Question of the Day - 04 July 2025

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, which declared the 13 American colonies free from British rule. Much blood was shed during the subsequent American Revolution and for the next 249 years to ensure the freedom of the American people and today we celebrate that freedom, while we remember the sacrifices made by those who have defended it over the centuries. (The year-long Semiquincentennial or America250 started on Memorial Day and will continue through July 4th of next year.)

In our ongoing tradition of rerunning our favorite QoDs on holidays, today we revisit the all-time Top Ten from three years ago. This is the Top Ten of all the Top Ten Values in Las Vegas that we've run since Edition 1 Issue 1 of the Las Vegas Advisor 42 years ago. It was compiled from an informal survey of long-time Top Ten aficionados of our acquaintance (with a little extra weight added to the memories of Anthony and Deke.)  

Note that these deals are limited to their duration in the Top Ten; most either went up in price or down in quality/value since then. Only two -- Ellis Island and Stage Door -- remain in the current Top Ten.

Here it is, in reverse. 

10. Binion's free photo in front of the $1 million in $10,000 bills

9. Mac King 

8. One-pound king-crab dinner at Palace Station for $9.99

7. Various hot dog deals -- South Point, Barbary Coast, Westward Ho

6. Binion's late-night $2 steak dinner

5. Rio Carnival World Buffet

4. Various $1 beer deals -- Stage Door, Casino Royale

3. Arizona Charlie's breakfast

2. 50/99-cent shrimp cocktail at Golden Gate

1. Ellis Island complete steak dinner

The comments when this QoD ran included a few other possibilities: the Station Feast Buffets, the ribs at Ellis Island, the $1 beer and hot dog at Imperial Palace, and a 25-cent 16-ounce Miller draft and 99-cent roast beef sandwich at the Dunes (1984).

Got any others?