( soup in a bread bowl, 12 donuts for a $1.00 ? and hamburger specials at a counter ,was before buffet?) before slot club they gave you a players card,copies  and post cards enclosed. do not use my full name just don.thanks!

Wasn't the Boardwalk previously known as the Slot Joint.  I remember going there for a full spaghetti dinner for $1.00 and this included salad and garlic bread.  They also had stew in a bread bowl.  This would have been in the mid 80's.

Great memories of that joint, It was a fun place, kind of creepy clown at the entrance, All the strip was a fun place at that time, to bad it all went corporate and sterile and there is now an effort to charge you even for breathing in their casinos.

Thank you so much for your answer to my question on the Boardwalk Casino.
I especially enjoyed the comments that were made.
I remember their roullete was very low compared to other places.
I got a lesson in casino etiquette there having to do with money.
A player threw some money onto the table.
The dealer picked it up and handled it to make it all face up.
The player (Asian) got very upset. The dealer explained that he, and the pit boss had to see the faces.
Player was still very upset. He lost and did it again. And again the pit boss stopped and turned all of the cash face up. Lost again.
Walked away VERY UNHAPPY.
There was a smaller show room off to the left. Good for afternoon shows.
It also was a place you could get cotton candy!
Thanks again for answering the question so quickly.

I remember going and the sodas were handed out in souvenir plastic Coke cups. I still have a couple of them.

The boardwalk is where I learned that being inexpensive doesn't necessarily make it worth purchasing.  The Boardwalk's featured 99-cent Turkey Dinner may have been the most disgusting thing I have ever attempted to eat.  It was served on a styrofoam tray by a very unhappy-looking person and had 2 slices of turkey (?) loaf, a scoop of mashed something, and mystery gravy.  Delish.  I recall eating about 2 bites and tossing it into the garbage.

I guess if you don't overpay the expensive joints for their buffets, it must be bad! The Boardwalk was one of the few places on the strip where you got a fair shake. Low limits, cheap food, pleasant staff, but, yes, it's NOT Caesars. Purple Reign was outstanding, the rooms were adequate. We renewed our vows there for our 25th (in the gazebo out back. I'll bet you snobs didn't even know they HAD an out back). Elvis (Eddie Powers) did the officiating. We had the dinner at the buffet, without complaints, the staff took care of the cake topper for us, our cake was from Freed's Bakery. In 2002, it was the most we could afford, but spending 3 times the money for another place would not have increased our enjoyment. And, we had been there many times before the vow renewal, so we did choose to go there. It remains one of our favorite memories of our trips to Las Vegas. Their small race & Sports book was also a friendly place to wager. 

Sounds like Circus Circus, but what came first?

I never stayed there but I played there every trip.  It had a fun vibe. 

Just after the buffet went 24/7, I was desperate for food at 4:00 AM. The kind folks at Bellagio directed me to the Boardwalk. I went upstairs to the buffet and stood in line for a made-to-order custom omelet. Just what I needed when I needed it. Good memories. 

Never went there when I lived in Las Vegas, but when we went with my brother and his wife, we stopped by.  They had large hot dogs and I believe ice cream sundaes cheap.

Just remembered.  It was foot long hot dogs and strawberry shortcake as their draws.

Worst food ever eaten in Vegas - Surf Buffet at Boardwalk, or anything other than pie at the Western café.  Both options very dangerous, and both are now in the Vegas archives!

back in the mid 90's my family had the pleasure of seeing the UNKNOWN COMIC at boardwalk. Showroom was oversized closet and there were 6 people in the audience. We still laugh about it to this day