Old-school Western-themed steakhouse, a Las Vegas legend since 1955. Large parties welcome. Garlic cheese toast and soup or salad served with all dinners. Full menu featuring mesquite-grilled steaks, smoked prime rib, chicken, seafood & specialties. Lunch menu with sandwiches, burgers & salads around $10. Located about 17 miles northwest of the strip near I-95 and the 215 beltway.
Reservations suggested.
This restaurant was reviewed in the July 2007 LVA; some of the information contained in the review may no longer be accurate. Are you looking for a truly great steak? Then don’t go here. No kidding. We’d been warned that Bob Taylor’s was a bit past its prime and the warning was justified. But that doesn’t mean we can’t recommend this restaurant, which is steeped in tradition, reasonably priced, and an all-around fun place to eat a meal. Bob Taylor’s first opened in 1955. It’s located way out on the north side of town—take US 95 past Santa Fe, exit on Ann Rd., and look for the sign—and it’s easy to imagine how isolated it was before the city grew to surround it. The free-standing ranch house is inviting from the outside and decked out with old-time photos and posters within. You get the feeling that this place hasn’t changed much in 50 years. The price is what’s really right here, but you need to heed a few ordering pointers. For starters, skip the starters. The chicken livers for $5.95 are decent, but that’s the best of it. Next, stick with the steaks—but not just any steak. We sampled several and the two best were easily the porterhouse ($27.95) and the eight-ounce filet ($23.95). They aren’t monsters, but as in the old days, these meals come with soup or salad, garlic toast, and choice of potato. Be sure to choose the salad (the onion soup was brutal), and the twice-baked is the best call in the potato department. Since it’s all-inclusive, there’s room in the budget for a couple of $6.75 martinis. Put it all together and this place turns out to make sense.