Question of the Day - 18 May 2022

When we head to Vegas in July my wife and I are definitely going to check out Resorts World, but we'll make sure to eat BEFORE we go.  No way are we going to pay the ridiculous prices for food that they have. No way!

Any establishment charging prices like this is making the assumption that there will be enough clueless moron patrons to keep the joint afloat. And recent Vegas trends have shown that they're absolutely right--there's no price resistance, let alone price discrimination, among the knuckleheads-with-money crowd. Imagine any other business sector where "we can charge whatever the %^%#$ we want" is the current business model.

I find this depressing. I'd rather see a QoD about a Vegas restaurant where the food is good and reasonable priced.

It's very understandable why restaurants won't list menu prices online. It would be another task they'd have to continuously keep up with as prices and menu items change. Who needs that headache? And if the wrong or out of date prices were posted online people would complain and whine when they arrived and saw the actual price. Many places post a printed menu just outside the restaurant entrance. And you can always ask the hostess for a menu before you go in and look it over to avoid shock and dismay.

a family member 'KEEPS' telling me , ,its 2022 . LIVE WITH IT!! we stay at a NON RESORT FEE HOTEL. Can i change my thinking ?? PROBABLY NOT !  'IT'S IN MY JEANS OR IS IT GENES ' !!!!!!!!!!!! 

"Hubby says not to worry, it's Vegas, prices have to be affordable".  Apparently "Hubby" hasn't been to Vegas in about 15 years. 

Slots-a-Fun and a huge MacDonald's are right next door; and the Peppermill and a Tacos El Gordo are just across he street. Of course, the walk over might be a little dicey.
When RW opened, another blog had some pictures from the food court: three Gyoza-style pork dumplings cost something like $12, which is up there in the same league as Circa. I predicted--and still do--that nearby stand-alone restaurants and fast-fooderies would enjoy a new surge of overflow business.
And Kevin is absolutely right, as usual.

If they update their billing systems and menu boards with prices, the same software could also update the website if they wanted it to.  They don't, so it doesn't.

Try Yelp or TripAdvisor and search for the restaurant by name.  A lot of times customers will post their own photos of the menu.  Be sure to check the date of the photo because any price that is at least a few months old will be stale.  Some of the menu items may be also.

I avoid restaurants that will not post there prices. They will probably rip you off. Never got a good deal at one that did not post prices. 

My Aunt and Uncle went to Vegas for a Badgers appearance in a bowl game, and saw the sights. They knew that I had said if you looked around (back then) you could find cheaper places for good food. They were going through the Forum Shops by Caesars, and stopped at a cafe for an appetizer and drinks. They saw the bill and were surprised by the price and complained to me that I had said eating would be cheap. I replied, "Yes, but not at Caesars Palace!"

The trend continues, Higher Prices for same food, higher proces for rooms, tighter slots, higher and more fees, up, and up, and up, until it all crashes. That's why all the big corporations are preparing, selling off properties and just renting, once it all dries up, they are gone.

Vegas Corporations are going to gouge till people stop showing up, then we will get the "Oh, we miss you emails - we haven't seen you in a while". By then, I have moved on...
$6 gas in Cali, those days are not far off...

I used to get to Vegas 1-2 times a year on the company nickle for a convention. Put me up a the resort of my choosing - loosely look at my receipts to ensure I was not expensing more than 3 meals a day. If I had a wife or GF in tow no one cared as long as it didn't show up on expenses. The vendors would take "us" out for expensive meals, drinks and fast track us ($$$) into clubs that I am much too old for and pay for bottle service. 

Fast forward post covid - many companies are struggling to get people back to the office. Our CEO has basically said - since you have me convinced that you are just as efficient working from home - I am sure you can attend a convention just as efficiently. aka - attend remotely.

Many of the big  companies like Cisco, Vmware, HP, SAP held their conventions remotely for 2+ years - my prediction is that the traffic is not going to come back in the near term. Will it be enough to sway the tide in Vegas - TBD - Right now everyone just wants to travel.

I won't rule out any eatery just because it is pricey. Put it in the budget if you've looked forward to trying a Resorts World and other high dollar eateries.  

Hints:
SHARE! Salads, appetizers, and sides are often yummy yet less pricey and can fill in while hubby/friend orders a steak or other entree (while we both sample from each others' plates).  You don't have to announce it to the server that you are sharing, though they don't care anyway.

Often cocktails from their "special" lists are not as great as they sound.  Order your favorite/can't be messed up drink instead.  Maybe a glass of wine.  Or none, and drink from the casino floor for the cost of a tip. Your call, of course, if you want to try one.  Send it back if not to your satisfaction.  Have done it many times and they don't mind.

JMHO
Candy

Indulge and pay, after all it's a vacation!  Or alternatively - Peppermill is across the strip, good food at expected prices, and you can say you ate at the historic spot!  Or...  If you can stand the casino, next door is the Circus Circus Deli, with excellent food at good prices.

No such word as tamale.
Either you have several tamales, or you have a single tamal.  Which sucks for you.

Resorts is another ripoff strip property.  Save your time and money.   

I can't wait to see the whiners on this board who complain they can't get the $3.99 prime rib special anymore of yesteryear as the year, guessing years, go on when inflation, rising interest rates, gas prices keep going up, stagflation, recession, all the fun that seems like is on the way really hits the fan. We ain't seen nuttin yet the way things are going people, save some of your complaining for the future. All thanks to that darn orange headed meanie guy leading the nation now, doing nuttin about it, right lewis? Ooops, oh, that's right, forgot.